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Hi there, @rrudd ... I'm not sure if you've had a chance to read this recent blog post, and I'm not sure if it will cover everything you've stated in your post, but you might want to read through it.....

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@tregg76 ... Full disclosure, the information I will share here is just what I remember from well over a year ago when I worked at a technical college in Wisconsin.  I'm not sure if any processes have...

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@ElizabethWI ... In addition to what @Hildi_Pardo wrote to you, I'll just add that if and when you post screenshots, generally speaking you should first blur out any student identifying information su...

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@ElenaFobert ... I am not sure if this has been addressed, however I've unmarked @profkleitz's response as a solution...because it is not a solution to the original question.  Thank you for pointing t...

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Hi, ColtonSwapp.  That page is broken or missing now.  I will make a support request.

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@LARALATIMER ... You may or may not be able to cross-list courses on your own in Canvas.  If this is the case, then you will want to reach out to your school's Canvas administrator or someone from you...

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When trying to modify the points of an assignment after the grades have been entered, it changes the grade. How can this be prevented?

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The only thing I can think of is that Canvas is a web site, so maybe you need to refresh the page in your web browser?

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This isn't a solution, as it does not address the specific problem (not being able to view gdocs and gslides)

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i need some answer for my student

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Hi, I've tried to troubleshoot this but nothing has worked so far. I upload an image in course details but it won't show in the dashboard view. See attached pictures. Sometimes it works and sometimes ...

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Yeah. Oof. This is really tough in my course. I have almost 1,000 students. It would be really nice to give a point for a submission, but there is no way to do this with default grades. And I certainl...

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Hi, I am looking to chat with a Canvas user who has exported QTI quiz files from iSprings Quizmaker and successfully imported and implemented them in a Canvas LMS.  I am having some problems and the i...

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I've been trying to figure this out for the last four months!

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I would also like to be able to create a rubric with no points. I don't assign points or letter grades in my class and every time I select a rubric I have to open it to have it remove the points.  It ...

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Hi Michelle. Students can download and print their own: How do I know when my assignment has been submitted?They can go to Grades (if you have not hidden Grades from the course menu) view their submis...

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We are new to using Canvas and having a very difficult time getting students into their courses We imported students using the users SIS import - this does not email students with any instructions to ...

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Uuuff...  That's a tricky question.   I wonder if Quizzes would be best for this as there is a time limit setting.....

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Hello Elizabeth, That icon means you have student submission and need to review them and score them.  If this is an Assignment, you need to score them in Speedgrader. If this is a Quiz, you likely hav...

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  Hi Canvas Community, For some reason one out of 15 courses has decided to go rogue on me and is not showing grades when I look at the grade book. I seem to need to download the student quiz report t...

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This strikes me as needing some clarification. Typically, when referring to a courses on Canvas, that refers to separate courses with separate enrollments. On the Dashboard, they would show up as diff...

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This is also happening to a number of Canvas users in different instances of ours.It's easy enough to fix/workaround but ideally should not happen at all (and is a barrier for less tech savvy users).

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Hi, You are correct, that is not possible in Course Announcements (that is a feature that is available in Global Announcements) How do I add an announcement in a course? If you would like to suggest a...

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Thanks for the reply... this basically answers my questions because you did not bring up any drawbacks that are significant. So that's comforting. I share your frustration on point #2. I actually subm...

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I can't save my canvas page.  I went copy text from another page. Edit, copy text, save. Won't save. I did nothing to the page.  My assignment today is doing the same thing.  I reloaded all the videos...

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I teach 3 different courses, all with different assignments. Is there a way in the gradebook to only show assignments assigned to the specific course I'm grading? When I filter by course, every assign...

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While it should be set up to overwrite existing pages, there could be something with how it is reading the edited files that could be causing it to duplicate instead. If you are fixing this by editing...

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Has this ever been addressed?  It says there is a solution, but I don't see it in the original thread.

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Hi all.  Our organization has a strange issue.  Our hierarchy is something like this: Account 1Subaccount for testing/etc.Account 2Subaccount ALots of coursesSubaccount BLots of courses We have users ...

