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hey, My ParentVUE account user name is CAOBING0106, i tired add my daughter under the same account,but, i don't know how to do.

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I need to access the additional comments an instructor can leave on quiz questions through the canvas API. There is no "additional comments" section on quiz questions, quiz submissions, or submissions. I did check "submission_comments" on submissions...

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A student sent me an email through the Canvas Inbox.  In this message, she claims she is has a password problem and cannot get into the Canvas course, has reached out to IT, and needs a few days to complete her work because she cannot access the assi...

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Hey Educators,I want to make Flash Cards and put them in Canvas. Here are the features I am searching:Images- I want to add my own imagesTracking results- I would like to see how students didNo adsGood interface when embeddedFlash cards with pictures...

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Does anyone have any idea WHY I can't send any messages TO MY STUDENTS through CANVAS (yesterday and today) AT THE BEGINNING OF FINALS WEEK?????

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Canvas needs to add the following functionality to the gradebook: 1. An icon to apply to assignment grades that indicate an assignment is submitted and grades are pending (this is extremely important for assignments that are submitted on paper or thr...

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Hi - I am working on checking courses created by peers for accessibility. When I hover over images, no alt text appears. I have checked this in courses I know alt text exists and cannot find a way to access the alt text without a screen reader extens...

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I got a 502 error message. Is anyone experiencing this?  

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I am a teacher and relative novice user of Canvas (<1yr).  I noted a discrepancy between the Android-based Canvas user interface that of browser-based Canvas. The Android Canvas menu scheme has a selection for Notifications. Chrome or other browser-b...

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I have been a Canvas user since 2013 and always found the "to do" list of things to grade helpful.  Now Canvas fails to remove items that have been graded. Sometimes Canvas is interpreting first time submissions as resubmissions, meaning that to reso...

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Would like to keep the student overall grade in first column and then newest to oldest assignments from right to left in my gradebook.  But it keeps resetting back to default settings?

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Since Google Docs added the "document tabs" feature, Google Docs uploaded by students through the Google Docs LTI have extra pages created for each tab when viewed in speedgrader. The extra pages are blank except for "TAB 1" at the top.This is incred...

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I want to create an 8 question quiz and only have questions count off 3 points a piece. When I set the question points for 3 points it count off more that that. I want them to be able to miss one question and make a 97. Right now if they miss one, it...

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Just wondering, is your mascot a panda? I've seen tutorials with a panda for it often.      

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I was wondering if  it is possible for students to "like" or react to teacher announcements, and not just to the replies.

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I have received help for this student previously when she had trouble logging in. They provided new login credentials. Now, she can log in but she can't see the course I invited her to join. I have resent the invitation for this specific course sever...

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I'm just curious if others have had intermittent issues with sending inbox messages to multiple people at one time. We have randomly had teachers send emails to active courses to multiple students, and they get an error message. When checking the stu...

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Hello Canvas Community, Can we report inappropriate courses? Similar to reporting users or their profile pictures, is it possible for courses, too? I'm just asking. 

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I am experimenting with combining both semester's sections into a single, year-long Canvas course. Our SIS names the sections according to the period rather than the semester, so the name of the sections, regardless of semester, is the same for both ...

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I have final exams for my current course coming up soon. For their final exam the students will take it in Canvas with their technology Apple classroom locked to accessing only Canvas. I do not want them to be able to look through the modules, assign...

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I have three students in a cross-listed set of courses, who are currently enrolled; however, they keep becoming inactive.  Does anyone have any ideas as to why this is happening and how to resolve the issue?

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I need to view a report by section/class. I have several classes taking the same quiz and I would love to be able to view a report on each class individually. Is this possible with new quizzes? If not please add this function.

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What is the limit of courses in the calendar? Can I display more than 12? Some students with extra curriculars can't see all of their courses.

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Within Canvas assignments, I would like the option to create questions where credit is awarded for completion only (and not correctness).  Students should not be able to view that these questions are graded for completion only.   For example, I would...

