Canvas Release Notes (2018-10-06)

Published: 09-24-2018
Upcoming Canvas ChangesOctober 4–8: Analytics Beta LTI (Beta Environment)Beginning October 4, Analytics Beta will be added as an LTI tool in all Canvas beta accounts. Production availability will be p...
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Canvas Release Notes (2018-08-25)

Published: 08-13-2018
Upcoming Canvas ChangesOctober 6: Non-Scoring Rubrics Feature Option EnforcementOn October 6, the Non-Scoring Rubrics feature option will be enabled for all Canvas institutions and applies to all user...
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Canvas Release Notes (2018-08-04)

Published: 07-23-2018
In this Canvas release (August 4), students can manage to-do items for all their courses using a List View Dashboard option. In DocViewer, comment replies are stacked together and can be expanded to v...
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External Apps (LTIs) by Canvas Release

Published: 07-22-2018
This document includes the major external apps (LTIs) supported by Canvas and updated in specified Canvas release notes. New Analytics LTIAttendance LTICommons LTIGoogle Apps LTIMicrosoft Office 365 L...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2018-07-14)

Published: 07-09-2018
Upcoming Release Notes ChangesStarting July 14, the Canvas release notes space will be modified with a new design, and each release will only include one release notes document. Details about these an...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2018-06-23)

Published: 06-15-2018
Upcoming Canvas ChangesAugust 4: New SchedulerOn August 4, the New Scheduler feature option will be enabled for all institutions currently using the Scheduler feature in the Calendar. Institutions not...
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What is the Canvas release schedule for beta, production, and test environments?

Published: 06-13-2018
Instructure is committed to consistently improving the Canvas user experience. The cloud-based platform maintains an agile production cycle with bug fixes, enhancements, and new features in three Canv...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2018-06-02)

Published: 05-29-2018
Changes from https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-14650-canvas-beta-release-notes-2018-05-21 Updated FeaturesRemoved Account Settings: Course and People Search EnforcementRemoved Discussions: Cour...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2018-05-12)

Published: 05-07-2018
Changes from https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-14552-canvas-beta-release-notes-2018-04-30?sr=search&searchId=9f0d1446-86b7-4bb6-8e50-7d771b6c4be0&searchIndex=1Updated Features—Removed Account S...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2018-04-21)

Published: 04-16-2018
In this production release (April 21), admins can set a default Dashboard view for new Canvas users and allow graders to add excess points to outcome criteria in SpeedGrader. Additionally, the account...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2018-03-31)

Published: 03-26-2018
Release Notes ChangesRemoved—Updated FeaturesDocViewer: Non-Author Annotation CommentsAdded—Platform/IntegrationEnrollments API: Last Attended At Enrollment Object Added—Fixed BugsAnnouncements: Delay...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2018-03-10)

Published: 03-05-2018
Release Notes AdditionsFixed BugsAnnouncements: Add Announcement Sections ViewDashboard: Recent Activity and Card View OptionDocViewer: PDF Download Comment RepliesNotifications: Section-Specific Anno...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2018-02-17)

Published: 02-12-2018
Upcoming Canvas ChangesLDAP No TLS Support: March 31On March 31, Canvas will no longer support the No TLS option for LDAP authentication. In the Canvas authentication page, the TLS preference should b...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2018-01-27)

Published: 01-22-2018
January 27 release postponed to February 3Before each release, our internal teams review any concerns about upcoming changes in the code. When we identify a risk or issue, we decide how to address it....
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2018-01-06)

Published: 01-02-2018
In this production release (January 6), institutions using the New Gradebook can apply late and missing policies to course assignments, and submissions that need to be graded only display one assignme...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2017-12-09)

Published: 11-30-2017
Upcoming Canvas ChangesLTI Developer Update to lis_result_sourcedid: January 6On January 6, the basic grade passback service LTI parameter will be updated, which historically includes a combination of...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2017-11-18)

Published: 11-10-2017
In this production release (November 18), admins can allow observers and unenrolled users to view Help menu links. In the Act as User page, admins can also view the message the audit logs recording us...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2017-10-28)

Published: 10-23-2017
In this production release (October 28), the Rich Content Editor Accessibility Checker helps verify common accessibility errors in Canvas content.In Discussions and Assignments, the Move-To menu has b...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2017-10-07)

Published: 10-02-2017
In this production release (October 7), the Provisioning Report Enrollments CSV includes a parameter for the Canvas enrollment ID, late and missing submission status labels are only displayed to instr...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2017-09-16)

Published: 09-11-2017
In this production release (September 16), SIS Export and Provisioning account-level reports include an admin CSV file, and the user masquerade page includes a simplified design.For courses, notificat...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2017-08-26)

Published: 08-19-2017
In this production release (August 26), third-party authentication supports the admin role federated attribute, the SIS Export courses.csv report includes information about course formats, and several...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2017-08-05)

Published: 07-31-2017
Upcoming Canvas ChangesAugust 5: SAML EndpointOn August 5, the /saml2 endpoint will officially replace the /saml_meta_data endpoint. Institutions that rely on this endpoint for authentication will nee...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2017-07-15)

Published: 07-10-2017
Upcoming Canvas ChangesAugust 5: SAML EndpointOn August 5, the /saml2 endpoint will officially replace the /saml_meta_data endpoint. Institutions that rely on this endpoint for authentication will nee...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2017-06-24)

Published: 06-19-2017
Upcoming Canvas ChangesRich Content Editor Sidebar: July 1–15During the first part of July, enhancements to the Rich Content Editor Sidebar (Content Selector) will be enabled in all Canvas features fo...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2017-06-03)

Published: 05-30-2017
Upcoming Canvas ChangesRich Content Editor Sidebar: July 15On July 15, enhancements to the Rich Content Editor Sidebar (Content Selector) will be enabled in all Canvas features for all Canvas institut...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2017-05-13)

Published: 05-08-2017
In this production release (May 13), the Dashboard allows users to remove the color overlay from any course cards that include an image. In an individual course page, the page settings menu supports t...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2017-04-22)

Published: 04-17-2017
In this production release (April 22), admins can designate specific settings for SIS integrations and enable improved course content tutorials for new instructors. Admins can also view section limita...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2017-04-01)

Published: 03-27-2017
In this production release (April 1), admins can can weight individual grading periods for all courses in a term, allow courses to support course exports for students, and use an SIS Enrollments CSV f...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2017-03-11)

Published: 03-06-2017
In this production release (March 11), admins can manage parent and observer access to the Canvas Parent app and edit the default Help Menu links.Instructors can add quick links to new pages in the Ri...
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Canvas Production Release Notes (2017-02-18)

Published: 02-13-2017
In this production release (February 18), instructors can show and hide deleted discussion replies and be included in group collaborations. Additionally, instructors who can manually add users to a co...
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