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How do you keep track of self-enrolled users of modules in the Commons? Our university is trying to get better analytics for module use and we are stumped on how to track self-enrolled students.Thank you in advance!

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I use bitmoji's in my presentations and they also end up in my canvas pages, quizzes, and other assignments.  I save the bitmoji, and then load it as an image in my class files.  when I upload it, I'm asked to specify a license type.  On the Bitmoji ...

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We are looking to develop new courses every term that will then run every term moving forward. Each course will be built and maintained by a course developer in Canvas and each course will have the same content every term, unless we need to make an u...

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The help canvas community document for using Commons mentions having an administrator enable Resource Previews. I've checked many of the areas where settings are manipulated and can't determine where to enable this feature. Can you help?

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Okay Hive Mind, I got one for you!I have an instructor who would like to take a beloved course material (currently out of print due to age of workbook) and turn it into an online material via Canvas. He likes the way the book organized his content (a...

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Our team is researching content management systems that would support the storage and sharing of different types of media content (SCORM, graphics, video, quizzes, rubrics, etc). We are also, trying to determine if Canvas Commons would integrate with...

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I download a course info from the commons page and now don't want to use it. How do I delete from that course?

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Is there a way to import a single item from a course in the commons??  For example, I want to import one quiz from a course that has 97 billion other items in it.  There must be a way!

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Hi,The last couple years, I built up many banks of test questions and made tests by having questions pull from banks. This year, I changed school districts. In an effort to retain all of my work, I uploaded my old course into the Commons and download...

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I have created a school group in the Canvas Commons.  I put all the classes up in the Commons which makes me the author.  Other teachers want to update the class in the Commons but I am the only one able to do this.  Can I add other teachers as an au...

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The Problem: We have a course template that was shared to Commons by our previous instructional technologist/account admin. Updates have since been made to the template by other users, but those updates aren't being pulled into Commons at all. As fac...

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Is it possible to create an assignment template that I can use multiple times throughout the course?I created an assignment in Canvas and then added it to the commons and marked it as a template.  Can I use this same assignment multiple times through...

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To whom it may concern,I would like to access Canvas Commons but per the instructions, I don't know who my Customer Success Manager is to email about using this feature.  I have a University of Colorado Denver account and a Free for Teachers account ...

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Hello,  My name is Xavier Yabut and I work at Unitek in Hayward,  Recently the school updated the dashboard for CANVAS and ever since the update, I'm not able to locate all my files that I've uploaded to Commons.  Please help me in locating these fil...

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I forgot to save my canvas page from last year in the commons.  Is there anyway to find my canvas page from May 2022 and bring it into this year?  Or is it lost forever?Thanks Cindy Hufnagel

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Good morning.  We have been using the Commons as the repository for our adjuncts and other faculty to pull down courses that were created this past Summer and for Fall.  Everything worked beautifully in the Summer.  Now, when I (or anyone it seems) d...

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I don't have the Commons Icon in the menu/tool bar anymore. Is this a summer thing? I had it in June. It seemed to go away when my summer courses went away. 

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Hi Guys, I am wondering if there is a way we can share all our CANVAS courses on commons within our institution, without having to share each course individually?Thanks,Rowan

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Good day, I hope this isn't a repeat question.. I'm relatively new to Canvas and  I'm just learning about a new template that our district is mandating us to use. I know I can go to Commons and grab the template and update my site but what happens wh...

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Is there a way to report inappropriate content in Canvas Commons?Namely, one of our instructors found an ad masquerading as a discussion resource. The ad was selling "green xanax bars", but we could not find a way to report this content.

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I am checking on my inquiry from yesterday.  What is the status?Mildred Savannahmsavannah@etbu.edu

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Can I create modules for later use if I don't have any active classes? I want to create some modules for use next year. I was going to create them in last years classes while they were still up and then share them in commons. But since the grading pe...

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Should I store my contents in Commons or my Google drive? Can you provide advantages/disadvantages?

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Hi, we are implementing our Canvas instance and going live at the end of November. We had a soft launch with some test users and realised that adding users to a group in Commons was a manual task. Not only that, but only users who had already logged ...

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Last school year our district had us save our courses to commons so that we can reuse the content each year.  I imported my course from last year and none of the embedded documents from word or pdf docs will open on the student side at all.  In stude...

