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I have heard that Canvas has optional modules available to support social network analysis (SNA).  SNA can be used by instructors to x-ray patterns of participation in online discussion boards.  As a TA/researcher, I painstakingly built SNA matrices ...

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Hello, how do I save and keep all my quizzes after all the courses are being closed after June 3rd?

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i amt trying to load up 3d images, large files, and cannot seem to do so.is it perhaps that the format is not recognised?Many thanksDermot

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Hi There,I have struggled with this issue for a couple of days and I could not find any solution.I have implemented LTI Advantage (LTI 1.3) and it works like charm. However there is one issue that I am not able to get rid of.In LTI 1.3 we have an opt...

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Does anyone know how to report on the User Agent strings from students accessing courses please?I'm trying to build a view of which browser/app, devices, and resolutions are being used.

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I am the course coordinator, can I download collaborate ultra recordings within the Canvas LMS?

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How do I download turnitin quickmarks for use in canvas marking?

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How do I start a new course? My dashboard does not have a button that  says "Start a New Course"

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I would like to make a self-paced mini-course but where students can't jump around to other pages in the module and don't directly see all the module pages as it could be confusing. I'd like to have a button that says "get started" at the bottom that...

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Can I load work for a student, into their 'account' for a subject?#submitting assignments

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SISWhat is SIS? Canvas asks me if I want to enable SIS in assignments. 

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How can I set up within a quiz a formula sheet, that student's can access when they need?

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I was wondering if there was a way to colour the different aspects in a module as above. So that at a glance students could have a visual cue as to were they are expected to upload or complete assignments.Just a thought.

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Where do I find the results of an input survey?

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how to make groups of assignments

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Hi al. How can I copy a Word doc with images into a Canvas discussion? All formatting and images disappear. Thanks

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I have an assignment document that I want my students to download, complete, and then upload to be graded. To ensure that each student does their own work, I would like the document to be assigned a unique filename suffix each time it is downloaded b...

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The assignment upload facility is used for both assignments and tests/exams. In the case of an exam, can I prevent students from downloading their submissions, once submitted? This is necessary because, in a busy semester, not all students will write...

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When students are trying to submit a google cloud assignment they get this message.  What am I doing wrong?

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Can teachers poll their students and get results from a class vote?

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Howdy! I have designed a new homepage and when I make it my new 'front page' part of the last column of buttons is cut off. I know it has to do with the table the buttons are in and because the course stream and course navigation eat into the width a...

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Hello!Where can I find the confetti feature? 

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Is there a way to assign a pdf worksheet so the students can type on it? I can get the assignment to open for each individual student to see, but I am not sure how they can edit the pdf.  My students are using chromebooks.

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Our school has moved away from percents and letter grades to standards-based grading. We report out on an integer scale (0-8), with each number representing a level toward mastery.  These are not "points" and do not add up or translate to a letter gr...

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For quizzes that have both machine-scored (multiple choice etc.) and manually-scored (written) questions, it seems that Canvas automatically posts the student scores as if they scored 0 on the written portion, prior to me grading those questions.  I ...

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How do I delete old comments from my students work?

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Apparently, yesterday I was putzing with courses and had some of them "turned off" in Calendar. As a result, I missed two meetings that students had booked with me through the system because I didn't see them. I understand wanting to keep class event...

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