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Important Information
Course Content Accessibility
All digital course materials must be fully accessible to every student, to comply with
Title II of the ADA
.  This extension is
not a pause or reduction in expectations
—maintaining momentum is essential given the scale of our digital content. The mandate includes all course materials in Canvas to ensure every student has equitable access to learning.
There is no rollback of the rule or its requirements.
WCAG 2.1 AA
(June 2018) remains the standard. This includes:
Videos → accurate captions are required (and transcripts are strongly recommended)
Audio-only content → transcripts required
PDFs and documents → must be properly structured, readable by screen readers
Images → need meaningful alt text
Canvas pages → proper headings, lists, color contrast, link text, etc.
Multimedia (interactive tools, embeds, apps) → must be accessible or have an accessible alternative
Visit
Accessible
Learning
for details and available support resources.
Summer Canvas updates changed features in Discussions, Files, New Quizzes, and the SpeedGrader.
Please review the Summer updates
New Accessibility Checker -
Access4All
replaced Ally in July.
Google
is no longer connected to Cal Poly Canvas.
Microsoft Education
(Sept 8) replaces Class Notebook and Microsoft Teams Classes.
Current Canvas Usage (4/30/25 - 11:50 am)
Courses
Faculty
Students
2,901
1,503
22,131
Instructional Continuity
Anyone of an array of events can disrupt faculty’s ability to teach courses via on-campus, in-class sessions. Cal Poly’s commitment to students includes making sure that we provide students an opportunity to complete courses despite disruptions whenever possible.
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Alternative Final Exams
Submit a Feature Idea
Canvas is an LMS created and managed by Instructure.com. If you have ideas for changes, improvements, and fixes,
please send them to Instructure
so that they can review your request and possibly make changes to the LMS.
External Tools: Dates Added
You can request that
Instructure add features to Canvas
. This would be toolsets that Canvas doesn't have. For example, a graded survey option in the New Quiz tool. This is not a 3rd Party Tools or LTI's like the ones listed below.
You do NOT need to request a Canvas Shell to use for teaching. All Course Shells are created in Canvas.
Not all 3rd Party Tools/Plugins/LTI's will be in Canvas. You can still use the applications and link to them from your course. You can also use the
SCORM
tool that allows you to connect your tool within Canvas.
Available 3rd party tools within Canvas:
iClicker Reg / Classic
(2/2/20)
iClicker Sync / Cloud
Respondus
LockDown Browser
TurnItIn
(discontinued 3/26/24)
Office 365 - OneDrive
Office OneNote Notebook
Google Drive
Zoom
(as of 1/28/20)
Blog
(2/11/20)
Journal
(2/11/20)
Flipgrid
(2/14/20)
(2/14/20)
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Khan Academy
(2/14/20)
NOTE:
Khan Academy no longer supports the Canvas integration. You can still add your Khan
links into your course pages
MathType
(2/14/20)
Respondus
Montior
(3/21/20)
Screencast-o-Matic (3/12/20)
Akindi for CSM (4/8/20)
Portfolium Assessment for Honors (7/1/20)
MacMillan Learning
(7/9/20)
Piazza
(7/30/20)
NOTE:
Piazza is now a purchased license. Cal Poly does not have a campus license for this tool.
McGraw Hill Connect
(7/31/20)
Follett Discover - Bookstore App
(8/4/20)
Pearson / Pearson MyLab & Mastering
(8/17/20)
NOTE:
this is now Access Pearson.
Cengage Learning
(8/20/20)
Ally
(9/2/20)
WW Norton
(9/9/20)
Follett RedShelf
(9/11/20)
Perusall
(10/14/20)
MATLAB
(12/9/20)
WileyPLUS
(4/9/21)
Microsoft Teams
(8/9/21)
ALEKS
(9/1/21)
McGraw Hill SIMnet
(7/8/22)
Pressbooks
(9/28/22)
Follett- Willo Digital Delivery
(6/22/23)
Access Pearson
(6/23/23)
CourseKata
(6/27/23)
Akindi for OCOB (3/28/24)
Labflow for CSM (3/28/24)
JSTOR (9/25/24)
TidyUp
(11/13/24)
zyBooks
(6/5/25)
More about
enhancements
or
publisher integrations
Not available yet:
Wiki / Collaborative Space (
but there are options
Sandbox Shells
The Production system started Dec. 9, 2019.
Sandbox shells
have been created for each instructor within the "Sandbox" sub-account (folder). If you would like an additional Test (Sandbox) shell, you can request one via the
Additional Test Shell Request form
Questions
Please email
canvassupport@calpoly.edu
if you have any migration questions, questions about Canvas, or general questions about the LMS.
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