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How can a teacher see revisions and edits for a resubmitted paper/written assignment? For example, a student receives teacher feedback on a draft, then resubmits--how can the teacher merely view the revisions, i.e. color-coding or highlighting? 

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Is it possible to edit instructor comments once submitted in Speedgrader? Previously, I could do this by going into the Gradebook and there was a pencil icon to edit the comment. Now, I only see a trashcan icon to delete the comment.  When a small er...

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Good day, My you kindly assist me with locating the text and exam schedule.MI0367960

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How do you make students re-view content if they do not complete their assignment to 100% completion mark? I have an e-learning course they must watch then answer a quiz and if they do not get 100 % I want them to be taken back to the content to rewa...

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Why is Canvas telling me I have a "Major Issue" with the YoutTube video embedded on my class Home page??The error message says, "Video is not public! Make it public so users can access it!"I'm sorry, but are the designers here completely unaware of w...

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Hello Canvas Community,As a new faculty member transitioning to Canvas from D2L, I'm experiencing significant frustration with the current training resources that are hindering my ability to effectively learn the platform. I hope the community and In...

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I'd like to be able to test that the correct assignments are (or are not) showing up for students in each differentiation group. How can I test/preview this? The 'test student' does not show up in the People section, so I'm not able to assign a tag t...

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I had accidently cross listed two of my classes and it replaced the canvas shell I was working on. I need assistance in un-crosslisting the two 

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Our middle school is just moving to Canvas from Google.  Would you suggest that we have student complete the Passport to Canvas for students?  If so how long would it take the average student to complete? Thanks Susan  

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I created some html docs for my Canvas course. I added them into the Files. I am creating a page with an overview and links to the files. When you click on the link, it goes to the preview in the same tab. How do I make the preview of the file open i...

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Hi,  We have cross-listed several courses into one parent course all with different instructors.  This was the request of the School vs. using a Blueprint course as there are two lead instructors and then several adjunct instructors that are each ass...

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If I have a big black dot next to my announcement in the listing what does that mean along with a circle with a U in it?These announcements came over when I was copying my class from last semester to this semester.

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Ok.. I am trying to figure out the best way to create a form that students can fill out directly.  I have used Adobe Acrobat to create a fillable form but I am still having difficulty making it work in Canvas. Does any have any experience with this o...

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As a parent/observer, it would be helpful if I could see when my student had marked a module as complete.  Currently, when my students mark that they have completed a module, I cannot see it.  This makes it very difficult to manage their work.  I am ...

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SO...I have recently gotten a message saying a hybrid class I have (starting this month) is now 100% online...the rest of my classes are in-person, and I am a full time student. I'm confused because I'm not sure if there's anywhere I'll be able to si...

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I am trying to add a link from 1 module to 1 image button I created on pages.  However, when I add the link, it links ALL 9 of the modules, not the 1 specific module I want for the image.  Help?!

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I have 3 student accounts across multiple schools from the past and current years. The oldest isn't accessible (10+ years ago) as the school has updated their systems so my information doesn't work anymore. However all 3 are listed as Canvas accounts...

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Greetings, We discovered that we have an outdated hyperlink to a resource that lives in a Canvas template that, unfortunately, has already been loaded into 4k courses. (We use a combination of the template + a Blueprint that are merged into a live co...

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We have been trying to set up Teams Classes to our navigation panel for the students so they only need to open Canvas to be able to access all the course subject as well as Teams in one place. I have done everything I possibly find what to do to Inte...

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The change in the way one toggles through classes in SpeedGrader is adding unnecessary steps to the grading process. SpeedGrader is generally a fairly streamlined piece of Canvas, but having to highlight and unhighlight each class, while waiting for ...

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Hi there, as the title asks is it possible to connect the result of a group assignment in canvas to an individual's assignment requirement in Axcelerate?Any advice or guidance would be appreciated!

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Instructors are using appointment groups to schedule groups of student for oral assessment. Whilst most student complete the process, there are always a small number that don't and the instructor would like to be able to manually assign those groups ...

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In the Module Knowledge Checks, instead of providing the answer to the Live Class Presentation Knowledge Checks, it should only be in the Instructor's deck, instead of the students to force a stronger understanding of the material

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Why is Canvas adding tons of whitespace leading to my page edits? It never did this before!!! Pls. fix!!

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The change in the way one toggles through classes in SpeedGrader is adding unnecessary steps to the grading process. SpeedGrader is generally a fairly streamlined piece of Canvas, but having to highlight and unhighlight each class, while waiting for ...

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Good Afternoon,My university is using Canvas for an offering of continuing education courses. Is it possible to set up an auto-reply email that students would receive when they've enrolled in a course? We want to be able to notify them at that point ...

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I am having a new problem.  When I upload a video to a new assignment, it just spins. I have let it go for an hour, and still no video.  I will see the title of the video, but not the actual video.  Is there anything I can check to tell if I am doing...

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does anyone have a way to upload outcomes to a subaccount - no matter what I do I get an error - I download the report and updated it - still getting an error - does anyone have any suggestions as to why I can't just download, make changes and then i...

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Is there a limit on the number of observers that can be linked to a student? 

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Hello Canvas Community. I am new to the instructore community. I have been trying to complete courses through Canvas since August of 24. A few of the courses gave me many issues and at the time I didn't understand how the software was driven. If an i...

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