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How do I change a manually added user to the teacher role?

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Hi, One of my navigation buttons links to an external site outside of Canvas, and it adds in the little 'external link' icon, which throws the height of that particular button out of sync with the rest. See example here: Just wondering if there's a q...

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Is there a way to prevent a course from being indexed if it's set to public?

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In certain fields, there are some globally recognized certifications that pretty much everybody accepts as being a valuable and valid certification.  Is there anything like that for Instructional Designers?  Basically, if you were looking to hire an ...

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I have a faculty member who puts all Assignment, Discussion, and Content Page titles in all caps. In terms of netiquette, this is discouraged. I find it personally distracting and more difficult to read (maybe trying to focus on too much at one time?...

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Hi all,We're trying to figure out what combination of account- level permissions gives an admin access to the reports tab under settings. Ideally, we'd like to have reporting be on its own permission but I'm not seeing anything like that in the permi...

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HelloI have recently imported content from one course to another.However since doing so both courses second pages seem to have lost the 'next' button in the lower right hand corner of the page. I have created my own button on the home page that links...

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I have been using grace periods for assignment submissions with some assignments, and I was wondering if there is a way I can disable how Canvas flags an assignment as late if submitted after the due date?  I tried deleting the due date after the gra...

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Hi- I am trying to figure out how to utilize outcomes for assessment tracking as well as grading so that students don't have to upload an assignment twice.  Our criteria scores and the assignment scores are different.  It looks like there used to be ...

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In the Kung-Fu Canvas module, it mentioned students being able to upload posts from either Instagram or Snapchat via the "online submission" option.  However, I have not been able to find any information that would actually explain how students would...

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Is it possible to publish all the assignments and all the files within a module at the same time, or to publish or unpublish all the modules within a course at the same time?I've recently copied a course's contents into a new course, and am trying to...

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where do you go to see the virtual book shelf?

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I’m looking for someone who has implemented the Roster Exchange API Integration for Barnes and Noble, and/or is knowledgeable regarding best practices regarding user access tokens vs developer keys for guidance.  Roster exchange is part of what they ...

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We recently ran into an issue where a TA is not able to view the SCORM page in Canvas:The differences in permissions between a Teacher and a TA don't give any reason for why a TA shouldn't be able to view the SCORM page. During the import process, an...

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Hello Instructional Design Professionals, We are still seeking more participants to complete our survey! We are conducting a study on the professional needs and motivations of instructional design professionals working in higher education to join and...

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Is it correct that a learner is required to complete the entire quiz again if they get one answer incorrect (for a test requiring 100%)

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Is there a way for a student to draw (like actually draw a picture) to answer a question on an assessment on Canvas?  I've been adding quizzes to the modules I'm creating, and I'd like to have students draw in order to answer a few questions.

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Hi All,I would really like to know if anyone can provide me with an answer to my query, if in fact there is one :smileygrin: . I created a Canvas course (designed as a website) and set the course as "public", thus persons are NOT being enrolled in th...

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Our institution is participating in the Cengage Unlimited option in the fall.  We will pay for the service for all students.  As a result, a majority of the instructors have opted to adopt their course material.  One area where there appears to be co...

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A useful program would be one that could migrate a student's grades from one Canvas course to another. For example, when the student has re-registered to complete a course - it would be very convenient for the teacher to be able to have the previous ...

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Does Canvas have a built in Evaluator Role that allows access to an integrated 3rd Party Textbook?I can't seem to find an evaluator role or a way to have an evaluator have access to a third party textbook tool so does this exist is my first question ...

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Is there a way to batch create groups and associate users to a group in Commons?

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I am an instructional designer creating a fully online French 1 course at a state college. This course will not have any face to face meetings. I am looking for interactive and creative ways for students to learn speaking, listening, reading and writ...

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I'm testing out Office 365 authentication.  I can't find information about what is needed in the users SIS import file to get Microsoft Office 365 authentication working.  Is it as simple as authentication provider - Microsoft?

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I have a question for the Canvas community. Does anyway know how to enable the Doc viewer in a course or enable annotation. I found the link in Canvas https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-12948-4152719763 The issue that has risen is an instructor...

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Our school classes are created to run for a full school year, 2 semesters (Semester 1 and Semester 2), 4 quarters (RQ1, RQ2, RQ3, RQ4), plus a mid term (S1), and final (S2).I've seen that others have a similar issue in that classes (terms) are per ye...

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Hoping someone can help me! I created an image that I want to use as course home page and the idea was to use add hot spots for the buttons. However, each time I put in the hot spot code, Canvas strips it outI know I could create the same look with a...

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Just a few days ago, the canvas site crashed and won't load properly. I have three browsers on my work PC and none of them work. The site just displays huge icons. I called our IT help desk but he said all the settings are correct. The site works at ...

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Hi all,I am looking for a query that will allow me to tell how many courses for the upcoming fall term have been modified since these have been created through the SIS Upload process. Does anyone have a suggestion?Alternatively, is there a way to get...

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As more and more high schools come on board in Australia it is becoming an issue that Canvas does not have a native upload of student photographs - all our other systems simply allow us to upload either a zip file or bulk upload of student and staff ...

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