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Hello everyone! I am trying to post a short introduction to a discussion thread via PowerPoint narration. Here are the instructions: you must store the video offline, link to the content, and ensure that you give permission to (instructors email) and...

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Hello everyone!  Is there a preferred document template that can be used for assignment creation?  I.E. a curriculum developer can complete a document and then upload it to Canvas and Canvas creates the assignment from the upload?

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The fact that Canvas pulls the percentage match for plagiarized material into the SpeedGrader and puts it in a convenient place right next to the file name is very helpful. However, I have not had a straightforward case of plagiarism in three years. ...

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When grading discussion boards in SpeedGrader, I have a rubric that assesses both an original post and a response post. While I can see the student's original post and response post on the left-hand side of the screen, it doesn't show me the post to ...

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I am having trouble understanding the Canvas grading protocol on Quizzes. Here's an example scenario: The Available From date is Jan 1. The Due Date is Jan 8. The Show Correct Answers is set to Jan 9.  They are allowed Multiple Attempts and Quiz Scor...

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I use rubrics to evaluate assignments. First, I 'hide' the grades in the rubric and only give feedback. When I need to calculate my final grade, I change the rubric and amend it to 'show grades'.Canvas seems to have had an update recently. The view h...

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My team of digital education consultants and instructional designers have flagged an issue around the behaviour of items in the Course navigation menu. We've had feedback from local administrators about it causing confusion, particularly when it come...

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Hi,  So hopefully this is an easy fix. My school uses A-E marking with an N for non submit or lack of evidence. I am trying to use the rubric marking guide for assessments and I have a 20 point rubric. The calculation of grades is off and I'm struggl...

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hihow can i save my graded assignment with the rubric and comments to my desktop? 

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The text boxes that students write essay responses in are not reader-friendly.  It is difficult for an English teacher who has to read hundreds and hundreds of essays!  Students should be able to have access to tools, like double-spacing, to increase...

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I attend 3 different schools with 3 different canvas. How do I view them all on one page.

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I'm taking an online master's program abroad, and the due dates on Canvas are unclear about the time zone.It would be helpful if the time zone was shown next to the due date.ex)  As-Is : Monday, June 23 / 10 PTS / DUE:11:59 PM       To-Be : Monday, J...

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I often draft announcements in advance. Most of the time, this works fine, and the date I set is the date students see as the posting date. However, I have found that if I edit the draft, then this no longer works. Example: I drafted an announcement ...

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Problem Statement The current Canvas Gradebook creates confusion when tracking assignments that require resubmission after instructor feedback. When a student submits work, receives feedback indicating the work is incomplete, and needs to resubmit fo...

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Hey Team, I’m Ajay Hinduja from Geneva, Switzerland, getting ready to submit my project through Canvas LMS and was wondering if anyone has any tips or suggestions to make the process smoother. If anyone has any advice or has already submitted assignm...

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I'm having trouble connecting my canvas to voicethread to make a comment. Every time I finally login it takes me back to modules unable to make a comment because it keeps asking to sign in or register

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I was well logged in for this semster, but got logged out somehow.I tried to log in, and in the process, I accidentally made another account with my Gmail Address, which means that I have two accounts on a same mail address.Now I can't log in to my o...

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I have been trying to login for the past week and have been unable to. I have contacted my student help desk and it still doesnt fix it. Anyone know what to do.

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I recorded both audio and video narrations directly into my PowerPoint presentation for an assignment. After submitting it through Canvas, my instructor let me know that they’re unable to hear the audio or see the video.I can still view and hear ever...

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  Wondering how it is possible for a student to REPLY to a discussion post AFTER the instructor has DELETED the post? Note the screenshot: I deleted a duplicate student post at 4:12 pm. But then another student REPLIED to the deleted post at 4:31 pm....

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When I edit users I do not have a place to change their role.  Where can I do that?  If I want to change a former student to a teacher or change someone from a dean to a teacher where can I do that?  All the documentation says I can go to Admin, Peop...

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Hi, I've created several tickets by emailing support@instructure.com but I never get a response to the ticket. Is there a better way to get support for an issue?

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with all my courses, once i get to a quiz it keeps showing a red error "failed to fetch" no matter what device i use. please help

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What are some best practices or solutions for promoting students from one class or course to the next while maintaining their records seamlessly, so we avoid having to upload their names and details repeatedly?

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Hey, I’m encountering a frustrating issue with Canvas Classic Quizzes while using Respondus LockDown Browser, and I’d appreciate any insights or confirmed workarounds: Problem description: I use Classic Quizzes in Canvas, requiring Respondus LockDow...

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My class has 4 Units, and each unit has 4 quizzes (Classic Quizzes) available to students - they just pick one of the four to submit for a grade (I drop the three lowest scores). Many students open each quiz to see which one they want to do. That mea...

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I am attempting to load a HTML code into my Canvas shell to create a Dissertation Calculator (completion generator) for my doctoral students. I am running into some formatting issues and believe it may be due to something blocking me from the IT side...

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Recently my campus notified Canvas admins and teachers that there was a new system for manual section enrollment where we could download a csv template, create sections then upload the csv to sort students into the chosen sections. In my program, we ...

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I created and assignment and assigned peer reviews to the assignment. The peer reviewers will be using a rubric and comments for peer review. When creating that rubric, I elected to hide the scores for the criteria to not bias the peer reviewers. Is ...

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