Updates to Canvas were released on March 20. To see all the new features and fixed bugs view the complete March Release Notes.
The following updates have been made in Canvas:
- Webcam Submissions — In File Upload assignments, students can use their webcam to submit to an assignment. For File Upload assignments, students have the option to use their webcam for file uploads. The first time they use the feature, they will need to give permission to Canvas to access their computer webcam. Like all other graded submission types, images submitted via the webcam functionality do not count against the course or user quota.
- Submission Reassignments — In SpeedGrader, instructors can reassign an assignment with a due date to an individual student and ask them to redo their submission. This change allows instructors to provide feedback and reassign an assignment to an individual student, which places the assignment back in the List View Dashboard as another assignment to complete.
- Course Settings — The Participation menu includes an option to select course dates by term or course. This change offers clarification for how student participation is managed for a course.
- File Preview Enhancements — Files linked in the Rich Content Editor can be previewed in an overlay or inline. This change allows users to control the display of the file preview. Previously all file previews opened in a new browser tab.
