Canvas offers a number of ways for notifications and course updates to reach a student.  A student can be notified and receive communications from Canvas through any of the following means: Email (Both personal and USF) Text Messaging Facebook Skype LinkedIn Twitter Diigo Delicious Email Students will already have their @mail.usf.edu address as the primary …

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This is a more technical article just outlining how Canvas functions, and how this is different from Blackboard. Canvas is not hosted on USF campus, but instead takes advantage of the Amazon cloud and its fantastic up-time (Check out more here ) The system (for any interested people) is based off the Ruby-on-rails platform.  More …

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