To Our Amazing Educators Everywhere,
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
Welcome to the Instructure Community Weekly Highlights blog! Every Monday, we will update you with all the goings-on in the Instructure world from the previous week: community updates, product updates, new blogs to read, and everything else you'll need to know will be here.
August Highlights
Back to School
Happy Back to School season to all of our teachers, students, and parents–from all of us at Instructure. We, and our supportive furry friends, want to wish everyone a great school year!
As everyone enters the new school year, we wanted to highlight resources available to help make the Back to School experience an even better one!
Panda Bot
Introducing Panda Bot, a beta AI experience for Community!
- Panda Bot is an AI tool whose purpose is to support users as they navigate the Instructure Community.
Panda Pros
Sign up for Panda Pro coaching today
- Schedule a Panda Pro session for answers to any questions about Canvas by Instructure or Mastery Connect.
Instructure Study Hall
On-Demand Webinar library
- Explore Instructure’s on-demand webinar library to hear firsthand from our expert team and customers. These recordings cover everything from the latest trends in K-12 and Higher Education like teaching with technology and professional development to product demos and more. Watch and rewatch at your convenience.
Additional resources
And, as always, the Community guides, Product Blog, and Instructure Live sessions are there to help!
A special thank you to @KelliThomas , @WendyConcha , @HeatherAhern , @JulieWhite46 , and @CanvasJackie for sharing their Instructure back-to-school pets! Honorary mention to my own cats, Goldie and Birdie.
Community Updates
Canvas Community Updates
Community Users Interest Group
Upcoming Instructure Live Events
- Canvas Klatch - September 5 – Tue, Sep 5, 2023 11:00 AM MDT
- This is an office hour, so whoever attends directs the conversation.
- WEBINAR: Back to School Tools for Enhancing your LMS – Wed, Sep 13, 2023 10:00 AM MDT
- A new webinar made just for Canvas admins to connect with teams from three companies who have great solutions made just for Canvas.
- Canvas Klatch - September 13 – Wed, Sep 13, 2023 01:00 PM MDT
- This is an office hour, so whoever attends directs the conversation.
Product
Canvas Feature User Groups
New Analytics User Group
Next release: 2023-09-13
Product Blog
The Product Blog newest posts:
- Apple iWork file previews are now available in the United States
- The Start of a New Year
- Announcing a New Screen Recorder in Studio!
Feature Updates
Canvas
Updated Release Notes
Canvas Release Notes (2023-09-16)
Changes noted in the Canvas Release Archive.
Deploy Notes
Canvas Deploy Notes (2023-09-13)
See the Canvas Release and Deploy page for additional information.
Impact
Impact Release Notes (2023-08-30)
See Impact Release Notes page for additional information.
