Requesting a Sandbox Course in ISU Canvas

This article provides instructions on how to request a Sandbox Course in ISU Canvas at Idaho State University (ISU).

A Canvas ISU Sandbox Course is a blank course shell for faculty to develop and prepare course content before delivery. Once the official semester course is available, you can copy your materials into it.

• Requesting a Sandbox Course in ISU Canvas
• Requesting Additional Sandbox Courses

1. Complete the Canvas: Sandbox Request Form (external link). 
2. There are two options under "Which type of Sandbox are you requesting?"
   1. Select Initial Learning Sandbox if you want a place to experiment or develop a future course.
   2. Select Course Specific Sandbox if you want to prepare a course for delivery in an upcoming semester.
      1. Select Course Specific Sandbox.
      2. Click Next.
      3. Additional questions will open to enter your course prefix, course number, and title, and to indicate which semester your course will be taught in.
3. You will be notified via a TigerTracks email when your sandbox course is created and available for use.

If you would like to request more than one Sandbox Course, complete the Canvas: Sandbox Request Form (external link) for each ISU Canvas sandbox course you would like created.

• Chat with Canvas Support for Faculty (external link)
• Canvas Instructor Guides (external link)
• Visit the ITRC Portal for answers to common questions (external link)
• For additional assistance email AnswersITRC@isu.edu (external link)