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Hi All, Apologies if this has been posted before, I have looked around and haven't found anything to match my question. I work in an organisation that share modules across their various courses via Commons. In most cases the units auto recognise that...

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Hello,We had a faculty member post modules on the Commons and we are wondering if it's possible to get any analytical data (more so than what is already present on the Admin page)?  Here's some more details from the request:  "I'm interested in how m...

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Hi Everyone, I have shared multiple resources on the Commons, so the multiple stages can use them within my school. Whenever I update or change them I share to Commons as an update (picture below). I have shown the teachers how to edit and update th...

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  I have tried to see how to enable the commons menu in our open-source environment but has not been able to do it. So I ask, is commons (in the global navigation menu) present in the Canvas Open source? If yes, how do I enable it?

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Canvas Commons Product Blog

Read updates from our Product teams about Canvas Commons

Ideas, Customer Discovery Sessions, and Early Adopter groups are exciting, but our efforts go beyond that. Here’s how we’ve been further strengthening our partnership:

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Canvas Catalog

Canvas Commons

Canvas Credentials

Canvas LMS

Canvas Mobile

Canvas Student ePortfolios

Canvas Student Pathways

Canvas Studio

Elevate Data Hub

Elevate Data Quality

Elevate Data Sync

Elevate K-12 Analytics

Elevate Standards Alignment

Impact

Intelligent Insights

Mastery Connect

Mastery Item Bank

Mastery Item Bank Supplement...

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Say hello to faster resource management! Canvas Commons now offers Quick Action Buttons, letting you share, download, edit, or delete resources directly from the list view.

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New Quizzes can now be shared to Commons. Save time, collaborate effortlessly, and discover or share assessments internally and externally.

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New Quizzes

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Say goodbye to visual overload and hello to streamlined content discovery! Commons now offers a brand-new List View option, giving you the flexibility to toggle between card and list views. Discover content in a cleaner, more compact format, now avai...

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Say hello to the Content Report feature in Commons! Users can now flag inappropriate, copyrighted, or spam content, while admins can manage reports accordingly.

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Say goodbye to the hassle of finding the perfect thumbnail! Canvas Commons now provides default placeholder thumbnail images for all shared content. Simplify your sharing process while still having the option to upload your own unique images.

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First Look at Our Latest Improvements Over the Past Few Weeks

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Commons is making a comeback and we need your input! Share your feedback, ideas, and suggestions to help shape the future of our platform. Let's revolutionize education together! Stay tuned for more updates and get ready to be part of something extra...

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EU, Canada and APAC regions could experience some inconsistencies while we are performing the migration for Commons from 9AM CET until 4PM CET on August 19th, 2023.

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In order to make this collaborative space more inclusive of regional privacy needs, Canvas Commons is “going global” with multi-region hosting for the Canvas Commons learning repository.

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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 incorporated into Canvas, will no longer be available w...

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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.

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Get answers to questions such as, what is the history of Commons?

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Canvas Commons Release Notes

Learn about the latest releases, updates, and bug fixes for Canvas Commons

In this Commons release (January 18), Commons includes New Quizzes as a resource type. Additionally, new quick actions for resources are added to the List View. Commons is a learning object repository that enables educators to find, import, and shar...

Canvas Commons Releases

In this Commons release (November 16), Commons now includes a List View, which allows users to view their Commons content in a list.     New Feature   List View   Production Environment Availability 2024-11-16 Beta Environment Availability 202...

Canvas Commons Releases

In this Commons release (TBD), Commons users can report resources that are spam, infringing copyrights, or inappropriate or harmful. Note: The Production release date for this feature has been delayed and is TBD until further notice. Please read pro...

Canvas Commons Releases

In this Commons release (July 24), the Admin menu option includes drop-down functionality.     Feature Update   Admin Menu Update   Production Environment Availability 2024-07-24 Beta Environment Availability Available   The Admin menu option...

Canvas Commons Releases

In this Commons release (August 17), Commons provides default placeholder thumbnail images for content.     Feature Update   Thumbnail Images   Production Environment Availability 2024-08-17 Beta Environment Availability 2024-07-15 Commons pro...

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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...

Canvas Commons Releases

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...

Canvas Commons Releases

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...

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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...

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