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I do enter grades manually. But because PS and Canvas are linked, students are enrolled in "sections" by default.

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Hi @LMEcolleen , Canvas automatically adjusts its pages to be optimized for different viewing platforms (Chromebook vs large screen vs phone). It's a futile endeavor to try to make your page look a ce...

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Hi @MalcomParadise, Did you set the assignment up as a "student annotation" submission type, as outlined in the How do I add or edit details in an assignment? - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com) g...

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Hi @MrsStrubhar, Assuming you are able to add sections (i.e. that it's not disabled by your institution), you will need to import grades to PowerSchool manually. My district has the same issue with ou...

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If I'm understanding your question correctly, a second parent wants to be an observer of their child's account. The parent should create a parent account. You will need to get a pairing code for that ...

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Canvas syncs with Powerschool, and that automatically creates my sections. If I create an additional section, that will not sync correctly. I really with that I could create a group that just meant th...

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I need to be able to do this as well. If I create my own section, it does not sync grades to PowerSchool, which our district still uses to store final grades.   

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I have a student who has one parent that has connected with my student's account, but the other parent also wants to get updates and such. How do I add a second parent to a student account to recieve ...

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I posted an assignment where student s needed to annotate a pdf. out of a class of ~15, 3 submitted the document on the 1st attempt but only 1 had the information he typed in follow the document to me...

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If you use the "Send to" option for sharing the quiz to yourself, the quiz with the images will be saved in your Shared Content.

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Why does my table not keep the same format once my page is published?Pictures are set up and then once page is published.

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How can I remove Harmonize milestones from my Canvas Instructor Calendar?

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Hi @kgrage, That discussion was on the "Kaltura Owners Group" listserv (managed by Oregon State).  I was able to view the web version and find my post about the icon svg code.  Let me know if this hel...

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Hello Chris - I am having the same problem as hsoccerock and it is very frustrating. You answer to that question did not make sense to me. I have tried 3 times to copy a module to another existing cla...

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Hola, Necesito saber quien borró estudiantes de un curso, ya que ningun estudiante mas que el profesor y el administrador de Canvas tienen los accesos necesarios, es la tercera vez que sucede esto.   ...

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Hi @chriscas,Do you happen to have a link to that previous post about using an SVG instead of PNG for Kaltura My Media? I searched around the Canvas Community and Google, but am not confident I found ...

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Hi @Leeia, Are you able to post a screenshot of what you see here?  There are a lot of different ways video can be posted in a class and they can all act slightly differently.  If we see a screenshot ...

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Hi @BenCUSD, I think this question will probably need to be handled by your local Canvas team (usually in the eLearning / IT / Digital Education areas).  Authentication has a lot of variables that can...

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Hi @Farraragain, Do you see the assignments in your teacher view of the gradebook?  I'm trying to figure out if it's just students who are not seeing them or if it's your view too.  One thing that com...

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I switched to New Quizzes and Item Banks. I recently had my students take a quiz, and two images didn't show up for the students taking the quiz. I always upload images using the Rich Content Editor, ...

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Hi @RamonTyson, Instructure has a FAQ document on the Canvas-lms github page that highlights some of the things that are not currently supported with the open source version.  I hope the list there is...

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Gi @SumbalBibi, You may not realize this, but you posted this question to the global community of Canvas users.  We can help answer questions about Canvas itself, but questions about course content, c...

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We are seeing this across our whole instance. New term courses that were copied from previous terms are now by default having unpublished uploaded media folders. This is causing chaos for testing sinc...

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Vi har problem med att studenter/användare tar bort sig själva  från kursen. Det blir problematiskt eftersom data som betyg försvinner. Finns det någon inställning man kan göra så att de studerande in...

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I have cross listed three sections. When I pull the Quiz and Item Analysis report I can only see the data for all three sections combined together. It looks like one class instead of three. Is there a...

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Hello,One of our instructors encountered an issue with the Canvas Teacher app. Students were required to submit their assignments, and the class was divided into teams.However, the work submitted by o...

