Canvas by Instructure

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Description of App

Your learning, anywhere.
Stay connected to your courses with the official Canvas app for learners. Whether you’re in class, commuting, or offline, Canvas helps you stay organized and engaged.

Note for instructors: For teaching and grading features, use the Canvas Teacher app.

What you can do
β€’ Organize: View grades, track assignments, homework, and schoolwork; get reminders, push notifications and add customizable widgets for quick access
β€’ Engage: Send messages, join class discussions and collaborate with classmates in real time
β€’ Learn: Submit assignments, PDFs, docs, and media files for teachers to annotate in SpeedGrader, take quizzes, and watch videos on the go
β€’ Offline: Download full courses and keep studying even without internet
β€’ Integration & inclusivity: Use integrated classroom tools (LTIs), enjoy dark mode, and rely on built-in accessibility for everyone (VPAT 2.2 compliant)
β€’ Lifelong learning: Support for continuous learning, career-focused skill based learning programs, and AI-powered learning experience via Career experience

Trusted by over 40 million learners worldwide.

Version

8.2.0

Free or Paid

Free

Device(s) App Was Tested On

iPhone

iOS Version

18.0.1

Accessibility Comments

Most features of this app are very accessible, and Canvas regularly fixes accessibility issues. the small number of accessibility issues that remain are likely to be of minor importance and impact.

VoiceOver Performance

VoiceOver reads most page elements.

Button Labeling

All buttons are clearly labeled.

Usability

There are some minor accessibility issues with this app, but they are easy to deal with.

Recommendations

1 people have recommended this app

Most recently recommended by TJT 2001 3 years 5 months ago

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Comments

By tunmi13 on Sunday, May 14, 2023 - 08:52

Last year 2022, I graduated high school and must say that this app helped me since early middle school. The layout is very nice and consistent, and accessibility seems to be obviously intended. Now my college uses D2L, so I won't be using this app anymore, at least for now.