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maretta_brennan

Stats for viewing video

Can I check who has viewed a video of a live delivery of a class/tutorial?

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2020-03-27 Canvas Question Forum
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jenna_hancock4

Losing student assessments when they change course

Does anyone know about to avoid losing student assignment submissions, rubric marking and speedgrader feedback when a student changes course? 

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2020-03-27 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2020-03-27 Latest reply: 2020-03-27 6:38 AM
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kaushik_sarkar

Desktop sharing option is not available

HiIn conference, I could not find the "Share screen" option. As per the other videos, it is supposed to be placed beside the webcam icon. But it is not there. I have checked the setting options where desktop sharing is enabled.I am using MacBook. Ple...

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2020-03-27 Canvas Question Forum
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snunnjo1

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I am trying to give 2 other people Instructor level access to my canvas course but, for some reason it's not allowing me.  I am getting the following screen.  When I type in the email address the system does nothing.

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2020-03-27 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2020-03-27 Latest reply: 2020-03-27 12:06 PM
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sqchen

All my files turn to login.html

When I try to download the lecture PowerPoint, all of them turn into file : login.html, why does it happen?

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
Latest reply: 2020-07-19 2:12 PM
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ekelly2

speech to text

Is there a speech to text accessibility tool in pages or quizes.Searching for an option to enable a student, who would usually access a scribe,  to dictate and have her responses either typed or recorded.

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2020-06-19 Latest reply: 2020-06-19 3:43 PM
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ycota1

Restricting ONE student from seeing open Canvas class

I want to open Canvas early to the students. But want to restrict one student from having access. Student did not progress on prior class. Is there a way to restrict only one student from visualizing class?Thank you in advance!

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2020-03-27 Latest reply: 2020-03-30 11:31 PM
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hoesterj

white board in canvas

how to to white board in canvas

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
Latest reply: 2020-03-31 8:07 AM
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debbie_hansen

Announcements

How do I activate the announcement feature on Canvas?

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
Latest reply: 2020-04-13 3:26 PM
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klingler

Can students type foreign language characters when taking a quiz?

I teach French and want students to answer fill-in-the-blank and essay questions on quizzes in Canvas, but I don't know of any way for them to type letters with French diacritics (such as acute, grave, and circumflex accents) in Canvas. Is this possi...

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2022-11-04 Latest reply: 2022-11-04 1:52 AM
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eileen_bendowsk

here is the button "generate epub"?

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
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tiana_gray

Can I have a conference on Big Blue Button with more than one class? How d...

Can I have a conference on Big Blue Button with more than one class?  How do I invite two of my classes?

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
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ajones71

Setting Assignments

Is there a way to set an assignment for just one of my students without it filtering to all the students?

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
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yossef_newman2

Fill in Blank where answer can be expressed in more than on correct way

I am using a fill in multiple blanks type question in a quiz.  The answers are numeric. For example:Question: The net income for the month of March is [FILL IN] and for the month of April is [FILL IN]. Assume the correct answers areMarch $1,000,000Ap...

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
Latest reply: 2023-04-21 7:24 PM
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raylward

How do I get the conferences button?

I cant find the conferences button in the category of my lesson core.@###

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
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david_samuel

Student View as a Teacher?

Hello, as a teacher is it possible to view a Canvas page as a specific student or only as a general student under "Student View"? Thank you!

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2020-03-26 Latest reply: 2020-03-26 11:04 PM
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s3429312

How do I contact my course coordinator via the course canvas page?

My course coordinator prefers I contact her using canvas rather than her staff email, how do I do this? Thanks a lot!

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
Latest reply: 2020-03-26 9:17 PM
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awettrich

Syllabus Visablity to Students

I have published the syllabus in canvas and I can see it, but in Student View it is not visible.How do I make it visible to students?

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2020-04-04 Latest reply: 2020-04-04 10:46 AM
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s3814439

Echo360

My echo360 is not working.

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
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awettrich

Gradebook

How did I have my assignments, quizzes, discussions, etc. show up in columns in the Gradebook?I have published them and they are not showing up.  In the canvas guide it says this happensautomatically. Please advise.    

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
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jane_gavan

how can I show a grade as a percentage

how can I show a grade as a percentage

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2020-03-26 Latest reply: 2020-03-26 8:32 PM
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jason_english

SCORM - is SCORM cloud the only option?

I was under the impression that Canvas had its own SCORM capabilities rather than having to pay a fairly high price for SCORM Cloud. Is this the case? Can someone send me some easy steps to pass onto our IT guys if there is a way to turn in on?I cant...

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
Latest reply: 2020-11-12 12:29 AM
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jason_english

Office 365 Cloud Assignment - Read Only!

I tried Office 365 Cloud Assignment type. It is a really good idea, students get their own copy of a file that they can fill in and submit. It looks like they can even edit the document right in the browser and any changes they make get saved in thei...

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
Latest reply: 2020-09-11 8:45 PM
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draglan

Cut off time for students to sign up for appointments/reminders

Hello, This is a very trivial and slightly petty item but it occurs a lot in my classes, especially online, so I've been pushed to inquire. I absolutely hate when students sign up for office hours at the last minute. For instance, I had a student stu...

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
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cmains

Hidden grades that should be posted

I have posted all grades for all assignments, but one of my student's average still has the "hidden" icon (eye with the /) next to it.  What should I do?

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
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realflack

How do I ensure answers to quiz are not visible to students, When I go into...

I just created quiz. When I entered the answers, how do I ensure they do not show when the student takes the quiz?Thank you!RT

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
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msjacqui

Student app with Canvas Free for Teacher?

If I am using the Free Canvas Teacher app, can my students still use the student app and if so, how do theyfind the school or institution?  I tried entering the free for teacher url but it just went to a blank screen.

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2020-03-28 Latest reply: 2020-03-28 10:31 AM
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judyelsmore1

Quiz not submitting

I have a student whose quiz failed to submit. I reset the quiz for her but that didn't help. What advice can I give her to be able to submit her quiz?

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
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jmccall3

Peer paper sharing

How can i set up peer sharing pairs? I'd like students to swap papers and give eachother feedback and allow me to be part of the discussion.

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
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pgreenhalgh

Authorizing Google Drive/Dashboard

I am trying to get started with as a new Canvas user, a teacher in the San Diego Unified School District trying to set up my new Canvas account.. When I go into Settings/other services, there are no options to select.  I know I need to authorize Goog...

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2020-03-26 Canvas Question Forum
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