Canvas is SBVC's online learning platform to access courses, upload assignments, and check your grades.

It's also where you should log in on your first day to access your classes. 

Log in to Canvas

Go to Canvas

Use your Valley College email and password to log in to the SBCCD portal.

Canvas step 2

How to use your Dashboard on Canvas

This screen shows you your dashboard on Canvas. The dashboard shows you your courses that use Canvas, upcoming assignments, and recent feedback for your graded assignments.

Canvas dashboard

How to Upload Assignment on Canvas

When you click upon an assignment your instructors will have different ways on how you can upload your assignment.

Text box Entry: Allows a student type in their response directly into the text box

File upload: Allows a student to upload a word document from their computer to the assignment. The most popular documents that are accepted by instructors are doc., docx., pdf.

Google Doc: Allows students to upload a document from their Google account. If you have a Chromebook, then you will most likely use this to upload your work. Your student email is a Gmail account, most students use Google Docs to upload and store their school documents.

Canvas upload