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The ability to duplicate item banks was released to production environments on November 18. With this functionality, it is possible to duplicate an entire item bank so that any future edits would not...

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Our focus on providing our customers the right experience has led us to make some adjustments to the Canvas Deploy Schedule this year in order to ensure the deploys are accompanied with the right lev...

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In the symphony of education, your voices have been the guiding notes. The Rubrics functionality within Canvas LMS has been a conversation close to our hearts, stirred by your valuable insights. Deli...

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Introduction Education Institutions are experiencing an unprecedented shortage of teachers across the globe (source). When teachers take leave, or get sick, giving “substitute” teachers (a United Sta...

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Following the introduction of the updated Quiz and Item Analysis processes, our teams have been dedicated to enhancing reporting capabilities in New Quizzes. Currently, we are focusing on two areas: ...

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Hello Canvas Credentials Community, We're back with another exciting update inspired by your invaluable feedback! Your voices have been heard loud and clear, and we're thrilled to announce the extens...

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We are excited to introduce a new feature in the Discussions Redesign - Edit History. This feature enables instructors to view the different versions of discussion responses when students edit their ...

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On Wednesday, November 8th, Admin Analytics will release a new navigation. I’m excited to let you know that this is a preview of the updated global navigation framework that we will be using across a...

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We've been working tirelessly to enhance the Canvas experience, and we're delighted to announce that the long-anticipated Discussions Redesign will be enforced on July 20, 2024! In our continuous eff...

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Hey there, awesome Community member! We hope this message finds you well and thriving in your journey with our products. Your satisfaction and experience mean the world to us, and we're constantly st...

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15 Themes - 9 for Canvas and 6 for Impact - are officially in “Open for Voting” to the Community from today, October 16th to November 15th, 2023.  Over the past month, our team has reviewed all of th...

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For reference: Link to New Quizzes End of Quarter Update Q2 - 2023 New Quizzes Migration through Course Copy/Import The New Quizzes Migration through Course Copy/Import, previously referred to as the...

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Q3 Milestones Over the past few months, the New Quizzes Integrations team has dedicated their time to the Quiz and Item Analysis for New Quizzes. The new process was launched in September, allowing i...

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The ability to export New Quizzes content as a QTI file was released in Production Environments on September 16.   This work is the first in a series of features on our roadmap related to exporting N...

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The Build on last attempt setting makes it possible for students to take additional attempts on a quiz, only re-attempting those questions they answered incorrectly. By eliminating the opportunity fo...

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With New Quizzes migration during course copy/import (formerly Bulk Migration) now available in production environments and the feature option turned on, question banks that have questions included i...

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When speaking to Canvas users, I often hear about the need for more flexibility in grading, especially for those using more non-traditional methods outside of those that rely heavily on the tradition...

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Exciting times in analytics at Canvas! At the end of 2023, we’re going to default the Admin Analytics and New Analytics (which are course-level analytics) feature options to ON for all customers.    ...

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We're thrilled to unveil the next evolution of Canvas’s Discussion feature, representing a significant step forward in our ongoing mission to empower educators and students with seamless communicatio...

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For Canvas and Apple customers in the United States, iWork files (.pages, .numbers, and .key) can be uploaded via Canvas apps on iOS or the web and they will now preview in Canvas’s DocViewer. This f...

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As mentioned earlier, our team has been working on faster access to the Quiz and Item Analysis. We are pleased to announce that this new functionality is now available in the beta environment, follow...

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As a Product Team, one of the most fulfilling aspects of our role is seeing user feedback turn into tangible improvements that impact teaching and learning in meaningful ways. Your input is a key dri...

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The New Quizzes Migration through Course Copy/Import, previously referred to as the “Bulk Migration Tool”, will be available in production environments as of the August 19 release. With the release t...

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  Greetings Educators and Innovators, We are thrilled to share with you the Beta launch of our new product: The Emerging AI Marketplace! The marketplace is set to redefine the way you experience Inst...

