A LMS is a digital learning environment that can manage all aspects of the learning process.

Canvas is a learning management system that simplifies teaching and learning by connecting all the digital tools teachers use in one simple place. Canvas is EASY, OPEN, ADAPTABLE, and SECURE and has a track record of success from kindergarten through high school, and even into college. That’s because it’s at the center of the classroom - streamlining instructional delivery, communication, student tracking, and reporting. Canvas is designed to get out of your way to let you do your thing. Every last feature, every last interface is crafted to save you time and effort and to make teaching and learning easier.

Canvas is a native-to-the-cloud, fully-hosted, all-inclusive, browser-enabled LMS and extensible education technology platform. Hosted on the state-of-the-technology Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure and with Instructure’s guarantee of 99.9% system availability, Canvas provides anytime, anywhere 24/7/365 access with mobile support and free mobile apps included in the annual Canvas subscription fee at no additional cost.

Why are teachers choosing to use Canvas? Because they want to:

Receive and grade student assignments, discussions, and quizzes with SpeedGrader
Easily align assignments, quiz items, and rubrics to standards and/or learning targets
Utilize robust analytics to track student/class/course standards and targets-aligned data
Utilize web tools (like Dropbox, Google Drive, Twitter, etc.) all within the Canvas interface
Empower students to build eportfolios
Utilize mobile apps, including Magic Marker and Polls, to instantaneously gather formative assessment data
Provide students with written, audio, or video feedback, peer-review, and multiple revision/submission opportunities
Synthesize all work and course related events into one, drag-and-drop enabled calendar
Push notifications to students with one click (via email and text)

How does a student benefit from working in Canvas? They are able to:

Interact with class content, assignments, quizzes, etc. online, on any device, with any browser . . .
Integrate their Google Drive account with Canvas to allow for easy access / sharing of documents AND/OR utilize Canvas to host student files
Build ePortfolios with zero restrictions on storage space that students can take with them after graduation
Track their progress through ongoing and powerful teacher feedback tools and data analytics
Receive course announcements, grade notifications, etc. instantaneously on their preferred device(s)
Easily collaborate with peers and their teacher via system messaging, conferences, chat and other communication tools

Want more information?

- Canvas Website