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Problem statement: When I mark physical work in an exercise book I have the option of stamping the work or giving the pupil a sticker with a science design saying "well done good work" for example. I ...

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Problem statement: When creating a New Quiz using Item Bank questions, you either use the blue + to select questions or the +All/Random. If a teacher wants to only add a specific number of questions f...

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Problem statement: When students submit an assignment that is an external tool, there is no item in the gradebook to indicate that an item has been submitted but not yet graded. Having this icon would...

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Idea is currently in development Problem statement: At our institution we have the "Users can edit their communication channels" setting (added Nov 30, 2022) unchecked/disabled because we do not wan...

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Problem statement: The mobile app has a setting for students to show the grade percent on the dashboard course card. This should be available on the desktop. Proposed solution: The mobile app has a s...

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Problem statement: I am an online educator who uses a number of external tools to help support students in my courses. Nearpod is a key tool in our courses; however, when students submit their work us...

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Problem statement: It would be useful to offer a question type in New Quizzes that includes all "correct" answers and allows the student to choose a preference, similar to a poll. I ran across this in...

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Assistive technology used to reproduce the defect- NVDAOS- Windows 10 EnterpriseBrowser used- Microsoft Edge, Version 119.0.2151.58 (Official Build) (64-bit) Steps to Reproduce: Navigate the Modules...

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Problem statement: Pulling data from Reporting one term at a time requires multiple reports to be configured, downloaded, and combined to populate the data needed for the criteria we are seeking. Pro...

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Problem statement: The GET request "/api/v1/courses/:course_id/conferences" doesn't return "created_at" and "updated_at" timestamps which is very inconvenient in my case, — for only getting these two ...

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Problem statement: In the "Recent Submissions" section of my (and presumably all students) ePortfolio's, I have amassed dozens of old submissions that have become nothing but clutter. When I need to a...

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Problem statement: Long ago we learned we had to turn OFF the Admin Setting that allowed Users to Edit their Name. (Students and Teachers would edit their name making it hard to find them, or making t...

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Problem statement: Currently, Item Banks can be shared to a course with either edit or view permissions. Unfortunately, teachers who receive copies from the original course (to which the banks are sha...

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Problem statement: Currently, New Quizzes lazily uses a limited set of roles, presumably based on the high-level LTI Admin/Instructor/Student/Observer roles, or something along those lines. This means...

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Problem statement: On Canvas courses, files are often deleted or changed in error by instructors and course designers. It is impossible to prove the cause of these deletions/changes so in many cases w...

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Problem statement: Show Me Canvas K12 Admins have a question about allowing students the ability toggle between Homeroom Dashboard view or Classic Dashboard view when they are enrolled into C4E course...

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Problem statement: When I post assignments for my students, I set the due date, and then I select a "lock" date where late submissions will no longer be accepted. Then, there is typically a student wh...

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Problem statement: As of right now, there is only an option to schedule a page for publication. While this is a great feature, scheduling a page for un-publication or unpublish should also be implemen...

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Problem statement: At the moment, a Page can either be set to Published or Not Published. As content and curriculum changes from one year to the next, pages must be duplicated in order to be reset fro...

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Problem statement: The Learning Mastery Gradebook (LMG) is a great way to show if students are learning a course's stated learning outcomes. The LMG along with the associated color coding offers a "he...

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