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We have not used roll call at all yet and are looking into what it can accomplish. Can anyone speak to whether it can be used to require that students attend one or more zoom meetings as requirements within a module?

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Hello,I have been building course content in Canvas for almost two years and would like to elevate the quality of our course content and my understanding and application of Canvas features.I read about regular events run by the Canvas Learning Servic...

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I am using the Free Canvas for Teacher. I just entered my students names and emails to invite them to the class. One of the student's names is now appearing as a long number. I don't see anywhere that I can edit this and change it to his name.  I tri...

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Apaguei errado uma conferência, como faço pra reverter, me ajudem?

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I get emails to the address I'm subscribed with. I try to follow those emails and I get a page that says "Complete your profile". I /have/ a profile. I /have/ an account and a user name. But I can't get to a page that will let me log in using that in...

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I thought I read in a recent Canvas release notes that there was a feature to add notes in pages that were only visible when editing the page (and so invisible when viewing the page). I can’t find it now in the release notes. Did I imagine it?

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I have a Canvas "page" that was part of an imported course template.  One particular page has been copied into several modules.  Although the page title is different for each copied/duplicated page, whenever any of the copied page is updated, ALL cop...

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Hi. As I enter trimester 2, I want to hide all the grades and assignments for trimester 1. I want my students to have a new start and I don't want them to see any of the old stuff. How can I do that? Do I just delete all assignments? Is that the best...

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Is the only way to exit out of full-screen mode in the new rich content editor to use the View menu and click on Full-Screen? This is the only way I can find to get back to see the Save button.

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After I create a "new quiz," it will not allow me to edit the assigned due dates/available dates/sections - it only takes me to the build page. How can I change the assigned dates after building new quizzes?

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I have been using the Class Notebook (OneNote) feature through Canvas and love it.  Unfortunately, when my students travel to Mexico, they are unable to access OneNote even though they can use Canvas.  I have had to abandon OneNote because of this is...

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How many dropdown items (possible answers) can be added to a single fill in the blank item that has the dropdown option selected?

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At the end of my quiz I create a file upload question for students to upload their work. Some students say the upload button doesn't work and it is always students with a mac. It has been happening the last 2 or 3 weeks. They have to email me their w...

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I have seven classes. It takes forever to create an assignment and then import or copy to other courses. Is it possible to create one assignment for all classes at the same time? In my old Focus Portal, I could upload files in one place and every sec...

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Is it possible to send an email to ONLY the students missing a specific assignment?

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I have students in all of my classes with IEPs, 504s, or are ELLs. I know I can assign work to individual students, that is not a mystery to me. As it is now, when I assign differentiated assessments I have to type each non-IEP/504/ELL student's name...

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I made a quiz for my preCalc students, and this is what one of the questions looked like: 

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How can you add a question directly into a New Quizzes question bank, without having to create it in a Quiz?  I have seen a + New button once but don't know how to get back to it

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Good Morning - Last night I checked all the grades to make sure everything is really well before the final exam, somehow I clicked the wrong button, then all the exams 1 to 4 with grades are GONE! I was so paniced. I checked the history and still the...

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Hi, like many I guess I need to assess a large group online (January) - it has to be MCQ (specification of the course says so) and I have no access to proctoring software for this. So I'm planning to set a large number of different quizzes, allocatin...

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We are trying to set up our online examinations and I need to know some technical facts about Canvas Quizzes (new version)At what point are student allocated the questions from the question bank equivalent?Allow me to explain. The lecturers have crea...

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I cannot see annotation bar so I can make direct comments on students submissions, this is new feature I have been able to do so last semester, the assignment is submitted as PDF 

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How do you hide a quiz grade from a student after they have submitted before they close that page?  I'm not talking about the gradebook.  I uncheck the "Let Students See Their Quiz Responses...", so in theory, they should get no feedback.  But when t...

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I have already posted the assignment grades, yet I keep getting the crossed out eyeball showing up again, on multiple assignments I have already posted! Anyone else have this happening, and does this mean that the students can no longer view the grad...

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I’m an instructor, and I just purchased an iPad (iPad Air, 4th generation) to be able to write directly on students’ pdf submissions. The issue I have is with viewing said submissions, which are fillable pdfs.When I use Canvas in Safari, I can open a...

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Instructional Tech here. We have program groups that are assigned in an introductory course and stay constant until the cohort graduates. These groups are used in courses to separate discussions etc... Is there a way to create an account-level group ...

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I have copied a course from last semester but nothing is showing up in calendar. Am I missing a "click" somewhere?

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I am consistently having this issue.  I will assign a quiz and the image associated with the question will not appear when the students are taking the quiz.  Instead a white box will show up. I have had to print the test repeatedly.Some background in...

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I am wanting to have a message pop up (or something similar) once a student submits an assignment.  So, in order to see this message (in my case a link to a key) they will have to submit their assignment.  Is there a way to make this happen?  I have ...

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So I really like using the external tool submission for online assignments but the problem is that sometimes it loads and sometimes it doesn't. When I go in and select Office 365 from external tool submission in assignments. It has the first little b...

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