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In the Q1 quarterly update post, I mentioned our ongoing efforts to enhance the speed of Item Analysis generation. I am now pleased to provide more comprehensive information on this development. New ...

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Today, we’re excited to announce that Google Assignments LTI 1.3 now integrates with Collaborations in Canvas, the last feature needed to reach parity with the legacy Google Apps LTI integration. Col...

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For reference: Link to New Quizzes End of Quarter Update Q1 - 2023 Update on Rich Content Editor and Bulk Migration The Rich Content Editor (RCE) was re-enabled in New Quizzes and available in Produc...

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The Canvas LMS product and engineering teams release new and updated features to production monthly, on the third Saturday. Traditionally, these release items have also been enabled in test environme...

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Change is a constant in the world of technology, and Canvas is no exception. On August 19th, Canvas users will bid farewell to the feature preview of "Enhanced Gradebook Filters" as it becomes the de...

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Introduction In our continuous efforts to improve Canvas for instructors and learners, we are excited to announce the upcoming release of Deep Linking Assignment Edit in alignment with the 1EdTech sp...

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Canvas LMS Release Notes

Learn about the latest releases, updates, and bug fixes for Canvas LMS

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

In this Canvas release (16 December), the LTI Deep Linking Line Items on Assignment Edit Page is enforced for all institutions. LTI tool postMessages are now properly supported in an active Canvas Rich Content Editor, including LTI Platform Storage m...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Upcoming Canvas Changes November 2023 Remove remaining utilities from Canvas related to Flash video support. 2023-12-16 The oembed_retrieve endpoint is removedEnforcement of LTI Deep Linking Line Items on Assignment Edit Page Feature Option 2023-12-...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Upcoming Canvas Changes November 2023 End of life for remaining utilities from Canvas related to Flash video support. 2023-12-16 Deprecation of oebmed_retrieve endpointEnforcement of LTI Deep Linking Line Items on Assignment Edit Page Feature Option...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Upcoming Canvas Changes 2023-09-16 Enforcement of ResourceLink.id substitution parameter to supply a resource link’s ‘resource_link_uuid’ instead of the ‘resource_id.' For more information, please see Upcoming Canvas Changes. In this Canvas release...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Upcoming Canvas Changes 2023-09-16 Enforcement of ResourceLink.id substitution parameter to supply a resource link’s ‘resource_link_uuid’ instead of the ‘resource_id.' For more information, please see Upcoming Canvas Changes.   In this Canvas rele...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

In this Canvas release (15 July), Admins can automatically subscribe users to an account calendar. In the Inbox, coding has been updated to improve functionality and user experience. The Grading Scheme is redesigned in both Account Settings, Assignme...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

In this Canvas release (17 June), instructors can bulk publish all modules or individual modules and URLs for LTI 1.1 tools are updated when launched after the bi-weekly beta refresh. In New Quizzes, the Rich Content Editor (RCE) is available and it ...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Upcoming Canvas Changes 2023-05-20 Deprecation of 302 Error redirect for oAuth Token Errors 2023-06-20 Deprecation of oembed_retrieve LTI 1.1 endpoint [Delayed as of 2023-05-15] For more information, please see Upcoming Canvas Changes.   In this C...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Upcoming Canvas Changes 2023-04-15 Deprecation of 302 Error redirect for oAuth Token Errors For more information, please see Upcoming Canvas Changes.   In this Canvas release (15 April), SpeedGrader supports grading one question at a time and the ...

Canvas Releases

Summary Canvas Admin Analytics dashboards organize and present Canvas adoption and engagement data with enrollment and grade data in interactive charts that make it possible for administrators to see and understand the data that matter most to them....

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases

Upcoming Canvas Changes 2023-04-15 Deprecation: 302 Error redirect for the oAuth Token ErrorsFeature Enforcement: LTI Deep Linking Line Items on Assignment Edit Page feature option [Delayed as of 2023-03-18] For more information, please see Upcoming...

Canvas Releases

Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in th...

Canvas Releases