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MY quiz shows a lock symbol. the quiz is due soon and I need help! I only see the answer options, not the pic.

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Hello! I wasn't able to find this question already in the community. When grading a discussion in SpeedGrader, is it possible to pull the instructors response/activity into the Speedgrader window?If not, where is the best place to post this is an ide...

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Hi,Whenever a student sends an email I receive the email notification twice. How can I correct this?

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Hello! I accidentally deleted a Perusall assignment that my students are in the middle of and I really need to restore it. I tried the /undelete trick that works for Canvas but with no luck. Does anyone have any idea of how to fix this???

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none of my classes are showing up on my dashboard and any class that I click on just shows a blank page without any of the needed information for the course, what can I do about this?

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for instance the calendar does not load, nor does the dashboard, sometimes the reply box does not load or the submit button

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I used to be able to see the week dates on the to do list on the card view but they are gone, now it only says the day. How can I get it back?

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How do I create a Blog on Canvas?

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#I have named the course and cannot find to add assignments to the course.  or add modules to the course to start adding assignments.  Thanks 

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Our institution currently syncs nightly to our SIS because we haven't found a way to run an athletics report in Canvas. I've heard that there are universities that do this. Is there someone who has experience with this that could help me transition t...

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Solution Posted: 09-09-2019 View Solution
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I want to have a Canvas discussion, but I need students to be able to attach a Googe Doc of their writing assignment so that others can access and give feedback as part of the discussion.

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How do I contact the LACCD Web Master?

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I am very new to this. What is a module? Is it a course I would teach?

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My colleague who is also teaching this course is showing up as a student in one of my classes...need help putting her in your 'right position'...LOL! Thanx! Sandy

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I can access all of my course materials on the app on my phone, but when I try using my laptop the course will not show up.

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Hello, I am using Canvas for school, and my dashboard does not seem to load at all. I have reloaded my page and restarted my laptop but nothing seems to be working. What can I do to resolve this issue? 

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I upload everything for a students weekly homework in one assignments tab. Notes, a powerpoint, and questions to go with the notes (this is what I want them to fill in and submit on canvas). I have uploaded them all using links with Rich content edit...

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I do not have a blue submit button to upload my assignments. Can you help me please?

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I have 3 lab sections and I am wondering if there is a more efficient way of posting assignments across the 3 labs w/o having to enter them individually to each section. 

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I create a quiz with 10 formula-type questions. I set a time limit of 60 minutes, set the quiz to deliver the questions one-at-a-time, and give students one attempt. Most students start and finish during class. The challenge: I have a handful of stud...

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I want to create a totally new course on Canvas i.e. a module (in university terms) which is beginning completely anew this term, and so didn't exist on Blackboard previously.How to do this?

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I teach personal finance.  I have 2 semester classes S1 and S2 that appear on canvas.  All of the other students are in one large group.   How do I separate them into their respective times?  2A, 4A, 1B, 2B.

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My canvas on my Mac will not load. It works on my phone and home desktop, but suddenly stopped working on my laptop. Can someone please help me in fixing this???:( 

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My Files is organized by folders, i.e Lectures, icons, Profile Pics, etc. Is there a way to link a document to items in My Files, instead of Course Files? I only see the option to pull from Course Files. 

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How do I remove a student from a course? I'm following the directions given to me by our IT person, but I'm not seeing some things he's referencing. He said to click on the student's row, click the menu and then choose remove. However, i do not see a...

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In the past, I have been able to lock an assignment until I have finished grading all of my students' work.  How can I do that now?

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How do I send emails to students?

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I discovered a parent's question by chance.  How do I know a parent is communicating with me?  This parent's question did not appear in my school email.

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What it means when you try to open an import common resources and it says could not find valid settings for the link?

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Is it possible to filter students by section when grading?  Three classes are in one dashboard tile which alphabetizes all rosters into one list. 

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