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Is there a way for Canvas to accept either true or false as a correct answer on a true/false question and give full credit in the grade book?

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I have created a graded survey quiz.  It has been published and I have asked one student to complete the quiz (classes don't start for another week).   I see the quiz, it looks good on my part, but student is unable to answer the questions.  She info...

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Does anyone know how to import Commons Lessons and change the language of these assignments? I can make my own lessons in say Spanish, but can't find a way to do it with imported lessons. Any help would be greatly appreciated.Thanks in advance for yo...

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Is there a way or can it be added to use groups in quizzes? For example I want one version of a test for 50 students and a second version (modified) for a second group of 30. I would like to assign test 1 to Group 1 and Test 2 to group 2 with the sin...

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Can a share button be added to rubrics like the test bank items?  Now that we are all collaborating more, it is a lot to continue to add the rubrics for each teacher or each course. 

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This is a basic undergraduate Biotechnology course

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I'm scheduling Zoom meetings using the integrated app for all my classes. I have used the same passcode for each meeting in all classes. Will that result in the same URL for every class and every meeting or have I done something wrong? Thank you!

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Has anyone successfully used Canvas for their kindergarten page?  If so can you please share your link to your course, (unsure if I am naming it correctly)...I am totally clueless...Thank you!

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how can they be getting notifications on the app about unpublished content i am adding to *unpublished* modules ?

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I need to open a course and add students to it, but then create groups for 3rd-5th graders and 6th-8th graders. There will be hundreds of students in this course. Is there a way to somehow autopopulate these groups, or would they have to be added man...

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I am new to working in Canvas and using Peer Review. I have had students turn in an assignment (due 8/17) and then yesterday they were assigned a peer review. I understand that I cannot assign a due date for that (a bit frustrating), but can I now ad...

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When I try to unpublish a quiz, it says I can't because a student has already attempted it. But that's not true. I am the only person who has access to the course. I did preview the quiz, but no student has attempted the quiz. 

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Sorry but I am too old for this. There is too much information at once. My question is, what do you do first; modules, pages or courses?

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I have two sections of the same course.  I've loaded all of the materials for the one course.  Can I duplicate all of those same materials for the second course so I don't have to re-load all of them all over again?

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I have installed the Bitmoji Chrome extension, which enables you to quickly generate Bitmojis and drag-drop them onto the WYSIWIG editor for inclusion in posts/discussions/pages etc.  However, if I type a search phrase and Bitmoji generates a custom ...

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Hi Everyone! The easiest way to use Kami with Canvas is to use the external tools under submission types. The kids can just press "Load in a new window" and the assignment opens up, allows them to use Kami tools to complete, and then they click submi...

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I was helping our new teacher who officially joined as on the second day of school create his Canvas course - front pages and otehr links. Currently he and I are both 'teachers' in Canvas.  However, our administrator wants hime to be the 'official' t...

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Hi,I often use Canvas Teacher to read submitted assignments, as it is very handy on my iPad. I switch to another app to check references or write feedback notes for later upload, as Canvas Teacher does not support rubric marking in the same way as th...

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I am a PE teacher. I have several courses. I have published them and the modules in them. After publishing the course the  "module" icon has an eye with a line through it. When I go to the student view the students don't  have the word module listed ...

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How do you set a maximum possible percentage (or point value) for an assignment group?In my case, I have an assignment group of writing exercises that includes some bonus work opportunities, and I want to make set the maximum percentage at 100%. This...

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Hello, When I update a previously shared module and then import the changes into the applicable courses, it makes a copy instead of just updating the original. So I end up with a whole new module instead of an updated one. I'm not sure if I'm importi...

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I created a New Quiz type quiz and made sure it was published and the module I want to place it in is published as well.  I read elsewhere on these forums that New Quizzes would show up in the Assignments section of the Assignment Selector when tryin...

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Good morning,I am using a free for teacher account. It seems that the App "Microsoft Teams Meetings" is activated on the external app page  (my school do have an O365 access) but I can't find the button any more in the editor, does someone know where...

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For Canvas users with problems in Settings.DO NOT enable Home in Settings because is very difficult to disable I found a work aroundFind a shell where Home is not enabled and using "Select specific content" in the Import Course page of the course whe...

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Is there a hard copy manual of all of the modules that I can print up?

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hello - i finally downloaded the app to see what my students see, and i noticed that the app follows none of my instructions for hiding materials. my "student view" in the browser platform follows directions, while my student app just shows everythin...

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Are there settings that need to be set within the course for the parent who is showing as an observer under people to be able to see the course?

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What is the best way to design for the following:Provide students with a pdf of an article or guided notes that they will annotate on (either on-screen or printed out)? Kids would need to annotate on both of them, but they do not have to be turned in...

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Is this a functionality that the district must turn on? I cannot apply an Item Tag to my quiz questions. 

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