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June 21, 2021

Instructure Releases Research on the State of K-12 that Explores Pandemic’s Impact on U.S. Schools

New study suggests hybrid learning is here to stay, exposes key socioeconomic inequities, and need for assessment overhaul SALT LAKE CITY — June 21, 2021 — Today Instructure, the makers of Canvas, released new data that explores how the pandemic has impacted K-12 education, and identifies six key trends moving forward for U.S. schools. Positive shifts include teachers and parents becoming more open to new ways to teach and learn, and finding value in technology to stay connected. Student
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April 13, 2021

Instructure Announces New MasteryView Assessments to Help Schools Assess and Address COVID-Related Learning Loss

SALT LAKE CITY — Apr. 13, 2021 — Today Instructure announced new MasteryView Assessments, a collection of valid and reliable formative assessments for schools developed by curriculum experts to measure learning loss. MasteryView Assessments are short, pre-built evaluations aligned to key state learning standards that schools can utilize through MasteryConnect, an assessment management system deeply integrated into Instructure’s Canvas LMS. Districts can purchase MasteryView Assessments with
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February 08, 2021

Instructure Announces Immersive Reader Available Free to Canvas Users

SALT LAKE CITY — Feb. 8, 2021 — Today at the 15th Global Education Partner Summit (GEPS), Instructure announced that Immersive Reader, a Microsoft Learning Tool, is now generally available within the Canvas Learning Management System. The feature is free to all Canvas customers on any Canvas Pages content, making reading more accessible to all learners. “Last year Instructure became the first learning management system provider to offer Immersive Reader for students,” said Mitch Benson, Chief
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December 17, 2020

Instructure and Partners Urge Biden/Harris Administration to Address Ongoing Issues Impacting Nation’s Education System

SALT LAKE CITY—December 17, 2020—Today, Instructure announced it has been joined by Concentric Sky, Nearpod, Unicon, and Zoom in urging the incoming Biden administration to secure sufficient education funding, achieve education equity, and address ongoing issues impacting our nation’s education system. Read the full letter to President-Elect Biden’s Education Transition Team. While millions of American students have depended on reliable and robust learning management systems during COVID-19
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December 10, 2020

Instructure to Acquire Certica Solutions to Make Learning Personal for Every Student

SALT LAKE CITY — Dec. 10, 2020 — Instructure today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Certica Solutions, an industry leader in K12 assessment and analytics, and longtime partner of Canvas and MasteryConnect. Through this acquisition, Instructure will provide the comprehensive and open set of tools educators need to drive student outcomes by bringing together a learning management system, assessment management system, assessment content, and data analytics into one streamlined K12
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October 15, 2020

Safeguard Hand Soap Brand Partners with Canvas to Reach Classrooms Nationwide with Free Hygiene Education and Product Donation


CINCINNATI, October 15, 2020 -- Procter & Gamble's Safeguard soap brand and Instructure, the makers of the Canvas Learning Management System, are announcing their first-of-a-kind partnership providing schools nationwide with educational and product resources to help teach elementary students proper handwashing habits in line with CDC guidelines. The partnership and lesson plan will be unveiled today, Global Handwashing Day, at CanvasCon Online, an annual conference for educators and edtech
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October 14, 2020

Instructure to Use Microsoft Teams as a Default Conferencing Tool in Canvas

SALT LAKE CITY — October 14, 2020 — At its CanvasCon Online ed tech conference today, Instructure will announce that it is expanding a longtime collaboration with Microsoft with new integrated solutions including offering Microsoft Teams meetings as one of the default conferencing tools in Canvas. An improved and fully immersive Teams meetings experience in Canvas will be offered through a Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) app, allowing educators to create meetings, change meeting settings
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October 14, 2020

Canvas Certified Educator Program Launched to Help Educators Master Canvas

SALT LAKE CITY — October 14, 2020 — In connection with this week’s CanvasCon Online edtech event, Instructure announced its new Canvas Certified Educator program. This online certification program consists of a series of courses designed to strengthen knowledge and use of Canvas through hands-on experiences. Educational professionals can earn credentials to certify their mastery of skills that relate to using the Canvas platform. Canvas Certified Educator combines deep working knowledge of
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October 13, 2020

Instructure Announces 2020 Canvas Educator of the Year Award Honorees and Student Scholarship Winners

SALT LAKE CITY — October 13, 2020 — Instructure today announced the winners of its 2020 Canvas Educator of the Year Awards in connection with this week’s CanvasCon Online edtech conference. Building on the success of the 2019 awards, the 2020 Canvas Educator of the Year Awards recognize outstanding educators in the United States working to embrace remote learning, prepare students for the workforce, and support student success and achievement in an evolving education landscape. “Each winner is
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