Instructure Community Weekly Highlights (August 29 - September 4)

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Welcome to the Instructure Community Weekly Highlights blog! Every Monday, we will update you with all the goings-on in the Instructure world from the previous week: community updates, product updates, new blogs to read, and everything else you'll need to know will be here.

August Highlights

Back to School

 

 

Happy Back to School season to all of our teachers, students, and parents–from all of us at Instructure. We, and our supportive furry friends, want to wish everyone a great school year!

As everyone enters the new school year, we wanted to highlight resources available to help make the Back to School experience an even better one!

 

Panda Bot

Introducing Panda Bot, a beta AI experience for Community!

• Panda Bot is an AI tool whose purpose is to support users as they navigate the Instructure Community. 

Panda Pros

Sign up for Panda Pro coaching today

• Schedule a Panda Pro session for answers to any questions about Canvas by Instructure or Mastery Connect.

Instructure Study Hall

On-Demand Webinar library 

• Explore Instructure’s on-demand webinar library to hear firsthand from our expert team and customers. These recordings cover everything from the latest trends in K-12 and Higher Education like teaching with technology and professional development to product demos and more. Watch and rewatch at your convenience.

Additional resources

And, as always, the Community guides, Product Blog, and Instructure Live sessions are there to help!

 

A special thank you to @KelliThomas , @WendyConcha , @HeatherAhern , @JulieWhite46 , and @CanvasJackie for sharing their Instructure back-to-school pets! Honorary mention to my own cats, Goldie and Birdie.

Community Updates

Canvas Community Updates

Community Users Interest Group 

 

Upcoming Instructure Live Events

• Canvas Klatch - September 5 – Tue, Sep 5, 2023 11:00 AM MDT
• This is an office hour, so whoever attends directs the conversation.
• WEBINAR: Back to School Tools for Enhancing your LMS – Wed, Sep 13, 2023 10:00 AM MDT
• A new webinar made just for Canvas admins to connect with teams from three companies who have great solutions made just for Canvas.
• Canvas Klatch - September 13 – Wed, Sep 13, 2023 01:00 PM MDT
• This is an office hour, so whoever attends directs the conversation.

Product

Canvas Feature User Groups   

New Analytics User Group

Next release: 2023-09-13

• New Analytics: Release Change Log

 

Product Blog

The Product Blog newest posts:

• Apple iWork file previews are now available in the United States
• The Start of a New Year
• Announcing a New Screen Recorder in Studio!

 

Feature Updates

 

Canvas 

Updated Release Notes

Canvas Release Notes (2023-09-16)

Changes noted in the Canvas Release Archive.

Deploy Notes

Canvas Deploy Notes (2023-09-13)

See the Canvas Release and Deploy page for additional information.

 

Impact 

Impact Release Notes (2023-08-30)

See Impact Release Notes page for additional information.