Thank you--the explanation about removing sections is really helpful. I would also add, be prepared to delete yourself from that section, as the instructor counts as an enrollment. You cannot delete the section if it has any enrollments, so permanently remove yourself from the section, then delete the section, then you are good to go on templating.  ... View more

Agree 100% with @rshortphs. I have teachers who have noted this same thing. Possible options: 1. Have separate buttons for audio and video feedback. In the audio feedback, remand the scrolling control to the left side-window.  2. Make the standard size of the video feedback box smaller and built into the right hand side of the window. Allow scrolling to control the left side only, or allow toggling between them based on recent clicks.  This would be a really valuable tool and prevent teachers from needing to make lengthy screencasts, thereby uploading large files onto Canvas.  ... View more

Hi Catherine. Have you clicked on the puzzle pieces and activated the betterizer?  ... View more

I like the idea of delayed announcements for personal messages as opposed to just instructional messages. It would take a load off my mind to know that I'm not missing kids or my teachers' birthdays. I provide a Google forms survey that asks in advance for their birthday and if they are comfortable with me sharing/celebrating it. Your comment on consistency is on point. Sometimes I get too consumed by the bell and whistles and my teachers/students are confused about where to find things. Thank you for the insightful comments.  ... View more

Hello all! This is an amazing tool. Could someone help me assure my IT department that these issues below are either -- not possible with betterizer and/or what mechanisms would prevent them from happening? Grab unencrypted canvas password (our network password) Extract grades and student information  change grades ... View more

Thank you for making this. I appreciate it! Question--is there any boundary that exists that I can provide for my IT team to assure them this can't make any major changes to our Canvas instance? Sorry to trouble you.  ... View more

It says solved but I see no solution. Is this an existential crisis or can you direct me to the answer? ... View more

Someone may have already stated this, apologies if this is repeated.  There is a way to do this. Go into PEOPLE, GROUPS--Create a groupset called "Conference Invite by Section" (or whatever you want to call it). Create a group for each section. Move students into the correct group (period 1...period 2...etc.) Save. Go back to groups and "Visit group home page" for one of the periods.  Click on conferences. Bookmark this URL as "Conference invite for period ____." Do the same for your other class sections.  This allows you to initiate a conference ONLY for the people in that section.  Each time just click on the bookmark and start your conference. Basically, creating the groups ONCE sets up the invite for all future conferences.  ... View more

This would also solve my "background page" as an image. I don't truly need a background image, just an overall image that I can use to overlay additional images. ... View more

Any idea when full feature parity between classic and new quizzes will occur, and if classic quizzes will be phased out? It would be nice if "New Quizzes" were the default rather than being an LTI. I know how to make them default, but they still are essentially being created outside of the normal navigation.  ... View more

This is super clever. Thank you! ... View more

I have multiple instructors having the same issue as of yesterday. Here is a screenshot of the error message--well it won't let me "insert image" and just hangs.  ... View more

Sorry Karin. I tend to provide a thousand options when people are working on something--which can be overwhelming for them! The advantage to Google Docs would be that you and other students could all comment on the same paper at the same time in Canvas. The comments would NOT be anonymous though. The nice part is that students could provide annotiations and comments there, and you would see them in Canvas where you could still use speedgrader. Screencasts are really valuable as a tool. If I can ever help, email me! pecchiog@mhs-pa.org  ... View more

Also--is there a reason you have to use Word instead of Google docs?  ... View more

Yikes. DLing in word. I would recommend if you are taking it to that level, perhaps using the audio feedback in Canvas would be easier and more effective. Or even using a screencast to evaluate each paper. Then just post the link to the screencast.  I don't know what it would do to the comments, but speaking from my other experience in Canvas, if it did delete anything, it would be "hidden" not "deleted" so you could just toggle it back on. Can an admin weigh in on this though? I would hate for you to lose anything.  In my experience grading/reviewing written submissions, audio feedback was a more efficient and helpful way of guiding students. When I relied on marked feedback, typically it would lead to more questions for me to respond to, and then me repeating the same things when they had forgotten. This is also why I like screencasts--I wish Canvas somehow had a screencast feedback feature but that is a pretty big ask.  ... View more

Not at all. First--disclaimer--I am an LMS admin who was an ELA instructor for years, but not currently an instructor. My knowledge base in the bast usually came from my own experience as an instructor. With that said, I think peer review and teacher feedback is an important combination. Would it work if you turned off the peer feedback feature after all reviews have been made, and then utilized the speedgrader tools, then tried to turn it back on? I'm asking--not stating. Also--a workaround (not a nice one) would be to create a duplicate assignment worth zero or one point(s). Take the peer review off of this one and use this as your place for teacher comments. You could title the assignments differently so it's clear to students: "Teacher Reviewed Draft" & "Peer Reviewed Draft." Yes this would take up another place in your gradebook and would require students to submit twice, but that's a small price to pay for the feedback.  Does anyone know if this is something Canvas has worked on for a fix or if it's a feature request currently? Sorry Karin--you probably already thought of these things. I'm just thinking aloud here! ... View more