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mzimmerman
Mike Zimmerman
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Fairly new to Canvas after being a Blackboard administrator for nearly 20...oh, wait, you mean my *actual* biography? Born in Florida. Grew up moving around the southeast. Graduated from the University of Florida and the University of South Florida with degrees in psychology and computer science. Had my heart set on being a librarian but stumbled into IT instead...

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Hi @AbdulKhadar  Many people use the built-in quiz function to conduct polls/surveys in their Canvas courses.  See the instructions a https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-c...
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Hi @Sonpham410  First, contact your instructor and have them check the LockDown Browser Dashboard in the course to confirm the settings.  This error can happen if the instructor has never opened t...
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Hi, At my school, the most common situations for merging sections are 1) when it is really the same class is crosslisted under multiple sections/departments (which results in multiple course shells in...
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I also agree.  "Drafts" does not align with any previous documentation or terminology we've used to describe unpublished courses, and will just confuse instructors.I'm not totally sold...
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Hi @jbeneventi  APIs only allow you to do things that you already have permission to do within the system. The things that you want to do--in particular, create new users--require administrator pe...
Oct 31, 2025 11:03 AM
Hi @CandraMack  Welcome to the Canvas Community!  This is a public discussion board for Canvas users from different schools all around the world.  We have no association with your school or with a...
Oct 28, 2025 09:21 AM
Hi @KjellAreRefsvik  Are you an admin on either H5P or Canvas?  H5P integration requires admin access in H5P, and usually requires admin access in Canvas (though some schools allow teachers to add...
Oct 22, 2025 07:18 AM
Hi, The logo is part of the Theme settings in Canvas.  You can change it by editing the theme for the account: Admin Guide/How do I manage themes for an account 
Oct 22, 2025 07:13 AM
Hi @TimFaass  Look under Settings > Feature Options, and be sure that the "New Quizzes" feature option is still enabled for the course. If you do not see "New Quizzes" under Fea...
Oct 17, 2025 09:20 AM

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