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There doesn’t seem to be an option to maximise a lecture video anymore on an iPad using canvas. Has it moved or is this a bug? (I’ve already deleted and re-downloaded and nothing has changed)

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The course is free only need to pay for certificate and badges, but I am not allowed to attempt mid term exam without exam password. I contacted the teacher through given email but didn't got any resp...

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Hello Canvas Community, Just a general question. What features do you get in the Cloud Hosted version of Canvas that you do not get in the open source version of canvas? Ive noticed that our school ha...

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@larkey03  You are correct that you cannot do this with a numeric quiz question. Canvas has no question type that meets both of your requirements. Canvas does not understand mathematics (we've been as...

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Canvas LMS Product Blog

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The ability to export New Quizzes content as a QTI file was released in Production Environments on September 16.   This work is the first in a series of features on our roadmap related to exporting N...

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The Build on last attempt setting makes it possible for students to take additional attempts on a quiz, only re-attempting those questions they answered incorrectly. By eliminating the opportunity fo...

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With New Quizzes migration during course copy/import (formerly Bulk Migration) now available in production environments and the feature option turned on, question banks that have questions included i...

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When speaking to Canvas users, I often hear about the need for more flexibility in grading, especially for those using more non-traditional methods outside of those that rely heavily on the tradition...

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Exciting times in analytics at Canvas! At the end of 2023, we’re going to default the Admin Analytics and New Analytics (which are course-level analytics) feature options to ON for all customers.    ...

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We're thrilled to unveil the next evolution of Canvas’s Discussion feature, representing a significant step forward in our ongoing mission to empower educators and students with seamless communicatio...

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For Canvas and Apple customers in the United States, iWork files (.pages, .numbers, and .key) can be uploaded via Canvas apps on iOS or the web and they will now preview in Canvas’s DocViewer. This f...

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As mentioned earlier, our team has been working on faster access to the Quiz and Item Analysis. We are pleased to announce that this new functionality is now available in the beta environment, follow...

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As a Product Team, one of the most fulfilling aspects of our role is seeing user feedback turn into tangible improvements that impact teaching and learning in meaningful ways. Your input is a key dri...

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The New Quizzes Migration through Course Copy/Import, previously referred to as the “Bulk Migration Tool”, will be available in production environments as of the August 19 release. With the release t...

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  Greetings Educators and Innovators, We are thrilled to share with you the Beta launch of our new product: The Emerging AI Marketplace! The marketplace is set to redefine the way you experience Inst...

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In the Q1 quarterly update post, I mentioned our ongoing efforts to enhance the speed of Item Analysis generation. I am now pleased to provide more comprehensive information on this development. New ...

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Today, we’re excited to announce that Google Assignments LTI 1.3 now integrates with Collaborations in Canvas, the last feature needed to reach parity with the legacy Google Apps LTI integration. Col...

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For reference: Link to New Quizzes End of Quarter Update Q1 - 2023 Update on Rich Content Editor and Bulk Migration The Rich Content Editor (RCE) was re-enabled in New Quizzes and available in Produc...

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The Canvas LMS product and engineering teams release new and updated features to production monthly, on the third Saturday. Traditionally, these release items have also been enabled in test environme...

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Change is a constant in the world of technology, and Canvas is no exception. On August 19th, Canvas users will bid farewell to the feature preview of "Enhanced Gradebook Filters" as it becomes the de...

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Introduction In our continuous efforts to improve Canvas for instructors and learners, we are excited to announce the upcoming release of Deep Linking Assignment Edit in alignment with the 1EdTech sp...

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At the beginning of this year, we were made aware of an issue during course copy related to course files where these links would not migrate correctly to the new course as they refer to the original ...

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As we are approaching our next significant release, Canvas Data 2 will include weblogs (currently requests table in CD1). Important note:  the target release date has changed from 21 June to 5 July a...

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For Canvas admins:What is changing?How is this change being communicated?For LTI 1.3 tool developers:What is changing?What is the OIDC Auth Endpoint?Why is it changing?What will you need to change?Wh...

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Filter Updates in the July 5th Canvas Deploy (Updated Date) Many of you have told us that you need more from your Admin Analytics filters because when you’re reviewing your data, filtering by account...

