SpeedGrader & DocViewer display Apple Pages, Numbers, & Keynote files. Teachers can create point-based grading schemes. Links to pages change automatically when pages are renamed. New Quizzes has several updates.
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New Quizzes Community of Practice
We call for participants in a community of practice for instructors and instructional designers using New Quizzes in Canvas. We will facilitate this community in the 2023-2024 academic year.
Canvas Release Highlights August 2023
Teachers can use new gradebook filters, replace course link targets more easily, and convert Classic Quizzes to New Quizzes while importing content. Canvas releases arrive the third Saturday each month.
Canvas Release Highlights for June 2023
Teachers can publish or unpublish all modules at once. Teachers using New Quizzes may hide practice quizzes from the gradebook & embed content from apps. User access report data is limited to 1 year.
Canvas Release Highlights for April 2023
All users can download transcripts for captioned Studio media. Teachers can grade New Quizzes one question at a time, set Studio playback start time, and share NQ item banks and sort grades in new ways.
Canvas Release Highlights for December 2022
The New Quizzes tool now uses the Canvas rich content editor (replacing its separate RCE). Instructure removed Unsplash image search within Canvas. Canvas releases arrive the third Saturday each month.
New Quizzes Community of Practice
Call for participants: New Quizzes community of practice during the Spring 2023 term. We will host four meetings and encourage online communication about New Quizzes users’ experiences with the tool.
Canvas Release Highlights for January 2022
Collapsed course menu persists across courses. Canvas warns about unsaved submission comments. New Quizzes matching questions offer scoring options. Releases arrive the third Saturday of each month.
Canvas Release Highlights for November 2021
Students see unread indicator dots for new assignment & rubric feedback. Teachers see text submission word counts in SpeedGrader. Canvas releases occur the third Saturday of each month.
Canvas Release Highlights for August 2021
Teachers see a new tab in New Analytics displaying online “attendance” (daily activity for each student). Teachers can preview RCE accessibility notifications. Teachers can print from New Quizzes.
Canvas Release Highlights for July 2021
SMS text message notifications cease. Instructure begins scheduled maintenance windows on 1st & 3rd Thursdays in early morning hours. Small improvements come to New Quizzes, Gradebook, & HTML editor.
Canvas Release Highlights for June 2021
Teachers can save comments to reuse in SpeedGrader submission comments. New Quizzes offers improved item bank management. Feature releases come to Canvas the third Saturday of each month.