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Can I change the name of a module?

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How do students submit a written essay to complete the midterm?

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When would I use a page versus creating a module.  It looks like there is more to a module, but I'm not sure where to put what. For example..since moving to online I want to catch people up from where we left off.  Some students are missing one thing...

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our camera is not working 

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If an Instructor accidentally deleted a quiz they created, can it be recovered?

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I am looking to set an economics task where I want students to show their understanding through drawing diagrams on paper so that it can be done in timed conditions. What is the easiest way for students to do this (while working under a bit of pressu...

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I am out of space in my canvas courses and need more ASAP.  I realize my ppt with audio files are big but I have a Mac and cannot easily convert them to videos using Powerpoint.  Additionally, many of the lab activities I am creating online are large...

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How do I import a youtube link to a canvas shell?

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I have a student trying to get into a course on our dashboard.  It shows her enrolled but when she tries to access content, it tells her the course is restricted.  Any ideas on how I can fix this?

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How do i get the external tools button to appear in my calendar?

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I have an account with one teacher but I have to add my other teachers to my canvas account i have a code but I don’t know how to do it.

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My group is attempting to use google docs within the people > group > collaborations > google doc file pathway. I was asked to authorize one file and was able to access, but the other files simply flash the authorization screen and immediately switch...

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Hi,I have created a demo quiz on canvas before building a whole year group assessment piece. I am having 2 main issues.1. I have included outcomes in the course (algebra and number) and assigned one of these outcomes to each question in the quiz. How...

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Hi, I have made a video recording of me reading a story, however it is 7 minutes long. So CANVAS wont allow me to add that as file size is to big. I also tried snipping the video into 3 parts, but one is 3 mins long and still wont allow. I have then ...

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I am trying to get a Kami Google Drive Assignment external tool to work on my Canvas page, but the only external tool that shows up is Kami and while I was looking at the external tools my Google Drive Cloud Assignment is also gone.  Any ideas on how...

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I'm having trouble getting Confer/Zoom to work.  It appears to connect only to students with cells.  I'm not getting students who have webcams.  Suggestions?

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My students are having a hard time logging in once they have created an account and joined my classroom. They get an "invalid" message and have to recreate an account. Has anyone else had this issue?

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A colleague contacted me last night with a question about "Conferences" in Canvas. He is using "Conferences" for synchronous lectures once a week and he is recording them so they can be available for students asynchronously. His question is can capti...

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How do you create a teacher group outside of a course in Canvas?

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Instructions for creating a question bank in canvas

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How do I attach a word document to the assignment? I want create an assignment that is to completed in word document.   I would like to upload a word document for my student to type and then upload.  

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I deleted an assignment on canvas, together with grades and comments. Can  retrieve it?

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 I signed up for an account as a teacher, but I think I should have signed up as a student.  Can I change my account?

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In canvas I deleted an assignment together with all the grades and comments I wrote. Can I retrieve them?

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All of the sudden, no videos are displaying on student's video. Also, it appears to have a different format. What is happening?!! help!!!!Att. 1 - Teacher's view; 2. Student's view. 

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I'm unable to see any sort of images on my canvas portal, is there a specific video/visual player that my computer needs to support canvas to see these images?

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After the minor updates in UI yesterday, students are having significant difficulty in submitting files (other than image files) from their Google Drive - I've added a screencast video to the end of one of their assignments to show them how to downlo...

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Making a virtual art show from student art work.  Can I copy images from speed grader (student work was graded there) to paste into a power point?

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I can't seem to find the settings that would make this inconsistent. I need for my students to see the rubric at all times.

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