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I submitted a paper to be reviewed and was notified by email it was ready but I can not find it. 

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I am using Standards Based Grading in two of my courses this semester, and as such I have chosen to use Canvas's Learning Mastery Gradebook (LMG). On my end, other than a few kinks, I got the LMG figured out and appreciate the information it provides...

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how do i merge accounts? email address was updated so i have 2 accounts with very similar email addresses. 

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Nothing is loading on canvas and I need to upload a paper and it won't let me.

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Why is there nothing on my canvas??? Third week in to lectures.

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I am in the process of grading assignments. For a few of the assignments, I cannot see the text of a file that a student has uploaded. Instead, I receive this error message:Your LTI tool has been misconfigured, please contact your institution's Canva...

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how do i share a google doc and have it make a copy for each student in my course

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Hva betyr dette ordet i fohold med CANVAS? Også, hvor kan jeg finne gamle Question papers i Canvas?Dette spørsmålet er oversatt med Google Translate.Subject: qualificationMessage: What does this word mean in terms of CANVAS? Also, where can I find ol...

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Dear allI need an urgent help! I've prepared a Canvas Course for my students, and suddenly my password as teacher has been denied by the system, blocking my access. I've asked to reset it but the reply was useless:"You have requested a password confi...

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Hi. Trying canvas for the first time so please excuse if this is a rookie question.I am trying to institute a percentage-based grading system For example, we have a course in which quizzes are worth 30% of the grade. So far we have given 3 quizzes. A...

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Is it possible to undo a wrong course import? I imported entire course content from a wrong canvas site.

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How do I copy a quiz so I can alter it just a bit without changing the original quiz?

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I am trying to annotate student paper submissions and the highlighter feature shows up as a solid block of color, obscuring the text. Any thoughts on how to fix it?

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I have a question concerning certificates. Why don't you issue the Course Certificate with the user's full name (which is required to register at Canvas in the first place) instead of issuing it with his/her email address? I think it would be more mo...

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I am a parent trying to pair my second child to my existing observer account. When I add the pairing code, I get an error message that says I am not authorized to do this. I've tried on my iPhone and desktop. Why am I not authorized to add my own son...

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Is there a way that students can see the percent they earned on a quiz?  So, can they see 90% correct instead of 9/10 correct when they submit a quiz?

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Teaching a course an grading voiced over Power point presentations. I see the speaker button on each slide, but cannot figure out how to hear the sound/ "make speaker play".. please advise

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I am teaching a debate class for the first time, and I scaffolded some research-based graded discussions boards for each side of the debate--AFF and NEG--that will servie as a kind of crowd sourced database for each side. In that way, I only want hal...

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I have four people in my class who have the role "supplemental instruction leaders" assigned to them by my campus Canvas administrators. They are not students. They are in-class tutors, and I refer to them as "instructional aides." I would like to ha...

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I have four "supplemental instruction leaders" in my class. They are not students. They provide in-class tutoring. They are listed in the grade book, and that causes problems when I am trying to enter grades from assignments outside of Canvas. How do...

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Why can I not access canvas on my school's wifi network. I can use this website with the same laptop at home. Strangely, I can use my smartphone connected to the school wifi to access my account on canvas. I really don't get this restriction.

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Here's the scenario:Instructor wants the lab sections crosslisted into a lecture section, and have all the assignments and grades there. The problem is that it wasn't crosslisted from the start, and 1 TA had students submit to assignments to the lab ...

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In other words, if I want to grade Assignment 1, 2, and 3 from Student A, can I switch between assignments WITHIN SpeedGrader? Or do I always have to click out of the assignment, go to the next assignment, and then go back into SpeedGrader?

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On quizzes and question sets I sometimes update or correct answers or add answer options.  Canvas does not auto-recorrect the questions using the new/edited answers.  (Or does it?)  This feature needs to be added.  (Blackboard does this function!!)

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How do I gain access to Canvas?

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Why do I have to use the mouse to go back and forth from the grade box to the go to next assignment arrow.  There is so much back and forth.  It would be really nice if after your scored an assignment you could just push enter and it would automatica...

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How to allow for video recording of myself if I accidentally hit block for the media recorder?

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Is there a way to duplicate a test and be able to modify it for my EC students without changing the original that other students need to take?

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