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Free for Teachers Parent Accounts

Hello, I am using canvas for all of my classes with a Free for Teachers account. I have had a few parents ask if there is a parent account, I believe there is but I am not seeing a way to add peop...

Disable Feature that allowed students to change their own grades?

Several students have discovered that they are able to simply click and change their grades on the "View Grades" page. I'm not sure how this would be a thing but I would like to turn this off. I have...

Help: Unable to set Correct Answer on Multiple Choice Questoin

This page shows how to set which answer is correct on a M/C question but I don't have the buttons to select the right answer. Am I missing something? Please help, I had hoped to give a M/C quiz out t...

Create a bullet list on an assignment outline with check boxes instead of bullets or numbers?

When I give an assignment, I usually have all the instructions in the assignment on Canvas. I use a bullet list to include all the steps. I'd love to have a little check box on every bullet that stud...

How do I hide or override averages for student grades?

The school division where I teach has a 1-5 grade rubric for students in grades 1-9. I'd like to be able to either hide or override the averages for student marks. I tried to find a setting but haven...

How do I add or update or change student emails?

Hello, I've run into an issue with students signing up where they mistype their emails or sign up with a username like TruckKing87414654 instead of their school email. I have a Free for Teachers a...

Join Code for specific sections?

Hello, I've run into a problem when having students sign up. I teach a class that has six sections, I have a Free for Teachers account. When I send students an e-mail invitation, it takes them to...

Is there a sort Survey results by section?

Is there any way to sort survey results by section? I made up a "first day of class" survey for my classes, I have six sections of one class and it would sure help to be able to sort the survey by se...

Syllabus is not showing all sections due dates?

Hello, As I was setting up my course on Canvas, I was able to use the differentiate feature to set different due dates for different sections. I am still able to do this and love the feature becau...

Students not asked for username or password on sign up?

Hello, I've had students sign up for Canavas today, I have a Free for Teachers account. The students told me they were not asked for a username or password. Class ended before I was able to check ...

How do I unenrol as a student in my own course but remain a teacher?

Somehow I accidentally enrolled as a student in one section of my Multimedia class. When I try to remove the student enrollment, I get an error and nothing is changed. This is a problem because no...

How do I switch from 24hr to AM/PM times?

Hello, Students will begin class where I teach on Tuesday. I've just noticed that the due dates for things are on a 24hr clock and I think this will confuse my students because they typically only...

Canvas App for Free For Teachers Accounts

Hello, I'm planning to use Canvas this year. Is it possible to have my students use the Canvas App if I am using a Free For Teachers account? If so, what instructions can I give them? I've tried to...

Is it possible to differentiate Content Page or Module?

Is there a way to differentiate a File, Content Page, Discussion, URL, or Module? For example, I might have a course with two sections of grade eights and two sections of grade nines where some modul...

How do I turn on Differentiated Assignments?

I was excited when I read the Canvas Beta Release Notes (2015-05-26) about differentiated assignments, including Assignments, Quizzes, and Graded Discussions. I'm hoping to use Canvas to teach classe...

How do I hide an assignment/quiz/discussion from a section?

I tried to find an answer for this, the closest thing was this page and it says that a warning will pop up saying that some sections won't be assigned but that isn't what happens. If I only include a...