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September 21, 2022

Google for Education Partners with Instructure to Simplify Integration and Extend Digital Classroom Capabilities

Schools with Google Workspace for Education Plus can now integrate their student information system (SIS) and Google Classroom through Instructure’s Elevate Data Sync SALT LAKE CITY — September 21, 2022 — Instructure, the maker of Elevate Data Sync, has entered into an agreement with their partner, Google, that bridges the integration gap for Google Classroom users with a robust and comprehensive solution. With the integration, educational institutions can now keep course data and rosters
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September 20, 2022

Instructure, Utah Jazz to Honor Most Valuable Educators in Season-Long Appreciation Program and Awards Dinner

Educators to be Recognized at Jazz Games and Receive Classroom Grants; Public Nominations Now Being Accepted on Jazz Website SALT LAKE CITY (September 20, 2022) – Instructure, the Salt Lake City-based makers of the Canvas Learning Management System, and the Utah Jazz today announced the renewal of their partnership to recognize local educators at Jazz games throughout the season. The program – Utah Jazz Most Valuable Educators presented by Instructure – invites the Utah community to nominate
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August 25, 2022

Instructure Names Two New SVPs to Accelerate Growth

Brian Cully to lead corporate development and Justin Beck to lead North America sales SALT LAKE CITY — August 25, 2022 — Instructure, the maker of Canvas, today announced the addition of two key leaders that will have a broad influence over driving the growth of the Instructure Learning Platform. Brian Cully, a former investment banker with KeyBanc Capital Markets, has been appointed senior vice president of corporate development. In addition, Justin Beck, a former sales executive with
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August 23, 2022

Instructure Study Suggests that Louisiana Higher Ed Students Prioritize Career Readiness, Holistic Development

State of Student Success & Engagement in Louisiana Higher Education points to evolving student perceptions of educational needs SALT LAKE CITY — August 23, 2022 — Instructure, the maker of Canvas, today released a new study highlighting key higher education trends in Louisiana. The study, developed in coordination with Hanover Research, gives a timely and insightful view into how 114 higher education students in Louisiana define student success and engagement. Student respondents are focused on
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August 10, 2022

Instructure’s Elevate Earns Ed-Fi Rebadging, Validating its Commitment to Secure, Connected Data for Schools

Elevate securely provides K-12 institutions with real-time data SALT LAKE CITY — August 10, 2022 — Instructure, the maker of Canvas, today announced it has earned a renewed Ed-Fi Managed Operational Data Store and API Platform Badge for Elevate K-12 Analytics and the Ed-Fi API Provider Badge for Elevate Standards Alignment (formerly Academic Benchmarks), both for another two years. The distinction validates Instructure as an ongoing, trusted Ed-Fi Operational Data Store, Analytics provider and
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August 02, 2022

Northern Arizona University Selects Canvas LMS to Deliver a Student-Centered Experience to its Nearly 30,000 Students

Two of top three largest public universities in Arizona now use Canvas to create a reliable, open and inclusive learning environment SALT LAKE CITY — August 2, 2022 — Instructure, the maker of Canvas, today announced that Northern Arizona University (NAU) selected Canvas as its new learning management system, to empower student success through reliable, open and inclusive educational technology. Canvas LMS is part of the Instructure Learning Platform and is the market-share leader in higher
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July 19, 2022

Southern University and A&M College System Selects the Industry-Leading Canvas LMS to Empower its More Than 11,000 Students

The only historically black university system in the United States partners with Instructure to offer students a reliable, open and inclusive learning environment SALT LAKE CITY — July 19, 2022 — Instructure, the maker of Canvas, today announced that the Southern University and A&M College System (SU System) has selected the Canvas LMS as its new learning management system to empower student success and create global leadership opportunities for a diverse student population. The Canvas
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July 14, 2022

Instructure Recognizes Six Outstanding North America Educators

Annual Educator of the Year Awards are Nominated by Fellow Educators, Administrators and Students SALT LAKE CITY — July 14, 2022 — Instructure, the maker of Canvas, today announced the winners of its 2022 Educator of the Year Awards in connection with today’s InstructureCon 2022 edtech conference. The program recognizes outstanding educators in North America working to embrace remote learning, prepare students for the workforce and support student success and achievement in an evolving education
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July 14, 2022

InstructureCon 2022 Virtual Conference Delivers Inspirational, Practical Tips to More than 10,000 Educators

Over 10 hours of free content now available on-demand for up to a year SALT LAKE CITY — July 14, 2022 — Instructure, the maker of Canvas, today will hold its annual conference, InstructureCon 2022 in North America. This is the first year holding regional versions of the virtual education technology and digital learning conferences. Three additional regional InstructureCons will take place later in the year for Latin America, Europe/Middle East/Africa and the Asia Pacific regions. Over 10,000
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