Home

External Tools | Scheduled Maintenance | Feature Idea?  | Sandbox  |  Workshops & Events

---

One Stop Shop: Things to know/Common issues/Tips & Tricks 
Current FAQ's - HELP & Info
Canvas Down?
DRC Accommodations 

 

---

Important Information

ALERT: Deadline for Course Content Accessibility is April 24, 2026 All digital course materials must be fully accessible to all students by April 24, 2026, to comply with Title II of the ADA. The mandate includes all course materials in Canvas to ensure that all students have equitable access to learning as well as to avoid potential legal consequences. Visit Fixing Course Accessibility 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. 

Canvas Resources
CTLT Resources
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)
• YouTube (2/14/20)
  ________________
• 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.

last updated: 03/05/2025