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I am requesting a change to the Canvas feature "Add to Student To-Do List." Currently, when a page is added to the Student To-Do List in Canvas, it is immediately visible to students, regardless of its scheduled publish date. This can be problematic ...

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When I revise my lesson plans and hit 'save' there is a reply that says "Lock date cannot be after course ends." But I've checked this and even re-entered dates that are before the last day of the course and no matter what date I put I get the same r...

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Before the move to GA4 we used to use a dashboard which, I think, had been developed by the UK HE Canvas community. It was free and very useful; senior management loved it. Does anybody know of a dashboard for GA4? Adam

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There were three required Discussions in my class. Some students missed the deadline for completing one or more of these discussions. Thus, I want to create a 4th discussion that is optional for students to complete. The student who would likely opt ...

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In this term, we have several students without 0's in the Gradebook for Missing Assignments. However, our Gradebook Settings, under Late Policies, is set to "Automatically apply grade for missing submissions" of 0%.  This is true in all of our course...

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We've had several instances where a student has been concluded in a course but no one went in to conclude the student. How is this happening?

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How do I enable a page that is in the left side bar, so that it gets visible to students?Thanks!

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Hello Community,  I am a district technology facilitator and I have a teacher that has created an assignment using Google Slides. One criteria for this presentation is for the students to create animation within the slide deck. However when they subm...

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Is there a way to batch edit assignment details? I would like to change the settings for all assignments at once. For example, change the Allowed Attempts from the default number to Unlimited. 

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A teacher of ours has made a peer review assignment and students have 2 attempts. Now a few of the students missed the due date and did not turn in their first assignment. The result is that they can't give feedback on the other students assignment. ...

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I've been asked these questions by a teacher regarding student booking appointments in Canvas for one-to-ones. I've had a scan of previous posts and read guides on the usual way of doing this but I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing another way of ...

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Has anyone experienced Canvas automatically reverting quiz grade posting policies (from automatic to manual) even if we have it set to automatic for all quizzes by default?So once the students have attempted a quiz, the quiz appears as "muted", where...

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Um, has anyone done a Canvas orientation that includes like breakout groups or team activities? I’m planning one for our new students at my University, and I’m wondering how to keep it interactive. Would love some ideas!!

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Canvas LMSはMicrosoft Teamsと統合できるという記事を読みました。この統合は、オープンソース版のCanvas LMS(OSS)で可能ですか、それともCanvas LMS Cloud(商用版)に限定された機能ですか?

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I would like to remove People and Files from the navigation menu in a Homeroom course for Canvas Elementary. Is this possible?

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Let's say we have two quizzes: Quiz 1 is worth 10 points, and Quiz 2 is worth 100 points. A student lost 50% on Quiz 1 and 48% on Quiz 2. Logically, it makes sense to drop Quiz 2 since it is worth significantly more, and keeping it would not be a goo...

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How do I require a training or activity that students should complete before gaining access to their current semester courses? 

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I created a free canvas account by mistake with an incorrect email and I want to delete it 

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Can Canvas identify AI submissions by students that would be similar to the Similarity Score?

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One of our instructors has asked the question below.  I turned first to the Canvas Instructor Guides before submitting here.  There was information about how peer comments remain for a student  who withdraws from a class, but there didn't seem to be ...

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How can we effectively use the Canvas Attendance feature to track and mark student attendance in regular face-to-face sessions? Are there any solutions or best practices available to streamline this process?  

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I want the option to turn off student's ability to make comments on assignments, or if this cannot be done, I want to disable the ability to attach files to comments.  Students use comments to turn in assignments after the due and late date, which is...

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I use pages on Canvas for my main set up for students. I have a page for every week and I made a template with everyday of the week. I will link assignments in the template on the page for the week. However, now, the only way students can access my a...

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I would like for a zero to automatically be applied when a student has "no submission" by the due date. I  have already went to grades, then "late policies", then checked the box that said "Automatically apply grade for missing submissions" and made ...

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Hello!   So my student's assignments are graded, and when you click the ungraded icon the score given appears. However, once you click away, the ungraded icon remains. Anyone have an explanation as to why?

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I can't access my courses. I tried logging out and logging back in, didn't work. I tried to log in from a different browser and I still don't have access to my courses.

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Hi,I suffer from really bad migraines and bright white screens make my symptoms worse/appear for the rest of the day. I noticed that you have the dark mode available for your app, but not for your website. Which I need to use to turn in my assignment...

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Is there a way to have the speed grader on an ipad to be a sliding scale? Really on either mobile or desktop version? Right now, when I move the slider it only defaults to whole numbers. If a student has earned a grade that isn't a full number I have...

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Last year using canvas I used to be able to filter by date and it the gradebook would only give me the total grade for assignments within the filtered date range. This no longer works and I cannot figure out a way to filter so that only certain grade...

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I am working with Copyleaks and wonder if it is possible to see the names of students who have submitted their work within our network. Is this a feature that needs to be turned on at the admin level? Thanks for letting me know. 

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