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I have created a "new" quiz in one of my courses and I have attempted to copy it to a second course.  I have selected the 3 vertical dots, chosen "copy to", filled in the desired course to which to copy the quiz, and chosen "copy".  I've actually don...

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I recorded 7 min. of video of myself on an assignment page in Canvas.  I watched it and saved it, but now I can't find it anywhere.  Help!  What did I do wrong?

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I am an instructor. I would like to create a Canvas quiz in which the order of the questions is randomized, but I do not see a "New Quizzes" quiz engine option.

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How do you upload test banks saved in your files?

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HOw do i save a course export file

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I know this has been asked before, and the answer was no, but has there been any development in having a conference with just one section of students in your course?We are spread across 4 classes at school with the same content, but with remote teach...

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Problems with developing a module quiz.I created a quiz in module one of my canvas course.  Somehow, it repeats itself in all 13 modules!  If I delete it in module 2 it deletes it in module one!I dont know what possible instruction I could have given...

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How do I get the green check marks on so when students are working they can see what they have clicked on?

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I am having a problem with my Skyward pass back where it is not over-writing old scores on quizzes.  For example, I had a kid take a quiz and get 7 out of 10.  Then a few days later, they retook it and got a 10.  When I synced to Skyward, it did not ...

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How do I upload my video to my announcements for my class to view?Darcel Robinson

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Harris Lash teach at Nova UniversityBecause of the virus we have all had to go online. I set up a final exam on canvas. I am not sure how the students log on to canvas to take the test. Do they log in as usual and go to quizzes on the left side?hl275...

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How do I go back to a previous version of my current gradebook?I made several changes but the result has created a problem. I want to got back to 10 am this morning instead of trying to retrace my steps. 

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What exactly does the "Total Activity" tracker in the "People" setting track? Is it an accurate measure of time spent in discussions or conferences or ???

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I'm learning canvas. How do you add students to a class?

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Hi! I just cannot figure this out on my own....I am an instructor, and I have only one course (speech therapy).  I created a module titled "week of 4/14/20" and within that module, there is a list of of things (I don't know if they are considered ass...

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I already have a canvas account but in one of my classes they are going to be doing different things and one part is going to be graded on  a Pass/ Fail and the others are going to be on percentages grading. Is there anyway to separate those from eac...

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 How to add students to "people" in a class.

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I am unable to assess my camera on canvas to record myself reading a book.  I keep recieving this message, "Please allow Canvas to access your microphone and webcam."  and I am unsure of how to fix it.  

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If I accidentally deleted an assignment, is there a way to recover it?

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How does a parent get a pairing code for canvas

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Hello, I am creating an application to help students organize their time for studying.  I am trying to use the canvas api to get the assignments of the students and I am unsure how to make an admin account so I can get a developer key to use the Canv...

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 Is there any reports that I can run to show the student's entire activity in their Canvas courses? Not just the last time they logged into the course? This would be helpful from a documentation standpoint.  Thanks 

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I cannot import my test banks or shared quizzes into my Canvas course. The test banks are being imported as IMSCC file from Evolve.  I have tried to import these several times and each time I get a failed message.  I had no issues importing tests the...

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I have several different small groups that I've created different modules for; parents notified me that students can't check off assignment when done.  I've gone in to choose "complete/incomplete" for review activities and I'm stuck on group sections...

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Parent responses to emails send out through BLEND announcement says "discussion topic is locked..... log into account". How do I unlock for responses?

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It seems like when my students try to submit two things (a paper and a video or an outline and another word doc) Canvas only accepts the last submission. Am I setting it up incorrectly?

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canvas logged me out and wont let me back in.

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I have 5 groups in my class, and each needs to turn in one project together.  How can I give each separate group a place to turn in their project and then grade it once for all members of the group to receive credit?

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Sometimes the links are clickable, and sometimes they are not. I'm looking at one entire class's papers today, and none of the links are clickable, so I think it's a Speedgrader issue, not each student's document formatting issue. I graded another Sp...

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I just about lost it this morning after appearing to discover that not a single student has been watching my lecture videos on Canvas. I clicked "People" on the left side. Then clicked names, and went to the Access Report. One after the next, there w...

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