How do I use Canvas Apps?
Canvas Apps is the central hub to discover, manage, and monitor integrated apps. This feature aims to extend and enhance digital teaching and learning experience with powerful apps that provide and/or enrich content, assessment, multimedia, collaboration, analytics, accessibility, and more.
Notes:
- Canvas Apps is available in the Account Navigation menu and enabled for all institutions.
- Access is limited to root account admins with the LTI Registrations - Manage permission.
Open Account
In Global Navigation, click the Admin link [1] and then click the name of the account [2].
Open Apps
In Account Navigation, click the Apps link.
View Discover Tab
The Discover tab displays Canvas-integrated apps. The front page highlights only LTI 1.3 integrated apps, but you can view all available apps using the Search field [1] or the Filters button [2]. Most tools display a category [3]. This gives an indication of the type of tool and how it could be used.
The listings include apps which were previously accessed as inherited developer keys. If you wish to find more information about the tool provided by the vendor, including any accessibility and privacy documentation they have provided, click the app tile [4].
View Listing Page
Each App or Tool Detail page includes the following information, managed both by Instructure and Partners.
- App name [1]
- Description of the product/tool and images [2]
- Website links and contact information [3]
- LTI 1.1 and/or LTI 1.3 tag [4]
A Partner can also include additional information such as:
- Links for Privacy Policy, Terms of Service and Accessibility documentation [5]
- Integration details, Placements and Services [6]
- Additional resources to support Canvas users in configuring the tool [7]
Some apps also include badges from Instructure or 3rd party groups including [8]:
- Canvas Certified Integration badges
- 1EdTech Trusted Apps badge
- iKeep Safe badges
- Common Sense Privacy Signature badges
- Digital Promise badge
- Project Unicorn Pledge
To install the app, click the Configure button [9]. If there's no configuration information available, you may need to add the app manually via the Manage tab.
View Manage Tab
The Manage tab displays a list of all LTI 1.3 configurations that have been set up in your environment.
To manage an existing app, click the Options icon [1]. You can copy the client ID, edit the app, or delete the app [2].
To add an app manually or by using Dynamic Registration, JSON, or JSON URL, click the Install a New App button [3].
View Monitor Tab
In the Monitor tab, you can view, filter, compare and understand which LTI apps are being used by whom, when, and how often. For more information, visit our guide on how to view external apps (LTI) data for an institution.
Note: Only data for the most commonly used LTI apps is available for all Canvas Admins as part of this feature.
