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We hope your year is off to a fantastic start. We're excited to share the latest info, tips, and product updates to keep up to date on everything Canvas-related with this month's Panda Press newsletter.

Now Available: Block Editor Open Beta

The new Canvas Block Editor is now available for open beta! This is a long-requested feature, and we're excited to give users more flexibility for page content creation. This version is accessible in all beta environments, and we'd love your feedback as we work toward further enhancements ahead of the official launch. The production release will roll out once we’ve refined the core features and finalised improvements.

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Championed by APAC: Your End-of-Year Product Update

We're already in 2025, but we want to share some of the product updates you might have missed in 2024.

These range from top customer asks, like differentiated content and global search tooling to small-but-mighty improvements that will make the lives of your admins a whole lot easier, including submission feedback in the Parent app and an SIS import batch update warning. What makes these special? All of these updates and improvements came from our APAC customers—you! Thanks to your championing, we’ve been able to improve Canvas for our users globally.

Head to our blog and get the full list of APAC-championed updates and why they’re so exciting.

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New! Student Engagement Ebooks for K-12 and Higher Ed

Need a hand boosting student engagement? Check out our new ebooks, full of research and practical tips for K-12 and Higher Ed educators. Download your free copy today!

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Instructor Training.png Thinking About Instructor Training?

We are, too. We get asked often about the best ways to create meaningful professional development programs. This downloadable one-pager, 9 tips for building a successful teacher training pathway, offers our best helpful hints to set your educators up for success.

InstructureCon 25: Early Bird Pricing Now Open

This year's InstructureCon is happening 22-24 July in Spokane, Washington, USA. It's an unforgettable week of learning and collaborating with the best community in edtech, and there's still time to submit a proposal to present. Register now for early bird pricing. Can't make it this year? We'll be announcing our regional CanvasCon events in the next few months—stay tuned!

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Gemini LTI™: Now Available in Canvas LMS

Exciting news: Google's AI-powered assistant, Gemini LTI™, is available now for users with Google Workspace for Education accounts at no extra cost. The integration allows educators and learners access to Gemini's AI-driven tools directly within Canvas. Learn more about using Gemini LTI within Canvas.

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How Poll Everywhere Enables Student-Centred Curriculum Design

Did you know we have a Canvas and Poll Everywhere integration? Working together, they'll streamline administrative tasks by automating data transfer, empowering educators to design curriculums that are student-centred using real-time feedback. This combination allows instructors to focus less on manual work and more on adapting lessons to meet the immediate needs of their learners.

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We Need Your Help: Calling Peer Review Users

If you already use Peer Review in Canvas to foster collaboration and feedback in your courses, we'd love your input to help make it even better. Click here to take the survey.

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Course Design: Evolution, Staying Informed, & Innovating

The Academic Strategy team is eager to hear from Course and Instructional Designers in this brief (15-minute) survey regarding contemporary course design. We are interested in perspectives on the evolution of course and instructional design, evidence-informed practices, the key drivers of innovation, and more.

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