The tl;dr Canvas Podcast Episode 1 - January 2020

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Episode 1

• Audio
• Summary
• Transcript
• Resources
• Release Process
• New Gradebook
• Direct Share
• Parent Mobile App
• Production Details

Audio

Listen to Episode 1.

Summary

• [00:00] Introduction—Matt Goodwin and Ryan Lufkin
• [03:00] Release Process—Matt Goodwin and Ryan Lufkin‌
• [05:00] New Gradebook—Jon Fenton‌
• [09:57] Direct Share—Lauren Williams‌ and Jon Willesen‌
• [16:02] Parent Mobile App—Peyton Craighill‌

Transcript

• View the tl;dr Episode 1 transcript

Resources

Release Process

• Release Notes: Canvas LMS 
• Canvas Release Calendar Overview 
• What is the Canvas release schedule for beta, production, and test environments? 

New Gradebook

• New Gradebook Resources 

Direct Share

• How do I use Direct Share to copy an assignment to another course? 
• How do I use Direct Share to send an assignment to another instructor? 
• How do I use Direct Share to copy a discussion to another course? 
• How do I use Direct Share to send a discussion to another instructor? 
• How do I use Direct Share to copy a page to another course? 
• How do I use Direct Share to send a page to another instructor? 
• How do I use Direct Share to copy a quiz to another course? 
• How do I use Direct Share to send a quiz to another instructor? 
• How do I use Direct Share to copy a quiz to another course in New Quizzes? 
• How do I use Direct Share to send a quiz to another instructor in New Quizzes? 
• How do I manage content shared to me from other users? 

Parent Mobile App

• Mobile Guides - Canvas Parent 
• Release Notes: Mobile 

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Production Details

Hosts

Matt Goodwin and Ryan Lufkin

Objectives

• Share insights about upcoming Canvas features and other improvements
• Discuss internal thoughts about the product process
• Explain the why of a product's development and benefit to customers

Schedule

Podcasts are published the Wednesday following the Canvas release. For a release calendar, please see Canvas Release Calendar Overview.

Topics

Do you have an idea of something you'd like to see from the product team in future episodes? Leave a comment!

Team

The tl;dr is managed and produced monthly by Erin Hallmark and Brighton Hertford who welcome feedback about the podcast via the podcast email address.