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We had an exam lost that was graded. Is there away to  recover it? Please help.

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Is there a way using the lockdown browser and with or without respondus that I can monitor a quiz

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Any suggestions would be most welcome...

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A colleague has a question. They have large classes classes (350+).They are aware that groups can be created in Canvas, but would like to know from how it works regarding setting up groups for an assignment and then grading individually. They are hop...

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I have students submit many images through Canvas for grading, but grading them directly in Canvas isn't ideal. Do you have any suggestions on how to do this in a better way?

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I'm interested in some of the lesser known features of Canvas that are valuable to instructors.

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How can I design exam questions so that it's not easy to simply look up an answer online, and actually gauges students' level of understanding?

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When is Canvas going to allow faculty to make global edits, either within a course, or across courses? An example of the former would be one announcement that you could send across all courses. An example of the latter would be to set a due date for ...

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Long number instead of name showing up in Roster how does the teacher change it.

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As a student, how can I upload a PowerPoint file onto Canvas?

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Hi Everyone, We have been working on setting up the Canvas LTI but are running into some issues. Canvas seems to pass information back to webwork when someone logs in but webwork does not do anything with it. I have checked the authen_LTI.conf over a...

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How do I add my class code into canvas so I can see my assigments?

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Hi there!  Does anyone have an updated list of Canvas LTIs and the requirements for setting them up (ex. Do I need a paid membership to set up integration?  Phone numbers or websites to contact for codes & keys?)?  I'm looking for information beyond ...

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This is an urgent question. I have been having students post assignments on Canvas for years. I set up an assignment under 'synchronous assignment' only to realize that there is no way for students to post the assignment there. I tried editing to all...

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On the people page I noticed when some students accepted the course a 21 digit number shows in the place of the name and login. How do I as the teacher fix it. 

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How do I put daily update on my homepage?

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My school is new to CANVAS.  We are using it for summer school.  We are a Google District.1.Can I create a Google Meet link for my students to join my class for synchronous instruction? Or does my district admin have to do that?2.  Also, can I create...

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How do I name a course?  My course name keeps showing up as "Workroom..."  I have changed the Course Nickname, but it is still coming up with the Workroom name and the time I started it.  

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I cant access module guides or deliverables. It worked just fine in previous semesters on this computer and browser. is that site funtioning as it should be? I am able to log in and access my classes but not material.

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Hi there,I'm running into a problem while creating a line item in Canvas.Here IMS Global documentation mentions that "A tool MAY specify the initial start time/end time" and shows this example of post body:{ "id" : "https://lms.example.com/context/...

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For accommodations, some students get 1.5 or 2x time extension. Is there any way to do this for all the quizzes for a specific student at once, or do I have to go to each quiz individually and give the student extra time through the Moderate function...

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Hi,I am trying to understand whether or not Canvas Data Services and the subscriptions to events (Live Events) that we can set up through it is the answer to our problem. In essence, we want info about Canvas events to be kicked to Zapier so we can s...

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Hi. How do I upload a pptx file which is 582mb in size (larger than the 500 limit), and contains video as well as slides? I understand you can use an online hosting platform such as google docs or slideshare but do students need to have access to the...

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Is there a way to use assignment submissions that are XML based, like those used by some music notation software? That will work in Speedgrader?

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Hey folks, I didn't have an immediate answer to this email from an instructor, so I was hoping someone in the community may have more insight. See below if you can help."A student of mine is using one of the Chromebooks from school. She used to be ab...

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I am trying to transfer my course documents from my google drive.  I read how to use the Bulk upload but in the steps it doesn't explain how to select (highlight) all of the files from one folder to upload.  I have tried using my desktop files and I ...

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I noticed this in the quiz log.  What is the algorithm that Canvas is using to give me this information?  Is it no keyboard activity for a certain amount of time? How long?  Is it opening up another window on the device?  Please explain how this is d...

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I wondering why all of a sudden at my work computer I am unable to have a normal screen when I click to get into canvas. I have huge black symbols that come up? I have never had this before? Is there something I need to update? Jess Drees 

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I'm currently doing an exam in canvas. Just want to ask, Is it possible to create this type of exam in the canvas:1. Right minus 1/4 wrong. No answer = no minus points but if you answer it wrong minus 1/4 points.2. Can do random question exams to eac...

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How do I delete a course?

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