The Canvas Student app allows students to access their Canvas courses and groups and perform many of the most common day-to-day operations in the Canvas environment. These functions include, but are not limited to submitting assignments, participating in discussions, viewing grades and course materials, as well as accessing course calendars, To Do items, notifications, and Conversations messages.
More information on the Canvas Student App can be found in the What is the Canvas Student App? article on the Canvas community site.
For faculty, the Canvas Teacher app allows instructors to access their Canvas course sites from their iOS or Android devices. The app provides quick access to grading, communicating, and updating—three of the most frequent course facilitation tasks for teachers through Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, and Quizzes.
More information on the Canvas Teacher App can be found in the What is the Canvas Teacher App? article on the Canvas community site.