Ready Release Notes (2020-04-18)

Published: 04-15-2020
Upcoming Canvas Changes2020-05-02End-of-Life functionality for all SMS Notifications except Announcements and GradingFor more information, please see Upcoming Canvas Changes‌ Th...
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Ready Release Notes (2020-04-11)

Published: 04-08-2020
Upcoming Canvas Changes2020-05-02End-of-Life functionality for all SMS Notifications except Announcements and GradingFor more information, please see Upcoming Canvas Changes‌ The fol...
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Ready Release Notes (2020-04-04)

Published: 04-01-2020
Ready Releases introduce new and updated features or adjusted user functionality that will be available in the production environment on Saturday. All features are opt-in feature options unless otherw...
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Ready Release Notes (2020-03-28)

Published: 03-25-2020
Ready Releases introduce new and updated features or adjusted user functionality that will be available in the production environment on Saturday. All features are opt-in feature options unless otherw...
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Canvas Release Notes (2020-04-18)

Published: 03-23-2020
Upcoming Canvas ChangesReady ReleasesBeginning 2020-03-28, Canvas teams will be modifying the release process to include additional updates on a weekly basis. Features included in these additional rel...
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{READY RELEASE} Canvas Feature Archive

Published: 03-20-2020
Beginning 2020-03-28, Ready Releases take place every Saturday and introduce new and updated features or adjusted user functionality into the production environment. All features are opt-in feature op...
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{READY RELEASE} Canvas User Summaries

Published: 03-20-2020
As of 2020-05-26, Ready Releases have been discontinued. This page was intended for Canvas admins to distribute feature summaries for each user role as described as part of the temporary Ready Release...
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Ready Release Features

Published: 03-16-2020
As of 2020-05-26, Ready Releases have been discontinued. Unless otherwise noted with an asterisk *, feature options will be enforced for all institutions as part of the 2020-07-18 Canvas release. For ...
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Canvas Release Notes (2020-03-21)

Published: 02-17-2020
In this Canvas release (March 21), the Gradebook export CSV file matches the order of assignments. In assignments, the status of re-uploaded assignment files is managed in the background, no longer re...
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Canvas Release Notes (2020-02-15)

Published: 01-17-2020
Upcoming Canvas Changes2020-03-21End-of-Life functionality for existing course and user analyticsEnforcement of New Course and User AnalyticsFor more information, please see Upcoming Canvas Changes‌ ...
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Canvas Release Notes (2020-01-18)

Published: 12-22-2019
Upcoming Canvas Changes2020-02-18End-of-Life functionality related to New Quizzes (Live Events)2020-03-21End-of-Life functionality for existing course and user analyticsEnforcement of New Course and U...
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Canvas Release Notes (2019-12-21)

Published: 11-18-2019
Upcoming Canvas Changes2020-01-18:End-of-Life functionality related to Canvas DataEnd-of-Life date for GradebookEnforcement of multiple feature options For more information, please see Upcoming Canvas...
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Canvas Release Notes (2019-11-16)

Published: 10-21-2019
Upcoming Canvas Changes2019-12-21: End-of-Life functionality related to Live Events2020-01-18:End-of-Life functionality related to Canvas DataEnd-of-Life date for GradebookEnforcement of multiple feat...
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Canvas Release: New Rich Content Editor (2020-01-18)

Published: 10-04-2019
This document introduces the New Rich Content Editor as noted in the Canvas Release Notes (2020-01-18)  For additional feature updates, please refer to the New Rich Content Editor User Group. The Ne...
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Canvas Release Notes (2019-10-19)

Published: 09-30-2019
Upcoming Canvas Changes2019-10-22: End-of-Life for Firefox ESR 602019-12-21: End-of-Life functionality related to Live Events2020-01-18:End-of-Life functionality related to Canvas DataEnd-of-Life for ...
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Canvas Release Calendar Overview

Published: 09-09-2019
This page displays an embedded view of the Canvas Release Schedule calendar. To subscribe to the Canvas Release calendar, please see the What is the Canvas release schedule for beta, production, and t...
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Canvas Release Notes (2019-09-21)

Published: 08-26-2019
Upcoming Canvas ChangesFeature Option Enforcement: January 18On January 18, 2020, the following feature options will be enabled for all institutions:Anonymous Grading (Course)Enable Dashboard Images f...
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Canvas Release Notes (2019-08-17)

Published: 07-22-2019
The Canvas release process is currently in transition. The following features will be available in the production environment on August 14, as code changes were completed before the new process was im...
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Canvas Release Notes (2019-07-13)

Published: 06-25-2019
Upcoming Canvas ChangesCanvas Release Schedule Adjustments: July 15Starting July 15, the Canvas Release Schedule will be adjusted to support two-week deploys and monthly releases every third Saturday ...
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Canvas Release Notes (2019-06-22)

Published: 06-08-2019
Upcoming Canvas ChangesCanvas Release Schedule Adjustments: July 15Starting July 15, the Canvas Release Schedule will be adjusted to support two-week deploys and monthly releases every third Saturday ...
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Canvas Release Notes (2019-06-01)

Published: 05-20-2019
Upcoming Canvas ChangesInternet Explorer 11: August 3On August 3, Internet Explorer 11 will no longer be supported as a Canvas browser. New Gradebook: January 18On 18 January 2020, the existing Canvas...
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Canvas Release Notes (2019-05-11)

Published: 04-29-2019
Upcoming Canvas ChangesInternet Explorer 11: August 3On August 3, Internet Explorer 11 will no longer be supported as a Canvas browser. New Gradebook: January 18On 18 January 2020, the existing Canvas...
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Canvas Release Notes (2019-04-20)

Published: 04-08-2019
In this Canvas release (April 20), the BigBlueButton Conferences interface has been redesigned using HTML5 for improved usability.Feature OptionsThe Content Security Policy allows institutions to enab...
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Canvas Release Notes (2019-03-30)

Published: 03-18-2019
In this Canvas release (March 30), the beta label has been removed from the New Gradebook in addition to other feature options in Canvas. In Notifications, SMS notifications have been shortened to dis...
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Canvas Release Notes (2019-03-09)

Published: 02-25-2019
In this Canvas release (March 9), discussion topics can be searched by author name in addition to title.Feature OptionsFor institutions using Moderated Grading, the Moderated Grading Audit Trail featu...
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Canvas Release Notes (2019-02-16)

Published: 02-04-2019
In this Canvas release (February 16), DocViewer supports stylus tools to create annotations within supported touchscreen devices. For embedded images in the Rich Content Editor, the Canvas files folde...
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Canvas Release Notes (2019-01-26)

Published: 01-14-2019
In this Canvas release (January 26), instructors can add additional comments for rubric criteria directly in the SpeedGrader sidebar as part of the rubric.Feature OptionsFor institutions using Moderat...
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Canvas Release Notes (2019-01-05)

Published: 12-17-2018
In this Canvas release (January 5), the Course Link Validator page includes design enhancements for link clarity, including identifying broken Course Card images. And the Course Details page has been ...
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Canvas Release Notes (2018-11-17)

Published: 11-05-2018
In this Canvas release (November 17), students can directly upload and embed images in the Rich Content Editor, and observers can choose to view the names of their observees in graded notifications. A...
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Canvas Release Notes (2018-10-27)

Published: 10-15-2018
In this production release (October 27), the Developer Keys Management and Scoping feature option has been enabled for all institutions, which allows admins to create and manage API tokens created for...
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