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Hello, I am looking to make a bulk update to the titles of rubrics in courses on our instance of Canvas and I am running into an issue. After some testing I am encountering the issue of the criteria being removed once the title update is pushed. I am...

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Hi I'd like to weight the assignments within an assignment group differently based on the student's scores within that group. Within the assignment group for exams, students have four scores. I do not want to drop any of the scores. I want their high...

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Currently, Canvas grade the Multiple Answers questions this way:When creating a "Multiple Answer" question, you can set the total points for the question and assign points for each correct answer.Point Calculation: Canvas divides the total points by ...

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How can I change the "tag" under a task title? In Module view it shows the assignment and under it the "tags" (not sure the actual term for this) of due date, points possible, and then it says "score at least a 10". The points for the assignment are ...

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If a student has a tab open for an assignment or quiz, and I then unpublish that assignment, quiz, or entire module, the student is still able to access their assignment or quiz and even submit it. I do not want students to be able to access anything...

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I know that there is a little blue bubble that identifies someone has shared content with me, but how do I set my notifications so that I get an email alerting me to it?

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I just need the play button. Can this be done? I uploaded an mp3. Then added it to a page. But it's displaying in a box like there's a video, but it's only an mp3 audio file. It looks bad on the page. People will expect it to play a video even though...

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So I have a quiz for students.  I have tried the following, and I have also attempted to select 'see only once' after each attempt. However, students never seem to be able to view it, and I have verified on their screens that there does not appear to...

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Couldn't find adding student Or People through Canvas LMS App in Android. Could only find added people. Actually I added a student and due to some issue his login got an issue. Now need to add the student doubt is his email id doesn't change so is it...

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Has Canvas recently changed their qti format? In the past I could export a quiz that used question groups and import it into Respondus 4. When I do that now I get the error when previewing the file: DynaZip UnZIP error: zip file structure invalid (pr...

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how to i install the lockout browser for my class

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Hi All. I have been retroactively assigning captions to my images in Canvas and I noticed something strange. I have been adding the image captions within Canvas pages by clicking on “image options” and entering the information, saving the page. Howev...

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I'm currently trying to do a quiz on Canvas but it says the service is unavailable due to maintenance. How long will the site be down?

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How do I search all my rubrics without going to individual classes

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I'm teach MATLAB which is a coding environment where program files (scripts) are assigned the extension "*.m" by default. I keep this extension code when I upload scripts for students to view.  And if I attempt to preview the script file, Canvas does...

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I'd like to have a quiz posted for each class period for the whole semester. I know how to duplicate an assignment, but that requires deleting "copy" from each duplicate and changing the date for each assignment. Is there a way to duplicate the assig...

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Our Elementary Sub Account is set with a Mastery Scale of FOUR Mastery levels: Insufficient EvidenceDevelopingApproachingMeets However, we have a special project with our Office of English Language Learners who would like to use the WIDA Levels of la...

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Hello, I would really like to know if it's possible to edit the icons available in the canvas navigation menu. For example, changing the icon of the "control panel" button and adding another button, an extra button in the menu. Is this possible? If s...

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I have a Canvas shell that's a decade old and am wondering which of the files are actually still being used, and where. Is there any way to go to the Files page and find out this information (such as: a list of pages where the file is referenced)?

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Students submitted papers via a formal Assignment. I'm unable to directly edit the submission? 

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I uploaded a power point to my CANVAS course and my student told me that since they don't have power point on their PC, they cannot open the power point. What should my student do in order to open the powerpoint?

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I am instructor at a community college in Virginia. I have implemented a late penalty for my course (3% per day up to a zero). This late penalty works as expected for all of my assignments and discussion boards that DO NOT USE the checkpoint grading ...

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How can I display the correct answer (not the accepted answer) for formula questions with tolerance in New Quizzes?Scenario:Correct answer from formula: 0.9001Tolerance: +/- 0.1 (forgives rounding errors across 8 calculation steps)Accepted answer fro...

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HiI'm fairly new to uploading rubrics to Canvas but I have finally figured out the format for importing rubrics. However, I have read somewhere (but can't now find where) that you can remove the free-form comments boxes underneath each criterion? We ...

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Is there a relatively easy way to unpublish or lock entire modules, INCLUDING THEIR ASSOCIATED ASSIGNMENTS & QUIZZES, during certain hours?For example, I only want students to be able to access modules, pages, assignments, etc. during school hours (8...

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My instructor has the homework listed however it is not pulling up for me to complete it. Please fix it

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How does your institution handle weighted gradebooks and students transferring in? I'm at a k-12 school system so we have students transferring in all the time. I'm not sure how to import their transfer grade and keep the grade fair. 

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I teach several sections of the same Subject. I want to offer Group submissions [with individual marking of Group members] on the same subject matter. How do I use Group Assignment that is asking for name of a Group Set? What does Group Set mean?

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Has anyone been having lag issues on Canvas LMS? In the last 48 hours, I am an instructor for a course, I have had many complaints from my participants and co-teacher, about the lag on Canvas.  It doesn't matter what device, assignment, gradebook, or...

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Hi, I'm a student trying to upload a profile picture. I had it set in the beginning of the semester (this August) with no problem, but it has started acting up and no longer shows as the original image. I've also already cleared my browser cache and ...

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