{"id":747,"date":"2026-01-07T20:39:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/canvas\/?page_id=747"},"modified":"2026-04-20T14:10:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:10:43","slug":"igniteai-tools-in-canvas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/canvas\/faculty\/igniteai-tools-in-canvas\/","title":{"rendered":"IgniteAI Tools in Canvas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What IgniteAI features are available now in Canvas?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Starting Spring 2026, Canvas now includes a set of optional <\/span><strong>IgniteAI tools<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> designed to support teaching and learning directly within the LMS. These features bring AI assistance into familiar Canvas workflows to help streamline common tasks, improve communication, and surface learning insights. Faculty have the option to enable or disable these features in their own courses via <\/span><em><strong>Settings &gt; Feature Options<\/strong><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2026\/04\/IgniteAI-Features-Tab-enabled.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2026\/04\/IgniteAI-Features-Tab-enabled.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Canvas Feature Options tab with IgniteAI tools highlighted and enabled.\"\/><\/figure>\n<ol>\n<li>Click on <strong>Settings<\/strong> in your course menu then click on the <strong>Feature Options<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<li>To enable the desired IgniteAI feature, click the feature&#8217;s State icon.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enable<\/strong> the the desired IgniteAI feature option.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>IgniteAI features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>IgniteAI Search:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An AI-enhanced course search in Canvas that lets students and instructors find content using natural, \u201cmeaning-based\u201d queries, not just exact keywords.<br \/>\n<\/span>(<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Canvas-Basics-Guide\/What-is-Smart-Search\/ta-p\/652958\" target=\"_blank\">IgniteAI Search Guide<\/a>\u00a0| <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/instructure.ai\/nutritionfacts\/?id=smartsearch\" target=\"_blank\">IgniteAI Search Nutrition Facts<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>IgniteAI Translations (Discussions and Announcements):<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Allows faculty and students to translate Canvas text in place, supporting multilingual participation without leaving Canvas.<br \/>\n<\/span>(<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/660816-how-do-i-translate-a-discussion-using-igniteai-translations-as-an-instructor?utm_source=community-search&amp;utm_medium=organic-search&amp;utm_term=IgniteAI+Translations\" target=\"_blank\">IgniteAI Translations Guide<\/a>\u00a0| <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/instructure.ai\/nutritionfacts\/?id=canvascoursetranslation\" target=\"_blank\">IgniteAI Translations Nutrition Facts<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>IgniteAI Translations (Canvas Inbox):<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Translates private Canvas Inbox messages in place.<br \/>\n<\/span>(<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/662884-how-do-i-translate-an-inbox-message-using-igniteai-translations?utm_source=community-search&amp;utm_medium=organic-search&amp;utm_term=IgniteAI+Translations\" target=\"_blank\">IgniteAI Translations Guide<\/a>\u00a0| <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/instructure.ai\/nutritionfacts\/?id=canvasinboxtranslation\" target=\"_blank\">IgniteAI Translations Nutrition Facts<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>IgniteAI Summaries for Discussions:<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 Lets an instructor generate a quick AI-written recap of a discussion thread right inside Canvas.<br \/>\n<\/span>(<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/660815-how-do-i-use-igniteai-summaries-for-discussions-as-an-instructor\" target=\"_blank\">IgniteAI Summaries for Discussions Guide<\/a>\u00a0| <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/instructure.ai\/nutritionfacts\/?id=canvasdiscussionsummaries\" target=\"_blank\">IgniteAI Summaries for Discussions\u00a0 Nutrition Facts<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Feature Previews (Free through 6\/30\/2026)*<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>IgniteAI Insights for Discussions: <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Uses AI to scan individual student replies and flag how relevant and substantive they are compared to the original prompt. <em>Free through 6\/30\/2026 (Availability and functionality may change in the future)<\/em>.<br \/>\n<\/span>\u00a0(<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/660817-how-do-i-use-igniteai-insights-for-discussions\" target=\"_blank\">IgniteAI Insights for Discussions Guide<\/a>\u00a0| <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/instructure.ai\/nutritionfacts\/?id=discussioninsights\" target=\"_blank\">IgniteAI Insights for Discussions Nutrition Facts<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>IgniteAI Generator for Rubrics:<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Within an Assignment, instructors can generate a draft rubric based on the assignment description, then edit and refine it before publishing. <em>Free through to <\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>6\/30\/26 (Availability and functionality may change in the future)<\/em>. <strong>Enhanced Rubrics<\/strong> must be enabled to use this feature.<br \/>\n<\/span>(<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/661105-how-do-i-use-igniteai-generator-for-rubrics-in-an-assignment\" target=\"_blank\">IgniteAI Generator for Rubrics Guide<\/a>\u00a0| <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/instructure.ai\/nutritionfacts\/?id=rubricgenerator\" target=\"_blank\">IgniteAI Generator for Rubrics Nutrition Facts<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>IgniteAI Grading Assistance for SpeedGrader: <\/strong>Allows\u00a0instructors to use AI-assisted grading to generate suggested scores and feedback for written assignments based on the associated rubric.<strong> Enhanced Rubrics<\/strong> and <strong>Performance and Usability Upgrades for Speedgrader<\/strong> must be enabled to use this feature.\u00a0 Free through 6\/30\/2026 (Availability and functionality may change in the future).<br \/>\n<\/span>(<a 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Future availability and functionality may change based on institutional, budgetary, or administrative decisions.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> With the exception of Translations for Canvas Inbox, all tools must be enabled by faculty on the course level.<\/span><\/p>\n<span class=\"prpl-button full-width\"><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/itdsevents.montclair.edu\/calendars?t=g&amp;q=ignite&amp;cid=-1&amp;cal=-1&amp;inc=0\" target=\"_blank\">Register for a Canvas <strong>IgniteAI<\/strong> Tools Workshop<\/a><\/span>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What IgniteAI features are available now in Canvas? Starting Spring 2026, Canvas now includes a set of optional IgniteAI tools designed to support teaching and learning directly within the LMS. These features bring AI assistance into familiar Canvas workflows to help streamline common tasks, improve communication, and surface learning insights. 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