Item: Canvas
Rating: 6
Author: Danielle Healey

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our whole organization utilizes Canvas for student classes. It helps students understand what assignments they have, their grades, etc.

Pros and Cons

Assigning work
Sending messages
Displaying grades

Differentiating for particular students
Setting up groups for the teacher's side of things
Not intuitive

Return on Investment

Communication between students
Grade tracker
Assignment tracker
Discussion Board

Canvas has some unique features that are superior to Google Classroom, but I prefer Google Classroom because of its ease of use. It does have some of the same problems as Canvas though in terms of assigning work to particular students.

Support Rating

It seems like it has good support for its users.

Key Insights

Do you think Canvas delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Canvas's feature set?

Did Canvas live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Canvas go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Canvas again?

Other Software Used

SysTools G Suite/Google Apps Backup, Kahoot!, Quizlet

Likelihood to Recommend

Canvas is great overall for students who all learn the same way and complete the same work. It has different tabs that are listed. Teachers need real training to use it though, and it isn't intuitive to figure out problems. Also, when teachers want to assign different work to particular students, it is incredibly challenging.

Canvas could be better

Overall Satisfaction with Canvas