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As an instructor, I understand how to rearrange the columns in the gradebook, and that I can also drag each column for custom placement...but PLEASE, can the developers come up with an easier way to d...
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Suddenly, there's something called "Test Student" that's shown in in one of my gradebooks! (It's not in all my courses...just one.) Anybody have any idea of what this is...and how ...
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Thanks for the response, Chris...and sorry about the confusion! Basically, I just wanted to know if students could simply click the "Upload/Embed Media" button to embed their videos directly o...
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Ahhhh, thanks, Jason! I have no idea how I may have gotten into “Student View” on this course…but I’ve taken case of it. Thanks again.Joan
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I use a Discussion Board for having students sign up for dates to present their speeches by using "Reply," then posting "To sign up for Tuesday, November X, click Reply." Then I click ...
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I use a Discussion Board for having students sign up for dates to present their speeches by using "Reply," then posting "To sign up for Tuesday, November X, click Reply." Then I click ...
Oct 26, 2025 11:49 AM
Thanks for your thoughts, Lyndsey...and you don't sound dismissive at all! I realize that many users don't realize they need to keep their browsers up-to-date...but I'm not one of them. Wh...
Sep 17, 2025 18:53 PM
This is going to be a long post, so forgive me in advance. Starting about midway through the summer session, Canvas began doing totally weird and unexpected things. First me: About 4 weeks into this s...
Sep 17, 2025 14:35 PM
Thanks, Noah...I may have to contact Canvas support, only because mine are course links (NOT external ones), yet when they get imported into a new course, they're still pointing to the previous co...
Jun 11, 2025 09:06 AM
When I import a Canvas course--usually from a prior semester--I've discovered that almost all of the internal links in the imported course end up pointing to pages/modules/quizzes/etc. in the OLD ...
Jun 10, 2025 08:40 AM

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