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I am a first time on-line student. I submitted the wrong file for my final and it will not let me delete and resubmit the correct file. I also submitted a file on the wrong module and it will not let me delete that one also. both times I received the...

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Hello I got a message on my screen after i sign in  canvas that i need to change my password and that a code was sent can you tell me how to access my  F i T email. Thank you.

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When marking I can update the grade and make comments but I can't upload any files in the comment section - it just keep saying "submitting"

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Faculty - I create one pinned Discussion where I ask all students to post their problems and solutions, but one student created three new Discussions with one question each. I would like to merge them into the main Discussion I created because then a...

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Some instructors opt to put all of a module's content onto a single page (links to multiple readings, several embedded videos, etc) along with many paragraphs of text. Too much content on a single page can overwhelm learners and lead to cognitive ove...

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How do I see all of the attempted assignments a student has submitted? 

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I'm having an issue where when I assign a group discussion to a specific set of groups, other groups (not assigned that are from a different group set) are also showing up on the discussion.  How can I remove the "other" groups from this discussion w...

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Hi Folks! We're looking to see if we can track down the timestamp of when a grade was entered into the grade book. I see we can see when comments are posted, but not when a grade is entered, or posted. Is there some way to pull this information? 

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When attempting to use the "Print Blank Quiz" function from the Build area in a New Quiz, the print dialog doesn't appear as it does with the "Print Key (With Answers" function. Instead, when I select the option to print a blank quiz, it redirects me...

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Hello,I would think it would benefit students if teachers could add a module under a module, like you have a folder in a folder. Have you concidered to add that in at all? Even also give the option of making the main modules as a grid view instead of...

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Hello,I would find it very valuable if I could edit the fonts on the modules. That is that I could change the size of them, make them bold or underlined so I could point out the most important thing on each of the module to make the overview easier f...

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HiIs it possible to check if a module is shared/used in other courses?Thanks

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I am in a completely online program and our school just switched to canvas. I have found workarounds for  some of the issues with the new platform but one of my main issues is that there doesn't seem to be a way to determine which content has already...

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I have my course set up such that exams count for 60% of the grade. I have one midterm worth 25 points and one final worth 35 points. I want to be able to drop a student's midterm grade if they perform worse on the midterm than on the final. I though...

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I'm trying to export the IMSCC files from Canvas to Blackboard, but they are coming up as HTML pages and all the graphics are lost. I read that you can try changing the file name from IMSCC to zip - does anyone know if that actually works? I don't ha...

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I'm wanting to add a second login for a user (will eventually need to do it for all users, but for now testing)... so I create a logins.csv file that has just these two rows: user_id,login_id,password,existing_integration_id"19402610",user@gmail.com,...

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hello!  i'm wondering how i can turn my canvas into dark mode instead of light mode. thanks!

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Is there a way for students to have a notification within a module that they have already looked at a page? My student was mentioning that since there are several ways to get to the same page, they are not always aware if they are looking at a new do...

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We are loving the new Admin Analytics.  We needed some enrollment statistics for a few courses and were looking at the Enrolled Students Over Time chart in detail.  Yesterday, that Enrolled Students Over Time chart completely disappeared from our Ove...

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The shuffle option is not appearing when I go to create a multiple choice question in my item bank. It was working yesterday and now its gone. 

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I am on my final assignment for iTeach. I have never used Canvas before. How do I allow the iTeach folks to access my assignment? If I provide them the URL does this automatically allow them access to my file?Thanks for any help!!

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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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