Hi @DavidJHall ... Unfortunately, Canvas Commons does not have a drag-n-drop feature.  You'd have to add all your images to a module within your course and then share the module to Canvas Commons.  It sounds like you're already doing that ... or at l...

As far as I can see, the addition of content to Commons is from units. Is it possible to add content from within the Commons tool itself? I'm looking to add to Commons a number of images and see I can add multiple images from one unit/course. However...

In my gradebook I two weighted categories: Homework (10%) and Performance (90%).  For some reason in the Third Marking Period, "Homework" is no longer part of the final average when I check a student's grade.  This was not an issue for me during the ...

I think this would be a great feature to add! Our CSM shared with us that the Commons will soon get some updates and they are looking for feedback on features.  Here is the link to that article and survey.  https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/The-Prod...

Hello @KarlijnvanA, Based on what I found in the support documentation for Commons statistics, it doesn't seem that this information is available. I also looked at other areas admins can see analytics and could find nothing. You may want to look at t...

Absolutely, Mark!

Thank you for letting me know about the Canvas idea section. I am new to this whole thing and was unaware of this option. Thank you for your input.  Mark

Hi, @MarkHelzer...I recommend that you leave this under canvas ideas for the canvas team to look at, and to possibly implement in a future canvas update. You can click the link below, then click Submit a Idea and go from there!Reach out with any ques...

My biggest complaint about this is if I create a quiz in a "dev" course and I also tag those questions with an outcome in the DEV course when I copy everything over to my active course, I feel the outcomes should stay aligned with the question/quiz. ...

Hi @MarkHelzer and @michael_sholar , Quiz Outcomes are unable to be copied to other courses. This is because each individual course has their own outcomes based off of student mastery within that course only, meaning those outcomes from that one cour...

Hi Michael,I have the same issue. When I copy my quiz and outsomes into a new course the alignment of the outcome to the quiz do not transfer. I believe this is because each outcome has a designated course ID associated with it, which does not transf...

In my University we have to agree to the terms of Service of Commons and also have the option to take our agreement back and consequently stop using Commons. What happens with content I may have uploaded to Commons. Will it disapear or will it remain...

Hi,I was wondering if there is a way to change the user interface font as a student? I find it difficult to focus on reading the default font for a large length of time. Any posts I've found seem to be from teachers/administrators attempting to chang...

Hi Sharon, you're right - just testing this again today and I too cannot get the workaround to work. To recap at the beginning of 2023 it worked for us to get the user to login to Canvas THEN click on the Commons navigation button to have their compu...

I'm in Australia and we have exactly the same issue. Being logged into our instance of Canvas does not help - I just get routed back to the instructure login (which is not useful). 

I can't seem to get your workaround to work correctly. Talking to canvas support and they advise that 'everyone' has the same outcome - you share the link for example: https://commons.sydney.canvaslms.com/resources/ca67e607696b43c5b9f6f21e32a2205c?sh...

I see. I will coordinate this with our admins. Thank you very much!

@Ser_James ... As a Canvas admin, you might be able to create a custom role that is based on the "Student" role type, but then just enable enough permissions so that these students can do what they need to do within the course.  The "Student" role ty...

Is this still not supported in 2024? 

You also cannot preview the Syllabus, which was a deal-breaker for us.  I tried to track down the reason for this but was unable to find answers.  

I have added courses from a free "Canvas for Teachers" account to Canvas Commons. The courses have quizzes which have associated question banks. When I preview the courses in Canvas Commons, I cannot preview the quiz questions. An example of this is ...

I can't seem to download my assessments. If I do it is Html. how to I convert that to pdf

@AndreasKrauseDogNeedsBest wrote:Hi,is there a possibility to activate the "object-fit: cover" function in the rich Text Editor of Canvas? I tried to crop an image there. In the preview it worked, but when saving/publishing, the image was again only ...

Students are getting correct answer wrong while answering matching question on quiz.  The answers are selected from a drop down menu.  So how could the answer be wrong, since there is no typing involved. What's wrong and how do I fix it? (Tried to cu...

No, that is not the problem. See attached video.

Hi @JensRohleder, Are you logging in to your Canvas instance before clicking on the Commons link?  As far as I know, that's always been a "gotcha" for us (in the USA) for Commons links.  This may not be the issue you're having, but I figured I'd ment...

Am I the only one with this problem? It doesn't seem like it's getting fixed. Why?

Dear Educators, We're thrilled to announce that Commons is back and ready to serve you better than ever before! After a period of maintenance mode since 2020, we're gearing up to revamp and improve ou...

This has been shared in the Commons Product Blog previously, but for better visibility I'll share this here too.On Aug 19, 2023 (Saturday) we will deploy the new Commons regions and perform a migrati...

Canvas Commons Goes Global - Instance Regionalization The Instructure Learning Platform is more than just software. It's a holistic approach to enable more impactful learning supported by a thriving ...

