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I use a PowerPoint template to create all of my Storyline 360 presentations and then publish them as "Web" and use iframe tags to embed them into Canvas. Without changing anything on my end, the content area is now appearing blank in Canvas on my rec...

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Is there any way to have peer reviews for an assignment, have those peer reviewers use a rubric to review the assignment, but use a different rubric than the instructor? The rationale is that the peers have a different perspective and would look for ...

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As a teacher having Immersive Reader only on pages does not help or make using canvas any easier. If there is a way to put it on assignments and quizzes that would be helpful. 

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I'm a student*** Whenever I click a zoom link on the left-hand side of the navigation bar, it takes me to a blank white page. I can access the modules, assignment, etc.. but I cannot join zoom through the links on the navigation bar.

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Does anyone know if there is a way to add in a digital feedback sticker to student's work when grading it? I know in the comments section when grading I can attach an image/file/video. But this means the kids have to click on the link to view the ima...

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When I add an external URL to a module, I want to leave it embedded in Canvas. But when I do this for sites that require a login (Seesaw, Epic, etc), it won't actually log in. I put in my login info and click the 'sign in' button but nothing happens....

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Have selected Record in Conferences, see it recording but when it is ended there is no recording.  Any suggestions.

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I had/have an account with Canvas that consisted of two classes. I logged in one day and now it has me listed as an instructor. I am a student with SFSU, but the school does not use Canvas, only my instructor. Can anyone please help me retrieve my ac...

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I'd like to know if there are any issues with teaching a course from the US with students in Finland. Does Finland support Canvas? The school where I'm about to start teaching does not have Canvas, but if it's free for the students (i.e., them), they...

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Created two Hypothes.is annotation exercises for tomorrow's class session and neither of them works -- message is  via.Hypothes.is refused to connect Anyone else having problems today? Jeff

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I had a student submit their quiz instead of pausing it before they were finished. Is there a way to reassign the quiz to them with their answers included and avoid having them retake the entire quiz? 

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Just a suggestion. Why not put the grades in the grade book when the student complete the assignment regardless if there is a due date or not. I only ask because I now have to post about 100 due dates   

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I am having a hard time finding the correct place to be alot.I know I am already falling behi

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I have several students reporting that they get a timeout error when attempting to submit assignments after clicking the "submit" button.  Suggestions?

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I want to know how to disable notifications when my teacher creates a new module. I am a student.

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I have two sections in one course. I would like to allow one section to start the course, but the other section to start at another date and not have any access to the course at all, but stilled enrolled in the course. Is there a way to allow this?

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Some of my students grades in canvas has to be manually and some chapters the score is automatically visibly how do I fix this problem

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Is there a way to set up a meeting in the Calendar for just one student, or a small group of students in my course. I am trying to add all of their 1:1 and small group times and am only seeing the ability to have them sign up.

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I have created modules for each week. I have created buttons for days of the week that links to the first assignment for that day. UP til now, everything that i have linked to has provided a next button at the bottom of the page to go to the next pag...

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As an instructor, how do I add Google docs as a tab in Navigator? Google docs is a registered service (I completed that process) but I have no idea how to access it via Canvas-- I dont see it anywhere. I saved our last zoom class to my computer and n...

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You answered a question like mine with this link: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-18147-canvas-release-notes-2020-01-18   At the link, your website says about an update from January of this year:  "Additionally, for assignments with a manual...

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I am trying to transfer students' submission from my Sandbox that I concluded because my actual course was finally created after three weeks into the semester. I was able to export the grades and didn't know about the exporting of submissions, so now...

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I'm asking this question as a parent of an elementary school student who has to use Canvas.  Our school district has provided very little training to teachers and none at all to parents.Please keep in mind that I have a 5 and 8 year old who are being...

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I am trying to transfer students' submission from my Sandbox that I concluded because my actual course was finally created after three weeks into the semester. I was able to export the grades and didn't know about the exporting of submissions, so now...

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I am asking this question logged into the Community website using my daughter's credentials from her public school district.  As such, I needed to assign my name to her community profile and select the box that I was over 16. I have a parent/observer...

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My Canvas account was originally created in 2017 when my son's language arts teacher sent me a link to join his class.  The role listed was student, but I did not notice that at the time.  Now, I am trying to observe my high schooler and it will not ...

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Sounds crazy, I know, but bear with me.  We have a group of faculty who use Roll Call for a daily attendance grade, but who are also tracking a daily dress code grade... on paper. The attendance tool along with the use of badges could prove to be han...

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We have a unique situation were our Chemistry department is trying to coordinate make-up labs for multiple sections in the Scheduler (Appointment Groups) feature of the calendar. We have everything setup so that 8 students across any of those section...

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I'm curious to know what tools might be available to school administrators and teachers to help them gauge the course / work loads for students?  As we have so many new users groups to Canvas as a virtual platform for Middle and High School, and the ...

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The following idea was posted FOUR YEARS AGO and there seems to still be no movement on it. Hiding and Viewing Modules for Individual Sections Is there ANY plan to make this a feature? Now that so many k-12 districts are using canvas, and the fact th...

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