In the latest release, Canvas have made the course conferences feature web friendly on mobile devices. Allowing you and your students to connect on the go. Canvas have also introduced a PDF export function for any comments associated with a piece of coursework. This change allows instructors to export all comments for an assignment in one file. Tutors can also add a secondary ID to the name column in the grades area.
Canvas Updates
Course Conferences HTML 5 Update
Canvas have made the course conferences feature web friendly on mobile devices. Simply click on the web browser on your device, login to Canvas, and start using Conferences to chat, screen share and present to students.
Coursework Comments PDF Export
The SpeedGrader sidebar includes a link to export submission comments as a PDF. This functionality is not supported for anonymous assignments until the assignment is unmuted.
Muted Assignment Student Comments
In the Submission Details page, students can leave comments in anonymous or moderated assignments while the assignment is muted. Previously this section of the page was hidden for muted assignments, but has now been updated to include comments regardless of assignment grade availability. This allows students to comment on their work or your feedback throughout the assessment process.