• Notifications
• Profile
• Settings
• ePortfolio (legacy)  Canvas decommissioning June 30, 2026.
• Shared Content
• Portfolio: Access the new ICON Portfolio tool.
• MyUI: A web-based portal where students can access UI information and records, course websites, and a host of key resources
• Office 365: a place to log into university available Office tools.
• My Career Path: A University of Iowa program that recommends career development activities and tracks progress toward career milestones.
• QR for Mobile login: a way to more quickly log in to the Canvas Mobile.
• Global Announcements: Review ICON announcements that you've dismissed.
• Accessibility Settings: You can toggle on or off Use High Contrast UI and Dyslexia Friendly Font.

Canvas Dashboard features include accessing classes, a to do list, and Global Announcements. 

This lists all of your Courses. You can click All Courses at the top to go to a page where you can mark courses as favorites by clicking the star to the left of them. This only impacts what order courses are displayed on the Courses page.

This links to groups you are part of in ICON courses.

The ICON Calendar lists events, such as due dates associated with courses. 

The inbox allows you to manage messages and notifications in ICON. 

History allows you to review your ICON page view history. 

Student Perceptions of Teaching (SPOT) allow students to give end of semester course feedback. 

Canvas Commons allows instructors a place to share resources they have developed in Canvas.

General Resources

• Canvas Help: Search Canvas Guides and Training Services Portal have resources for learning more about Canvas, the learning management system ICON is built on.
• Contact the ITS Help Desk
• TurboVote: A resource for registering to vote in local, state and national elections.
• Privacy Notice
• Nondiscrimination Statement
• Accessibility: Resources for students, faculty and staff for accessing campus accessibility resources, and making things more accessible
• Canvas Release Notes: The latest Canvas updates.

Student Resources

• Ask Your Instructor a Question: a quick way for students to contact instructors through ICON.
• TurboVote: a resource on registering to vote in local, state and national elections.
• ICON Direct Opt Out: Students need to go here before the opt out deadline if they want to opt out of being charged for (and using) ICON Direct Materials.

The Well-being icon has University and local resources for students and faculty. 

Student

• UI Support & Crisis Line: 24/7 chat, phone or text support for students, faculty, and staff.
• Basic Needs: Basic needs resources, including a food pantry, meal share program, emergency assistance, and connection to community resources.
• Recreational Services: Variety of recreational facilities and experiences to encourage active lifestyles.
• Student Care & Assistance: Coordination of support to help overcome challenges to academic success.
• Student Health: Campus healthcare experts, including primary care, gynecology and mental health care.
• Student Wellness: Appointments and programs on mindfulness, nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, and substance use.
• Togetherall: Online support community related to mental health.
• University Counseling Service: Individual, relationship, and group therapy services, mental health workshops, and case management.
• Report a Problem: Report a problem to the Office of Civil Rights Compliance.

Faculty

• Employee Assistance Program
• Faculty Guide for Well-Being in the Classroom
• liveWELL

With the ICON Legacy Dashboard going away, resources there have been moved to other places. 

Student Resources

• SPOT has its own space on the Global Navigation Menu.
• TurboVote is under Help in the Global Navigation Menu
• ICON Direct Opt Out is under Help in the Global Navigation Menu
• Report a Problem is under Well-Being in the Global Navigation Menu

Instructor Resources

• ITS Help Desk is under Help in the Global Navigation Menu.
• View grade change history in ICON
• MyUI is under Account in the Global Navigation Menu.
• Office 365 login is under Account in the Global Navigation Menu.