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I was really excited about the recent release where importing course content with a group assignment would result in the group sets being brought over. I maintain a number of master courses that include group assignments and I was hopeful this would ...

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Howdy, Looking for any help on how I might be able to achieve this. As the subject suggests I would really like to increase the height of the Enrolments panel on user's profile page. We have one course for each unit of competency, and when a student ...

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I understand from this "How do I use the icons and colors in the Gradebook?" page that Blue represents: "Late submission".But my gradebook has 2 different shades of blue, with the light blue submission not being late (whereas the dark blue submission...

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Hi,We are wanting to restrict who at our college can create Microsoft 365 Groups. We realize that limiting who can create a group, affects all services that rely on groups for access, including Outlook, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, etc. We currently ...

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Hello,I am unable to access My Media. I am getting the following error message:  "It seems your browser is blocking 3rd party session cookies which are required for the Kaltura application. To resolve this issue, please update your settings to allow ...

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Canvas LMS Product Blog

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Hello, New Quizzes users!  We're excited to share some recent improvements, inspired directly by you - our Canvas users! Many of these new features are ready to enjoy now, while some are planned for early 2025. Today's highlights focus on "delighter...

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We are excited to announce the release of DAP CLI & Lib 1.3.0, bringing new features, enhanced functionality, and critical updates based on your feedback. This update reinforces our commitment to improving developer tools and addressing the needs of ...

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Three new columns to be added to the assignments table: parent_assignment_id, type, has_sub_assignments. These changes will go live on December 9th, 2024. 

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We’re excited to introduce a new feature we're working on called Differentiation Tags, and we’d love your input to make it the best it can be!

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What's next for Ideas and Themes

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We're excited to announce the Canvas Apps page will be going live to open beta on December 16th! This new feature is designed to streamline app integration and management for Canvas root admins. While still in development, this initial release, which...

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The release date for the Discussion Checkpoints feature has been adjusted. Originally planned for November 16, the new release date for production is January 18, 2025. In the meantime, Discussion Checkpoints will still be accessible in the beta envir...

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We’re making an important change to the rollout of Discussion Checkpoints based on your feedback. Instead of enabling Checkpoints as a default feature that is on for all users on November 16th, we will now release it as a Feature Option.

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Get ready to shape the future of Instructure’s data capabilities! We’re running an Instructure Data Questionnaire to gather your valuable insights for our 2025 roadmap, focusing on cloud adoption and analytics trends. Your feedback will guide our fea...

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I’m excited to extend the End of Quarter Update practice - which might be familiar from New Quizzes Updates - to Discussions, ensuring you’re informed about recent improvements in the last 3 months and our upcoming objectives for the upcoming quarter...

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We’re excited to share an update on the progress of Discussion Checkpoints! Before moving the feature into our beta environment, we had the privilege of working with four institutions that tested the functionality.

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We’re excited to share that SpeedGrader is getting a significant upgrade! These changes are designed to make your grading process even smoother, faster, and more reliable.

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With our October release, we're introducing some really exciting updates in Intelligent Insights. 

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Tl;dr: Get excited! LTI Usage has two powerful new capabilities being released tomorrow! Read on for more details.

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The feedback window is now closed. Further updates will be provided soon!

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Your Admin Analytics data is fresher! Admin Analytics is now on DAP. New Course Analytics will be on DAP by the end of November.  

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Over the past quarter, we've made strides in enhancing the New Quizzes experience with several updates. One of the highlights is the introduction of Custom Feedback, allowing instructors to provide personalized feedback to students after quiz complet...

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What we heard from our Alpha group and what we’re doing next

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As I approach my first anniversary as Chief Technology Officer, I wanted to share with you, our customers, how my team is approaching some of the foundational technical work that will power our product into the future.

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Mark your calendars! Sharing early communication about a few changes we’ve made to our Canvas deploy and release schedule.

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We’re thrilled to announce that Khannmigo Teacher Tools can now be enabled directly within Canvas! This powerful integration streamlines lesson planning and accelerates time-consuming tasks – all without leaving the LMS. The Khanmigo Teacher Tools in...

