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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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 are the release schedules for beta, production, and test environments?

Published: 06-13-2018
Instructure products are worked on continuously and include bug fixes, enhancements, and new features, across three environments: beta, production, and test. These environments are accessible through ...
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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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