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Instructure Community Weekly Highlights (August 4-10, 2026)

Heather Ahern

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!

Community Spotlights

Catch the energy live.

There's real magic in connecting with people in real time. A live Q&A hits different than a forum post—you get to ask the follow-up question, hear someone else's "wait, that happened to me too," and walk away with ideas you wouldn't have found on your own. Catch that energy at two upcoming sessions:

On-Demand Focus Group-August 12, 9:00 AM-10:00 AM MT
- Use the On-Demand Training Portal? Bring feedback straight to the team behind it.
Hoosier Hospitality-August 19, 1:00-1:30 PM MT
- Members of the Indiana Canvas User Group (INCUE) share their best pro tips for Canvas by Instructure, then open the floor for live Q&A.

Missed the Keep Learning launch this summer? Now's a good time to catch up. Head to the Keep Learning category for more live sessions, professional learning resources, and upcoming events.

Ask your questions for the next Educast 3000 episodes.

The podcast team is gathering community questions for two upcoming AMA-style episodes, and this is your chance to get one in front of the mic.

AI in the classroom — Wondering whether students are actually learning when they use AI, how to spot AI-assisted work, or what a reasonable classroom policy looks like right now? Drop your question in the thread.
Evidence-based edtech — Curious how to read a vendor's efficacy claims, or what "evidence-based" should actually mean before you buy? This is the thread for that.

Hosts Melissa Loble and Ryan Lufkin will pull selected questions for the show and tag you so you don't miss the answer.

Community Content

Upcoming Instructure Live Events

Canvas Klatch with Greg - Tuesday, August 11, 2026, 11:00 AM MDT
LearnPlatform: Staff Rollout & Navigating the New Interface - Thursday, August 13, 2026, 10:00 AM MDT
Instructure Community Developers Group - August 2026 Meetup - Thursday, August 13, 2026, 12:00 PM MDT
Canvas Klatch with Greg - Monday, August 17, 2026, 2:00 PM MDT
Canvas Klatch with Dianna - Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 5:00 PM MDT
Community Compass - Wednesday, August 20, 2026, 5:00 PM MDT

Product Content

Other Blogs

Canvas Mobile Blog newest posts:

What-if grades arrive on iOS

Mastery Connect Blog newest posts:

Impact Blog newest posts:

Create More Effective Impact Guides with Out-of-the-Box (OOTB) Shared Layouts

Instructure Roadmap

Check out the Instructure Roadmap for upcoming updates.

Feature Updates

Canvas Mobile

Canvas

Canvas App Release Notes (iOS 8.12)

Canvas App Release Notes (Android 8.10)

Canvas Teacher

Canvas Teacher Release Notes (Android 2.9)

Canvas Parent

Canvas Parent Release Notes (iOS 3.29)

Canvas Parent Release Notes (Android 4.14)

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Comments

joly9291

Hi. Again there seems to be no update to everyone who relied on Canvas Free-For-Teachers.

We are dying for any info at all on whether or not a new free platform will eventually be launched.

Heather Ahern

Hi there @joly9291, thanks for asking!

We know not having a Canvas Free-for-Teachers replacement has been frustrating, especially for educators who relied on it every day. To be upfront: we're working on a new, more secure solution for individual educators, but it's not ready yet. We'll share more as soon as it is.

Thanks for sticking with us.