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I am a teacher using the grade upload feature for the Canvas grade book, where I create a CSV file and upload it to my grade book. I can do this successfully. My question is about marking assignments as "missing."Is there a way to code a grade as "mi...

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Will the block editor for Canvas Pages feature be in the December 2024 Canvas Release?  It's listed in the Q4 2024 Canvas Product Roadmap but has not been released yet, nor is there a description for it in the Canvas Product Roadmap page.

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Will the block editor for Canvas Pages feature be in the December 2024 Canvas Release?  It's listed in the Q4 2024 Canvas Product Roadmap but has not been released yet, nor is there a description for it in the Canvas Product Roadmap page.

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All of my sections have the same name from SIS ID, can you please add a nickname feature so I can tell the difference between my sections?

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Hi,When a teacher creates an assignment with multiple attempts, the grading only shows the score from the last attempt. How can I set the gradebook to use the highest attempt instead?I noticed this option is available in quizzes, but not in assignmen...

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I (the course instructor) would like to have another faculty member on campus have access to view the course materials posted on ELMS.  Nothing seems to be available for such an addition under the People tab.

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Hello everyone,I'm currently exploring the PDF annotation tool on the Canvas Student App, which allows students to highlight, annotate, and bookmark directly within PDFs. Does anyone know if this tool or a similar one is available through the Canvas ...

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Hi,Is it possible to globally (or by sub-account) set the default announcement "Post To" audience to nobody? I've had a look and can't find a way to change the default. Attached is an image of the "Post To" drop down menu on a New Announcement page. ...

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It seems like the observer role in Canvas is very basic but maybe I'm not finding it correctly. Here is what I'm picturing and not sure if it exists (YET). Observer logs onto Canvas.Sees a list of their children.They can easily see their children's g...

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Is there a way to see old versions of assignments and discussions (similar to how we can see page history with any Canvas page)? This would help with a variety of issues and would be incredibly helpful!

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This was asked in a meeting today and no one really had an answer.  If the students click on notifications about grading (daily), will they receive a notification that the faculty put a comment in the speedgrader box? I have heard about a "push ALL ...

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I am building a new Canvas site for a training community for student employees and want to connect it to an existing Microsoft Team that we are already using.  The instructions for Canvas/Teams integration suggest that the Canvas site will create a n...

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These old eyes are starting to struggle seeing the small font sizes on Canvas.  Is there any way to enlarge the font that I can see, especially when grading online submissions. The student online submissions and my comments on the side are really sma...

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I was wondering if there is a list of which course settings are altered when pushing content from a blue print courses. I understand the homepage and course Navigation menu can be pushed to the associated courses as well as the individual contents (A...

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Can you set an Out of Office auto reply to students who msg you through Canvas when you are not at work?

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My students are having trouble seeing their exam answers. I have the quiz setting to allow students to see their results immediately. I use Respondus Lock Down Browser but I don't see a setting to allow or disallow on the lock down browser. The messa...

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When using SpeedGrader, clicking the drop-down menu, selecting the correct choice, and then waiting for it to update before going to the next student is cumbersome. It's a lot of finger/mouse movement, and it is easy to let go too soon and select the...

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In the settings for creating a peer review activity in a Canvas Discussion, there is a field labeled “Reviews Due” to set the date for automatic peer assignments. This label implies it is a due date for students to complete their reviews, leading oft...

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 Hello,  I accidentally removed one of my users and therefore obviously his quizzes and all his grades were deleted. Is there any way to get everything back? Thanks

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Is it possible to add a feature in Canvas Grading where students must read comments before having their overall grade released? It would be helpful to have a feature where an instructor could select an option where students must read the comments and...

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How do I import a quiz from another canvas course

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Hey i have a teacher who is describing this issue.  1. Many English 11 Honors students have reported to me that they submitted their assignment yesterday on time, but it was noted as submitted late on Canvas. I checked and it seems the majority of th...

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Hello team On Canvas guide, specifically on the Discussions page we see the following statement: " The Discussion Index page allows you to view all the discussions within a course as well as participate in course and group discussions. Note: Your ins...

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Grades are hidden and students cannot see them. How to unhide them.I have looked in settings and other places and cannot find anything on it.

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Two students did a deferred exam, however I can't see their marks. At the same time when I go to quiz statistics, their names are shown there but I can't see their answers. 

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Hello,I'm a new Canvas administrator and am looking to improve how our school has historically utilized the LMS. Currently, Grades 6 through 12 are using the Canvas LMS.At the moment, we create course shells and then teachers invite students to their...

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I imported Announcements from an old Canvas course and updated the dates when the Announcements should post. But I would like to see the Announcements in my Instructor view in chronological order.  Canvas has them in reverse order. See screenshot. Th...

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We'd like to allow students outside of particular groups to read one another's Group Discussions for an assignment. Can we do this and how? Thank you!

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When I use speed grader to view students uploaded pictures it always loads the first page and when I click the 2nd page it reloads the first again.  At this point I can then click the second page to load that page.  Some days it is extremely slow and...

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Hi EveryoneWe are currently exploring the Canvas Calendar functionality to help students with organising their work.The To-Do list is a great tool for helping students stay organised. When items are set as "to-do" in pages, by setting the item as a r...

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