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Canvas Release Notes for September 15, 2018
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User Summaries - See how the release imapacts your role (Admin/Instructor/Student)
Updated Features for Instructors
Assignments
Bulk Select Final Moderated Grades
- If an individual student’s submission has only been graded by one grader, the moderator can select all the grades from that grader as final grades.
Moderated Student Name SpeedGrader Links
- In the Moderation page, student names are linked to their submissions in SpeedGrader.
Gradebook
CSV Import Custom Column Support
- Gradebook CSV import files support updates for custom columns.
SpeedGrader
Moderated Grading Rubric Review
- SpeedGrader displays all assessed rubrics to moderators. This allows moderators to view and compare rubrics scored by different graders.
New Gradebook
New Gradebook and SpeedGrader Section Filtering
- New Gradebook section filtering is synced with SpeedGrader.
DocViewer
Anonymous Grading Annotated Comments
- DocViewer supports annotated comments in anonymously graded assignments.
People
Profiles Last Attended Date
- In a student’s Profile page, instructors can note the date that a student last attended in the course.
Updated Features for Admins
Permissions
Create Discussions Permission
- The Permissions page includes a new permission for creating discussions in a course.