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How do I publish a hybrid i. e. "room and zoom" class in canvas to use as a supplement, resource and format?

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Solution Posted: 01-22-2022 View Solution
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Adding a dark mode would make the website more accessible and easier on the eyes. Basically, the background would be black or a darker color than white, and would use less power and be more eco friendly, while also being easier on the eyes.

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Solution Posted: 01-22-2022 View Solution
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I understand the feature: adding an automated signature to email sent via Canvas, is not available. When will it be added? I think it's the least you could do for us faculty, and way overdue. ----copy/pasted signature----Christina Nguyen HungAssociat...

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Solution Posted: 01-22-2022 View Solution
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Hello, We’re looking for a secure way for faculty to send us IRS W9 forms. Is Canvas secure enough for this, where a document will include a social security number? Thanks for any help!Christine

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Solution Posted: 01-26-2022 View Solution
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We used to be able to have students have non University email types and it worked, none it does not.  Can we re-enable this feature?   Bobby  

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Solution Posted: 01-21-2022 View Solution
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I have assignments in PowerSchool that only 4 of my 21 students' grades synced from Canvas. I have checked the categories, due date, name of the assignment, and made sure the sync was toggled on. 

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Solution Posted: 01-21-2022 View Solution
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In the page about starting a microsoft collaboration, it says "Note: If you do not have any existing collaborations, this button will not display in the Collaborations page." It does not say where the button will appear. I cannot seem to find one any...

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Solution Posted: 01-21-2022 View Solution
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Hello I am  a student trying to create a Profile on Canvas but cannot seem to find where to do it.Does this particular institution allow it? It only allows me to upload my photo but there is no option for Bio, etc. Can I please get some assistance? T...

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Solution Posted: 01-21-2022 View Solution
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I am having problems with getting my courses assignments to show up on the monthly calendar. I'm not sure if there is anyway to fix it, but my current courses all have gray boxes beside them and none of the assignment dayes are showing up the calenda...

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Solution Posted: 01-20-2022 View Solution
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I am trying to copy a table that is used for my syllabus. When I copy it in I lose all the formatting. I have seen other teavhrs sites and it has a table that is formatted ncely. How can I do the same without manually filling in the contaents into a ...

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Solution Posted: 01-20-2022 View Solution
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Why does the 'pages' link just go to the home page and require an additional selection to go to the (plural) pages index? You already enter on the home page which you can then edit and you can also go to that through a link. It is clunky to have to c...

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Canvas Question Forum
Solution Posted: 01-20-2022 View Solution
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Do Pre-requisites copy over using the Course Import Tool? 

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Solution Posted: 01-21-2022 View Solution
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We are seeing a strange issue with our rosters syncing from Infinite Campus. When a student has a schedule changed before the first day of school, counselors are not able to place an end date on the section enrollment in Infinite Campus. This means t...

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Solution Posted: 01-26-2022 View Solution
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I'm wondering if it's possible to schedule an update to a page. I want to be able to upload class notes and resources ahead of time, but not publish them just yet. The page in question is already published, but I'm working far ahead of where my stude...

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Solution Posted: 01-21-2022 View Solution
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When I am sharing my screen, I can't tell when students join the class. It would help if I could hear a notification that a student has joined.  Thank you for considering this feature.

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Solution Posted: 01-23-2022 View Solution
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Hi, When I hide an item from the Course Navigation setting inside a course it by default only hides from students. There is a way to hide from another user? for example TAs or Teachers? It looks like have a way to do it via API, but that will not be ...

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Solution Posted: 01-20-2022 View Solution
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Is there a way I can manually activate a user?  I have sent her an invite and this was her response "Please let me know if it shows completion on your end. I followed the link and entered my information, but it will not load anything after that it ju...

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Solution Posted: 01-20-2022 View Solution
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Hello!  Has anyone found a way to utilize the Google Drive (LTI 1.3) without completely opening the Google domain up for students to share everywhere?  There is some fear in our district about giving students carte blanche access. I  know you can whi...

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Solution Posted: 03-27-2022 View Solution
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In the modules section I work with prerequisites to be able to track students' course progress. However, via 'view progress', I can only see the progress at student level.  How can I get an overview of the total group and where students are in the co...

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Solution Posted: 01-26-2022 View Solution
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There's these huge broken white boxes, instead of a line divider.  It's fine on Chromium browsers, but why is this happening on Safari? I do not want to switch browsers all the time, as Safari is my main browser. All extensions are turned off and his...

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Having copied a class, imported content from one class to a new class, I have lost the function to edit the home page  Can you direct me to be able to solve this issue Thanks SD 

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Solution Posted: 01-23-2022 View Solution
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Hey All,     I'd like to think myself pretty familiar with the new style of Canvas quizzes; however, I want to see if I can further expand my knowledge.   This semester, I am teaching a digital electronics class. Part of the class is understanding nu...

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Solution Posted: 01-26-2022 View Solution
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Hi all For compliance, we need to have the ability to check mail content. Whether it's because the audit team need to be able to see mails about assessment extensions, or for ensuring communication on the system is appropriate.  Does IT have any way ...

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Solution Posted: 01-21-2022 View Solution
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I have a class that I'm registered for but it doesn't show up and the message says "You don't have any courses, so this page won't be very exciting for now. Once you've created or signed up for courses, you'll start to see conversations from all of y...

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Solution Posted: 01-19-2022 View Solution
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Hello. I am a student. So I’m wondering if anyone else has this problem and if they know how to fix it. I like to put custom colors using hex codes for my courses. But when I do that, certain colors don’t show up and automatically display a duller ve...

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Solution Posted: 01-29-2023 View Solution
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I teach a media methods classfor future teachers where I use Canvas. Therefore the students have their "Student" Canvas account.  One of the assignments I would like to do is to have them create a Canvas course to prepare them for this virtual k-12 w...

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Solution Posted: 01-19-2022 View Solution
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How do you get the Immersive Reader to actually read the readings in the student role?  The Immersive Reader button disappears when the content is opened.  It only reads what is in the shell of canvass - which is not the professor's assigned readings...

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Solution Posted: 01-19-2022 View Solution
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I want to assign a video for students to watch in its entirety before they move on to the next assisngment.  I know I can add prerequisites in Modules but not Assignements?  Am I missing someting?

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Solution Posted: 01-19-2022 View Solution
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I am not able to upload my assignments on Canvas.   I am a student in the Guardiaship program.   I have followed all of the instructions.  Can someone help me via ZOOM or remote in to my computer.  Thank you, Nannette

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Solution Posted: 01-19-2022 View Solution
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When I click on "Courses" and then "All Courses" while on my Canvas page, I only receive a "You are not enrolled in any courses" message and none of my previous course links. While this message is correct in that I am not currently enrolled in any cl...

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Solution Posted: 01-19-2022 View Solution
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