Updates to Canvas were released on May 15. To see all the new features and fixed bugs view the complete May Release Notes.
The following updates have been made in Canvas:
- Student Annotation Submissions — Instructors can use an annotated assignment type to upload a file for students to annotate and submit directly in Canvas. This change allows instructors to provide a file as an assignment and allow students to annotate the file directly in Canvas. Currently, students have to either print the file and take a photo to submit or use a third-party tool to complete the submission.
- Save and Build Button Workflow — The New Quiz creation page includes both a Save button and a Build button. This change aligns the Save button behavior with other areas of Canvas, and the Build button distinctively separates the workflow for building a quiz.
- The Save button saves the content in the existing page and returns the user to the area where the quiz was accessed. . This change to the Save button mimics similar behavior throughout Canvas regarding saving page content.
- The Build button saves the existing page and launches the New Quiz editor.
- Maintenance Windows — To better manage required maintenance across all customer instances, regular maintenance windows will be implemented for each region, beginning in July 2021. Most maintenance windows will take place sometime between 12:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. local time on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. Planned maintenance windows help to minimize the need for emergency maintenance.