Importing bright illustrations or educational images into your Canvas courses is a key contribution to the personalization and quality of your Canvas courses.   Unsplash, a free service formerly inco...

  Since I’m over my first month here, at Instructure, I guess it’s time to write my official introduction. So, hi everyone, my name is Kata, and I’m a Product Manager for Catalog and Commons. I could...

From the first moment when COVID19 hit the entire world, we saw that sharing information and its significance has increased. Right now, people are supposed to communicate even more than they are used ...

With the last Canvas release, we released a survey on the Commons Search page.   We are researching how to better support instructors in finding the content they need, how search is used, and content ...

With Monday’s Canvas Beta release, we released an improvement for importing favorite course objects from Commons to Canvas.    Why have we built it?  When our users find a great resource in Commons, t...

We are happy to let you know that a Beta environment version of Commons is available.    Why have we built it?  Previously, Commons hasn’t had a Beta version, and even if you used Canvas Beta, it had ...

We all know education is about more than just learning long division and how to compose a sentence. Education is also about fostering thoughtful and respectful human beings. As a platform for learning...

What is the history of Commons? Commons was created in 2015 as a new way for educators to collaborate, share, and find the best educational resources available within Canvas. Since then we have made ...

We’ve had a few questions about the removal of the rating system in Commons, and we wanted to provide you all with some insight into our thought process. The rating system didn’t see wide adoption. On...

You asked for a way to see the contents of the resources that are shared in Commons before importing it into Canvas. We wanted to give that to you, but those Commons resources are stored as “Common Ca...

The following FAQ document will be helpful in answering some of your questions related to 'Groups' feature in Commons.   What are Groups in Commons?What is happening to sub-accounts in Canvas?What hap...

When creating/managing Groups in Commons consider the following suggestions and examples for group creation and management in Commons.   Considerations   Groups are a way for administrators to manage ...

Closing out this month's National Poetry Month theme, we thought we'd conclude by highlighting vocabulary quizzes. What budding poet wouldn't want to take the time to learn more words, right?! Check o...

Let's take a bit of a departure from our monthly theme of 'poetry' and focus on Earth Day (which is April 22, 2016). If you're looking for ways to leverage Earth Day activities in your courses or just...

In continuing the spirit of National Poetry Month, we wanted to dedicate this week's blog post to love. Many times, poetry is written as a means to demonstrate and describe feelings of love. Well, the...

April is National Poetry Month, so we thought it would be 'poetic' to feature Commons resources that align with this theme. From rhyme to rhythm, here were the resources that stood out. Poetry Litera...

If you search Commons (public) for Canvas training materials, you'll get a solid array of resources! Whether it's  @canvas_admin ​'s "Professor-TA Training Course" or  @kmeeusen 's "Advanced Canvas Tr...

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More Than Words: Vocabulary Quizzes Posted 4/29/2016   Search the term 'vocabulary' and you'll discover many publicly-shared resources in Commons - from quizzes that increase topical understanding (i...

We can all use constructive feedback on our course content and teaching materials. Whether it's a technical comment about settings or a qualitative thought about design, every little bit helps refine...

When winter storms start rolling in, we all know that could lead to SNOW DAY!! Missing school due to weather can put a halt to learning or even slow down the momentum of a lesson or unit. While it ma...

Monthly Focus: Poetry   In light of National Poetry Month, check out these poetry resources in need of your review.       Latest Resources Tagged with 'Community Review'   The authors of these resour...

February is dedicated to a month-long learning about the African American icons, leaders, activists, and inventors who have made significant impacts on American history. And what better way to integra...

This is a place for all types of Commons-folk.   Commons is a learning object repository that enables educators to find, import, and share resources with the public (or within their institution). Come...

What are Commons Collaborative Projects?   We want to encourage educators to collaborate on projects together in Canvas and share it publicly in Commons! When people work in groups or in tandem, the c...

What is "Community Review"? ​Any user can review content in Commons. But we want to prioritize giving feedback to users who actually want it! So, when sharing publicly, you will be prompted to tag a r...

Ever thought of making your Canvas courses more festive for the holidays? Sarah Pratt, a Customer Success Manager for Instructure and former K-12 teacher of 8+ years, shares several holiday modules w...

In this Commons release (August 19), Canvas Commons provides multi-region hosting and support for the Canvas Commons learning repository.     Feature Update   Commons Regionalization Canvas Commons provides multi-region hosting and support for th...

In this Commons release (January 23), Unsplash is no longer available within the Commons platform.     Feature Update   Unsplash Deprecation   Unsplash, a free service formerly incorporated into Canvas, is no longer available within the Commons p...

In this Commons release (February 5), iTunes U course data can be incorporated into Commons to allow users to search, preview, and import course data.     New Feature   iTunes U Course Import  iTunes U course data can be incorporated into Commo...

Commons releases take place as determined by the product team and deploy new code to the production environment.  Commons Release Notes (2023-08-19) Feature Update Commons Regionalization Commons Release Notes (2023-01-23) Feature Update Unsplash D...