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My school district has Zoom integrated with Canvas so we create meetings in Canvas and they are sent to our students' Calendars and Inboxes. Is there a way to turn OFF the feature that automatically sends the creation/editing/deletion of meetings to ...

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Has anyone seen this? I teach Spanish, and I see this frequently in this student's answers when there is an open ended section. Is this indicative of translator usage?:Add to PhrasebookNo word lists for Spanish -> English...Create a new word list...C...

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I am no longer able to send an attachment to my students in the Canvas email. Can this be fixed?

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Can I remove a module pre-requisite for just one student?

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Hello, community! Nice new space we got here. Great view, lots of room   Anyway, I have a faculty member who has uploaded Articulate presenter files in his course. They have the HTML5 version as an option. When you try to view the file, the audio do...

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WHAT IS AN EXTERNAL TOOL? WHERE DO I GET IT?WHAT DOES IT DO?WHY AM I BEING DENIED ACCESS TO IT?IE: External Tool Content Can't be PreviewedIn order to use this resource in Canvas, the external tool must be installed.

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Hi,  every time I sync Canvas to Powerschool my grades are posted in Powerschool as points.  We use percentages.  Then for each assignment in each class, I have to go in and manually change from points to percentages.  Is there a fix for this?  Thank...

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We found today that if you have question groups set up in Quizzes with File Upload type questions you have to go to Quiz Statistics to download all submissions one question at a time - from that group - there is no "Download all submissions" like nor...

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Looking for an answer key to the Travel Journal Notes that students can use going through modules to assist some of my lower level students as they meet with support staff...

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I made a rubric that I wish to use for all assignments of a particular type. When I go into the assignment and click "+ Rubric", there is the check box to use this rubric to grade the assignment. However, if I check that box and then click "Find Rubr...

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How do I use Proctorio with MyLab quiz or exam through Canvas? I can use with quizzes in Canvas but those with MyLab questions. Proctorio help told me it can be done but they didn't know how to explain. thanks  

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The api sis csv upload documentation says: "Diffing mode by default marks objects as "deleted" when they are not included for an import. If user B is created by import 1, and then user B is omitted from import 2, Canvas will mark the user as deleted"...

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Hello,I have a teacher using the Google Assignments LTI and trying to check student work on an assignment. There was a rubric attached as well, and it looks like Google is delivering a 404 error and the teacher is unable to see any of the student tur...

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I am Parent/observer.How do I change the setup So I receive the notifications/alerts only to my Canvas account but not my personal email used for Canvas login. Please advise. Thank you.

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I am having my students take an unscored survey each week, and I know that as a teacher I can leave additional comments on their survey responses. After typing in the additional comments and then clicking "Update Scores" I receive an error message an...

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I have several quizzes that are posted, are set as graded quizzes, have been graded, are in modules that are posted and green, and yet nothing is showing in the grade book. I have read hours worth of information and still cannot figure out why my can...

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I am using the mastery gradebook and have some assignments I manually grade (like exams) in which I use the rubrics and easily populate my mastery gradebook. I also though have homework assignments (through a third party vendor linked with canvas (Pe...

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I have a student who has missing assignments. They do not show in his To-Do list. When he clicks on Grades, the assignment shows up in the list and says missing. If he clicks on the name of the missing assignment, it takes him to a Submission details...

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I've recorded a Kaltura video through Canvas, and it completed the upload. But when I click the link to edit, post, and complete the process, it goes to a webpage with an API error:  NWY1OGY4YWY3NWI3YiwwOS8wOS8yMDIwIDAzOjQ1OjUxLG55LW52cDEta21zLTJmOGY...

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I love the new Google Assignment feature, but we seem to be having difficulty when an assignment is created in blueprint and sent to all courses. Is this because the blueprint creator is using his/her Google Drive to make the assignment? Do all Googl...

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My students are getting an ACCESS DENIED page when they try to open my module.  What am I doing wrong on my end?TY

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When I start Canvas on my MacBook Pro with Chrome, it automatically goes to Files. I would rather it started on the Dashboard. Is this something my institution (Ontario Tech University) has baked in or can I change it, and if so, how?

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Hello, I am a post bacc student taking online classes and last week I ran into a very unusual issue. I took an online quiz and after I submitted all my answers, I noticed that on 2 of my questions, the answers that I selected were changed to somethin...

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Hi, I'm looking for a guide that shows an instructor or admin how to set up an LTI vendor to use the REST API to push grades to the Canvas gradebook.  I've been unsuccessful in searches on Google and in the Canvas knowledge base(s) .  Can anyone poin...

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I'm looking to add a Google Doc to an assignment and then have students access that google document several times throughout the entirety of the school year. I'm thinking I'll be able to reuse the same assignment several times and have the students t...

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I created a discussion, checked dates, checked that the discussion was for everyone in my course,  saved and published.  Students are inboxing me  saying they don't see an area to reply.  I see this area in the teacher view but when I go to student v...

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Hello, I'm new to Canvas and to this forum. I have the following question: Students submit homework to Canvas as docx, jpeg, and pdf files. I've been using the drawing tool on speed grader to comment on the files, as if I'm handwriting with a pen. My...

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Hi Iam new to canvas, i have created a Quiz, before attending a quiz there is alert box with "Begin" button. On changing the language from english to french the button label is not translated. Let me know is there any other way to translate the butto...

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For the live event Course_Completed it is triggering for random students who havent completed. You can see below that 0 out of 4 requirements have beenpayload;[ { "metadata": { "job_id": "1050002439153121", "job_ta...

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Is there any way to copy an appointment group?  We want students to sign up for appointments on a weekly basis. There are 3 types of activities to sign up for and about 10 appointments for each activity in almost every week (some variations occur).  ...

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