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Why can't an observer see a TO-DO list just like the student. This would be invaluable as a parent. I do not see this option on the website on my chromebook or in my iOS phone app. Please add this option if it truly isn't available for observers.

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I have a brand new Samsung Chromebook 3 that is fully updated. When I find the app in google app store, it says I don't have a compatible device. Why is this? How can I fix this?

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Hello everyone and welcome to class. Does anyone know if the textbooks for this course are available on the USA library? Thanks Kemi  

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How do I delete columns in the gradebook---as those Assignments are no longer relevant??? thanks cjw

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As of March 10, 2021 I stopped receiving notifications from my Parent Canvas account with not changes to Account Notification Settings.  My husband still receives from his account.  I've checked junk/spam and nothing there.  I'm mostly concerned with...

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We have a professor who's looking to have multiple questions on a quiz for a specific reading but only require the students to answer one of the questions correctly.  I'm pretty sure the only way to do this would be to manually grade the successful q...

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Colleagues, A couple of questions related to system security. 1) Does Instructure have any sort of log-tracking in case someone gains access to our system and does any damage? 2) If someone were to delete all courses from the system, does Instructure...

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This is a question to those who use Zoom inside Canvas, if a participant is removed from a reoccurring meeting, can the participant rejoin future reoccurring meetings?

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Hello,  I'm a student that is having a problem seeing assignment descriptions.  In all of my courses, I'm having a problem when I click on a quiz/test. The description that the teacher put in for the assignment shows for about a second, then disappea...

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Hello, It seems like Canvas is currently unable to upload webcam videos. Using a Mac with Safari & Chrome and different laptops there is issue, Safari just exists the webcam window when trying to save and Chrome gives an "Something went wrong accessi...

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Is there a way to find through the API, Canvas Data, or Admin reports the various assigned items to a permissions role?  For example, I would like to have a report that shows each role and what specific permissions are assigned to that role. This way...

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Hello! Thanks for looking at my post. I am stuck with text editing. How do I delete the blank lines for the recommended text? Backspacing doesn't work, and there doesn't seem to be a way to change paragraph spacing with the text editor.

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As an online student, How do I sign in for attendance? thanks!

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Hi  I'm trying to create new courses via the API but I'm getting an error that indicates the course already exists. I cannot find the course if I use the UI. I've used the API to build a list of courses and the course is not in the returned list. The...

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Stephanie, I'm really lost (obviously) trying to find my way around Instructure/Community.Canvaslms etc. Came here really just to track down phrase express ideas/help/comments that I randomly saw when doing search. . . Are you aware of courses built ...

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I don't know if there's anything I can do from my end or if I need to contact my teachers but I am afraid I will miss something important for my classes.

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How do I set it up where the students can answer and return it to me?

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I have several assignments that I have set "not available until XYZ (date)".  I would like to view them from the students perspective.  When I enter student view, I am denied access becasue it is locked by the instructor.   I figured I could go in an...

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I am going over my older courses - mine are compliance courses, not academic courses, so I hang onto all courses for three years. I am looking over courses that I still need to have access to, but the most important part for me is the gradebook histo...

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In Classic quizzes, the number of points would automatically update based on the point values in the questions I added. However, this does not seem to happen in the New Quizzes.  It stays at "zero" (the default) regardless of the actual point value o...

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Hi, I have read about the Google App LTI upgrade that is coming soonish, ~ Sept 1 or later. I am one of the Admins for our school account. I couldn't access Collaboration at Teacher orientation for demonstrationr purposes using the Google app that wa...

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Which are the steps to unite all the tiles in one?

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Yesterday I published a discussion page which looks fine on my end, but when my students land on it they see nothing. Thoughts?  

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I have successfully submitted my assignment in Word Document format (54KB) on Canvas, however I am not able to view the similarity report icon. Kindly advise. 

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Hi all! I am currently maintaining an LTI application that toggles the publish status of Canvas courses. Recently we've started having an issue with the API endpoint for updating course info (PUT /api/v1/courses/:id).  When attempting to unpublish a ...

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Is there a way to use the Canvas APi to search for a user by their defined communication channels? For example, if I have an app where a user enters their phone number I want to ensure that there is a valid user in Canvas with that phone number befor...

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Are Google Docs Cloud Assignments still supported?  We were told that Canvas was not going to support them as of August 1, 2021, but I have them as an option in my Assignment External Tools. I like the simple functionality the Google Docs Cloud Assig...

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Is there a way to repeat global announcements?  For example; we have a weekly video series with a live feed.  Instead of copy/pasting and creating 52 separate announcements with start and end dates, is there a way to setup a recurring announcement ev...

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Does anyone know how to resolve this problem? Thank you in advance!

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