Canvas Updates - July 3, 2024
Instructure made the following updates to Canvas on July 3, 2024.
Announcements - Mark All as Read & Available From/Until Dates (NEW)
The following changes were made to Canvas Announcements:
- Added a Mark All as Read button.
- Added the option for instructors to notify students when contents of an Announcement are edited.
- Replaced the Delayed Posting field with Available From field
- Added Until field that hides an Announcement after the date/time is reached.
Gradebook - "Message Students Who" Updated
The Message Students Who feature for the Total Grade column in the Gradebook has a couple of minor updates. When an instructor clicks the kebab in the Gradebook's Total column and selects Message Students Who, the Compose Message box that appears has the following updates:
- The Cutoff Value field was moved.
- The following message appears under Cutoff Value: "This is based on values seen in this gradebook. It may not be the same values students see."
For more detail, see Message Students Who Total Grade Update
Inbox - Messages Updated to Display Personal Pronouns
If a person has their pronouns set on their Canvas profile, Inbox will now display their pronouns in the following:
- Messages
- Drop-down menu in the message compose window
- Inbox Search field