{"id":1459,"date":"2020-04-03T12:36:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T17:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/canvas\/?p=1459"},"modified":"2020-04-03T12:36:21","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T17:36:21","slug":"april-4-2020-canvas-ready-release-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/canvas\/april-4-2020-canvas-ready-release-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"April 4, 2020 Canvas Ready Release Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Starting April 4, 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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