Canvas LMS for K–12

Empower every student with inclusive learning.

Student success starts with engaging learning experiences. Canvas LMS unifies your district on one platform to give teachers their time back so they can focus on building impactful student connections.

Built to make education accessible.

With Canvas, there's more potential, and it gives you more opportunities in the classrooms to do what you want to do versus classrooms that are a little more constricting. There are only a couple functions you can do with Google Classroom versus Canvas; the opportunities are endless; the potential is endless.
Canvas LMS was like Google Classroom on steroids. Teachers could do more with Canvas LMS than Google Classroom, especially when connecting with students.
Canvas LMS lets us connect with humans more effectively and make resources available 24/7.

The foundation for a unified learning experience.

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Eliminate the friction of fragmented systems and manual workarounds by bringing your district together in one seamless environment. Canvas LMS unifies administrative, teaching and learning workflows into a single, intuitive platform that scales with your district.

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Empower your district to scale with Canvas LMS as your foundation for academic excellence. By leveraging the secure Canvas ecosystem, you can future-proof your digital strategy and expand your teaching to serve every type of learner.

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Prioritize accessibility with a digital ecosystem built to meet WCAG 2.2 AA standards and mobile-first student needs. By providing consistent, compliant and easy-to-navigate resources, you ensure every student has an equitable path to success across every device.

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Empower your teachers to be a proactive support network using live student data that identifies struggle before it impacts final grades. By tracking real-time course engagement signals, you can provide targeted outreach that keeps learners on the path to success.

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Transform student data into a clear narrative of learning outcomes and opportunities for district growth. With unified insights and transparent reporting, you can confidently demonstrate educational impact to stakeholders while continuously improving the student experience.

Optional add-on

Canvas Studio

Turn videos into engaging learning experiences with Canvas Studio—a two-way video platform that gives teachers real-time engagement analytics and promotes student participation:

  • share and create videos across courses and devices
  • foster discussions inside the video timeline
  • act on real-time engagement analytics
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Ready to build a secure learning ecosystem?