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I have a student that has an older computer and is having issues with using Respondus Lockdown Browser.  She says she has tried to download the software onto her computer but it gives an error message stating she cannot use it.  Is there a way to tur...

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When inside a course, on the left side of the screen, the quizzes, discussion, and assessments have an icon for students not able to access. Do I need to turn access on for students to be able to complete them. It is not addressed in the quizzes vide...

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Can I blur my background in conferences?

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I can't open open for discussion. Stuck on closed for discussion on discussion board.Please help. And thanks.Cynie Cory

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Can you please remind me where to go to manage my notifications? I am receiving emails every time a class member makes a comment in the discussions on our class page.Thanks.

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Solution Posted: 03-29-2020 View Solution
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I am new to Canvas. If I upload an exam , what do my students see? How do I grade the exams. I have been looking but I cannot find then answers to these questions. Thank you.

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How do I convert a PDF into a Google Doc so the students can write on it rather than having to have them annotate a PDF in Kami?

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How to get notifications on phone from CANVAS messages

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I am not able to publish my course because I didn't finish the registration process according to a message sent to my email.  However, there is nothing else I could do as my registration process seems to be completed already.  I opened the account as...

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how do I (an instructor) send emails to students?

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I have an assignment within a module. I want my links to open in a new tab, but cannot find a place to edit / control this feature. Has anyone found a way to do this? 

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I am having trouble recording a video on Zoom.  It keeps saying I haven't assigned a host so I can't access my recording.  How do I assign a host so I can access my recording and edit/upload it to my class?

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Solution Posted: 04-04-2020 View Solution
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Hello CommunityI hope you are all keeping well during this extremely strange and stressful period in our lives. Just seeing the term COVID -19 at the moment spikes my anxieties.We have been having issues with New.Quizzes.When a quiz is created within...

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Solution Posted: 03-31-2020 View Solution
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Please help!Shirley Won

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Solution Posted: 03-30-2020 View Solution
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My students' Discussion #8 posts have mysteriously disappeared. CH 202.5506 (online). 

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I have concluded a course and now students can't see it. I have searched how to unconclude it but I do not have those links available. Help please.

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I created an admin role for the purpose of managing a sub-account. However, when I attempt to add admins at the sub-account level, the newly created role is not available as an option in the drop-down list.

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how do students submit assignments?

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Solution Posted: 03-29-2020 View Solution
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What workarounds are folks finding when creating questions on self-scoring quizzes (i.e., no instructor is going to fudge around with scores in Grades)?I wanted an item with 4 responses in which two are correct. The item is worth 2 points (1 point fo...

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Why is there no +People button on my People page? I want to add students from another class into my course to view my assignments. 

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How do you make another person/student a moderator? 

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I just deleted an assignment that I really should have just renamed.  Is there a way to retrieve it?

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I am wondering if there is any way an instructor can access the biography section of the student's profile.  My student is not able to get to it since she only has a phone and no wifi.  However, she sent it to me.  Can I upload the information to her...

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I want to change the number of maximum points for a quiz.  When I go to the quiz->edit, the points are not included, just the fact that it is a "Graded Quiz."  How can I change the points for a quiz (before publication). Prof. Drielak

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How do I transfer a canvas course(shell) copy to another course on canvas?

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A student's name is being shown as their ID in the grade book. How can I switch it to displaying their name?

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Solution Posted: 04-05-2020 View Solution
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For some reason I can't seem to reorganize my classes in Dashboard. I've tried moving them around, un-starring and re-starring them in order of classes taught but the order never seems to stay. I must be missing something basic!  

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With the new quizzes, is there a better way to grade essay questions and get the grades to update? I created a quiz for my class using the new quizzes feature, which has honestly been an exercise in frustration. I have a mix of question types includi...

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