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...

  Thank you for attending the Q1 Instructure New and Next Webinar. This post includes linked resources for the recent product releases covered in our Q1 2025 Instructure New & Next webinars, organized by theme. These resources have been created to h...

The start of term has seen a focus on GenAI but with some ALL IMPORTANT human centric handholding! We began with a half day INSET sharing a range of GenAI features that could be used to support planning and enhancing outcomes in the classroom.   Reso...

Kick off the new year with tools to simplify assessment and elevate student outcomes! This video and one-pager highlight key features of Mastery’s end-of-year enhancements, designed to help educators streamline grading, track growth, and support stu...

This adoption kit is designed to help educators seamlessly integrate Khanmigo into their Canvas courses, providing innovative ways to enhance student learning and engagement. Explore step-by-step resources and strategies to unlock the full potential...

Looking to empower your educators with AI-driven teaching tools? This adoption kit is your guide to successfully integrating Khanmigo into your Canvas environment, helping administrators support teachers and enhance classroom experiences.   View th...

The new Rubric Enhancements now include a way to import your rubrics from a CSV template: I'm afraid I don't find the csv template that intuitive (its probably just me..): So, I had to download one of my own rubrics to see how it all worked! Two of...

TLDR - This is a variation on the 'squash ladder' feature in a previous post. If you've already read this then skip straight to the video! ChatGPT, under my watchful gaze, made this Ideate League and Fixtures table. In the Ideation stage of Design T...

Pages must be one of the least used features in Canvas and I can remember a discussion from a long time ago about whether pages might be dropped from the platform! Over the last few years, Pages have had a new lease of life, with the ability to embed...

Hi, this is an old topic that has been archived but I'm wondering if any others are still looking for an easier and quicker way to bulk update assignment statuses. There may be two different ways to resolve this issue: A) Our school has a "not yet gr...

This K12-focused one-page overview provides a summary of our seamless integration of Khanmigo Teacher Tools directly within Canvas. This feature is available to all US-based Canvas customers to simplify AI for educators and generate high-quality, tr...

This post includes linked resources for the recent product releases covered in our September 2024 Instructure New and Next webinars, organized by theme. We’ll continue to update this post as more resources become available. After the Instructure New...

It's been a long time coming but the new Assign to feature is a very welcome addition to Canvas. Of course, like its purpose, we have already thought of a number of cases where it could make an impact. Here is one of which I have tried which has not ...

  If you're interested in introducing gamification into your K-12 classroom or curious about how to gamify lessons, you won't want to miss this guide.  We collaborated with Jai Bishop, a Grade 5 teacher at Aoba-Japan International School, to share ...

Tl;dr – We’re thrilled to share that the  K12 Canvas Users Group is evolving to support your needs and interests better. Starting September 16, 2024, you’ll notice the group will simply be called K12 Users Group, and its focus will broaden beyond Ca...

I'm developing an LTI tool for Canvas LMS and I'm curious about observer access. I've configured my tool with the URL, client ID, and secret, and set privacy to public for testing. However, I noticed observers can also access my LTI link. My question...

SSO troubles today so left with some time on my hands. Me and my buddy Chat GPT had a go at making a Pairs game. I really wanted to make a game that students could make in Canvas and then try out. We got there in the end through a series of prompt ch...

Many, many years ago, I went to an Edtech conference and saw a wonderful design built by Ultralab which allowed students to create their own Superheroes and then 'battle' them off in the form of a squash ladder style competition eg 1st plays 10th and...

This post was sort of inspired by a question to the Community - Solved: Clickable Check Boxes in a to-do list - Instructure Community - 606531 (canvaslms.com) asking about Check boxes for a to-do list. My go to list creator is https://interactlist.co...

Buoyed by the success of the last Chat GTP designed game (see Bringing AI into Canvas (well, using ChatGPT to cr... - Instructure Community - 606714 (canvaslms.com) and wanting to see if it wasn't just a one off, I set about having a go at a Family F...

I was asked if I could come up with some sort of Treasure Hunt style game for a Projects fair which would encourage students to go and visit other stalls and talk to people about their project designs. There would be 25 stalls, each presenting a diff...

I was recently asked by a Maths teacher if I could help with some ideas for a Treasure Hunt style game on Canvas. The teacher had read the previous post on Canvas (Scavenger Hunts in Canvas - My Light Bulb Moment! - Instructure Community - 601989 (ca...

My Light Bulb Moment I am often very guilty of spending far too long looking for additional software tools to work with Canvas because "there is nothing on Canvas that does what I want to do".  Writing this blog post is to share with you two points: ...

I am cleaning up our users in Canvas and was wondering from those that have been using Canvas in K12 how do you handle Users that leave your district.  Do you delete their accounts?

Hi everyone, we are a group of Learning Designers and Educators and have been building Stackle for the last 3-4 years. The problems that we as teachers faced included;1. How to add more interactivity onto Canvas Page2. How to add Learning Activities ...