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Learning Accelerators, Teams Assignments integration now generally available for Canvas

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LTI Integrations

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We’re launching a closed beta group to test our newly redesigned media player, featuring improved accessibility, privacy, and adaptive streaming. Be part of shaping the video experience in Canvas!

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Since the Discussions Redesign was enforced, we’ve addressed some unforeseen issues and are now focusing on enhancing key areas and introducing new features. We’ve already received some valuable feedback, giving us a general idea of what needs attent...

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We’re excited to announce the first iteration of a powerful new feature in Impact—Course and Term-Based Messaging with the addition of Sub-Account-Based Messaging as a bonus! This allows Impact admins to target Canvas users with highly personalized m...

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The long term fix is nearing code completion and will be released to production in late October

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Are you curious about Discussion Checkpoints? I’m here to give you a sneak peek at this highly anticipated release, coming later this year.

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We’re excited to introduce DAP CLI 1.2.0, featuring secure connections to MySQL and PostgreSQL, optimized memory usage for cloud environments, and improved error handling for parquet files. In addition, the CLI now logs system environment details for...

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In a previous post, we explained the issue where the 'Disallow Threaded Replies' option was inadvertently applied to discussions that were intended to remain threaded. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the update, we are unable to identify which sp...

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Ahoy there! After recently docking to provide you the ability to hop aboard with a high-level overview of what LTI Usage is, we want to now dive deeper into how it works and what you should (and should not) expect.

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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 t...

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 t...

Canvas Releases

Upcoming Canvas Changes 2024-12-08 Updating the mediaType for launches from New Quizzes items 2025-02-16 Assignment Custom Parameter Data with Leading Zeros Stripped During Course Copy For more information, please see Upcoming Canvas Changes. In...

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 t...

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 t...

Canvas Releases

Upcoming Canvas Changes 2024-12-08 Updating the mediaType for launches from New Quizzes items For more information, please see Upcoming Canvas Changes. In this Canvas release (16 November), Instructors can set multiple due dates or checkpoints f...

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 t...

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 t...

Canvas Releases

Upcoming Canvas Changes 2024-11-16 Removal of null values in custom parameter valuesExpands all group related LTI variable expansions. For more information, please see Upcoming Canvas Changes. In this Canvas release (19 October), on the Account ...

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 t...

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 t...

Canvas Releases

Upcoming Canvas Changes 2024-10-19 Removal of Legacy Account Analytics For more information, please see Upcoming Canvas Changes. In this Canvas release (21 September), when adding an API Key, New Quizzes endpoints are available in token scopes f...

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 t...

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 t...

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 t...

Canvas Releases

In this Canvas release (17 August), instructors can customize New Quiz result feedback for all students. All Resources | Features in this release may be included in product blogs and other content areas. For all related links, view the 2024-08-17 Co...

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 t...

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 t...

Canvas Releases

In this Canvas release (20 July), instructors can assign ungraded discussions to students and sections. The Account Navigation now includes a link to the Analytics Hub. In Account Settings, admins can enable Inbox Signature blogs and Auto responses. ...

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 t...

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 t...

Canvas Releases

Upcoming Canvas Changes 2024-07-20 Enforcement of Discussion and Announcement Redesign. Deprecation of Legacy Account Analytics.Enforcement of New Analytics For more information, please see Upcoming Canvas Changes. In this Canvas release (15 Jun...

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 t...

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 t...

Canvas Releases

Upcoming Canvas Changes 2024-06-10 Enforcement of LTI Deep Linking Line Items on Assignment Edit Page Feature Option  2024-06-15 Restricting future use of the submission_type_selection LTI PlacementAGS Score submitedAt is removed. 2024-07-20 Enforc...

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 t...

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 t...

Canvas Releases

Upcoming Canvas Changes 2024-06-10 Enforcement of LTI Deep Linking Line Items on Assignment Edit Page Feature Option 2024-06-15 Enforcement of restricting future use of the submission_type_selection LTI Placement For more information, please see Up...

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 t...

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 t...

Canvas Releases