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Impact Mid-Year Roadmap Update 🚀
The Impact Team has been hard at work over the last several months to bring you some much-anticipated features and functionality and we have no intention of slowing down. With the roadmap updated, below is a high-level overview of what you can expect for the coming months this year. Wrapping up the first half of 2024 As…
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Essential Accessibility Updates: Review Your Beta Instances!
UPDATE: Production release day has been moved to July 22nd (Monday) to ensure institutions have enough time to check and adjust their customisations. In order to help institutions identify the changes, here's a summary of the changes we've made. one of the changes was about the user menu in the header one change about the…
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The latest on releasing modules to students and sections
If you’re a blog reader, you likely saw my post a few months back giving a sneak preview of the powerful new functionality coming to Canvas: the ability to assign modules, pages, and ungraded discussions to sections and students. I’m excited to let you know that this functionality is now on beta and will be in production…
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Update on Discussion Redesign: Reported Replies as a Feature Option
At Canvas, we continuously listen to your feedback to ensure that our tools meet your needs effectively. Based on the valuable insights we've gathered, we're making a temporary adjustment to our discussion redesign. Many of you have expressed that while the reported replies feature is valuable, it doesn't yet feel fully…
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Explore Canvas for Elementary
Canvas for Elementary, also known as Homeroom View, was originally released in 2021. This feature was designed to meet a need we’d long heard from K12 customers: Canvas needs a structure that better reflects the elementary classroom experience while retaining all the useful Canvas features that meet the needs of the…
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Flip Sunsets Canvas Integration? Discussions and Studio are Here to Save You!
Flipgrid has long been a favorite video discussion platform integrated into Canvas, enhancing student engagement through interactive discussion boards and assignments. However, with Flipgrid sunsetting its Canvas integration on July 1 and transitioning exclusively to MS Teams, educators need a robust alternative to…
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Discovering a Common Vision for the Future of Canvas
Discovery sessions are a unique opportunity to collaborate with other Canvas customers and engage directly with Instructure's software engineers and product managers. In early May, we (Chris Casey [@chriscas] , Valentine King [@valentinesking], and Lynn Ward [@leward] ) shared our needs and concerns while getting a sneak…
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Introducing Analytics Hub: Your central gateway to all things Data, Analytics and Insights
We are thrilled to announce the launch of Analytics Hub, a new core feature of Canvas LMS, available starting July 9th, 2024. Designed to be a central library, Analytics Hub serves as a one-stop-shop for all your data and analytics needs, empowering Canvas admins with comprehensive insights and tools to drive educational…
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3 Best Practices to Help Staff Maximize LearnPlatform This School Year
Whether your district is new to LearnPlatform or long-time users, ongoing staff education is essential to making sure everyone’s bought in and maximizing benefits. With the growing number of edtech tools, it’s more important than ever to streamline tool vetting and request processes, ensure compliance with privacy…
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Introducing Product Notifications for Admins in Catalog!
Dear Catalog Community, We are thrilled to announce a new feature: notifications for Admins within Catalog! These product notification boxes will appear exclusively for Catalog admins on admin pages on the bottom left. Once closed, the announcement will not reappear until the admin logs in again. See picture below. These…
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DAP CLI Beta is Coming to an End: Upgrade to the Latest Version Today!
We are announcing the end of the beta for the older versions (0.x) of the DAP CLI as we fully transition to the latest and most advanced version, v1.1.0. This move ensures that all users are leveraging the improved performance, stability, and expanded features of our Generally Available (GA)-supported CLI and Client…
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Important - jQuery and jQuery UI Upgrade within Catalog - action might be needed
Dear Catalog users, We are upgrading to the latest versions of jQuery and jQuery UI to ensure compliance with the latest security guidelines. If your institution uses custom JS/CSS, please check your beta instances to avoid potential issues with your customizations. Although the likelihood of encountering issues is low, we…
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Unlock the Future of Digital Credentialing with Open Badges 3.0 and Canvas Credentials
Greetings, Canvas Credentials Community! At Canvas Credentials, we're constantly seeking new ways to enhance your credentialing journey. That's why we're thrilled to announce the imminent arrival of Open Badges 3.0 (OB3) compliant micro-credentials in the second half of this year. But what exactly are OB 3.0 compliant…
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Course- and Term-Based Messaging with Impact | Ideas & Themes Update
In February of 2023, Instructure launched a new Ideas and Themes area of the Community. The first round of prioritization and voting happened in February of 2023 starting with just a few Instructure products and then the second round of prioritization and voting happened in October 2023 and Impact was excited to take part!…
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Check in on Checkpoints
Hello Instructure Community, We're excited to share an important update regarding the release of our eagerly awaited feature, Discussion Checkpoints. Your enthusiasm for this addition has been incredibly motivating, and we sincerely appreciate your continued patience as we navigate the development process. As you know, the…