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I took my 2.5 hour exam today only to find out that none of my progress was saved. When the time limit was reached, the exam flashed a “Go to Results” on screen. Nothing was happening when I clicked the button, so I refreshed the tab. Then, it said t...

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The module remains locked only given 3 attempts 30 minutes but did not pass what I do now since I can't get to the other pre-requisites. It is for drivers Ed took the test in module 4.9 but failed.Cannot reach 5.1 what do I do.

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If one group of students is given an assignment, does it automatically show up in their "assignments due" list?  I made a module and added an assignment into it that is only for one small group of students in the class. When I go to Student View, the...

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Does Canvas LMS have any type of progress indicator to inform teachers or students of a student's progress as far as percentage of the course that has been completed?  In my Canvas course all assignments are prepopulated for the semester.

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From a mathematics perspective, adding functionality for Lockdown Browser on open source "assignments" is a major need. At our high school of 2000 students, this functionality is greatly needed. So our Algebra I and Geometry classes use Savvas as an ...

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Instructors cannot tell which files are linked and which aren’t. The idea of going through a cleaning all of those out just isn’t feasible time-wise. Would be great if there was an option to purge the orphaned files in Canvas. Like, if when you copie...

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Hello! I'm trying to help an instructor make his materials accessible. He teaches math and statistics, and uses Latex, tables, and images of formulas in his materials. He's trying to make these things accessible for students using screen readers and ...

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I have students who use Google Docs to develop essay assignments. We require essays to be formatted in APA style. When a student submits a Google Doc to an assignment in Canvas, Canvas converts the document to be read in Canvas Doc Reader, but change...

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Hello,I'd like my students to be able to use two class periods to write a full literary analysis essay while using the respondus lockdown browser with Canvas. Respondus says this is a canvas issue. Does anyone know how to set up an assignment so stud...

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I want to make my class innovative and fun for my students. I want them to have lots of interaction with the modules and each other while learning. I am also writing a paper about technological tools that are effectively used by teachers inside the L...

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I have a number of pages (pre-authored, we are new to Canvas) that contain dynamic svg--and thus use an object tag. These files, and the html files using them, are then hosted on Canvas, but embedded in an iframe. Whereas <img src=a/b.svg> tags (file...

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Hello everyone, I'm wondering if anyone has found a solution to "track" what learners do on a course page? If a course page has a video, I-frame, or a link to an article, is there a way to see who has accessed them and how many times? Perhaps through...

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Hello All:I have a discussion post/forum assignment, that requires a slight twist.  In addition to creating their initial post, I am asking my students to also post a 2 questions (based on readings) for class discussion. At the end of the posting per...

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Is there a way to prevent a Canvas Designer from being listed as the author when creating or duplicating a discussion board? Until recently, I was able to duplicate existing discussions without being attributed as the author, regardless of who create...

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We want to do an audit of a course before revising the content. To help facilitate this project, we want to create a spreadsheet of all the content in the Modules so we can gather feedback on each item and the organization of the content.  We would a...

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Hello! I'm a tech support officer at a university, assisting academic staff. We've received consistent feedback regarding the use of the @mention feature. Since it only display students' Display names, teachers often encounter multiple students with...

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On my Professor's end, my Canvas quiz stated that I left upwards of 40 or so times. I never exited the Canvas tab once, I had no other tabs open (made sure to close everything and restart my laptop prior to the quiz), I didn't swipe into another scre...

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Can, or is, there a feature to add modules to the top of the page instead of new modules being placed at the bottom? Thank you. 

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Is there a way for Canvas to add an easier way to disable access codes? During class I have an access code so students cannot work ahead. After class I take the code off. Doing this for multiple courses in Canvas daily is a pain and I often forget. T...

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Canvas Community: Have the issues noted with Discussion Checkpoints resolved? I read that the following were noted earlier this year in Canvas Community forums: Issues with SpeedGrader functions, accessibility, and group discussions. We would like to...

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Suddenly I'm hearing from instructors that their flashcard embeds from Quizlet are not loading. Is this happening elsewhere? What could be the issue? Our institution is not blocking quizlet.com because we can get to the website, but the <iframe> embe...

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Hello Community, We’re trying to use the Outcome Results report available under the Canvas Default Account Reports, but we’re facing an issue: the report is returning empty, even though we believe all necessary configurations have been made. Here’s w...

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Hi, I find the emoji in submission comments annoying as it often gets in the way when I am typing important comments about a student's work.  I know I can turn it off under the settings for a course.  However, I teach 5 to 6 courses a semester which ...

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Olá, comunidade do Canvas. No momento, estamos trabalhando na modelagem de cursos práticos para avaliar as competências e habilidades dos alunos e nos deparamos com algumas perguntas: É possível vincular uma competência ou habilidade a uma tarefa sem...

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I need to contact my CSM to establish myself as the primary contact at my institution, but no one has the information.  I have several tickets outstanding that I have not heard back about.  Who can I contact to find out the CSM information?

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It is common in certain Higher Education disciplines to create assessments that are "hurdle requirements" (i.e a student can't pass the course unless they pass the assessment). These are typically work placement requirements, safety requirements, or ...

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I have published a Rise 360 course using Web and also created the Zipped file.Next, I uploaded the zipped file to Canvas and expanded it. I used an iframe to open the index.html file, but it did not work!The index.html works fine on my local hard dri...

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I understand that SpeedGrader uses a 2 steps process, and can autosave entered data for a short period of time. However, too often, in particular when working with new markers who worry about posting the marks too early, all the marked data can be lo...

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Hello,Hope you are doing great,I'm experiencing a bug in the new desktop version of Canvas while trying to complete the pre-course assessment. When I'm trying to select multiple-choice options, the page scrolls or jumps, but no selection is registere...

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Greetings,I recently created rubrics in the Canvas LMS and I would like to take screenshots of them to include in my professional web portfolio. However, when I attempt to screenshot a rubric the screen blacks out. Now I'm not sure how to share these...

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