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New & Next: April 2026 Product Updates
At our recent New & Next Showcase, members of our leadership team dug into the future of Canvas and unveiled new Canvas tiers, details on IgniteAI feature availability, plans to evolve the user experience, updates to our Impact product, and more. As promised, below is a quick look at additional product updates we didn’t…
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What We Shared at the Q2 2026 New & Next Showcase
By Shiren Vijiasingam & Rachel Orston We just wrapped our second New & Next Showcase. We want to take a moment to share what we covered for those who couldn’t join live, and add some context around it for those who did. A rebroadcast is available on the Instructure events page. IgniteAI: From preview to practice Let’s…
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The Impact you've been waiting for is here
The Impact you've been waiting for is hereWe've been listening. And today, we're delivering. Instructure customers have been telling us what would help them better enable, engage, and support their learners, administrators, and institutions. They need more flexibility, more reach, more control, and more ways to meet people…
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Introducing Custom JavaScript & CSS for the Modern Storefront in Canvas Catalog
We’re excited to share that beginning May 4, admins can add custom JavaScript (JS) and CSS directly within the Modern Storefront. We’ve heard from many of you that customization is essential to how you engage learners and represent your brand. With this update, admins have greater flexibility to create fully branded,…
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What We Heard from Educators on New Quizzes: Recap of Webinar Sessions 2 and 3
After kicking off our New Quizzes webinar series with a focus on adoption strategy for administrators, we continued the conversation in Sessions 2 and 3 with a focus on the educators using New Quizzes every day. You can revisit the recap of Session 1 in this blog post, and register for the fourth and final session here. In…
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Better data for predicting proficiency: What you need to know about the improved Mastery Predictive Assessment scaling methods
Educators rely on assessment data every day to make decisions about instruction, intervention, and student support. And while Mastery Predictive Assessments have always provided a strong, reliable signal, we’re continually working to make that signal even more precise.That’s why this year, we made an important enhancement…
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From Activity to Impact: A New Analytics Experience in Parchment Digital Badges
Understanding what happens after a badge is issued has always been one of the biggest gaps in credentialing. You could see activity across badge creation, awarding, and sharing. But it was still difficult to answer critical questions: Are learners actually accepting badges? Are those badges being seen after they’re shared?…
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Available Now: Upgrade to LearnPlatform's New Accessible Interface
With LearnPlatform, districts don’t need to guess when it comes to edtech.They can see their ecosystem, vet tools for safety and compliance, prove what works, and optimize for learning outcomes. Recently, we announced our commitment to the accessible modernization of LearnPlatform. Today, we are thrilled to follow up and…
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Unified Cart Experience Now Live in Canvas Catalog
We’re excited to announce that the Unified Cart Experience is now live in Canvas Catalog, delivering a more streamlined and flexible way to purchase and manage course and program enrollments. What’s new? Catalog now features a single, unified cart that makes purchasing simpler and more intuitive with configurable seat…
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More Access, More Control: What’s New for Canvas & Studio Video?
We’ve heard consistent feedback around the need to support meaningful student engagement and accessibility—while also simplifying workflows for both instructors and learners. As part of our broader focus on creating more intuitive and streamlined day-to-day experiences in Canvas, we’re continuing to invest in improvements…
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Modernizing Your Mastery Experience: Accessibility and UI Updates
Modernizing Your Mastery Experience: Accessibility and UI UpdatesIn every school district, tools are only as effective as they are accessible. Educators and administrators rely on core workflows every day to track student growth and manage curriculum. That is why we are excited to announce a series of modernization updates…
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The Mobile Dashboard Students Love: Now Available on iOS and Android
Rethinking the Learner Experience on Mobile: New Dashboard is available For students, the Canvas mobile app is often where they quickly check in with their learning. Whether they are commuting or standing in line, they’re usually trying to answer two questions: what needs attention right now, and how are they doing? While…
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You Spoke, We Listened: An Update on Canvas Beta
We’re keeping Beta on its current schedule This week, we shared that the Canvas Beta environment would move from a weekly to a three-week refresh cycle beginning May 2, 2026. The response from the Community was immediate, thoughtful, and clear. Based on that feedback, we’re reversing the decision. The Canvas Beta…
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Empowering Learners: Introducing the New Customizable Dashboard
We’re excited to share the launch of our new Canvas Dashboard, now rolling out April 18th as a feature option to all users after a successful Early Adopter Program. For years, we’ve heard consistently from institutions and students: how can we make it easier for students to see what’s important and find their course work?…
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Accessibility Updates in Mastery Connect | Q2 2026 | Feature overview
Release Timing: Generally Available April 17, 2026 as a Feature Option. This feature will be default on for all users July 1, 2026. Regional Availability: NORAM (US only) Customer Type: K12 Available with: Mastery Connect Key Takeaway: Accessibility is an increasingly important priority for districts as they navigate…