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I need to download a video made using Kaltura in Canvas. I want to use the video in another video I am editing. I don't see any options to download the video to my PC. Help, please.

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If I create an assignment on Canvas, and have students submit a question via the "text entry" option, is there a way to combine all answers and review them together as one list of responses? 

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I'm starting to work on my Sandbox course in preparation for my district to populate my actual courses. I prefer the New Quizzes and was thinking of building up my item banks. However, the Import feature appears to only transfer question banks from C...

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Do you know if Canvas has any sort of built in file scan that happens when students add/attach a document to send to a teacher via the Inbox.  Not through an assignment.

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When I look at an assignment in Student View, I don't see any instructions telling students how to submit their work. How do they know how to do that?Once submitted, how do I know how to retrieve student submissions?

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I would like a grade to consist of the scores students get on the rubric rows. That is, a grade might be something like 4-3-3 if those were the scores on the three rubric rows. How can I do that?

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When creating a Quiz, I clicked on New quizzes and then asked it to save this as my default option. I now have changed my mind and want to use the classic quizzes but I can't find the classic quiz option now. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Th...

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I have heard a lot about the new quizzes in Canvas and I know it is not currently available on the free for teacher accounts. I was just wondering if there was a tentative timeline for when that will be released for free accounts?

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Hello, Im new to Canvas still and I am trying to change the points for different assignments but I can not find where to do this. When I want the grades to be in % style and not point style, I see where I go to change this but, the point on the grade...

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I would like to embed a power point that has audio on each slide as a virtual training for staff.

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Where do I find the "Developer Key" feature if I have a "Free for Teacher" account? I'm trying to integrate my Zoom account to the Canvas calendar. I was able to successfully integrate with LTI Pro my Zoom account into the Canvas course navigation. I...

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I cannot get a file to open in DocViewer. It is a HTLM file and when I open to grade the gray docviewer bar is not there. It also says it is read only. ,

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I would like to make my announcements living on my home page.  How do I do this?

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How can I copy a bitmoji scene in google drive into canvas?

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Two of us have accidently been working off the same Sandbox Course. For instance we have the same Home page. Can anyone explain how to make a copy of a course?

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When I add a slide from my google drive through the external tool, I received this message:Your LTI tool has been misconfigured, please contact your institution's Canvas Admin.This did not occur on my personal computer, but now that I am working on m...

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I accidentally cross-listed backwards... I put my custom-made parent class into one of the pre-loaded courses, when I wanted to do the reverse.  Now, my parent class is no longer visible in "all courses" and I can't figure out how to undo what I did....

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I logged into Canvas as a student to take a course about building a canvas course from my district.  Now I'm stuck logged in as a student and can't figure out how to switch.

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Hi there!How long is the Passport to Canvas Grades 6-12 course? Thank you.

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How can I attach a file to assignments?

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How do I remove the color overlay from a course on the dashboard so I can add a picture?

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If two or three teachers are teaching the same grade in elementary school, each with their own course, is there a way to share content, so that they don't each have to create everything individually, but can collaborate more?Thank you!

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Are there any Industrial Technology teachers using Canvas? If so, I'd love to pick your brains about best practices, setup... As obviously I am new here!

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How long can an audio comment created in Speedgrader be?

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I am trying to make a math assignment in which my kids can answer using KAMI. How do I do that ?

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I am working through KCS Connect 101 5.4 "How to Start a Team Meeting". The "task" was to make an assignment and link to microsoft teams.  From the video on How to start a microsoft meeting, the presenter shows us how to set up the meeting with "meet...

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I know how students can record a video or voice, but can they take a photo of their work to be posted directly into their assignment or discussion - without needing to take a photo and go through steps to upload (for example taking a photo in Google ...

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PowerSchool automatically creates a Canvas course for each of our classes but it puts students in the same subject into a course together. Normally that's great because I post 99% of the same thing to all classes in the same subject. Unfortunately th...

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How do you create a "Sand Box"?

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