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Canvas course copying would be much better if we did not lose groups and group assignments.  Group work is a big part of my course, and I have to recreate the whole set of assignments and groups every time I teach the class. ... View more

I also want to provide spell check within Canvas quizzes on Lockdown Browser ... View more

I agree!  I just deleted one of my students great posts, because I wanted to edit one small part of it - I think this pop up message ("Auto-saved content exists. Would you like to load the auto-saved content instead?") should be removed from the discussion board, or at least PLEASE make the default answer "no."   I think students might be getting the same annoying pop up message when they try to post more than post in the same forum.  This feature needs to be modified/corrected.  If Canvas is trying to prevent folks from losing work, just give them a warning when they try to navigate away from an unfinished post without saving/posting. ... View more

We need this discussion post sorting option ASAP - PLEASE! If it is impossible to provide an option, then the default should be for the newest discussion posts to appear first.  It is not logical to have to scroll through everything you have already read to get to the new posts. ... View more

I use i>Clicker and I found these instructions on how to sync to Canvas: https://teachingcenter.wustl.edu/syncing-iclicker-with-canvas/  ... View more

I agree that the Canvas Discussion features do not meet my needs.  I use the discussion board as an interactive study guide.  I post a large number of questions, and students are required to answer 1 question each day.  I track use weekly and grade based on participation.  I need to be able to quickly determine how many posts each student makes each week. In Blackboard (our old LMS) I could search all posts made in a date range and then sort the return results by last name.  In the previous LMS (WebCT) I could track student discussion board use with a tracking feature.  I don't know what to do with the Canvas system.  I do not see anyway to grade my students other than scrolling through every discussion manually and tallying student responses.  That is not going to work for me.  - HELP ... View more