iFind Reading

• • Log into Canvas and click on your module.  
  • Click on Reading List from the left hand navigation pane.
  • Once you click on the link for your Reading List, you’ll have two options: either Create a new list from scratch or Create a list from an existing list.

Creating a list from Scratch in Canvas:

• If it’s not already there, fill in the title of the list. You can add an optional description and note that it’s linked to the course from Canvas. Once you’re ready, click Next.
• Now you can create the sections of your list. Click the drop-down menu to see which options are available to you. When you select one of the options, you will see a preview of the list structure below. Depending on which option you choose, you may also have the option to customize the number of sections. You will be able to edit the sections later if you need to. Once you have the list structure you would like to use as a starting point, click Create list.
• To add a section of your list, click Add, give it a name, Description and dates if you like, and select where you want this section to go – First, Last or after a specific section. And click Add. Keep adding all your sections the same way.
• You can easily change the order of the sections when they are collapsed. If needed, click on Manage sections to collapse the sections, then drag and drop them using the drag handle. Open the Section menu icon list and see which actions you can perform, including Edit, Copy or Delete a section.

​​​​​​​Creating a list from an existing list in Canvas:

• When this option is chosen, you will see a list of your existing lists. If needed, you can search for additional lists. Once you found a list that you want to use, you have two options: If you are an owner of the list, you can Link course to this list, so this existing list – even if it’s already associated with a course, will now be associated with your course too.
• The other option is Duplicate list, which will create a copy of the list and link it with this course. You can change the title and add a description. When done, click Create list. The list will now be associated with the course that you’re working on in Canvas. Now you can make any changes you would like.

Creating a list when logging in directly to iFind Reading (not using link in Canvas):

• To create a list, click Create List. Enter a title and an optional description. From the Link to course, you can choose the course to which you want to associate the list with. Search for your course by course name or course code and select the relevant course. If you don’t know or don’t want to do this step yet, you can skip it and do it later. Click next. You can create sections and click Create list.
• At any point you can add a course by clicking on Link to course. In the Link to course section, search and select the course you want. And Save. If you need to make any changes to the course association later, from the list menu choose Manage Link to course.