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I am setting up a "practice" class to show my pre-service teacher how to create a unit using a free Canvas account.  I keep trying to publish on the homepage, but get the following:I have checked numerous times, but not gotten an e-mail.

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Is there any way to make the columns all match (i.e. straight vertical lines)? As shown in the picture, they are not aligned after I saved the edits of the rubric.

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Solution Posted: 07-02-2020 View Solution
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What does it mean when you invite people to your course and it says pending? I entered email addresses of participants in my course. It says pending next to their name. What does that mean? Did canvas send them an email to invite them? Do they have t...

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Several students have pointed out to me that WebEx recordings are not available, even when I receive an email from WebEx telling me that they are. The emails have a link that I'm able to click on to view the session. However, when I click through fro...

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I took an ASL class in the spring of 2020 and I am not seeing the class listed anywhere on my canvas account so that I can check my grade. I can see older classes but not last semester. Anyone know how I can get access to the final grade for that cla...

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Is it possible to edit the nickname of a past course as an instructor? I would like to be able to have consistent nicknames that are easy and quick to sort through on my "All Courses" page. 

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can't access anything including the course. 

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I know this is an easy task, but I forgot how to link my canvas site to my name. Can you tell me the steps?

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Hello Everyone,We're looking to add additional tagging so we can ramp up the data collected in our GA system. Instructure has provided some documentation on how to add additional tagging but we'd really like to see if anyone else has gone down this r...

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Why am I not able to have Canvas randomly select a question from a question group in New Quizzes?  I have a New Quizzes Bank all set up with 4-5 question options for each question I want on my quiz so that not all students will get the same exact que...

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I need an recommendation / solution. When making Canvas API calls for one partner/customer, if the partner has 20K students (or more), we make 20K API calls to get each student’s LMS record.  Randomly, but often, we get “Unauthorized” and “Forbidden”...

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Solution Posted: 07-03-2020 View Solution
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In searching around, it seems like it's possible for an Admin to (1) change the student role so that no student-users can do student-to-student messaging or (2) create a different type of student role who cannot message other students, but are there ...

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How do you create closed captioning for an animated short film, music only, youtube video?

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Solution Posted: 07-02-2020 View Solution
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how do I migrate material from an earlier version of the same canvas course

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I don't have access to add a new course.  How can I add this feature?

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Hello,I'm using the Canvas API to manage assignments in a Canvas course following an LTI launch. I have successfully used the LTI context identifier passed in the LTI launch's context_id parameter in the API to do various things in the past, like lis...

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A relatively annoying aspect of using the comment tool in Discussions is that CANVAS seems to have been set up in way that doesn't allow for text to auto-fill in the comment field. This requires me to constantly needing to expand the comment section ...

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When I speak to NewsELA about configuring the two platforms, they keep saying I have to through Canvas. However, I don't see an option for NewsELA anywhere on my Canvas? How do I sign in to NewsELA through Canvas?

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How do I connect zoom to canvas so we can use it instead of Big blue button in conferences?

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Solution Posted: 07-02-2020 View Solution
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Hello,In Settings . . .Then Navigation . . .I drag and drop the Module link to course navigation but is still not visible to students.  The same holds true for Pages, Outcomes, and Quizzes.See below . . . .

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Solution Posted: 07-06-2020 View Solution
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How do you count the number of words on an Assignment Page once the assignment has been submitted by a student?

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I am having an issue with the quizzes.  I created a quiz with 10 matching questions, worth 10 points.  However, if a student gets one or more incorrect, the quiz is graded as 0 points.  This worked correctly in April when I had matching quizzes for a...

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I am using the Free Version of Canvas. I am wanting to archive courses when all of the students are done. I want to capture the course as it is with all students, grades, discussions and projects stored. Downloading the course just gives me the conte...

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I assign weekly modules that I post on Monday and students' work is due on Friday.I would like to have announcements within the module so students can go to one place (their weekly module) to find everything they need from me.

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Hello  @developer ,I need to download Quiz submission answers. I want to be able to filter the download so I can view specific questions. Does Canvas have a function that allows you to download Quiz answers for multiple-choice questions? Thank you,Ek...

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I want to send an email to my class and know how to use the Inbox to do so. The class is published (but no content posted yet). The class does not come up as an option under Favorite Courses or More Courses. 1. What should I do to make the fall 2020 ...

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Any other admins out there noticing that SIS is really slow right now?  Our hourly update which normally takes 10 minutes has looped around to the next hour and now our queue is getting pretty backed up.  I've opened a ticket, but curious if we are i...

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On the Dashboard, how do I change the color of my course to white?

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Solution Posted: 07-02-2020 View Solution
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How do I create a shell course in Canvas? 

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I am looking for an APP that works with canvas so students can create artwork. What is a good suggestion?

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