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1.  Amen Brother or Sister.  I have seen ideas languish 5, 6, even 7 years while their authors are being thanked for their input, appreciated for their contribution to the CANVAS community, and assured that their ideas are invaluable to the growth of CANVAS.  Can we all spell D I S I N G E N U O U S?   On the other hand, there may be some movement on something I have been complaining about forever - loss of feedback in SpreedGrader without warning.  While I hesitate to mention it (there are still 36 hours left), for the first time since I began using CANVAS I may actually have made it through the entire quarter without losing too much of my work.   (Sorry, I had to leave for a second there to find wood to knock on...)  To me, this means that they've actually begun to do something about this issue (as opposed to increased operator proficiency, which we can never assume in my case). There are some new warnings that I find really helpful, but I hope they aren't finished because there are still glitches. and I want to experience at least one quarter of 0 feedback loss in my teaching career. 2.  Half-baked or not, thanks for the workaround for ss who do not submit their oeuvre into CANVAS themselves!  I've bookmarked it for the inevitable next time this happens to me.  Cheers and Happy Holidays to All       ... View more

OMG, are you listening to us at all, CANVAS Developers?????  Certainly 5 years of discussion are enough to convince you that we need AT LEAST formatting graphics live links in our Speedgrader comments.   Giving us a forum to suggest changes/features and then ignoring what is being said wastes our time, if not yours. CR Lenz-Hackett @nathan_franck , @JSahms , @grant_larsen  PS  I'm afraid to mention this for fear that it will then disappear, but here goes.  Colleagues who aren't emoji adverse and are using Windows:  You CAN insert emojis (and special characters, math symbols, and some other stuff) into your Speedgrader comments (and other places in CANVAS) by pressing the Windows key and tapping period (.) key.   In fact, you can use this key combination almost everywhere (not just in CANVAS).  It's not live links, text formatting, or any of the other things we want, but it's something.  🔸 Don't tell anybody...  🔸 iOS/Apple folks can do something similar, I'm sure.       ... View more

Keep waiting, t_madarasz. I've been using CANVAS for 3 years and in those years have never seen anything change based on user feedback. Perhaps they're hoping we'll all retire or die? 🤬 Chérie ... View more

No, Richard, they don't. They don't take any notice at all. I've been using CANVAS for 3 years and HATE most of it, but when a university the size of ours gets suckered into buying something, you use it. 🤬 Chérie ... View more

[BEFORE BEGINNING, LET ME POINT OUT THAT I AM ❇️ NOT A NEW USER ❇️ , SO DO NOT EVEN THINK OF DISMISSING THIS COMMENT FOR THAT REASON.] I AM FURIOUS!!! I HAVE ONCE AGAIN LOST 90 MINUTES OF MY LIFE TO CANVAS.  WHEN ARE YOU (CANVAS) GOING TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE OF LOST COMMENTS/FEEDBACK ON STUDENT WORK?  WE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS TOPIC FOR AT LEAST 4 YEARS AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, YET WHENEVER WE OPEN A NEW THREAD ON THE TOPIC, COMMENTS FOME FLYING IN, WHEN YOU TIRE OF IT A RANDOM COMMENT IS MARKED AS A SOLUTION, AND THE THREAD IS CLOSED.  ( IN FACT, ONE TIME THE MARKED "SOLUTION" WAS ACTUALLY ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT THE LACK OF ANY KIND OF AUTO-SAVE.  <INSERT BITTER LAUGH HERE.>)  ] I AM OH SO TIRED OF COPYING AND PASTING EVERY SINGLE SENTENCE OF WHAT I TYPE IN CANVAS INTO WORD JUST IN CASE MY WORK MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARS.  (OBVIOUSLY I'M TIRED OF THAT.  OTHERWISE, I WOULD HAVE DONE SO FOR THE PIECE I LOST TODAY AND SAVED MYSELF A LOT OF GRIEF.)   THANK YOU FOR DESTROYING ANOTHER WEEKEND.  THANK YOU FOR ADDING JUST A TEENSY BIT OF THAT JE NE SAIS QUOI TO AN ALREADY STRESSFUL FINALS WEEK.  THANK YOU FOR NOT GIVING A RAT'S A__ __ ABOUT YOUR USERS.   FIX THIS ISSUE.   I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW HOW MUCH YOU CHARGED MY UNIVERSITY FOR THIS....THIS...FLMS, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR ENERGY TO FIND OUT.  THANKS TO CANVAS.  #CANVASSUCKS #IHATECANVAS   ... View more

