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The simple, open LMS from Instructure
Learning enriches living. Discover how major universities and K-12 school districts are boosting teacher effectiveness, student success and parental engagement with the Canvas learning management system.
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Light years ahead of competing systems, Canvas lets you speed up grading; send email, Facebook or text notifications; create amazing course content and more—all securely through the cloud.
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Wherever students go with their iPhone or iPad, Canvas tags along. They can stay on top of assignments; participate in course discussions; and read, create and reply to conversations.
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Get the detailsHow Canvas is Different
There are a lot of learning management systems in the market today.
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Find out why Canvas is the fastest growing LMS and how it is different from the rest.
“I spent maybe 10 hours yesterday working with Instructure, and I would say that 9 hours of that time was all content. It took me almost no time at all to figure out how to use the system. –Laura Gibbs
Online Instructor
University of Oklahoma
“I was one of the evaluating faculty for your competitors: Blackboard, D2L and Moodle. You guys are decades ahead of all of them. –Kelly Fadel
Associate Professor
Utah State University
“Canvas helps students and faculty feel more connected by building relationships in ways that other LMSs haven’t provided... –Ben Neiswender
Division of New Learning
Westminster College
How can Instructure Canvas help me?
Canvas is free for teachers.