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This is a noob question but I have read 30 posts and different guides and I am not seeing a direct answer.  For context, I am a grad student in an instructional design program (I just started). I am working on a mock up in Canvas and it seems that I ...

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How do I find a Course ID? I am trying to redeem my Macmillan Learning for BIO 204 and it is asking for the Course ID. 

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I have created an assignment with anonymous peer reviews. Student reviews are unable to download attachments to fully perform their reviews. Is this an artifact of the anonymous reviews?The review were assigned manually, if that has a bearing on the ...

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Hello, I need to upload my corrected assignment to the same file. I remember that when I started using canvas, I pressed any button. And now I can't upload my task.  

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Hello, I am a student and want to utilize Turnitin. Currently, only one professor has Turnitin "turned on" in which I recieve a similairy score when I turn in a paper and I have the ability to access Turnitin for pressing the green/yellow/orange on c...

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What is the best way to share content in Canvas? The "Send To" feature is amazing but I find that when I try to edit content shared in this manner, the content is still connected to the original version. This causes editing issues for those the conte...

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Is there a way to create "conditional" sections for a test? For example, if at the beginning of the quiz, someone selects "Group A" for a question it will send them to a specific list of questions, and if someone selects "Group B" for the same questi...

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Hello,We run a canvas integration with CAMS. When a student is added to a course or removed from a course in CAMS, they are either added or removed from the course in CANVAS. A student moved from section 1 of a course to section 2. They were changed ...

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When aligning outcomes, what is the benefit or difference between aligning outcomes to the quiz and aligning outcomes to the questions within the quiz itself? I see data by question when aligning by question and that works great. Will the data be the...

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Buen día comunidad! alguien tiene o tuvo inconvenientes con visualizar las evaluaciones que finalicen el 1 de octubre? utilizamos en Paraguay el horario -04:00/-03:00 y el 1 de octubre se cambia el horario a verano, intenté cambiar la zona horaria pe...

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Hi, when a teacher writes feedback, he can use line breaks to make the text readable, but they don't appear in the student view. Why is this, and are there any solutions? See images (lärare is teacher in Swedish) Best  Jonna

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Can we add a "floating" navigation panel somehow? I keep getting painted into corners and it takes multiple clicks (and waiting for loading) to get to where I meant to go. This seems insignificant but when you're grading 100 assignments, every click ...

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This question has been an issue for Canvas users since 2017 I have used Canvas previously as a TA and now as a professor, and it is absurd that you still can't delete saved comments in an assignment rubric. If I want to reuse a rubric rather than cre...

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how do I start a open a module and post assignments for students?

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Hi,Do I need to have admin rights to remove and reassign students assignment submissions? Cheers, Dago

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Hi Canvas team, I am looking to see if the canvas calendar can be more dynamic and assessable. Currently, we use faculty sub-accounts when assigning Canvas courses. My idea is to generate year level sub-accounts. If this is possible, it will generate...

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I am a student who is unable to view the first video for my course at Oregon State University, Public Speaking 101. It says that the video cannot be displayed because of it's privacy settings. The screen where the video should be is black, and says "...

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Hi Canvas team,I am based in QLD and we use ISMGs in senior and specific assessment rubrics in middle school. I would like to see if Canvas speed grader could be more dynamic. Below is an example of what a student achieved in an assessment piece. The...

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Hi,How do I check my expected graduated date?

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I cannot seem to edit a grading scheme after it has been created. There is an edit icon but it doesn't work. Thoughts?-Stevie

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HI I cant access my timetables and everything i need for the modules on my laptop. But able to on a cellphone canvas app.

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  Does anyone know how to disable/prevent student from posting comments in the assignment “Submission Details” page (see below)? Any feedback greatly appreciated.  

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I want to be able to use the formula questions to create a random number, and then plug that random number into a formula, for example to ask questions about a normal distribution.In other products this was accomplished through the use of double squa...

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Hello,When trying to be notified of a student submission using notifications, I instead get emails for every student in the course, and not just in the sections I teach. This makes it very difficult to know when I need to grade, especially for late s...

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I am unable to link my modules to the home page buttons, as my Modules do not show up as "links" to select from. (See image). When I click the associated module named the same as my button, it seems to link a unique URL id, however when navigating th...

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I would appreciate a reply from anyone who has experience if Canvas installations can be setup or later configured to display (pop-up or other) reminders to students who have unread Announcements and/or unread Assignment comments.The reminder would o...

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The Outcomes documentation is so weird. It doesn't mention Rubrics at all, but as best I can tell, the only way to use Outcomes is with Rubrics.  Is that correct?

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When students take a quiz, I have it set to where they can only attempt it once and see their final grade. I would like to be able to go back into the settings and open up a second attempt for retakes as well as for students to see their right and wr...

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I was wondering how I create a deadline for myself in my courses? I want to be done by a certain time, and don't know how to input that into my calendar to create submission dates in order to be done in time. 

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As an Admin, I am looking for a solution to archive unpublished / old courses to clean up the Courses view for Admins, Teachers and Designers.  I understand there is a way to un-star courses per profile but I would like a solution added where any cou...

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