Web Address, what is a URL?

Any web page that you check out has an address. That address is called a Uniform Resource Locator, URL.

The following tutorials will help you better understand URLs and hyperlinks.

  1. What is a URL? Links to an external site.
  2. What is a hyperlink? Links to an external site.

This information is important for a few reasons:

  1. You will be submitting many assignments using URLs. These assignments are graded, so you want to do things right.
  2. You will be incorporating these URLs into assignment submission, web pages, and WordPress posts.
  3. This information will be on the midterm and final.

Links in Canvas Assignments

When putting links in Canvas assignments you should follow the following steps:

  1. Copy the URL of the web page that you want to link to. Ex. https://www.google.com
  2. In the canvas assignment, type your link text. Ex. Google
  3. Highlight the link text and then click the link button in the tool bar.
  4. Paste your address in place of the highlighted placeholder, http://, and click Insert link. Boom done.

TIP: Avoid typing links by hand. Either copy the link from the location bar or use the link provided by the service, e.g., a Google Drive share link, or a WordPress permalink.