Overview
There were many new features added to Canvas this past year and we want to highlight them so instructors are aware of the new features and can become more familiar with them.
Student Context Cards
Student Context Cards allow a person with the "Teacher" role in a course to click on any student's name and see a summary of the student's progress in the course. This is meant to be a simple view and unfortunately, it does not include mobile data - meaning if a student accessed and completed assignments via the app installed on their iPad/iPhone/Android or other mobile device, the data isn't logged.
Student Context Cards will show the student's current grade, the grade for the last 10 assignments, the number of missing and/or late assignments along with links to easily contact the student or go to Canvas' Analytics page to show more in-depth information.
Learn more by going to the Canvas How Do I Access the Student Context Card page. You may also view Student Context Cards in the Canvas Teacher App. To see how this works in your specific mobile app, go to the Canvas Mobile Student Context Cards page.
New Gradebook
The new Canvas Gradebook was launched by Canvas in November of 2017, but was not turned on until this Spring.
The main features that were added are:
Improved Gradebook menu
This dipslays the various Gradebooks that may be available in a course (Individual View and Gradebook History).
View Menu
Includes multiple options for sorting and filtering assignments.
Actions Menu
Displays options for syncing the Gradebook, importing or exporting a CSV version of the Gradebook.
To learn more about the features and see information about future iterations of the Gradebook, go to the Canvas Release Notes.
You may also find additional information in our wiki about Canvas Gradebook Options or on the Canvas Gradebook Guide. These will help you find instructions for any specific questions you might have about grading.