Exactly, I'm actually accepting late work from students without any penalty, I just don't want them to be able to see the answer key while they're working on it.  That would remove the problem-solving...

Problem statement: Please see helpdesk chat number 10153247. I am going to be offline for a few days and wanted to grade for a few hours now and then release the grades that were done as soon as the ...

What is a graded discussion forum? How does it start? What am I required to do?

Student here. Is there any way I can view my assignment documents uploaded to the dropbox before I submit them? I used to always do this in Blackboard and it made me feel better being able to double-c...

Good morning, @apinto1 ... The section on "Replace Duplicate File" does indicate that you should be able to replace an existing file in your "Files" area of your course so that it does not create a du...

That's correct, the file names returned by DAP API don't follow a standardized pattern, and you should not rely on any particular pattern you may see in file names. By keeping track of information in ...

Hi All, When I try to migrate banks I end up with broken images. Were you able to migrate images? If so, did you also have broken images initially and how did you resolve that? thanks! Michael

I am unable to hide the grade/comment detail tray on my iPad Pro 12.9” like I am able to hide it on my laptop. On the smaller iPad, it at least disappears when the iPad is in portrait mode, but on the...

I used the Postman and it shows the Link variable in the header. What am I doing wrong?

Hi Decoylex! I tried your strategy but...it didn't work! I am trying to reach out this url: CURLOPT_URL => "https://XXXX.instructure.com/api/v1/accounts/" . $account . "/users?enrollment_type=student&...

Problem statement: Help manage unwanted messages and not irritate users. We recently posted a message that pronouns were available to be updated. Despite a special note on how to not see the message a...

This has been a problem for years and to my knowledge has never been addressed.  At times I upload an updated version of an existing word doc, same name, same extension, and canvas creates a duplicate...

Hello there, @DorothyMorrison ... This will depend on which version of the quiz engine that you are using...either Classic Quizzes or New Quizzes: Classic Quizzes -- Once I publish a quiz, how do I us...

One student was logged out before she could finish a quiz.  How can I allow her to retake it?  

Hello!I am required to use the GoReact App for a course where we are supposed to record sessions and then save them to a flash drive.  We were told that GoReact was a free program that we could use as...

Hi @MeganDear ... Thank you for the reply.  Unfortunately, your process does not sound familiar to me...at least not a process that I'm familiar with as it relates to the Canvas UI (User Interface).  ...

Problem statement: I am a teacher within a Canvas course that has 18 different sections. I have 2 sections. When a student from any section (no matter who their faculty is) adds a 'submission comment'...

Problem statement: I am a teacher within a Canvas course that has 18 different sections. I have 2 sections. When a student from any section (no matter who their teacher is) submits an assignment, the ...

Yes, of course!  My apologies.When I am in the Agenda tab or the Assignment tab, I click "insert," "document," and "upload document."  I find the document on my flashdrive and upload it from there.  I...

@MeganDear ... Could you please describe your process for uploading a document to your Canvas course and then also the process of making that document available to your students?  Thanks!

When I upload documents (word, pdf, screenshots, etc.) to my Canvas shell, students are unable to access/download them because they get an error response that says the folder (uploaded media) is locke...

I am also getting this error.  I see the image in the item bank and in the preview, but my students are not seeing the image in the quiz.  How is "contacting Canvas Support to investigate why this err...

There’s a Canvas limitation where the assignment for editing a Canvas page cannot be included as part of the page, so we made a separate assignment. What we do in @ONE is make a no-submission assignme...

Is there any way to access your links? The K-12 Standards link says I don't have sufficient privileges. All the others have been archived. I'm trying to use LMS in Canvas but can't at all figure it ou...

For people who turn in their work late, they may have some issues going on with them, sometimes instructors are considerate.

Hello happy to be here as an auditory learner, this orientation has helped me to know the best learning style for me. and how to improve my studying.

Hi All,I want to format my discussion posts to APA standards where all of my lines are double-spaced and paragraphs have a tab indention on the starting line (not the whole para). How can I do this?

Problem statement: I wish to request (again!) that we be given the ability to *not* shuffle drop-down lists in fill-in-the-blank questions. (See subject "New Quizzes: Drop-down answers should not be ...

Problem statement: Prior to the new gradebook update, teachers could select an interface and it would be the same interface whence they returned to their gradebook. This year, teachers need to reset ...

The new interface is much less user friendly for daily grading. Also, the gradebook does not seem to hold teacher preferences so they have to reset their gradebook each day. I haven't had this many co...

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Canvas includes a set of default notification settings you can receive for your courses. However, you can change the default settings by setting your own notification settings. These se...

In this video, you will learn about your Canvas Dashboard and Global Navigation links. You’ll also learn about navigating a course and accessing assignments. Last updated 2023-06-01   View the script ...

You can easily reply to any discussion. However, the reply option may vary depending upon how your instructor set up the discussion. Discussion replies can be edited or deleted, as long...

You can submit online assignments in Canvas using several submission types. Instructors can choose what kind of online submissions they want you to use. You may also have the option to ...

Your instructor may require you to submit a peer review of another student's assignment. To complete the assignment, you must review the student's assignment and add a comment in the co...

If your instructor allows file uploads as a submission type, you can upload a file from your computer as an assignment submission. Canvas converts specific file types as previews and su...

In this video, you will learn about the different ways you can submit assignments in Canvas.Last updated 2021-04-14   View the script for this video To view subtitles for this video, click the  butto...

If your institution has enabled profile pictures, you can add and change profile pictures in your account. If you do not see a placeholder picture in your user settings, your institutio...

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As a student, you can generate a pairing code to link an observer to your Canvas account. You must create a separate pairing code for each observer who wants to link to your account. Fo...

You can embed an image file directly into discussion replies using the image icon. Images can be embedded from the web, or your Canvas user files. If a change is made to the source of y...

If you do not already have a Canvas account, you need to create an account before you can log in to Canvas. If you are using Canvas through your institution, you will most likely alread...

Some institutions may enable a feature in Canvas called Profiles. Profiles allows you to update your name, preferred contact methods, and any personal links for your account. Your profi...

In this video you will learn about viewing and accessing assignments in Canvas. Last updated: 2023-06-01   View the script for this video To view subtitles for this video, click the  button in the to...

You can sign up for a group in your course if your instructor has enabled the self sign-up option. Note: If your instructor has disabled the People link in Course Navigation, you cannot...

Your instructor may choose to include comments directly in an assignment submission using inline comments, or annotations. If an assignment's submission details page includes a View Fee...

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Congratulations! You are a new admin inside of Canvas! We all have probably heard the phrase, “with great power comes great responsibility,” and the same is true for any Canvas admin. But the real qu...

  On Aug 19, 2023 (Saturday) we will deploy the new Commons regions and perform a migration so every Commons instance is hosted from their respective areas. Here is the previous announcement if you’v...

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The Community is a never-ending haven of collaborative threads that capture learning, discovery, and growth. The Community Team organizes and upkeeps over 2,600 guides for the users of Canvas, Master...

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  Hi New Quizzes Users! We moved! It’s an exciting day as we unveil the New Quizzes Hub. You’ll still be able to use the top-level navigation to find this group. Canvas > Feature User Groups > New Qu...

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  Dear Site-Based Leader, When educational friends think of Instructure, they often think of Canvas. The Canvas Learning Management System supports teaching and learning in both online and blended en...

Resources from Instructure’s Instructional Design Team There are so many resources out there for Canvas best practices and it can be so overwhelming to sift through it all! We thought we would simpli...

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