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I want to create a course with Modules.  Each module is a video where I share information to other teachers.  At the end of each module, they either have a quiz or post to a Discussion Board to complete.  I want them to watch the video again if they ...

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I submitted this as a ticket and I still have not gotten a response from support. I'm hoping I can get support here as I'm meeting with this group tomorrow.   We have created a manual course for a non- degree required, non-credit, but part of curricu...

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I have contacted Canvas and get the same answers with no results. I have the access code ( previous page on the module ), I have gone through all the previous modules and I am at this page and I am not able to Take the quiz. The take the quiz button ...

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Hey folks. I've been in the LMS space for a while now, and I wanted to hear other people's ideas on how they use SCORMs in Canvas.More specifically - I have a number of courses that I have to build out around a series of SCORM modules. Yes, I know, i...

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I have a quiz that the students have already taken. I would like to change two questions such that they are worth zero, and any students who got any amount of points >0 on them get those as bonus questions. For the one question (a matching question) ...

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New to posting announcements and I want to check that I have posted an announcement to the correct LMS course.  Where do I go to find posted announcements within a live course?  I can only post a 'new announcement' again so I assume there is a place ...

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Why don't assignments created in the Turnitin external tool show up in speed grader anymore?

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We use FACTS SIS and we have occasional situations in which students are marked inactive in the SIS for a period of time and then return to school and active status.  The Canvas Audit Report gives this warning for the inactive students:  Warning: Une...

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Hello, i am trying to submit an idea i dont know how to do so, i can not find submit idea button or link unfortunately. I had wanted to request a feature to be introduced in Canvas LMS where students can directly contact the teacher. Not in the discu...

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A few tasks in Canvas are ridiculously tedious with too many unnecessary steps.  When I am looking at my list of announcements, the triple dots give me one option-delete. I almost never delete an announcement, but I do edit them ALL THE TIME. In orde...

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I was just curious if anyone else is struggling figuring out this website and how it works. In ASU 101, we used Yellowdig, and that was very easy to navigate. For some reason, I have found this to be very difficult to work with. I wanted to see if an...

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I am trying to create an assignment so that students can upload a draft document for me to give feedback on. According to the Canvas help, I should be getting a box where I can choose the type of assignment.  And there should be a type that allows up...

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Hi,I hope this is the forum to provide feedback.It would be nice to be able to press the "space" keyboard button to play/pause embedded videos throughout the canvas learning material as a student

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I can't log in with my Canvas account. I created the account with a join code. I am sure that the email and password I used is correct as I have notes. When I try to forget password, it doesn't send any email no matter how long I wait. When I tried l...

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I believe that the microsoft immersive reader is an incredible tool for disabled students like myself but I cannot figure out how I can use this tool for actual class readings instead of just canvas posts. It would be wonderful if there was any way t...

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I am a student who has been trying to upload an image as an attachment for a required assignment. This image is 692 kb. Whenever I try to upload, I get the "File storage quota exceeded" error. However, upon checking my files, I found that I've only u...

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I have Tasks for Canvas installed as a extension. Every time I tried to log into canvas for the last 2 weeks, the side bar doesn't pop up. This has not been a surprising issue either. Over the course of the week prior to when I couldn't open the exte...

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How do I forward an inbox message containing latex math? Sometimes a student asks a math question through the canvas inbox that I have already answered for another student. In this case the easiest thing is to forward the message I have already writt...

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A class from 2017 that I completed is still showing in my dashboard and I can't figure out how to remove it. All other past enrolled classes automatically moved there. Is this something the professor needs to do?  

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I am trying to copy a test from a prior class (2023) to two new ones. When copied, the test does not allow edits and does not show the questions as editable. It reads Build, in fact.I tried several approaches but to no avail. I tried copying the test...

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I haven't noticed this before, but when I filter to All Grading Periods in the gradebook the total columns are not displayed. We have semester grading periods and an Assignments without Due dates grading period. We mentioned "All Grading periods" bec...

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We are having an issue with the number of SharePoint groups being created by the Microsoft Education integration with Canvas. Faculty are using the integration, which is great, but how are people managing all of the SharePoint groups being created by...

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Hi! The scroll bars on Canvas are either nonexistent or so light in color that I cannot see them. I wave the mouse around to light up the bar. It wastes so much time. How can I make them darker?I have played with settings, and the visual editing. Tha...

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When attempting to open links in my course modules, "Module 1 Lecture Video with Closed Captioning Links to an external site", the link takes me to a blank page.I have tried troubleshooting through different browsers to no avail. Does this mean the l...

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Hi. A colleague has posted a quiz and forgotten to check the option to allow the students to see their own answers (plus correct answers). The quiz grades have been released, but the students cannot see their own answers. I can think of two possible ...

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Hi Canvas LMS, I am unable to find the Discussion Board on my canvas as an online student.Maybe this feature does not exist anymore, seeing that the canvas looks different in many of these canvas tutorials? Kind Regards,David

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I am a student at a community college. For one of my courses, our professor requires students to upload short (minimum 2 minutes) videos in reponse to a discussion question. I usually record the video on my iPad or iPhone, and they are often 4-5 minu...

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HiDoes anyone know of a way my university can enroll outside people in a course with student access?They do not have university ID's and are not currently students.The reason they need access is to test their skills and knowledge so they can then enr...

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It appears Canvas has made changes to what javascript is allowed to do. I used to upload my files which consisted of practice lesson pages and answer pages. Students could then select radio buttons for each numbered question and, when done, could cli...

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