> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.typetheword.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Set up a Canvas teacher

> Launch Type the Word from Canvas and verify your teaching roster.

## Prerequisites

* Your administrator has completed [Connect your SIS](/canvas/connect-sis) and
  [Connect to Canvas](/canvas/connect-canvas).
* Your Canvas account is a teacher in at least one connected course.

## Launch Type the Word

Sign in to Canvas with your teacher account. Open your course and select Type
the Word in the course navigation, or open a Type the Word assignment.
Complete the Clever authorization prompt if it appears, then wait for Type
the Word to open a class.

<Warning>
  On a shared device, always launch from your own Canvas session. Type the
  Word ends the previous local session before beginning a new Canvas login.
</Warning>

## Verify your classes

After you sign in, the **"Classroom"** dropdown in the sidebar lists the
classes you teach that are shared with Type the Word. Select the class you
want to manage.

<Frame caption="1 is &#x22;7th Grade - Literature Class&#x22; in the Classroom dropdown. Your class names will match your Canvas courses.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/type-the-word/jcGeUIApiD-qkppF/images/google-classroom/teacher-setup/choose-class.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=jcGeUIApiD-qkppF&q=85&s=d3cc74ebc99f917df383daa809ad0600" alt="Classroom sidebar with the class dropdown open and a numbered arrow pointing at 7th Grade - Literature Class" width="2560" height="2200" data-path="images/google-classroom/teacher-setup/choose-class.png" />
</Frame>

From there, select **"Students"** and compare the roster with the same
course in Canvas.

## Setup complete

Teacher onboarding is complete when you can open a class and see its expected student roster. Continue by sharing the [student setup guide](/canvas/student-setup).

## Troubleshooting

* **No classes appear:** Ask your administrator to confirm your sections are in the AnySchool roster and matched to Canvas.
* **Roster is out of date:** Confirm Canvas and your SIS contain the correction. Type the Word syncs your roster nightly.