Lindsey Van Gieson
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Canvas Update: June 24, 2017
Every three weeks, Canvas releases new features, updates to existing features, and bug fixes to our platform. In this production release (June 24), the Box previewer and Crocodoc annotation tools throughout Canvas have been replaced with Canvas DocViewer, which provides improved performance for a variety of document and image types. Other small changes have been made […]
New Feature Spotlight: Add Recent Announcements to your Home Page
Did you know you can add your most recent announcements to your Canvas Home Page? Canvas added a cool widget that allows you to display your most recent announcements on your Canvas course home page dynamically. As you post new announcements, it will automatically update with the newest and greatest! Students will be able to […]
Canvas Update: June 3, 2017
Every three weeks, Canvas releases new features, updates to existing features, and bug fixes to our platform. In this production release (June 3), any Course Home Page can display recent announcements, content exports expire after 30 days, and the Gradebook Individual View displays weighted grading periods. The Rich Content Editor sidebar enhancements are available for all […]
Canvas Update – May 13, 2017
Every three weeks, Canvas releases new features, updates to existing features, and bug fixes to our platform. In this production release (May 13), the Dashboard allows users to remove the color overlay from any course cards that include an image. In an individual course page, the page settings menu supports the Use as Front Page option. […]
5 Tips for a Successful Canvas Course Site
By now, most of you have hopefully begun to create a course site in our new LMS, Canvas. I found a helpful resource in the Canvas Community written by a colleague that inspired me to create a similar list for WPI faculty. 1 – Customize your Canvas Notifications Notifications in Canvas are set globally (not course […]
Canvas Update – April 22, 2017
Every three weeks, Canvas releases new features, updates to existing features, and bug fixes to our platform. In this production release (April 22), Users with permissions to manually add users to a course will see a display change to pending enrollments. All users will see a change to the Dashboard view menu. Production release notes also include […]
Canvas Update – April 1st, 2017
Every three weeks, Canvas releases new features, updates to existing features, and bug fixes to our platform. In this production release, instructors can include the playsinline video tag attribute in the Rich Content Editor and can view the assignment name of a recently graded item in Student Context Cards. For all users, the Chat tool includes […]
Canvas Update – March 11th, 2017
Every three weeks, Canvas releases new features, updates to existing features, and bug fixes to our platform. In this production release, instructors can add quick links to new pages in the Rich Content Editor and include the Abbr attribute for screen readers in course content. In SpeedGrader, instructors view a warning when they unmute an assignment, and […]
Canvas Update – February 18th, 2017
Every three weeks, Canvas releases new features, updates to existing features, and bug fixes to our platform. In this production release, instructors can show and hide deleted discussion replies and be included in group collaborations. Additionally, instructors who can manually add users to a course benefit from an improved workflow process. Other minor updates have been […]
Canvas Update – January 28th, 2017
Every three weeks, Canvas releases new features, updates to existing features, and bug fixes to our platform. In this production release, course imports now support SCORM content. Behavior clarifications have also been updated in MasteryPaths, Grading Periods, Pages, and Quizzes functionality. In the Dashboard, No Submission and On Paper assignments don’t display in the To Do list […]
