Canvas Release Notes – November 2021

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In this Canvas release (November 20), the Account and Course Settings tabs support independent URL references. In the Dashboard, the Create Course window may display an option to select a subaccount. Additionally, the word count for text submissions is displayed in SpeedGrader.

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SpeedGrader Word Count Feature

For students, the Assignment Details page indicates whether comments have been added as an annotation or within a rubric. And in the List View of the Dashboard, calendar events that include a link for a supported provider in the description or location field display a Join Conference button.

This is an abridged version of the full release notes and references. The full article found here in the Canvas Community site.

For a playlist of videos summarizing these release notes, please click here.