In Canvas, anyone listed as a teacher for a course has the ability to add users to that course. This process takes a few clicks. You only need to know the user's email address and the role that they will have in that Canvas course. Before you can add a user to your Canvas course, ensure they have logged into Canvas at least once. This initial login is required to activate their account in the system. While teacher accounts are automatically created through the Focus sync, accounts for other roles, such as teacher aides and student teachers, are only generated upon their first login.

1. Navigate to the Canvas course and click People on the left navigation menu. 

2. Click the +People button in the top right of the users screen.

3.  A new window will open. You have the ability to either add the users by Email Address [1] or by Login ID [2]. After selecting the method, enter the user's Email address [3], choose the appropriate Role [4] for the course, and click Next [5] in the bottom-right corner to proceed.

4. You will be presented with a confirmation window showing that the user is ready to be added to the course. Click Add Users in the bottom right corner to complete the process. If you receive an error message stating that the email address was not found or the user does not exist, click the Start Over button and repeat step 3 but click the Login ID button at the top of the Add People window instead of the Email Address button. The error occurs because the system has not yet verified the user's email address.