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The elementary schools in my district want to have one grade level page shared by all the teachers. In other words, all fourth grade teachers will have editing privileges and divide the work between them.  This “shared” page is apposed to each teache...

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Hi - my wife created her observer account but forgot the password. We couldn't find a password reset link, and after too many failed attempts, we got a message that said "Too many failed attempts. Contact your administrator," suggesting that her acco...

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I need to open a course and add students to it, but then create groups for 3rd-5th graders and 6th-8th graders. There will be hundreds of students in this course. Is there a way to somehow autopopulate these groups, or would they have to be added man...

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I created a module and added a file from my documents to it. I would like to add another activity, but I cannot figure out how to add another file

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Ok so by mistake I downloaded the Canvas "Student" app and entered my credentials and it logged me in, but it has me as a student, which I'm not, I'm a parent. I realized I downloaded the wrong app then proceeded to download the Canvas "Parent" app. ...

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I am a system administrator and a teacher.  We set up Cisco Webex through canvas so that the students can easily get into the correct teachers classrooms and be a part of the class.Most of the students are able to connect and get into the class, but ...

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Good day!Some of the courses that are still published are not visible anymore on the teachers' dashboard. The end dates are open and the courses are published.What would be the workaround for this? Thanks!

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HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE CLASS TIMES ARE FOR WHICH COURSE YOU TAKE?

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I am an instructor and all my classes that rolled over from Powerschool are showing up in "Past Enrollments"  with an end date of 8/13/20. How do I make these courses current so I can create my course and have students be able to participate?

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Hi all, Silly question, but I am hoping for examples of use-cases where our users and etc. would find benefit from course designers adding API endpoint attributes to HTML links in their front facing content. I am referring to something similar to the...

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I have embedded a Google doc into an assignment that I have created using the external tool option instead of the HTML.  The problem is that when I log in to my child's Canvas account (he's also my student) and try to access the document (using Googl...

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I need extract the list of students and teachers with the api but don't appears the sección and the rol. I am ussing /api/v1/courses/:course_id/users  and just can saw this:               "id": 3341,         "name": "fdfdfdfdfdfdfdfdfdfdfdf",      ...

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Is there a way to make a Scheduler appointment group that is over a long period time (i.e, every day for a semester) for office hours?

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I have a parent account and have successfully added my 5th grader, but every pairing code my 9th grader gives me says its invalid.  Please help....as I'm trying to be organized and ready for school to begin.Cheers.

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Within a single cross-listed course, I have 4 sections. As course director, I'm pushing common content to all four sections, but I want individual instructors to be able to post personalized contact information and other section-specific information ...

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How do I link a SpringBoard activity to Canvas?

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I am a high school special education inclusion teacher. I am not sure how to add modified independent practice to the canvas page that will only be available to kids who need modifications.  Thank you for any advice you can offer! 

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I am trying to grade and annotate programs (ie source code) in the speedgrader. The format and indentation of the code are relevant. However, when the code is visible in the speedgrader the lines are wrapped in which appears a document in portrait fo...

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I have just moved from Google Classroom to Canvas.  The one feature GC seems to have that I can’t replicate in Cavas is being able to view all student assignment submissions at once in a visual overview.  This is extremely useful.   I see that you ca...

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Khan Academy already does what CANVAS does, and does it better, for FREE!  Why are taxpayers being gouged for this arcane, Byzantine interface? This is perhaps the most inelegant interface since DOS.  Save your district time and money. Use Khan Acade...

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Can someone confirm or deny what my IT department just told me: If I make links to files using the Canvas Office 365 LTI, then those links will no longer work when the course is copied over to a new semester and to new students. I am having this trou...

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because we are going all online, I am co-teaching lecture and lab biology with another instructor. I have a link for my office hour, how do I rename it to "Lecture instructor's office hour", so not to confuse students which instructor is the link for...

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I teach 1st -3rd grade and am new to Canvas. I have my homepage set up with a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade buttons. Within the garde I want to add a button with my students name so I can individualize their curriculum. Is there  way that only that student...

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Teachers are looking for a way to do a graded survey DAILY without allowing multiple attempts. AKA..."did you watch today's video and complete the assignments" type of accountability check. We'd like to do it without having to copy and paste the surv...

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The page says "It’s time to scan your completed work from the checklist below and upload it to the drop-box for your teacher. Please upload the work in the order shown in the checklist."Where do I find this drop-box? I submitted one paper with the "s...

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I am new to working in Canvas and using Peer Review. I have had students turn in an assignment (due 8/17) and then yesterday they were assigned a peer review. I understand that I cannot assign a due date for that (a bit frustrating), but can I now ad...

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I'd like to limit the time on an essay, but ALSO use Vericite.  Quizzes can limit the time, but can't do Vericite; assignments do Vericite, but no time limit.  This is an asynchronous course, so I can't just open the assignment and close it after the...

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Is there a way to create a link on page that goes to an assignment in a completely different course? I would not be able to copy the assignment or move the assignment.

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Is there a 'cheat sheet' quick guide for parents ?

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I have had this issue for a while but just assumed it would end up being fixed. I am a college student and my classes use Canvas for quizzes. Whenever I start a Canvas quiz, it automatically starts my time at 1 hour 0 minutes instead of 0 hours 0 min...

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