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Hi, I have a question about the Canvas gradebook.  The gradebook used to have a button called "treat ungraded as zero," which would show a student's true percentage score, in the event that the student did not submit a quiz or an assignment.  Without...

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Are Assignment/Quiz due dates and availability dates course-specific, or user-specific?If an assignment is due at 3pm Central US time, will it be due 3pm local time for someone in Paris, or will it be due at their local time? I think it’s the 2nd, bu...

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How do I move students from one course to another?

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Is there a way to email "all students who have not submitted an assignment"? Obviously I can email students one by one, but I'm wondering whether there is a way to press a button that will send my message to everyone who fits that description. 

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Solution Posted: 03-20-2020 View Solution
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How do I make a small group in the discussion page?  

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At the moment there is no easy way to assign a quiz to specific groups (within a course/section) in Canvas. The only way to assign the task to specific groups is to select each individual/student seperately. However, it is possible to send messages t...

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I created a conference, enabled the conference button for students, and tried to see if it is there in student view.  It says that it is disabled.

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Hi...I'd like to use chat with my students.  There is a button at the top left which says 'new message alert' which I assume I turn on so that I know when students have asked a question.  How do I turn it on?  It won't move?  Second question, will st...

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I use PowerPoint lectures in my face-to-face classes. I know how to upload PDF's to the files section. But now, transitioning to online teaching, where do I put a proper PowerPoint? In Pages? As a PDF full page? Would love to make it a narrated video...

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Solution Posted: 03-20-2020 View Solution
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In one class, I give exams that are part multiple choice and part written, the written part being statistics problems.  I am trying to figure out how to do this in Canvas.  My first thought was to use the Quiz function for the multiple choice part an...

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Solution Posted: 03-21-2020 View Solution
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Can students give/record presentation for instructor review in conferences?

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As a teaching assistant, I would like to have a trial with the functions of Canvas without making any notification to students or instructors. I remember there is a Canvas link for us to practice the functions, what the link is? Thanks.

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My PC students cannot add accent marks (in Spanish) on their quizzes. Are there buttons for them to access letters with accent marks on Canvas?

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Solution Posted: 03-20-2020 View Solution
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I am using quizzes on Canvas for the first time.  I am making it multiple choice but it will only allow me to have 8 questions.  How can I have more?  Thanks.

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I have set up a discussion board through the assignments function on Canvas. However, I am not getting notifications of when students are posting to this discussion. There is no 'Subscribe' button.

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HI there Just wondering if there is a shortcut to adding students into 2 sections of a course, rather than going through the list of people and individually clicking the three dots, editing the section, and then adding them?I want them to see the who...

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how do I add a teacher/ counselor as an observer to my courses?

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How do I access my GPA for this semester?

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I have had a couple of students report that they cannot access a file I uploaded to an assignment in Canvas. They each got a message saying something about it being unauthorized. I'm wondering why this is happening and how I can fix it.

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I have uploaded several SCORM file quiz assignments.  The all work in Canvas except one.  The screen shows that Canvas is working on it but it never opens. Flash player is enabled.  I can open it if I use Firefox browser, but students report they can...

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I log on to canvas on my computer at home and it is all distorted plus none of the class cards load.  I have the latest version of Chrome and my computer is all up to date.  How do I fix this? I can't find any help or a phone number to call.

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I sometimes will leave a comment for a student in Speedgrader. They have told me that they respond to those comments. Where do I find those?

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I am unable to add a new module in CANVAS ... I am also unable to utilize the "help" button in CANVAS ... I am unable to view any of the assignments I have previously created in CANVAS ....HELP

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How do I enable an audio or video email in Canvas?

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How do you have students label a diagram of the heart, for example, with LockDown Browser and Webcam?

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Hello, I'm new to Canvas and I teach Study Skills .  I have 2 sections for 7th and 8th grade and both sections are published.  I never really had to use it because everything was done in class.  However, I'm having a hard time adding assignments and ...

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I know that I can separate my discussion boards by section by using the "Post to" option, but when I do that the "Graded" option is disabled. Based on what the Canvas Instructors' Guide says, this shouldn't happen, but it does. Is there a way to fix ...

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I want to send out group messages. Is there a Select All?

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Solution Posted: 07-03-2020 View Solution
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How do I print out an exam?

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Solution Posted: 03-20-2020 View Solution
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