Releases
July 2024
Successmaker Integration in Your LMS Courses!
You can now seamlessly integrate Successmaker with your existing LMS courses. This powerful new feature saves you time and simplifies the learning experience for your students.
How it works:
Add the Successsmaker link: Access the Savvas Realize Discover tool within your LMS. Open the Successmaker program and easily import the dedicated Successmaker link.
One-Click launch: Students can launch Successmaker directly from their LMS course with a single click.
June 2024
Canvas: Improved workflow for adding Canvas Assignments and Pages.
Savvas Realize no longer returns the description field when adding content. This eliminates two common challenges:
Incorrect Link Text: When adding Savvas links to the Canvas Rich Text Editor (RTE), the title of the content will now be displayed instead of the description.
Overwritten Instructions: When creating an assignment with a Savvas external tool, your original instructions will no longer be overwritten by Savvas descriptions.
September 2023
Return a Savvas assessment back to the student
Teachers will be able to return a student's completed Savvas assessment back to the student by changing the assignment status from Completed to In Progress.
July 2023
New student assignment user experience
The student assignment page has been updated and students can now
add comments
attach files
from their LMS course.
Updated Savvas Realize Discover tool
The Savvas Realize Discover tool has been updated with the Realize improved user experience for the:
Table of contents
Search
Integration with D2L Brightspace
Savvas Realize is now integrated with the D2L Brightspace LMS using LTI-Advantage.
July 2022
Savvas program discussion prompts
Teachers and course designers can now preview discussion prompts inside the Savvas Realize Discover and copy the prompt to use it with their LMS course discussion board.
Integration with Agilix Buzz
Savvas Realize is now integrated with the Agilix Buzz LMS using LTI-Advantage.
January 2022
Savvy adaptive assignments
Teachers can now find and assign Savvy adaptive assignments to their LMS courses using the Realize Discover tool.
November 2022
Teachers can now review and score student work right within their LMS course. Learn more.
June 2022
Savvas allows teachers and students to join a class in a school they do not already belong to
Students and teachers can now be rostered in a class that is in a school the student or teacher doesn't already belong to, even if their user account is linked to their auto-rostered account in Savvas.
Savvas Realize uses the latest content version
The first student to access a Savvas item in an LMS course triggers the class assignment to be created in Savvas Realize. When the assignment is create Savvas Realize will ensure that the latest version of the item is assigned. This means if copied Savvas items from a lesson or course that was built in previous years, your students will always get assigned the latest version.
April 2022
Canvas now has a whole new way of adding content from external tools. It will allow you to quickly and easily add multiple Savvas assignments. Learn more.
March 2022
Savvas Realize is now integrated with Schoology using the latest LTI-Advantage standard. Learn more about the features of the integration with Schoology.
December 2021
Roster and assignment syncing enhancements
Rosters will now be kept in sync between your LMS course and your class in Savvas Realize. When a teachers or student is removed from your LMS course, Savvas Realize will now un-enroll them from the corresponding Realize class.
If the name of an LMS course or the name of an assignment is updated, Savvas Realize will now update the class name or assignment in Realize ensuring the names match between both systems.
If a teacher hides an LMS created class in Savvas Realize but students still have access to the course in the LMS, Savvas Realize will automatically unhide the class in Realize ensuring the student has access to their Savvas class assignments.
October 2021
Add content from your Savvas Realize My Library
You can now add content from your My Library to your LMS course. This includes custom assessments, custom content, and content you added to your Playlists.
To learn more see the Add content from My Library tutorial.
July 30, 2021
Find Savvas content by table of contents
Quickly build your courses by finding content by the table of contents in the updated Savvas Realize Discover tool.
To learn more see the Add Savvas assignments tutorial.
Identifying the school your class belongs to
Teachers will be required to identify the school their Canvas class belongs to since LTI-A does not contain this information.
Knowing what school your class belongs to allow Savvas to support school based licenses and reporting student performance by school.
To learn more see Why do I need to identify the school my course belongs to FAQ.
May 27, 2021
Add links to Savvas third party tools
Add content from Savvas third party tools including:
TurnItIn SIM Check
Revision Assistant
Reading Spot
Moby.Read oral reading fluency assessment
CTE