This post summarizes the product updates covered in our Instructure New & Next webinars held on October 15 for our K-12 customers in North America. The webinar covered both features that are available now and features that are coming very soon. This...

The number one thing parents say drives student success? Relationships. According to our State of Teaching & Learning in K-12 Education study, 91% of parents indicated “a student’s relationship with teachers” as a top factor for their child’s succes...

A teacher of ours requested the ability to sort a gradebook by section. She likes to filter to all sections, but wishes she could sort the resulting list by section (All of period 1 students, then all of period 2 below that, etc.). Unfortunately, tha...

In today’s classrooms, our students are navigating a whirlwind of digital notifications, social pressures, and competing demands. That’s why distraction-free learning environments are so powerful! They give students the space to focus, connect, and ...

Thank you for joining us for New and Next – whether in-person at Instructurecon or virtually.  This post includes linked resources for the recent product releases covered in our Q3 2025 Instructure New & Next updates, organized by theme. These resou...

A celebration of sort. Not my birthday (that's way past) but my 50th post on the Canvas Community. I thought I would treat it like a birthday and give a list of the gifts I would like Canvas to get for me going forward.... a list of the things I woul...

Greetings, I am looking for a high school art teacher group to brainstorm ideas like creating an art gallery virtual tour with student worksheet in Canvas.  I emailed the Houston Center for Photography about accessing their virtual tours for my stude...

Last week I was asked if I could make a 5 minute video presentation on how I created an interactive learning tool on Canva. Well, its not 5 minutes but about 8 and a half - sorry! In the video I go through how I made a Connect 4 style game for my GCS...

The Idea I am teaching Gravitational Fields to Year 12 Physics. It is our last double lesson of the year, we've finished the topic and I wanted to make a treasure hunt with them as a fun way of reviewing the topic. One aspect of Gravitation Fields to...

I am mindful that many quiz based activities we already use are variations of multiple choice type quizzes so, trying to be a different, I asked staff to think about games they had played (perhaps as kids) that came out of a box instead of a screen. ...

Many, many years ago, a learning advisor from Canvas told me that when talking digital technology with staff why not begin by asking this question, "What would you like to do better in your classroom but are limited by resources, time, technology or ...

We're piloting Canvas with a small group of teachers, and one of the key questions that we're focused on these next couple of weeks is thinking through how we build our "Major Commitments" or testing calendar. I've seen lots of solutions to this over...

At PL&S, we are committed to providing you with the latest tools, insights, and training opportunities to ensure your success. Our new quarterly PL&S Newsletter is here, and it’s packed with valuable updates that you won’t want to miss. What's Insid...

So first things first, if you are a school and have not signed up to Canva and registered for the Canva for Education Schools package then you MUST! As a school, you get all the premium tools for free. You can also direct students to join your Canva ...

If you have not yet tried it, I would heartily recommend @thienhb astonishing Effortless Quiz creation tool - Effortless Quiz Creation: Free Tool by Lawrence S.... - Instructure Community - 629368 It really "does exactly what it says on the tin" (Ref...

While the academic calendar varies around the world, many educators who are a part of the Instructure Community are wrapping up their school year—and it’s a great moment to pause and reflect. What went well in your classroom or district this year? Ho...

QuestionWell - AI-Powered Teaching Tools | Enhance Educators' Efficiency | QuestionWell is labelled as a "free forever" AI tool. It is the first free AI tool that I have seen that creates multiple choice quizzes that can be exported as QTI files to C...

I am an elementary teacher. My students do not have access to send or receive gmail messages. When I leave feedback in Canvas, my students are not being notified in any way. I am having to ask them to open every course daily and just look in the grad...

I teach A-Level Physics and one of the papers involves students carrying out two different practical tasks. Whilst the practical tasks vary each year, the marking scheme does not. It is based pretty much on process skills students use. This can be qu...

If you are a reader of my more recent blogs, you will know that I have been using AI chatbots to create interactive games, sometime before it became trendy and we called it Vibe Coding! The latest vide coding feature on the block comes from Canva and...

Empowering students with choice can increase engagement, ownership, and deeper learning. How do you promote student choice in your classroom or courses? Why is this a priority for your instruction, and what benefits have you seen as a result? Share y...

Thank you for attending the Q2 Instructure New & Next Webinar. This post includes linked resources for the recent product releases covered in our Q2 2025 Instructure New & Next webinar for K12, organized by theme. These resources have been created t...

A well-designed home page can set the tone for your course and enhance student engagement. If you’ve set your home page to a Front Page, what does it look like? How do you decide what to include to make it engaging and effective? Share your approach—...

At Instructure, we believe that learning never ends! As your Customer Success team, we want to help you stay organized and on track with our newly updated Field Guide for Admins. This guide provides a clear roadmap for managing the Instructure Learni...

How does your school or institution approach accessibility in courses? Do you use specific software tools or AI to assist in the process? When it comes to reviewing and updating content to meet accessibility standards, who takes the lead? How is that...

Just a teaser, before I write the post on Tuesday..   Not forgetting, the Biologists, Chemists, Artists, Engineers and Technologists..

Last week I was planning for a training session with staff to look at making more interactive and engaging Canvas pages. One suggestion I gave was using Canvas as part of a Treasure Hunt (see - Scavenger Hunts in Canvas - My Light Bulb Moment! - Inst...

With the transition of the U.S. Presidential Administration, recent federal policy changes may have a direct or indirect impact on your institution and the learners you serve. While these conversations can be challenging, they are crucial for educati...

With the transition of the U.S. Presidential Administration, recent federal policy changes may have a direct or indirect impact on your institution and the learners you serve. While these conversations can be challenging, they are crucial for educati...

With the transition of the U.S. Presidential Administration, recent federal policy changes may have a direct or indirect impact on your institution and the learners you serve. While these conversations can be challenging, they are crucial for educati...