With just a little under 2 months until the InstructureCon conference, the Canvas team continues to push out updates that improve on the system.For more information, review the release notes from:
For Everyone
- The Rich Content Editor now correctly handles inserting a content page link on an image
- Embedded content in the Rich Content Editor now shows a preview
- Embedded YouTube videos can now be played in fullscreen without having to go to YouTube
- Table editing functionality in the Rich Content Editor has been enhanced with a context menu that appears when a table is selected
- Recent announcements now display links as part of the announcement text
- The Groups link in the global navigation menu (i.e. the left bar) now shows up to 10 active groups
For Instructors
- Content page settings now include the ability to set as front page; previously, this can only be done on the Pages index page
- The “All Submissions” notification now only shows upon a student’s first submission, and not subsequent submissions for the same assignment
- Show recent announcements option now displays for any Course Home Page
- Course exports now expire after 30 days
- An individual assignment can now be converted to group assignment with differentiated due dates
For Students
- Ungraded surveys now show up on the To Do List
- Assignment submission through an external tool, such as BuckeyeBox, now works correctly