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Hello @rlcarballo! I am hoping that you have found an  answer to this by now, but happened to come across this so I thought I would share my 2 cents. While I am not a Canvas Admin, I have worked closely with our Canvas Admin so I can share where the issue may lie based on the scenario in my district.  Our process for creating courses and adding students to our courses relies on our Student Information System (SIS).  However students are scheduled in our SIS is how the students are assigned to and added to Canvas courses.  I am wondering if somehow your students may somehow be assigned to those courses in your SIS system which is causing them to populate in multiple courses.  Rereading your post and seeing the tag, it appears you are working with Canvas for Elementary.  My experience is limited with that, but when we have tested that, I do not ever recall having an issue with students showing up in class they were not intended to be in.  I am assuming this may have already been done, but I would still check the SIS to make sure all students data has been entered correctly. Hopefully this has already been resolved or will be soon if you are still experiencing this issue.  If you have solved this already, I would love to know what your solution was. ... View more

Hey @tenders! Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but one of our high school math teachers is teaching a Mathematical Modeling and Reasoning (MMR) course. Here is a link to some information on the Ohio Dept. of Education's website.  This course is an alternative for students to receive an Algebra II credit.  The intent is to use real world applications to teach math through projects.  Some of the projects have included exploring buying a house and learning about mortgage options, designing a miniature golf course, and budgeting for a Thanksgiving meal.  Many of these projects have also introduced the use of spreadsheets to the students in ways that they are learning how to use the spreadsheet through the process of completing the project.  The learning of both the content and the spreadsheet skills are taught within the same spreadsheet. Canvas enters this scenario as the tool to easily deliver certain content, access to the spreadsheet files, easily submitting final projects, and the ability to give students meaningful feedback.  I know, most people would say isn't that what Canvas does?  Yes, it is.  However, the use of Canvas in this class allows for a smooth process for the teachers and these students for a productive learning environment.  If students are late to class, absent for several days, or working remotely, Canvas allows for these students to work at a personalized pace and progress forward when they are ready. While this class could be taught without Canvas, it definitely streamlines the approach for the teachers and students in this Personalized Learning environment.  If this is not what you are looking for, hopefully it helps in one way or another.  If it was what you are looking for and you would like more information, don't hesitate to reach out to me. ... View more

Got it @tpennac1 .  I agree, LTIs can be tricky depending on which ones you are using.  Wish I had a great answer for you, but if they cannot access it any other way, a teacher role may be the only option.  Hopefully someone else will have a better option that I am not aware of.  Good luck!!! ... View more

Hey @eds2f ! This may not be what you are looking for because it does not do exactly what you want, but I figured I would share anyway incase it could help you or others. Have you considered using requirements and prerequisites for your modules?  While you still won't be able to average the three scores, you could set a requirement to score an 80% on each quiz in Module A.  You could then set a prerequisite for Module B that says Module A has to be completed before students can access Module B.  Once an 80% has been scored on each quiz, those requirements would be met and Module A would be completed, allowing students to access the content in Module B. How do I add requirements to a module?  How do I add prerequisites to a module?    ... View more

I agree with @ckofeldt .  You can share an assignment to the commons with all of the instructions and details you wish to include.  You can also link to the assignment in the Commons so teachers do not have to search for it and make sure they have the right one.  You also have the ability to update the assignment if you want the wording or information to change and your instructors will still go to the same link to get the information. How do I share a resource to Commons?  ... View more

Hey @gillispiel1 !  I agree with a lot of what @melissa_queen has stated in her reply.  I have used Badgr as well and this is a great way for awarding badges and keeping track of how people are progressing through a course. In your post, you stated... Branching Quests with Unlocks and Prerequisites   - The best part of Rezzly is the branching nature of quests.  Sometimes, we give players options.  Once one quest is successfully completed, another opens up.  Sometimes two and you must complete both to move on.  Sometimes you can choose one or the other.  I know some of this can be replicated with Modules, but are there any options within modules? I am not sure what your experience with modules is but it is possible to have requirements that need to be completed to show the module has been completed and there are prerequisites set that basically means that once a module has been completed (based on requirements) other modules can be opened and then accessed by students that they could not access previously. How do I add requirements to a module?  How do I add prerequisites to a module?  You had also asked... Submission of Artifacts   - At the end of a series of quests, teachers usually have to implement the tool in their classroom, capturing images/video of the lesson, sharing student work samples, or similar evidence.  They also typically complete a reflection about the experience.  With Rezzly, I used to link to our former LMS (PowerSchool Learning) and the evidence was usually shared as part of a discussion post.  For these culminating quests, I would check to make sure they satisfied the requirements and then the badge would be automatically awarded upon my approval.  Would discussions work best here? In my mind, whether or not discussions would be the best use here would depend on whether you wanted/needed other students in the class to be able to see the artifacts submitted by other students. If you do not want other students to see the artifacts, I would not suggest using discussions. Assignments and quizzes could also be used for artifact submission. Assignments: A single assignment can have multiple submissions.  I might suggest have a single assignment at the end of a module or the end of a course where a students would submit all of their artifacts.  This way all of the artifacts would be in one location and easy to submit for the students and easy to find for the teachers.  Basically a one stop shop for artifacts.   I would have very specific instructions in the directions for the assignment stating all of the requirements for the required artifacts. Remember that while students can submit multiple times to a single assignment that students will only be able to see the last thing that they submitted.  Teachers will be able to see everything that has been submitted with a date and time stamp. I know this post is a bit ofter your original post, but hopefully this has helped if you are still seeking answers or can can help others that have similar interests.  Feel free to reach out if there are specific questions you might have. ... View more

