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Hello, I can't view the scenarios on my ipad or my iphone, nor can I view them by entering from my browser. (Safari) I have updated my operating system  

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I want to produce a list of sort video to illustrate mathematics concepts as supplementary course material. I think that using bite-sized video, probably several minutes video, can engage students and let them easier to understand.  I know Canvas has...

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Every time I click on the "Start Assignment" for any assignment, it doesn't do anything. It happened for one where we need to send a file and it also happened when we needed to reply.

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Trying to create our own SBG gradebook and would love to call all of the outcome objects in a course at the same time. It looks as if I can only call one at a time if I want the full amount of information about that object. Thought I could make the o...

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Dear Instructor, WOCNEC Experiential Pathway Program - Wound 2.0 I have completed all my assignments. Today last day of my course but i was unable to  access to complete wound exam 1 and Wound exam 2 shows course expired. I sent message to technical ...

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My late policy is that any assignment that is late takes a 10% penalty. It does not matter if it's 1 minute late or 2 weeks late, the penalty is always 10%. If a student submits an assignment graded as a 100%, but it's late, it's given a 90% final sc...

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Just upgraded to macOS Monterey and found that I am no longer able to navigate or use the mouse in the file upload dialogue box. This is frustrating because I am stuck in a random folder and unable to select out of it to the desktop where the file I ...

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We have a startup module in the beginning of all our courses. It is a pre-requisite for the rest of the modules. For a student taking multiple courses, having to do the startup module multiple times is a waste of time and unnecessary. What is the bes...

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I have posted an announcement today in a course module but I cannot locate it.  I know it was saved as I checked and then wanted to edit it.  I think I have posted in the wrong course/module by mistake.  Is there a way to search the announcements I h...

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I use the roll call attendance feature. Is there any way to access data about which badges a student has received and, for example, how many times they have been marked with a specific badge? It's not included in the roll call export, and the only wa...

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In the announcements from last year about the new Teams LTI, it was stated that scheduled meetings would appear in the Canvas course calendars. There is a comment in one of the threads (that has since been locked down) that this particular feature wo...

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I have been teaching the same semester course for 2 years, 2 classes per year. I have always copied the previous semester's course with assignments at the start of the new semester. I had always unpublished all assignments and when I used the same as...

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Does Canvas have a function where I can provide students in an online course a request for feedback in how the course is working for them where all the students responding remain anonymous to me, and to each other?

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Hello,      I legally changed my name in December after a divorce. I'm a parent observer in Canvas for my two kids. I need to update my name and username in Canvas. I don't have the ability to change anything in my profile. The school Canvas admin sa...

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Screenshot of postsI am an Instructional Designer. I understand when discussion questions are set up, they automatically order in most recent activity on top. As students reply to the question, the most recent activity continues to move to the top of...

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Is there anywhere I can turn when I've exhausted all the apparent steps to help a student who is stranded outside Canvas?  I'm a lone tutor, so don't send me to my organisation support.  I'm using free for teacher, which is fine as long as it works. ...

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Hey this is Hamsa please if anyone can send me the picture for the papers I want to study for the test because I don't have my book yet and my english lab is not working .

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I have alternate assignments with only 1 student assigned to them.  When I try to sync the grades, these assignments are greyed out on the sync list.  I have all the correct options turned on and checked off in the actual assignment to enable grade s...

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Hello, I had set the grade posting policy to be "Manual" while grading an assignment. After completing grading, I clicked on the "Post Grades" option from the Gradebook. This triggered an email stating "Grade changes and comments have been released f...

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Hello! I am developing a Higher Ed course in Canvas. For some reason, all my courses repeat the course title three times at the top of the home page. Is there any way to remove these? Any guidance would be appreciated!

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Have a nice day.  Before the inscription time finished, I created a set of groups for virtual lab class.  But the number of groups is not enough to assign all the students (although the number of groups was set expecting more students). ¿Is it possib...

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What is the max class roster size you have found when using Roster Roll Call?  We range in course sizes from 12 to 700 or more. Rick Hazlewood  

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I'm a university teacher.  I understand the use of modules to structure course content in Canvas, but am frustrated that there doesn't seem to be a way to connect lectures, assignments, quizzes, etc with plain, narrative text.  To me, modules look li...

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My students can't sign up for my course with the join code. They are getting a message the join code is invalid. Please advise. Thank you!

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I am trying to configure the following API to delete users from a course:  https://[my domain]:443/api/v1/courses/[courseid]/enrollments/[userid]?task=delete.  I am testing it on the TEST site by using both PostMan and the Canvas LIVE API.  However, ...

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Hello, I am trying to regrade a quiz. I have followed the instructions: open quizzes, click on the options icon and click the edit button. As can be seen in the image, I am missing the questions tab. I have details and mastery tabs only. I have tried...

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The view log function in "new quizzes" does not tell me if the student has left Canvas to open another tab like the view log fn did in classic quizzes. Is there somewhere else I can see if the student changed focus from the test?

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I've mistakenly entered a students name incorrectly when enrolling them in the Canvas Free for Teacher version. The student was able to change her name, and it shows up correctly on the discussions page, but the name is still incorrect on the People ...

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Is there a way for me, as the instructor, to see the student names, while keeping the discussion anonymous for the class? I want to see who engaged but also provide anonymity for those who may be shy about participating.

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I keep getting an unable to process message everytime I try to video my students for my morning news. It was not a problem until the last few weeks. I have erased files and it still seems to be doing it.

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