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JDE8130

Canvas Student iPad App - Not Displaying .PNG (picture) Files

Hey, everyone! We just did the iOS update on the iPad to 14.0.1 and after that, all of the .PNG images in the Canvas iPad Student App no longer load. Has anyone else seen this issue? They load fine in Safari, Chrome, etc... it's only in the Canvas Ap...

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10-09-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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Squishy311

Images are not show on canvas on my iPad, but show up on laptop? Fixable?

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10-09-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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AlisonShoreline

Monitoring student attendance for remote learning

Hello! We are struggling to find the best way to monitor student attendance for remote learning.   If they miss the Zoom instruction, a student an be marked "present" if they are on canvas and attempting an assignment during the day .  Is there a way...

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10-09-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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CassaVS

Can I access Respondus Lockdown Browser outside the US (specifically from I...

I am traveling to Inia and I want to make sure if I will be able to access the lockdown browser there to give some of my exams.

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10-09-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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meaguilar

Descargar audio de canvas

Que debo hacer? Soy instructor, Teacher

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10-09-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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Math4

Canvas quiz changes decimal answers when submitted

Hi, I am an instructor.  In my course, there are a couple Canvas quizzes where students have reported that Canvas changes the numeric answer they submit.  This issue only occurs for decimal answers.   Example:  A student enters 4.92.  It automaticall...

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10-09-2020 Canvas Question Forum
Solution Posted: 10-20-2020 View Solution
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mrshedeen

Canvas side navigation buttons

Why are my Canvas buttons on the left main page (not in a course) containing: account, dashboard, courses, calendar, inbox, commons grey and sometimes they are yellow?

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10-09-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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kdager

Matching Question- New Quizzes?

I have been utilizing the matching question feature in Canvas.  A student today brought it to my attention that the questions were either marked all right- or- all wrong.  Since when has the partial credit feature not been working?   It seems like it...

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10-09-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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rfisler

Only 1 assignment not syncing to Power Teacher Pro

Very weird - only 1  assignment is not syncing to power teacher pro.  have the category correct  (imported from PS) and the box is checked (to sync to grading system). All other assignments are syncing fine. Any clue?

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10-09-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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steinert

One student's Quiz score is not hidden AND is not affecting her grade. Why?...

I made a Canvas Quiz and assigned it to multiple students in multiple classes. They took the quiz and I am using SpeedGrader to score them. Before I began, I set scores to post Manually, and as I began grading, the column heading for the quiz indicat...

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10-09-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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JackDDelehanty

How do I embed a google doc to be used for multiple assignments?

I would like to make a series of assignments in which my students will produce a short piece of writing, then go back and edit it several times. Is there any way to have students create a google doc that will automatically embed into several differen...

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10-09-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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jmerriam

How do students find my attachment in SpeedGrader

I'm trying to find the easiest way to do this AND have it crystal-clear for students. If I attach a file to a specific assignment in SpeedGrader, where does the student look to find and read my attachment? Up to now, I've been emailing the attachment...

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10-09-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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jkilbride1

Bug with Excel equation of line in speed grader

There is an odd bug in the way excel graphs interact with the speed grader.  Students have an assignment where they are to graph data in excel, fit a trendline, and include the equation of the line on their graph.  For several students, when they cop...

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10-09-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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vikkidvs

Frustration with difficulty opening and viewing assignments

I and my 2nd grade daughter are extremely frustrated with the difficulty in being able to open and view assignments.  Our teachers are listing their assignments in each class under modules instead of the assignment tabs, so when we go to courses tab ...

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10-09-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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NNewburn

Total number of responses to discussion posts?

Is there a way to get a total number of responses that a student has made to discussion posts (non-graded)? I have given discussion questions as exit tickets throughout the quarter, and I simply want a number of times a student has responded without ...

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10-09-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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sharonrogan

Syncing grades to Powerschool

I was able to sync two of my classes but for some reason my third class will not sync.  Any idea why?

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10-09-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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u152141

Canvas conference breakout room random assign does not seem to work

When I want to randomly assign participants to a breakout room, it does not allow me to do so. Has anyone else experienced this and found a way to make it work. Needing to manually assign my participants to breakout rooms takes so much time (large gr...

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10-09-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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jennifer_morris

Can students view multiple submissions for a peer when completing a peer re...

I have assignments that require students to upload multiple items. Can students view multiple submissions for a peer when completing a peer review?If not, then can an instructor delete a student submission so the correct item show for the student con...

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10-09-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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hannahbae

quiz total points

Hi,I am an instructor and have 74 questions on my next quiz. Is there a way I can make the test out of 150 points and calculate the point values that way? I want all questions to be equal points. Best,

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10-08-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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Samuel20

Information won’t load for certain classes

I use my iPad gen7 and the iOS canvas app. My app and my iPad are up to date. I can see my dashboard and I can pull up classes, but when I click on certain tabs like “modules” or “syllabus” I am left with a blank page. I don’t have this problem with ...

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10-08-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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jenn2821

Math type in New Quizzes & Partial Credit

Why can't you use math type in the matching questions?  Also, why can't you set up the matching questions to give partial credit?     Will the math type ever expand to cover upper level mathematics like integrals, piecewise functions, limits, etc? 

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10-08-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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jack_mcgavick

User Access Reports for all students in a course

Is it possible to access one report that shows the User Access Reports for all students in a course?

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10-08-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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kwalrod7

Canvas Trainers

I noticed that most of the trainers for Canvas are high school teachers or teach at the college level. I find it hard to relate to the content and the trainers are not aligned to the needs of k-3 grade teachers. Are there any trainings specifically f...

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10-08-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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tina2020

Late submission penalty calculation

Hello! I am an instructor and I found that Canvas's calculation is different from my expectation for late submission penalty: Scenario: For a 10-point assignment, there will be a 10% deduction for submission 1 day after the deadline. A student submit...

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10-08-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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mark_korell

Take a picture from Canvas (using a Laptop) to Submit Assignment

Is it possible to take a picture while submitting an assignment directly from Canvas.  I have seen videos that its possible through the app.  Is there an option when selecting a file to upload that it access the laptop camera to take a quick snapshot...

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10-08-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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mendee1

Limitations of Access tokens

what are the limitations of an user generated Access token? if a student gets a teacher to share a token with them what access could they have ?   Thank you!

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10-08-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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KCS1983

No Quiz Log available

Hello, I need to check the quiz log of several students who say they kept getting kicked off a Canvas quiz during a remote exam this week. I want to verify this is true and figure out how much time to give them to complete the questions they didn't g...

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10-08-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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nancy_webb

Number of scores to ignore for each student

Hello!  I have a faculty who would like, instead of ignoring scores for each student in an assignment group, would like to retain the highest scores in an assignment group.  Is there an option or a work-around for this?Thanks,Nancy Webb

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10-08-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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Victoria_N

External Tool is not working

Not sure if any other students are having this problem, but I cannot submit an important assignment because an error message keeps popping up every time I try. This error did not show up before, because I was able to see and download the document my ...

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10-08-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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jmiss12

Assignments

Why do Assignment Group titles show up in the grade book? 

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10-08-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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