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AI can do amazing things for educators and students—if it’s aligned with the way you teach. IgniteAI brings robust AI tools into the places where teaching and learning happen every day, providing full control and visibility over how and when they’re used.
The IgniteAI Agent is an AI tool that answers your prompts and helps you manage and complete tasks in Canvas. IgniteAI Agent is included with Canvas Next.
AI Nutrition Facts is a transparency framework for Instructure products that provides a clear, standardized look at the capabilities, data practices, and limitations of our AI tools.
IgniteAI Ask Your Data allows admins to query Canvas data using natural language to make informed decisions. This feature is included with Canvas Next.
IgniteAI Generator for Rubrics creates editable rubrics with AI-suggested criteria based on your assignment's description. This feature is included with Canvas Plus and Canvas Next.
IgniteAI Grading Assistance uses AI to analyze student submissions against an assignment's rubric to auto-generate suggested scores and draft feedback. This feature is included with Canvas Plus and Canvas Next.
IgniteAI Insights for Discussions provides an AI-powered dashboard to help instructors evaluate the relevance and quality of student replies. This feature is included with Canvas Next.
IgniteAI Summaries for Discussions uses generative AI to provide concise summaries of key points and questions in a discussion thread. This feature is included with Canvas Plus and Canvas Next.
IgniteAI Search for Courses uses semantic algorithms and AI to help users find relevant course content by understanding the context of their queries. This feature is included with Canvas Core.
IgniteAI Suggestions for Quick Reassess generates new follow-up assessments by pulling similar items from the Mastery Item Bank based on original criteria.
IgniteAI Standard Alignment suggests relevant standards for quiz questions when converting Canvas New Quizzes into Mastery Connect assessments.
IgniteAI Study Tools allows learners to generate personalized study materials. This feature is included with Canvas Next.
IgniteAI Translations uses AI to translate course content, such as announcements and discussions, into a user's preferred language. This feature is included with Canvas Core.
IgniteAI Question Authoring for Quizzes creates New Quizzes questions based on course content, uploaded files, or text input. This feature is included with Canvas Core.
The Canvas Klatch is an online office hour open to all members of the Instructure Community. It started as an office hour for the courses I teach for CVC@ONE: Introduction to Teaching with Canvas Advanced Techniques with Canvas Online Teaching and Design Equity & Culturally Responsive Online Teaching Humanizing Online…
The keynotes and sessions in Spokane may be over, but the conversation is just getting started. Join us for the InstructureCon25 Encore Series—a book club for the Instructure Community that brings the voices of featured speakers into your everyday learning. One book at a time, we’ll read, reflect, and keep the…
Whether you’re new to Canvas or looking to expand your skills, each Klatch session offers a welcoming space to share ideas, ask questions, and learn from one another. As a K12 Canvas Admin and Technology Instructional Specialist, I am passionate about helping teachers simplify their workflow, make the most of their time,…
A new episode of EduCast3000 drops June 30 — and this one asks a deceptively simple question: does your AI behave the way a great human tutor would? Ryan Lufkin and Melissa Loble sit down with James Genone, Senior Vice Chancellor for Learning Strategy at Northeastern University, to explore what learning science actually…
We want to ensure you don’t miss the next Prompt Party - a live, interactive session designed to help you explore IgniteAI Agent in a way that actually clicks. This isn’t a webinar. This is a working session. What to expect In this event, you’ll see real prompts in action from educators who are already putting IgniteAI…