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We are excited to share the Prioritized Themes that our Product and Engineering team has committed to work on! Without further ado, here are the themes that we’ve committed to delivering on within th...

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We've appreciated all the great feedback on Canvas Data 2 since we released it in March. Today we are going to share some updates on planned features as well as guidance related to timelines and migr...

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We're thrilled to unveil our new feature in Canvas Credentials that will revolutionize the way you capture and describe credentials. Say goodbye to limitations and hello to custom badge properties wi...

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Often instructors in Canvas want to use practice quizzes to familiarize students with the kind of questions or content they may encounter in a course. These practice quizzes can clutter a gradebook a...

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The Impact LTI Tools feature was initially launched at the end of May 2022 as a Beta feature. Since then, the Impact Product Team has been seeking ways to make this area more accurate and more meanin...

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We are thrilled to share a momentous achievement with you. Canvas Credentials has successfully obtained LTI 1.3 certification, marking a significant milestone in our commitment to providing you with ...

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We are thrilled to announce that the third-party app support for the Rich Content Editor (RCE) in New Quizzes has been released to beta. As you may already know, we re-released the RCE to beta in Apr...

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I’m thrilled to share that we are releasing the ability to bulk publish and unpublish modules and module items, saving you precious time and helping to streamline course creation year after year.  Wh...

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At Instructure, we are always looking for ways to improve our Canvas mobile apps and make it more user-friendly. That's why we're excited to share that we are working on a new feature - Offline Suppo...

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Canvas LMS Release Notes

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

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Upcoming Canvas Changes November 2023 End of life for remaining utilities from Canvas related to Flash video support. 2023-12-16 Deprecation of oebmed_retrieve endpointEnforcement of LTI Deep Linking Line Items on Assignment Edit Page Feature Option...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Upcoming Canvas Changes 2023-09-16 Enforcement of ResourceLink.id substitution parameter to supply a resource link’s ‘resource_link_uuid’ instead of the ‘resource_id.' For more information, please see Upcoming Canvas Changes. In this Canvas release...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Upcoming Canvas Changes 2023-09-16 Enforcement of ResourceLink.id substitution parameter to supply a resource link’s ‘resource_link_uuid’ instead of the ‘resource_id.' For more information, please see Upcoming Canvas Changes.   In this Canvas rele...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

In this Canvas release (15 July), Admins can automatically subscribe users to an account calendar. In the Inbox, coding has been updated to improve functionality and user experience. The Grading Scheme is redesigned in both Account Settings, Assignme...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

In this Canvas release (17 June), instructors can bulk publish all modules or individual modules and URLs for LTI 1.1 tools are updated when launched after the bi-weekly beta refresh. In New Quizzes, the Rich Content Editor (RCE) is available and it ...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Upcoming Canvas Changes 2023-05-20 Deprecation of 302 Error redirect for oAuth Token Errors 2023-06-20 Deprecation of oembed_retrieve LTI 1.1 endpoint [Delayed as of 2023-05-15] For more information, please see Upcoming Canvas Changes.   In this C...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Upcoming Canvas Changes 2023-04-15 Deprecation of 302 Error redirect for oAuth Token Errors For more information, please see Upcoming Canvas Changes.   In this Canvas release (15 April), SpeedGrader supports grading one question at a time and the ...

Canvas Releases

Summary Canvas Admin Analytics dashboards organize and present Canvas adoption and engagement data with enrollment and grade data in interactive charts that make it possible for administrators to see and understand the data that matter most to them....

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Upcoming Canvas Changes 2023-04-15 Deprecation: 302 Error redirect for the oAuth Token ErrorsFeature Enforcement: LTI Deep Linking Line Items on Assignment Edit Page feature option [Delayed as of 2023-03-18] For more information, please see Upcoming...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Upcoming Canvas Changes 2023-04-15 Deprecation of 302 Error redirect for oAuth Token Errors For more information, please see Upcoming Canvas Changes.   In this Canvas release (18 February), no feature updates are available. The next scheduled rele...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases