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Hi, I'm trying to figure out why so many of my questions never move from Classic Quizzes into a Quiz Bank. I have gone through every question in the Unfiled Questions. They aren't there. It's frustrating because I can't find a way to reuse these ques...

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I design Canvas exams with 30 multiple choice, and 1 essay question. Back when I gave in class exams, I didn't return the multiple choice as I didn't want these being passed down year-to-year, but I returned the essay as those change. Is there a way ...

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Hi, how do you add "Delay posting" in group announcements? it looks like this option is not available fro groups.

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I'm teaching statistics at a university and really miss a good discussion/community forum integrated on Canvas. It's hard to find relevant stuff in old posts and it feels more like a Q&A forum. Do anyone know ways to integrate other forums into Canva...

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Has anyone been able to find a way to get a link directly to an email in your Canvas inbox? I need to be able to get to specific conversations without having to dig around and search for them.  I've gotten as far as: https://YOURinstance/conversation...

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I would like to have the original profile pic that canvas gives you where it's just your initials.

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how do I set up a wiki page for an assignment?  

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Hi I am a student and my calendar on cavas has not been loading or updating. Its very much an inconvenience as I use that slander to keep on top on my classes. If there Is something I can do to see all my calendar events it will help out a lot thank ...

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I am attempting to do the Canvas Discussion Assessment at the end of Module 3 in the SOLO course and it will not allow me participate. How do I go about getting this done so that I can move on to the next Module? I have reached out to the instructor ...

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Exactly what the title says. I keep trying to open my Bookstore Menu for my classes (tried both classes) and the Bookstore Menu keeps giving me these security puzzles to "check if you're human". I tried refreshing the page, as well as closing out the...

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I teach two sections with 250 students each. I would like to offer them extra credit on their tests, as the main credit questions are quite tough and I expect the median grade to be below a C. It seems as if the designers of Canvas have never been te...

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I am working on a Canvas site where students will submit reflections each semester. Each student will be linked with a faculty/staff reader based on their interests. Each faculty/staff reader will read about 10 student's reflections. What is the best...

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I am using the peer review choice for an essay assignment. I want my students to give feedback on their peers' essays, but they are only have the ability to leave comments in a comment box.  I want them to be able to highlight and drop pins in the as...

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I work out of Collaborative Sandbox with my colleagues to create content. I have been making homework quizzes with images often. The problem is that when we all go to copy the module for the week all the images in the quizzes I created are not visibl...

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I sometimes save comments in a rubric so I don't have to type the same feedback over and over. However, I discovered that students who peer review each other's work have access to use those comments as well. Is there a way to hide them from the stude...

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Is there a way to use the same test bank for more than one test, but force it to use different questions for the different tests, from the same test bank? I'm breaking a chapter up into three sections, so I need three different tests from the same te...

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I have resisted accepting Google Docs for my assignments because I do not want my students to continue editing and working on their assignments before I can grade them, but I begin to worry that not accepting Google Docs, even though I provide videos...

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I am looking for a way to easily convert paper quizzes to digital. I would like to upload the quizzes I already have so the students can answer and submit them through canvas and receive immediate feedback. Is there a way to do this without having to...

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Is there a tool to utilize when grading papers to ensure the format as well as reference sheet are in APA format?  If so, how do I access it?

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How long are Canvas courses retained in a subaccount? I have a faculty member asking 

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Hello,What is the Default Privacy on Projects imported from Canvas?  Our students are uploading an assignment by connecting to Canvas, but the Privacy within the Projects once imported is varying.  Can anyone help with this?thank you

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How can I assign time and the number of attempts to students differently? We have some McBurney students, so they need extra time for the quizzes.

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When uploading QTI 2.1 packages that include videos with WebVTT caption files in Canvas LMS, we encounter an issue where the WebVTT files fail to load, resulting in an "Unsafe attempt to load URL" error. Additionally, it appears that the crossorigin=...

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Gradebook used to have a column you could add called notes.  With the recent update.....It now appears to be missing. Does anyone know where it is now located to use?

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Can the our student list from Canvas be exported into Excel?

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I have included screenshots below. In the instructor view it is showing that it has been published, however, when I switch to student view, they have not been published. 

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Lost Quiz data: scores column missing from gradebook

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I gave a "new quiz" that several students missed for legitimate reasons.  Now I want to give the quiz to them, but I don't know how to open the quiz back up for them to take it.  Can someone help me here?

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I have a teacher using Google LTI assignments and they love it, however, there is one question/problem that I haven't seen before.   The problem is once the teacher returns the assignment, the students don't regain their ability to edit the document ...

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