{"id":1466,"date":"2020-04-27T13:37:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T18:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/canvas\/?p=1466"},"modified":"2020-04-27T13:37:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T18:37:25","slug":"april-25-2020-canvas-ready-release-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/canvas\/april-25-2020-canvas-ready-release-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"April 25, 2020 Canvas Ready Release Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Starting April 25, 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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