Hey @kmeeusen !  The link you have in this post (https://community.canvaslms.com/message/7260-canvashacks-classroom)   is a broken link for me.  Does the destination still exist?  Been moved and has a different link?  Or am I just the lucky one and can't access it?  Either way thanks for all you do here in the Community! ... View more

Hello @slimer90 !  In full transparency, I have never heard of Docebo until seeing your question.  On the opposite side, I have been using Canvas for about 8 years.  I did some quick research to try to compare Canvas and Docebo and from what I found both LMS have lots of benefits and few disadvantages.  As you would guess though, my vote would be for Canvas. 😉 If you have any specific questions regrading Canvas to help make your decision, please reach out to myself and/or other Community members. We are always happy to help!  Good luck with your research and your decision making! ... View more

Hello @DanielleBowers ! @Chris_Hofer  has some great ideas!  I know my reply is a while after this was originally posted, but I thought I would add my 2 cents in case you or others are still looking for info regarding this.  In addition to what Chris has already stated, I find a lot of success using tables to place images side by side, in rows, etc.  Once a table is created in the RCE, I place the cursor in the cell where I would like to insert the button and insert the image.  Size can be adjusted after image is added and links are added the same way whether the image is in a table or not. Tables can be a little finicky at times.  Here is a guide that I put together to help understand some of the logistics of creating tables in Canvas: Tables in Canvas Here is a silly sample of buttons added to a course using tables: Buttons in a table   ... View more

Hey @ARitchie21 !  Have you considered using Badgr to award digital badges for keeping track of progress?  If not familiar with Badgr, digital badges are awarded for module completion.  You would have to have a minimum of one requirement per module that would need to be completed to show that the module requirement was met.  A badge could be created for each module and would automatically be awarded once the module requirements were met. Students could click the Badges link in the Navigation menu to identify which badges have been awarded and which modules would still need to be completed if the badge had not been awarded for that module yet. Partner Listing: Badgr  How do I add requirements to a module?  I am guessing you might want people to keep track of what they are doing within the modules.  I do not know how many items you have per module, but if there are several items, it might be possible chunk the modules out into smaller modules.  For example, instead of having a Week 1 module, maybe have a Week 1 - Part 1, Week 1 - Part 2, and Week 1 - Part 3 modules. Just a thought. ... View more

Hello @tpennac1 ! For clarification, if your Instructional Designers are not enrolled in the course, how are they able to add links/set up LTI links within the course? Are they actually in the course, but under a role that does not allow them to do want they are wanting to do? ... View more

Hey @davidcarterphd!   It may be a few extra steps, but I might try to take a screen shot of the frame in the video that you want to use for the thumbnail.  Then post that image in the RCE and link it to the video.  You are basically manually making your thumbnail this way, but it would give you the opportunity to have a thumbnail if you can not figure out another way of creating it automatically. I know this would be difficult for many videos, but I thought I would share this as an option. ... View more

No problem @spudicmx. I am still trying to get used to the new version of the Community too.  As you can tell there are various locations where you can post comments and all of them probably have lightly if not very different audiences.  If you are just looking for anyone who wants to reply, people may see your question but not have an answer and do not reply.  If you are looking for someone specific to answer your question, you might want to find a group in the Community that has more of a focus for the topic you are looking for.  It looks like your question might not be for users, but to see if Canvas can be changed to make a workflow different.  If this is an idea you think Canvas should implement, you can suggest it by going to Product > Roadmap > Idea Conversations.  This is often an area of  the Community where a good amount of conversation takes place about things people feel strongly about. ... View more

  Hey @t61! Could you elaborate on what you meant by the "page with tiles"?   If you are referring to the Dashboard...   As you are enrolled in courses, they should show up on your dashboard.  Is this what you are asking about or was there something else? ... View more

I believe this is something they are working on. 🤞 For a timeline on when things will be happening with New and Classic Quizzes, check out this link: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/New-Quizzes-Users/gh-p/quizzes  ... View more

I believe that is part of what they are still working on. ... View more

I believe that is something they are still working on.  You can migrate a Classic Quiz to become a New Quiz and it should bring all of the questions into the New Quiz as long as the questions are not pulled into he Classic Quiz from Question Groups. ... View more

Hey @cooksuzanne!  To identify if a quiz is New or Classic click on Quizzes in the Navigation menu and look at the icon in front of the quiz name.  If the rocket is hollow it is a Classic Quiz.  If the rocket is filled in it is a New Quiz. ... View more