CANVAS
by Instructure
Who Uses CANVAS?
Canvas provides the industry-leading platform for millions of passionate students and teachers. Most of colleges, universities, and school districts are currently utilizing the Canvas LMS.
What Is CANVAS?
Through open, usable, cloud-based technologies, Canvas enables easy integration of the content, tools, and services that teachers need and students want. As the most usable, customizable, adaptable, and reliable learning platform (think 99.9% uptime), Canvas is adopted faster and deeper (or, is used in more ways by more users) than any other LMS. So, in the end, investing in 21st century education technology actually makes teaching and learning easier. Learn more about us at www.instructure.com/
CANVAS Details
Instructure
http://www.instructure.com
Founded 2008
CANVAS Pricing Overview
CANVAS has a free version and offers a free trial.
Free Version
Yes
Free Trial
Yes
Deployment
Cloud, SaaS, Web
Mobile - iOS Native
Mobile - Android Native
Training
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Business Hours
Online
CANVAS Features
Popular Products
CANVAS Reviews
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Christopher C.
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Overall Rating5/5
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Ease of Use4/5
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Features & Functionality5/5
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Customer Support5/5
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Value for MoneyUnrated
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- Reviewed on 10/09/2019
"Great Student Experience Drives Positive Student Outcomes"
Comments: A more intuitive and user friendly LMS drives positive outcomes for students and teachers alike.
Pros: A vast improvement to our previous educational software, Blackboard, Canvas provides an understandable and intuitive user interface to navigate the often confusing world of online education. The phone-app consistently works and seamlessly integrates with our SAML, making it easy to access assignments right from our phone.
Cons: At no fault to the software itself, like any great tool it depends on the skill and effort of those who wield it: in this case, the teachers themselves. At its heart, Canvas is a cloud-based file organization or content management system; you're either organized or your not. Proper labels, intuition on what topics deserve their own page or simply a section on pre-existing page go a long way in lessening the cognitive load of the students, and thus driving better educational outcomes.
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- Reviewed on 10/09/2019
David C.
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Overall Rating5/5
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Ease of Use4/5
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Features & Functionality5/5
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Customer Support5/5
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Value for Money5/5
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- Reviewed on 16/12/2019
"Like a Fine Wine, It Gets Better with Age"
Comments: Canvas has made online and blended education much less of a hassle for students and teachers. It is simple, elegant, and functional. There is almost NO downtime, which is phenomenal. I highly recommend it above any other LMS. Both students and faculty love using Canvas for online and blended courses.
Pros: Canvas by Instructure has only improved as it has grown. For an LMS, it is easy to learn and use. It has integrations with various other useful software, but I often encourage faculty who have trouble learning software to just use the tools in Canvas. It's easier to navigate and function. The new gradebook promises to make the whole experience even better.
Cons: This is petty, but the thing I like least about Canvas is the rich text editor on content pages. I wish it could handle more drag and drop features, like Squarespace or Wix. That said, it is perfectly fine. It's not that I don't like it, but I like it least.
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- Reviewed on 16/12/2019
Yousra R.
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Overall Rating5/5
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Ease of Use5/5
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Features & Functionality5/5
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Customer Support5/5
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- Reviewed on 15/05/2020
"Makes school easy"
Comments: I enjoy it and I look forward to continue using it for my studies!
Pros: Everything is laid out for the user. Class rooms are represented by boxes and colors which is easy to distinguish. Almost immediate feedback when grades are up and can set reminders
Cons: The calendar feature is pretty useless on the app because it is always confusing. It can also be annoying when I am about to finish a timed assignment.
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- Reviewed on 15/05/2020
Samridh S.
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Overall Rating3/5
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Ease of Use3/5
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Features & Functionality3/5
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Value for MoneyUnrated
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- Reviewed on 01/02/2019
"Canvas as a student user"
Comments: Compared to Moodle, I like Canvas much better. It is very much focused and geared towards enhancing the student's learning experience.
Pros:
I have been using canvas regularly for all my graduate classes. It has been the epicenter/hub for the instructor and all other students to come together and create a intuitive learning environment. Things I really like with canvas:
- Discussions and Help Forums
It's so easy to post questions in canvas and ask the professor and other students for help or clarifications. my graduate classes are pretty demanding and requires lot of back and forth with the instructor. But imagine if every student asked the instructor the same questions over and over again. On canvas I can see other student's questions and responses so it's like big FAQ hub.
- Easy to navigate Contents
All of the contents such as lecture slides, videos, homeworks, grades etc are in one location under different tabs. It has been organized properly and I don't have to click 100 times to get tot the page I want.
- Interaction with other students
I think this is what differentiates Canvas from moodle and what I have used in the past. This platform is very much student geared and student centered. It is there to help students interact with each other and learn from each other.
Cons:
Canvas is not perfect though if you are not an expert user or instructor.
- Many times instructors said the contents are released but it wasn't
- The grades accumulation does not always makes sense
- Very much dependent on how the instructor has laid out contents.
- Redundant information
- Not always user friendly. Does take a while to get adjusted to it
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- Reviewed on 01/02/2019
Emily B.
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Overall Rating4/5
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Ease of Use3/5
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Features & Functionality5/5
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Customer Support4/5
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Value for Money4/5
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- Reviewed on 02/03/2020
"Sky's The Limit"
Comments: I was the digital learning facilitator at a high school with 1400 students for the last two years, and those were our district's first two years with Canvas. I helped design and lead professional development for staff and students that we used county-wide. I also helped with user management for my school, as well as working with teachers to implement the program. I would've loved the program, when I was in the classroom, but I know a lot of my teachers found it overwhelming, so we had to do mini PDs and teach little pieces at a time so it was absorbable.
Pros: There's nothing in online learning that this learning management system can't do. It differentiates, it allows you to set hard and soft deadlines for assignments, it lets students work in groups, and it integrates with just about every educational website out there.
Cons: Because it can do so much and is so flexible, it can be a bit overwhelming for the non-tech-savvy to learn. Also, the notifications of updates aren't clear so it can be challenging to keep up with the changes.
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- Reviewed on 02/03/2020
