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Hi,we have integrated Canvas with LTI and when student Submit the assignment in External APP via LTI, it is not taking submission date but when instructor grades the Submission it is taking that date as Submission date and if the due date is over mar...

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How do I get submissions to go into the gradebook for all members of a group?

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How do I access my SENT messages?

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Solution Posted: 02-19-2020 View Solution
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Is there a way to add a 'per week' and an 'overall' one-time late deduction to the late assignment penalty options?

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When trying to access Google Drive within a course, we are getting this message.

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How do I download media recording submissions? Used to be able to do that I thought. I need to be able to do that. Help please. 

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My canvas isn't loading up its content properlyits all black and purple

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There was a glitch in a SIS import yesterday and students were temporarily removed from classes. We resolved the issue quickly, but apparently their appointments with instructors didn't come back with them as assignment grades and attendance do. Is t...

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Hi everyone. Hoping for some advice. ive uploaded this image to a quiz. Is it possible to write in the boxes on the image. I beleave this sort of quiz is yet to be added to canvas. Hope that makes sense on what im wanting to do.Thank you fir any advi...

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When trying to read an extensively long description of an assignment, the page automatically scrolls back up to the top, every few seconds. The only way I have found to stop this, is to lock the wheel on my mouse and let it scroll slowly, but that is...

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Fetch all those groups in which user is present in course. Not all the groups of courseAnd how to generate SIS_ACCOUNT_ID

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I have a Canvas course with 25 quizzes that students have to take to pass the course. The quizzes were created using the New Quiz tool. I have somewhat trouble setting up the grading scheme. Here's what I want to achieve:The quizzes and the course sh...

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Hi, In my Epi course  (6321 Epidemiology, Sectio 401), I have finished grading an assignment (CDC case analysis). After I posted the grades to students, I still find ONE grade for a student named (Kavita) that is NOT showing and shaded in green.  I a...

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Is there a good way to have two students who live remotely to work together to create a video project with PPT's and picture-in-picture narration by both students?  Suggestions?

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how to change course image

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Solution Posted: 02-18-2020 View Solution
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I was submitting an assignment to my teacher in Canvas tonight and all of a sudden Canvas looked like this. I am attaching 2 images that I screen shotted to show you what it is doing. Any time I click on courses it does not go to anything but the das...

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I have used all of my internet sources: Firefox, Safari, and Chrome and they are all up-to-date. Canvas will not open any files or assignments. I checked all of the security information, cleared the cache, enabled cookies. I have done everything and ...

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I want to create an account as a Canvas teacher but when I try to create one, it never pops up the information. I am on mobile right now, but on PC, it pops up the info, yet I can’t click sign up. Please, can you fix this soon?

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how can I restore a Module i just deleted

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My quizzes got all mixed up somehow this past weekend.  How can I put them in alphabetical order? 

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Online orientation link address, please 

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I couldn't seem to find an existing discussion on this issue, so here goes...Is there any way I can grade submissions according to the order in which they were submitted (i.e., date and time). This isn't really a big issue for me, but I've always won...

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How do I send an email to all of my students?

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I don’t have the assignments link on my navigation menu how can I submit written assignments

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 What is the registration code provided to you in the welcome on canvas?

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I am an instructor trying to create an assignment. I cannot get the Submission Type drop down menu to reappear so that I can change the files allowed type. Where did it go? How do I get it back to edit it?  Thank you!

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Solution Posted: 02-25-2020 View Solution
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Can I get the LTIs that are being used in a Course with the APIs?  That is we need to understand which courses our designers have enabled different LTIs in and were hoping to be able to use the APIs to get that info.

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Solution Posted: 02-17-2020 View Solution
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I have inherited a couple of university courses that use locked Microsoft word documents for the assignments (to keep formatting in place, etc.). I HATE these locked documents and the students without fail have many issues with them. When I taught hi...

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Why am I unable to view my uploaded report for originality check? 

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