The sidebar helps you manage grading in all of your courses. However, assignments that are not graded or do not require an online submission only display until the due date.
The To Do section shows all items that require grading in Canvas, regardless of due date [1]. Each item in the To Do list displays the assignment name, the course name, the number of points, and the due date for the assignment. Some assignments may display multiple due dates.
The Coming Up section shows assignments and events coming due in the next seven days [2]. Items can include ungraded quizzes and assignments that do not require a submission, though these assignment types do not display in the To Do grading list for instructors. Some items may display multiple due dates. The Coming Up section displays up to 20 items ordered according to date.
If your Canvas admin has granted you permission to create courses, you may see the Start a New Course button [3], which would allow you to create a new Canvas Course.
The View Grades button links to the Dashboard Grades page and displays the overall grade average for all your active courses [4].
Manage Sidebar Items
Each section item indicates how many items need to be graded [1]. By default, Grade Assignment links open to SpeedGrader in a new browser tab [2]. You can disable Grade Assignment links from opening in a new tab in your User Feature Settings.
If a section contains more items than are listed, a link will appear under the list that you can use to view all to-do items [3].
The To Do section shows up to seven items with due dates in the upcoming weeks. To view more items, you must manually remove items from the list. To remove a To Do item, click the remove icon [4].
Note: When an item is removed, the item can only be restored to the To Do section if a new submission is received for that assignment.