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|Short description=Educational courseware/learning management system
 
|Short description=Educational courseware/learning management system
 
|Full description=Canvas is a feature-rich learning management system.
 
|Full description=Canvas is a feature-rich learning management system.
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This page describes the free/libre program Canvas which you can
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install in your own computers. There are also online services which
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operate by running Canvas, but we don't recommend that way of using
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software. The user community can check whether to trust running a
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free program. There is no basis for trusting a service run by a
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company or by strangers.
 
|Homepage URL=http://instructure.github.io/
 
|Homepage URL=http://instructure.github.io/
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|Version download=https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms/archive/stable.zip
 
|User level=beginner
 
|User level=beginner
 
|Is High Priority Project=No
 
|Is High Priority Project=No
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|Keywords=education, LMS, school, web, CMS, publishing
 
|Keywords=education, LMS, school, web, CMS, publishing
 
|Version identifier=Latest
 
|Version identifier=Latest
|Version download=https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms/archive/stable.zip
 
 
|Last review by=Bendikker
 
|Last review by=Bendikker
 
|Last review date=2018/03/29
 
|Last review date=2018/03/29
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|License=AGPLv3 with exception
 
|License=AGPLv3 with exception
 
|License copyright=Canvas is Copyright (C) 2011 Instructure, Inc.
 
|License copyright=Canvas is Copyright (C) 2011 Instructure, Inc.
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|License verified by=donaldr3
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|License verified date=2017-09-01
 
|License note=[https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms/blob/stable/COPYRIGHT COPYRIGHT], [https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms/blob/stable/LICENSE LICENSE]
 
|License note=[https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms/blob/stable/COPYRIGHT COPYRIGHT], [https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms/blob/stable/LICENSE LICENSE]
  
 
Most schools buy Canvas from its copyright holder, Instructure, under a proprietary license.
 
Most schools buy Canvas from its copyright holder, Instructure, under a proprietary license.
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}}
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{{Software category
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|Education=adult, elementary, online, secondary
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|Interface=web
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|Internet-application=server
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|Programming-language=ruby, javascript
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|Protocol=http
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|Runs-on=BSD, OS X
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|Use=education, library, web-authoring
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}}
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{{EntryGNU
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|Is GNU=No
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Resource
 
{{Resource
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|Resource URL=https://rubygems.org/gems/canvas
 
|Resource URL=https://rubygems.org/gems/canvas
 
}}
 
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{{EntryDetails
|Education=adult, elementary, online, secondary
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|Is High Priority Project=No
|Interface=web
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|Decommissioned or Obsolete=No
|Internet-application=server
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|Accepts cryptocurrency donations=No
|Programming-language=ruby, javascript
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|Test entry=No
|Protocol=http
 
|Runs-on=BSD, OS X
 
|Use=education, library, web-authoring
 
 
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Revision as of 11:23, 2 July 2021


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Canvas

http://instructure.github.io/
Educational courseware/learning management system

Canvas is a feature-rich learning management system.


This page describes the free/libre program Canvas which you can install in your own computers. There are also online services which operate by running Canvas, but we don't recommend that way of using software. The user community can check whether to trust running a free program. There is no basis for trusting a service run by a company or by strangers. You can read more about this issue here:[1]





Licensing

License

Verified by

Verified on

Notes

Verified by

donaldr3

Verified on

1 September 2017

Notes

COPYRIGHT, LICENSE Most schools buy Canvas from its copyright holder, Instructure, under a proprietary license.




Leaders and contributors

Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
Ruby (Ref)https://rubygems.org/gems/canvas
Python (Ref)https://pypi.org/project/canvas


Software prerequisites




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"Ruby (Ref)" is not in the list (General, Help, Bug Tracking, Support, Developer) of allowed values for the "Resource audience" property.



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