{"id":1453,"date":"2020-03-27T12:26:06","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T17:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/canvas\/?p=1453"},"modified":"2020-03-27T12:26:06","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T17:26:06","slug":"march-28-2020-canvas-ready-release-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/canvas\/march-28-2020-canvas-ready-release-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"March 28, 2020 Canvas Ready Release Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Starting March 28, 2020,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Instructure will deploy a set of \u201cReady Releases\u201d to Canvas. To provide more immediate support for instructors teaching online, Ready Releases introduce new and updated features or adjusted user functionality every week. 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