#  Canvas 

 



#  Canvas 

 Tools & services 

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##  Overview 

Canvas is the learning management system used for course websites at Harvard. Canvas includes a variety of customizable course creation and management tools, course and user analytics and statistics, and internal communication tools. As an open source platform, teaching staff can build and add tools to their course site to more specifically meet their particular pedagogical needs, and administration can build and add tools specific to Harvard systems.



 

 ### Eligibility

**Faculty, staff, researchers,** and **students** in Central Administration, FAS, College, DCE, GSAS, SEAS, GSD, GSE, HDS, HKS, HLS, HMS (Quad), HSDM (Quad), Radcliffe, SPH

*Must have an active enrollment*



 

 ### Data classification level

Approved for up to [Level 3 confidential data](https://privsec.harvard.edu/data-classification-table)



 

 ### Quick links

- [Browse help articles](https://harvard.service-now.com/ithelp?id=kb_article&sys_id=18dbd5313769be409aa163d2b3990e92)
- [How to build a course site in Canvas](https://harvard.service-now.com/ithelp/?id=kb_article&sys_id=d269ca4f37e176809aa163d2b3990e7d)
- [Accessibility resources for Canvas](https://harvard.service-now.com/ithelp?id=kb_article&sys_id=35160eb237e9f2809aa163d2b3990e13)
- [Canvas Privacy Statement](/canvas-privacy "Canvas Privacy Statement")