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I see a lot of others asking this same question, so I know it is a common problem. How can we get Canvas to allow us to close the comments feature?  These are the main problems that I have:  1.  I have strict no-late work policies (I drop the lowest ...

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I am an Instructor trying to limit students seeing the names of other students in my particular course.  The course I'm creating requires a high-level of privacy, and I would like to ensure that students cannot see who else is in the class. I've alre...

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When trying to attach a file to the text box, an error pops up on my screen and says “file exceeds quota”. I sent a problem ticket to canvas and they replied back to me with “Media embedded to discussions using Canvas's new Rich Content Editor (RCE) ...

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The hours spent on Restorative Justice, Implicit Bias, and on and one and on, and then when I go to learn more about a tool that would ostensibly help improve and enable my ACTUAL teaching, I get this - RIDICULOUS. I'm expected to read a tech manual,...

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How can I have turnitin embedded in my students paperwork?

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I am trying to take a math quiz for Pre-Cal: Trig and all of the equations in the problems are just blank spaces. I can't do the problems because I don't know what it is asking me. I have some screenshots so you know what I mean. I don't know what to...

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I am signed up to take a class for work titled: "2023 Embracing Literacy" conference and supposedly I should be able to print out the presenters handouts through Canvas. But when I get in there, I can only find the introduction course to Canvas.

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Why can't I find the groups tab to complete Milestone 7?I am a student at ALX foundation

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I’m a student. If I resubmit my assignment after the due date, will it be marked late (because it’s now late), or on time (because the first submission was on time)?

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I have tried for several days and need help accessing Labyrinthelab to take quizzes or tests or upload my assignment. I contacted IT support and my instructor and am still awaiting answers. This is making me miss appointments and get incorrect grades...

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As a "Teacher" on canvas, how am I able to add the "student" or "designer" role if it is not already available in the drop down menu. Attached below is a picture. The option either comes up blank, or with other roles I do not want to add. 

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I accidentally used the default "100%" for the missing submission policy, when I had intended to give 0%.  Now I can't figure out how to undo/change to 0%, as the new missing submission policy won't overwrite already graded missing assignments (and t...

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Hello all, In order to make login_ids consistent across multiple campus Canvas servers, our system is looking at doing a bulk update of login_ids, from using local campus identifiers to using system-wide ID numbers. Technically, we know how to do thi...

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Hi, can anyone help to signpost a guide that explains the Assignment settings? I can see the following: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-an-assignment/ta-p/740 https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How...

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I'm working on a python script that will automatically create the modules for my canvas course. I'm using the "requests" library in python. Everything seems to be working well, except for the modules prerequisites. For modules with only one prerequis...

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How do I get the group icon on my canvas interface View more

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what happens if I am not assigned a group?

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Whenever we try to open Canvas in the test environment we get the page "Canvas is currently undergoing scheduled maintenance". Does anyone have an idea how long this will take? We were about to test the link between our SIS and Canvas.   

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How do I get the group icon on my canvas interface

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I am having difficulty uploading a document into an assignment. When I upload the document, it appears as PDF file instead of icon being red it is gray but there is a green box with a check in it. I hit the submit area, it says "try again". Why is th...

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So, the Instructure team has come through with an awesome "fix" to a perennial problem. For years, I have been frustrated by how modules are published. Every time I imported old course material into a new course shell, I would have to click on every ...

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How is the work suppose to be completed?  Where can i turn in the work i've done so far?  

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Suggest terms/acronyms such as SIS and Zip files be defined and explained when they are in use. 

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I have passed all of my courses with passing grades and yet two of my courses have this issue, one with a red box and one with nothing at all. Does anyone know what this means?

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Morning,When I am on any unit selected from the Canvas dashboard I continue to get the below message: Page Unresponsive: You can wait for it to become responsive or close the page.If I wait I get the following error message: Error code: RESULT_CODE_H...

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I am taking a quiz and it asks for me to fill in the blank for a conclusion and I am unable to do so.

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Can I cast my Canvas screen to my TV?

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I just graduated from High School and need to download all courses data and everything in MCPS Canvas. Need help.

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I’m trying to build a homepage for a course without using tables and I’m having trouble getting the banner and buttons to line up. For reference it's a banner with 4 thin buttons beneath it… I need everything to span the entire page and line up both ...

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How can I get a copy of Interpretative Paper format sample instructions?

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