To contact students before the semester begins, faculty can easily download a Canvas student roster with email addresses by using the Canvas New Analytics feature.
Otherwise, if you would like students to access your course content, send your students emails, or post announcements before the semester begins, your course must be published and your course start date must have passed.
2. Click the Canvas icon in the top-right corner.
3. Click Dashboard in the Global Navigation Menu.
4. Click a course card to access that course.
1. Click the New Analytics button in the home page Sidebar.
Depending on the size of your screen or browser, the Sidebar can appear on the right or bottom of the page.
2. Click the Reports tab.
3. Click the Run Report button next to Class Roster.
4. A pop-up will appear. Click Run Report.
5. A CSV file with student information will be downloaded.
