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What is the new Canvas Student Dashboard?
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Beginning August 14th, Canvas will now have a customizable dashboard for learners. Students can use a personalized dashboard with widgets to track their progress. Students will need to opt-in to use the new dashboard. Features include:
- Centralized Coursework Widget: View all assignments from every course in one list.
- Filtering: Sort tasks by course or status (e.g., “Missing” or “Upcoming”).
- Direct-to-Task Access: Open assignments or quizzes directly from the dashboard.
- Updated To-Do List: See upcoming deadlines and required tasks.
- Instant Grades Widget: Check overall course grades at a glance.
- Recent Grades & Feedback: View teacher comments and scores without opening each course.
- People Widget: Find and message instructors quickly.
- Announcements Feed: New design for familiar announcements feature.
- Customize Layouts: Add, remove, or rearrange widgets to highlight students’ top priorities.
- Dashboard View Option: Switch between the new dashboard and classic view.
Note: The customized dashboard is currently supported only for users with a student-only role. Users with both student and non-student roles will not see this feature.