@BryanSarauer                                                                                                                                            @barbmurck  (just in case you need a giggle) The reason Canvas doesn't have an answer key function because they aren't listening to us.  It's the same reason CANVAS messages and assignment comments, scores, etc don't save in the background.  These two apparently unsolvable oversights mean that you can't easily create the content you want, nor can you easily protect the content you have created.  This painful truth was made apparent to me once again today as I lost an hour of comments, grades, etc. I had written for final papers I was reading.  (More about those below.)   As  a side note:  these papers were a large part of the students 'final course grades, which were due yesterday.  The being-due-yesterday part is probably not the result of CANVAS lacking functionality teachers have been asking for for years, but it sure didn't help. So, why have I waited until now to respond?  (not in order of importance) 1.  I have 18 10-15 page freshman final papers to read and have finally run out of, ...well..., everything.  (Candy, alcohol, laundry I HAVE TO do RIGHT NOW, YouTube Karen videos, etc.)  Sending responses to 2-month-old messages about years-old problems that haven't been attended to sounded about right. 2. I fully anticipate losing more feedback and grades as the night goes on.  This, despite the fact that I actually copy and past my CANVAS feedback and grades into WORD every few minutes.  I STILL lose work, even with this workaround. 3.  Your message of 3-1-2021 contains a very important phrase that I have been wanting to thank you for. Every question has a key. I suspect that you may have meant it much more pragmatically than I'm taking it, but still I thank you for the inspiration.  I've decided I'm going to get a tat of that on my face/hand/arm (or maybe all three) over the summer and wanted to thank you for the quote*.   I've started saying it to my students in a very mysterious voice when I can't figure out an answer to their questions.  Sometimes I even change it up to "A key every question has."  just to keep them guessing.  Thanks so much for the inspiration and for adding to the "closed" conversation on answer keys, Cherie *Please excuse me for not citing my source. on my tat.   Each letter adds to the cost.  Plus, it hurts. @barbmurck YOU have a great summer, my friend.  I'm sure all of our CANVAS problems will be solved when we return in the fall.  Yes, I am.   ... View more

Thanks for this!!!   😅   I had stumbled upon something similar, but your suggestion is easier (and faster).' This is a related but very basic question about quizzes.  How can I see the editing screen where each question and answer resides?  I don't make the quizzes, so I don't know where ....  actually, I don't know ANYTHING about quiz creation, but I'd really like to see actual editing screens.  (Just a link to creating quiz-question answers would be great.  I've checked all the links I got as a result of my searches and got lots about creating questions.  Not so much about creating answers.) Thanks ... View more

Are any CANVAS people actually watching/reading these posts?  If so, please explain how @barbmurck 's addition to @cyoung12  's question is a solution??!  It's clearly an additional cry in the CANVAS support forest for information about ANSWER KEYS.  Information that I would like to have as well.  ANSWER KEYS.  We want'em.  We need'em.  Where are they and how can we make them work for us?  PLEASE.  Throw us some scraps.  Links to appropriate help files would ...well... help.  I have searched - repeatedly - but come up with nothing for the topic ANSWER KEYS.   Or should we come to the astonishing conclusion that there is   n o t h i n g  in the vast CANVAS help storehouse on this topic? Please.  Help. ... View more