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Can someone provide instructions on how to upload Rubrics created in Microsoft Excel? Thank you. 

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Are auto close captions a feature of the new screen recording option in SpeedGrader? What about when you create a video from a page?

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Is there a quick way to assign outcomes to selected questions in an Item Bank? I have an Item Bank currently with no outcomes associated to any questions, and would like to split the questions between two different outcomes. It is very tedious to cli...

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I have a free account with Canvas. I am not connected with any school and have no admin. Is there a way to set semesters in my classes for grading?

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My students submit written work via the Google Classroom add on (ie as a Google Doc using Google Classroom’s plugin) and I am unable to grade papers on my iPad. The error is that it could not launch. Not sure why. Anyone got a solution? 

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A colleague brought this problem to me and I was surprised to not find the solution here. His concern was that students could no longer reply to his Announcement posts. After searching, we found that they were locked.  Has anyone else found this prob...

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I want you guys to know that the recent changes that you have made to Canvas for our university are the worst!!! Who decided on these changing: esp, in the discussion forum and I do not like the term of using "teacher." I am a Professor. Teachers are...

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Hi. I am an instructor that formerly used Respondus Lockdown Browser to monitor my quizzes in Canvas. I copied the quiz over to the new course and want to use Honorlock but Respondus is conflicting with it. My school no longer uses the Respondus App,...

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Greetings, I want to bulk import outcomes into my course (instructor level access) using a CSV. I didn't really understand the import format documentation  so I am looking to use a downloaded Outcomes Export Report as per this post. My admins tell me...

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I am missing a rubric from Canvas assignments. I can see it in my Rubrics list. I have used it to grade twice before, but when I go to add it to a new assignment, it doesn't show up. It'll even say "Class Name: 6 Rubrics" but only 5 show up. Again, I...

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Good Afternoon, We're tracking an issue with two of our partners to do with the recent updates to MS Teams. The problem has been diagnosed as the connection between Canvas MS Team Sync and MS Teams version 2 (new teams). The evidence for this is base...

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Why can only instructors get access to the conversion tool of PDF or document, changing it into the alternate download form of mp3 or audio file?

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Assume I create an individual assignment--Let's call it "Homework One."  I assign it for 4 students to do individually, due on April 1. (This is NOT a group assignment!)  In the Canvas calendar on April 1, each student will see this exact wording, in...

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What is the best way to train a new instructor on canvas? Can I connect with a live trainer? 

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Is there a way to create group assignments so that everyone can see the grades and the feedback provided on an assignment?

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We have visually impaired students who are assigned quizzes through Canvas. Because the immersive reader doesn't work with quizzes, we've had difficulty making quizzes accessible to students. From other community questions and my own testing, I know ...

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The teachers in my department collaborated to create a centralized repository of resources for our students as a standalone course.  We would like to create a link from each of our courses to this repository of resources.  I would like to know what i...

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How can I sort the markbook by  notes entries, please. to See ones I need to mark

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I have some rubrics made in the Canvas course I am working on. When I want to attach one of those rubrics to an assignment I have created, Canvas makes me search through all of the courses I have taught. Is there a way to filter this to just see the ...

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I teach high school science--usually chemistry but occasionally I'll be handed a couple sections of something else. Also, I'm in Texas, and we're adopting new-to-us standards in the fall (about a decade behind NGSS). When my district first switched t...

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Hi,I am a professor attempting to integrate a textbook from Cengage into Canvas. I am unable to find specific instructions for this. I would appreciate any direction I can get!Thank you!Maria

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Hi everyone, I'm looking for some help with setting up an assignment in Canvas. I need two professors to review and grade the same assignment using a rubric. How can I configure Canvas to allow both professors to input their grades and feedback? Is t...

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Hello, I'm an admin and wondering if there is a solution for archiving old courses. In our district we have courses from 2017 so our list is very long. I’m aware of the new K16 archiving solution but was wondering if it is possible to do it outside o...

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Hi all, I am interested in acquiring expertise in the technical aspects of what is possible in canvas, but I'm not sure where to get started learning. Is there a set of videos or technical reference document on how to do all of the possible things wi...

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When I remove a module from one of my CANVAS courses does it disappear?  If not where does it go?Thanks for the help!

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Whenever I'm entering grades, a popup will appear that says "Saved Data" and it has a list of suggested numbers. I've noticed that this can occasionally get in the way, and even if I delete the suggested "Options," more reappear. Any suggestions on h...

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I am an instructor in the Greenville County Virtual Program. I have copied the current coursework materials of the courses I taught this year. I need to know how I can access the copied coursework in the future. How do I retrieve a copied course? The...

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I see that when I create an assignment that needs an upload, I can limit the file format types that students are allowed to upload. But when I create a new assignment, I either have to type out (or copy and paste) my list of file formats again.Is the...

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Hi everyone, I am wondering, after setting up a requirement, for example, 'mark as done' on specific pages, if I need to report on how many students have completed which pages, is there any data or a download available that shows how many students ha...

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I have a number of course for which I need to export or otherwise download the assignment brief pages (the descriptions of the assignments, NOT the submitted student assignments). How can I do this ? I'd like them to be saved in some human-readable, ...

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