Canvas Teacher Mobile Features
This document compares the features available in the Canvas Teacher app on Android and iOS devices and Canvas web.
The following tables show the current functionality comparison between the web version of Canvas and the Canvas Teacher app. Additional features will be added based on development priorities.
To compare app functionality, please view the Canvas Student mobile features document or the Canvas Parent mobile features document. The Canvas mobile applications require Android 8.0 or later and iOS 15.0 or later.
Dashboard Navigation
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Features |
Web |
iOS App |
Android App |
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Dashboard |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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View Courses |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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View Groups |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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Set Course Favorites |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Set Course Colors |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Set Course Nickname |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Change Dashboard Layout |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Reorder Course Cards |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ |
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Inbox |
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Add Conversations |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Reply to Conversations |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Filter by Course |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Filter by Group |
✖️ | Account Groups | |
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Add Attachments |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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View Assignment Comments |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Profile |
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Get Help |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Set Profile Picture |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Switch Users |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Push Notifications |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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View User Files |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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View User Settings |
✔️ | ✔️ | Profile Settings |
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Change App Theme (Dark Mode) |
✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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To Do List |
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View To Do List |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Open Items in SpeedGrader |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Course Features
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Features |
Web |
iOS App |
Android App |
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Course Settings |
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Edit Course Settings |
✔️ | Name and Home Page | Name and Home Page |
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Announcements |
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Add Announcements |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Reply to Announcements |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Delete Announcements |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Add Attachments |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Assignments |
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Add Assignments |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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Edit Assignments |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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View Assignment Submissions |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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View Assignment Rubrics |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Calendar |
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View Calendar |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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Add Calendar Items |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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Edit Calendar Items |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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Collaborations |
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View Collaborations |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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Add Collaborations |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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Edit Collaborations |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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Conferences (Default) |
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View Conferences |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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Add Conferences |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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Edit Conferences |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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Join Conferences |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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Chat |
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Enable Chat |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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View Chat |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Discussions |
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Add Discussions |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Delete Discussions |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Pin/Unpin Discussions |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Edit Discussions |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Reply to Discussions |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Like Discussion Replies |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✔️ |
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Add Attachments to Discussions/Replies |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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View/Reply to Anonymous Discussions in Discussions Redesign |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ |
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ePortfolios |
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View ePortfolios |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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Add & Edit ePortfolios |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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External Tools (LTI) |
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Access External Tools |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Take Attendance |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Launch from Rich Text |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Embed in Rich Text |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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Files |
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Add Files/Folders |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Edit Files/Folders |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Manage User Access |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Manage Usage Rights |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Preview Files |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Search Files |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Grading |
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View Gradebook |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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Grade Assignments |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Message Students |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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View Grades |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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View Grading Periods |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Add Text Comments |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Add Media Comments |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Use Comment Library |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Post/Hide Assignment Grades |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Enable Anonymous Grading |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✔️ |
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Modules |
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Add Modules |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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Edit Modules |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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View Modules |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Outcomes |
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Add Outcomes |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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Pages |
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Add Pages |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Edit Pages |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Preview Pages |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Delete Pages |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Set Front Page |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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People |
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View People |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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View Context Cards |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Message Users |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Student View* |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Quizzes |
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Add Quizzes |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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Preview Quizzes |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Edit Quiz Details |
✔️ | Full Access | Limited Access |
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Moderate Quizzes |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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Rich Content Editor |
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Basic Text Formatting |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Attachments |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Rubrics |
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Add Rubrics |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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Edit Rubrics |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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View Rubrics |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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Scheduler |
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Add Appointments |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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Edit Appointments |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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View Appointments |
✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
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SCORM |
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Add SCORM files |
✔️ | Not recommended | Not recommended |
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View SCORM files |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
*Opens in the Student app. The mobile app student view matches the same restrictions for the Test Student in Canvas web. However, the Test Student cannot be reset in the app.
Canvas web functionality currently not supported in the Teacher App:
Assignment Creation
Calendar
Collaborations
Conferences
Chat
ePortfolios
Gradebook
Graded Discussions
Modules Creation
Outcome Creation
Quiz Creation
Quiz Moderation
Rubric Details
Scheduler
Last update: 2024-04-08
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