Say goodbye to visual overload and hello to streamlined content discovery! Commons now offers a brand-new List View option, giving you the flexibility to toggle between card and list views. Discover content in a cleaner, more compact format, now avai...

Say hello to the Content Report feature in Commons! Users can now flag inappropriate, copyrighted, or spam content, while admins can manage reports accordingly.

Say goodbye to the hassle of finding the perfect thumbnail! Canvas Commons now provides default placeholder thumbnail images for all shared content. Simplify your sharing process while still having the option to upload your own unique images.

First Look at Our Latest Improvements Over the Past Few Weeks

Commons is making a comeback and we need your input! Share your feedback, ideas, and suggestions to help shape the future of our platform. Let's revolutionize education together! Stay tuned for more updates and get ready to be part of something extra...

EU, Canada and APAC regions could experience some inconsistencies while we are performing the migration for Commons from 9AM CET until 4PM CET on August 19th, 2023.

In order to make this collaborative space more inclusive of regional privacy needs, Canvas Commons is “going global” with multi-region hosting for the Canvas Commons learning repository.

Importing bright illustrations or educational images into your Canvas courses is a key contribution to the personalization and quality of your Canvas courses.   Unsplash, a free service formerly incorporated into Canvas, will no longer be available w...

Since I’m over my first month here, at Instructure, I guess it’s time to write my official introduction. So, hi everyone, my name is Kata, and I’m a Product Manager for Catalog and Commons.

From the first moment when COVID19 hit the entire world, we saw that sharing information and its significance has increased. Three ways that we are helping users are by making sharing available outside the United States, allowing instructors to creat...

With the last Canvas release, we released a survey on the Commons Search page. Please help us fill it out!

With Monday’s Canvas Beta release, we released an improvement for importing favorite course objects from Commons to Canvas. 

We are happy to let you know that a Beta environment version of Commons is available. 

To support educators in teaching Swift Apple's powerful and intuitive open-source programming language, a new Develop in Swift Professional Learning course from Apple is now available on the Canvas Learning Management System.

Get answers to questions such as, what is the history of Commons?

We’ve had a few questions about the removal of the rating system in Commons, and we wanted to provide you all with some insight into our thought process.

You guys! We invented a thing!   Well, more specifically, our brilliant engineers invented a thing! Why? Because you asked us for it!

The following FAQ document will be helpful in answering some of your questions related to 'Groups' feature in Commons.

When creating/managing Groups in Commons consider the following suggestions and examples for group creation and management in Commons.

Closing out this month's National Poetry Month theme, we thought we'd conclude by highlighting vocabulary quizzes. What budding poet wouldn't want to take the time to learn more words, right?! Check out these shared K12 resources.

Let's take a bit of a departure from our monthly theme of 'poetry' and focus on Earth Day (which is April 22, 2016). If you're looking for ways to leverage Earth Day activities in your courses or just want to get inspired by photos of our beautiful, ...

In continuing the spirit of National Poetry Month, we wanted to dedicate this week's blog post to love. Many times, poetry is written as a means to demonstrate and describe feelings of love. Well, there's certainly no shortage of love in Commons publ...

April is National Poetry Month, so we thought it would be 'poetic' to feature Commons resources that align with this theme. From rhyme to rhythm, here were the resources that stood out.

If you search Commons (public) for Canvas training materials, you'll get a solid array of resources!

What is the total number of public shares to date?

Search the term 'vocabulary' and you'll discover many publicly-shared resources in Commons - from quizzes that increase topical understanding (i.e., Genetics quiz) to general language-building (i.e., English, Spanish quizzes). For K12 students, new w...

We can all use constructive feedback on our course content and teaching materials. Whether it's a technical comment about settings or a qualitative thought about design, every little bit helps refine our resources. If you are interested in leaving re...

When winter storms start rolling in, we all know that could lead to SNOW DAY!! Missing school due to weather can put a halt to learning or even slow down the momentum of a lesson or unit. While it may be snowing outside, it's not snowing in Canvas. S...

In light of National Poetry Month, check out these poetry resources in need of your review.

February is dedicated to a month-long learning about the African American icons, leaders, activists, and inventors who have made significant impacts on American history. And what better way to integrate these topics into Canvas courses than importing...