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What was updated in Canvas on Wednesday Nov. 4
- Assignments
- Peer review settings: an updated look and a configuration setting to require at least one reviewer.
- Gradebook
- Discussion checkpoint complete/incomplete grade display: Discussion checkpoint grades now display consistently for students and instructors.
- Student list status icons: Student status icons now appear in student lists for easier identification.
Updates to Canvas that will be implemented on Saturday, Nov. 21
- New Quizzes
- Access code re-entry after reconnecting: Students must re-enter quiz access codes after reconnecting to interrupted attempts.
- Fill-in-the-blank, case sensitive answer option: Instructors can choose whether fill‑in‑the‑blank answers require exact capitalization.
- Matching question type in surveys: New Quizzes surveys now support matching questions and grouped response reporting.
- Numeric question type in surveys: New Quizzes surveys now support numeric-response questions and value-based results.
- Rich content editor default status update: Answer choices start as plain text, with an option to turn on the Rich Content Editor.
- Save progress and exit confirmation for student quiz attempts: Students get confirmation before leaving and saving an in-progress quiz.