The Canvas of Things
Updates, New Releases, Strategies, & Trainings
August 2021
The following are new Canvas releases that you might be interested in knowing about. Read this update and think about ways that it can impact your learning environment positively.
Print New Quizzes
What does printing look like for individual items?
Accessibility Checker Indicator in the Rich Content Editor
Improved New Quizzes Functionality in Modules
This change provides a better experience for using New Quizzes embedded in a module.
When a student navigates to a new quiz or resumes a new quiz from Modules, the quiz details page is displayed in the module. When the quiz is started or resumed, the quiz opens to the full screen interface. When the quiz is submitted, the student is returned back to the quiz details page in the module.
Mark as Done Placement
Empty Assignment Description Content
New Quizzes Item Bank Management
Speedgrader Comment Library
Canvas Studio
Canvas Studio has launched and is now an icon on your Global Navigation Menu.
What is Canvas Studio? Canvas Studio is an engaging and interactive video platform and solution for academic and adult learning.
What does Canvas Studio do?
- Fully integrates into our Canvas instance.
- Build quizzes and interactive components in created and upload videos
- Easily import from Youtube with no adds
- Close caption teacher made videos
- Easily share videos across the district
- Build an assignment with Studio that passback to the gradebook
- Check who's watching, who's not watching and for how long
- Screen capturing with editing tools to add design assets like images, music, blurring, etc.
Studio Training & Support
- Go to the Help Resources in Canvas (last icon in the Global Navigation menu).
- Click on Training Services Portal.
- Authorize your account.
- Search for Canvas Studio
- Begin the learning pathway (81 minutes)
Canvas Studio Virtual Training
• Learn, discover, and achieve at your own pace.
• Experience choice and personalization.
• Earn badges and Digital Learning credits.
• Add to PDP goals.
• Apply credits earned from the original Canvas Boot Camp.
• Complete Four Courses over time and at your convenience (see graphic below).
Watch Video Introducing the Master Canvas Teacher Pathway
Need Canvas Support?
Need Canvas Support? Want to chat, call, or report a problem to a Canvas Support Agent?
Before you submit a ticket, please check out the Canvas Guides. The Guides will help you with the basic How Tos of using Canvas.
Two new support options are now available: Call or Chat with a Support Agent.
Look at the following graphic that will answer your questions. To open in a new window, click on Canvas Support Options
From Don, Your Canvas Admin
Email: don_lourcey@iss.k12.nc.us
Website: https://www.issnc.org/departments/dtl/canvas
Location: 410 Garfield Street, Statesville, NC, USA
Phone: 704-832-2518
Twitter: @ISSDTL