<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
of	O
Canvas	B-Application
,	O
a	O
web-based	O
learning	B-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
(	O
LMS	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
MasteryConnect	O
,	O
an	O
assessment	O
management	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
Instructure	O
announced	O
they	O
were	O
making	O
their	O
flagship	O
product	O
,	O
Canvas	B-Application
,	O
freely	O
available	O
under	O
an	O
Affero	O
General	O
Public	O
License	O
(	O
AGPL	O
)	O
license	O
as	O
open-source	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
a	O
move	O
which	O
garnered	O
press	O
coverage	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
threat	O
to	O
then	O
market	O
leader	O
Blackboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
core	O
Canvas	B-Application
remains	O
open-source	B-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
its	O
GitHub	B-Application
frequently	O
asked	O
questions	O
(	O
FAQ	O
)	O
,	O
some	O
Canvas	B-Application
functions	O
and	O
add-ons	O
are	O
proprietary	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instructure	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
continued	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
learning	B-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
known	O
as	O
Canvas	B-Application
or	O
Canvas	B-Application
LMS	O
,	O
formally	O
Instructure	O
;	O
once	O
incorporated	O
,	O
the	O
founders	O
changed	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
from	O
Instructure	O
to	O
Canvas	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Utah-based	O
company	O
tested	O
the	O
learning	B-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
at	O
several	O
local	O
schools	O
,	O
including	O
Utah	O
State	O
University	O
and	O
Brigham	O
Young	O
University	O
,	O
before	O
officially	O
launching	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canvas	B-Application
is	O
used	O
by	O
some	O
schools	O
,	O
allowing	O
students	O
to	O
submit	O
assignments	O
,	O
answer	O
to	O
discussions	O
,	O
access	O
and	O
upload	O
media	O
using	O
Canvas	B-Application
Studio	O
,	O
and	O
retrieve	O
files	O
from	O
their	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
after	O
linking	O
Canvas	B-Application
with	O
their	O
Google	B-Application
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
students	O
,	O
Canvas	B-Application
allows	O
teachers	O
to	O
create	O
assignments	O
,	O
discussions	O
,	O
pages	O
,	O
and	O
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
Canvas	B-Application
is	O
used	O
in	O
approximately	O
4,000	O
institutions	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instructure	O
launched	O
its	O
Canvas	B-Application
iOS	B-Application
app	B-Application
in	O
2011	O
,	O
soon	O
to	O
be	O
shortly	O
followed	O
by	O
its	O
Canvas	B-Application
Android	B-Application
app	B-Application
in	O
2013	O
,	O
enabling	O
support	O
for	O
mobile	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
apps	O
were	O
split	O
into	O
three	O
sections	O
:	O
Canvas	B-Application
Student	O
,	O
Canvas	B-Application
Teacher	O
,	O
and	O
Canvas	B-Application
Parent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canvas	B-Application
Student	O
allowed	O
students	O
to	O
access	O
Canvas	B-Application
 '	O
student	O
features	O
,	O
Canvas	B-Application
Teacher	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
students	O
,	O
allowed	O
teachers	O
to	O
access	O
Canvas	B-Application
 '	O
teacher	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
Canvas	B-Application
Parent	O
allowed	O
parents	O
of	O
K-12	O
students	O
to	O
stay	O
informed	O
on	O
their	O
child	O
's	O
assignments	O
,	O
grades	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
schooling	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
being	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
functions	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
16	O
states	O
across	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
confirmed	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Instructure	O
to	O
adopt	O
its	O
Canvas	B-Application
platform	O
for	O
their	O
educational	O
institutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
states	O
said	O
that	O
by	O
adopting	O
Canvas	B-Application
as	O
a	O
statewide	O
solution	O
to	O
the	O
challenges	O
raised	O
by	O
the	O
global	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
,	O
they	O
hoped	O
to	O
provide	O
stronger	O
support	O
to	O
students	O
and	O
educators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Instructure	O
launched	O
Canvas	B-Application
Catalog	O
,	O
a	O
course	O
catalog	O
tool	O
designed	O
to	O
help	O
schools	O
market	O
their	O
course	O
offerings	O
to	O
non-traditional	O
learners	O
and	O
professional	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Instructure	O
launched	O
Canvas	B-Application
Studio	O
,	O
branded	O
initially	O
as	O
Arc	O
,	O
a	O
video	O
learning	B-Protocol
platform	I-Protocol
tightly	O
integrated	O
with	O
Canvas	B-Application
designed	O
to	O
deliver	O
asynchronous	O
video	O
content	O
and	O
quizzing	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
video	O
editing	O
and	O
archiving	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Instructure	O
acquired	O
Portfolium	O
and	O
integrated	O
their	O
pathways	O
,	O
Program	O
Assessment	O
,	O
and	O
ePortfolio	O
network	O
into	O
the	O
Canvas	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Instructure	O
officially	O
launched	O
Bridge	O
,	O
a	O
cloud-based	O
corporate	O
learning	B-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
,	O
Bridge	O
served	O
6	O
corporate	O
clients	O
,	O
including	O
Oregon	O
State	O
University	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
also	O
been	O
using	O
Canvas	B-Application
for	O
their	O
students	O
since	O
fall	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
