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I am also getting this error.  I see the image in the item bank and in the preview, but my students are not seeing the image in the quiz.  How is "contacting Canvas Support to investigate why this err...

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There’s a Canvas limitation where the assignment for editing a Canvas page cannot be included as part of the page, so we made a separate assignment. What we do in @ONE is make a no-submission assignme...

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For people who turn in their work late, they may have some issues going on with them, sometimes instructors are considerate.

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Hello happy to be here as an auditory learner, this orientation has helped me to know the best learning style for me. and how to improve my studying.

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Hi All,I want to format my discussion posts to APA standards where all of my lines are double-spaced and paragraphs have a tab indention on the starting line (not the whole para). How can I do this?

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The new interface is much less user friendly for daily grading. Also, the gradebook does not seem to hold teacher preferences so they have to reset their gradebook each day. I haven't had this many co...

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Agreed!

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Hello,We are noticing what we believe to be changes to the syncing (passback) with PowerSchool that I would love to have some confirmation on and, perhaps, ways to work around them.It seems as though ...

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@richard_epps ... What do you mean by a "line item" on your "Modules" page?  If you click on the three-dot kebab icon to the right of any item within a given module, you should have a "Remove" option....

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@KristinaPagel-M ... Yes, if you are an instructor, you can choose to enable your "Assignments" index page in your course so that the assignments listed on that page which you want your students to co...

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@akerr1 ... Based on your above comments, it sounds like you are currently using the Classic Quizzes interface to design your quiz questions.  Do you know if your school has looked at and/or is using ...

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Hello Sorry for the confusion. To clarify...I was taking an @Oneclass through the california community college system where we had a making a contribution to a  wiki page was one of the assignments.  ...

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Hi there, @mtpchemphys ... Do you know the file size of your *.imscc file that you exported?  The reason I ask is that FFT (Free For Teacher) courses are limited to 500 MB in storage, and there aren't...

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I use Canvas assignments to collect student homework uploads, then post a pdf answer key following the due date.  There's usually a few students who turn in the assignment late.  Is there any way to m...

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@NayanikaGoje ... Do you know if your school uses DesignTools (Design PLUS) from Cidi Labs to design content layout?  If so, I know there is something called a "hidden gem" that allows you to display ...

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@ahedekinsdccd ... Thank you for your reply...though I am still confused.  You first say that you are trying to make a wiki page an assignment.  Pages and Assignments are different, and you cannot "co...

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I imported my course from last year into a new course for the current year.  I realized when using Speedgrader that the test answer was different than what I thought I'd made it.  When I went back to ...

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I am trying to conduct peer evaluations thru canvas quizzes. This means making a quiz for each presenter and assigning it to every student but themselves (self-evals are a different quiz). Is there a ...

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My students are completing an Edpuzzle that is linked to Canvas through the integration.  They have watched the full video and answered the questions but it is not letting them submit.  It still tells...

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Hi @LauraGarcia0784, I couldn't find a way to assign a discussion to teachers specifically, but as the members you want to participate are all teachers, you could create a discussion board and leave i...

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Hi @susan_bormann  No, there's no option for disabling a particular type of notification at the institutional level.  The notification settings are controlled by the individual user.

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Hi @EmilyFreeman1,  You can filter the gradebook to show only assignments starting on a specific date via the steps in this guide.  I hope this helps!

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I would like to be able to create a private discussion board space for the teachers that are part of my Canvas course.  Currently, I only can see how to make a private group for discussion by using pe...

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Why take away the previous feature and add more work for us!

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I'd like the work around please.Thanks.

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I can't remove line items in the module. The"remove" status pop-up is missing when trying to remove a line item from the module. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Would you be able to expand on the explanation for the second issue?  How do I enable the topics in that left column? Is there a way to just make Assignments visible without moving them to Modules? Th...

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Is there a way we disable a type of notification at the institutional level?   We use a different SIS for our official grade book.  We would like to turn off Canvas grade notifications for parent obse...

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Surely I'm not the only person who has had that problem: when you're writing a quiz question in Canvas but forget to click the "Save" button for that particular question, the question disappears witho...

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Does it work on the Student App or Browser? I suggest the following: 1) Make sure your courses are selected on the right so they are showing on the calendar. 2) Make sure all the courses that you want...

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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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At the beginning of this year, we were made aware of an issue during course copy related to course files where these links would not migrate correctly to the new course as they refer to the original ...

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As we are approaching our next significant release, Canvas Data 2 will include weblogs (currently requests table in CD1). Important note:  the target release date has changed from 21 June to 5 July a...

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For Canvas admins:What is changing?How is this change being communicated?For LTI 1.3 tool developers:What is changing?What is the OIDC Auth Endpoint?Why is it changing?What will you need to change?Wh...

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Filter Updates in the July 5th Canvas Deploy (Updated Date) Many of you have told us that you need more from your Admin Analytics filters because when you’re reviewing your data, filtering by account...

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We are excited to share the Prioritized Themes that our Product and Engineering team has committed to work on! Without further ado, here are the themes that we’ve committed to delivering on within th...

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We've appreciated all the great feedback on Canvas Data 2 since we released it in March. Today we are going to share some updates on planned features as well as guidance related to timelines and migr...

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We're thrilled to unveil our new feature in Canvas Credentials that will revolutionize the way you capture and describe credentials. Say goodbye to limitations and hello to custom badge properties wi...

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Often instructors in Canvas want to use practice quizzes to familiarize students with the kind of questions or content they may encounter in a course. These practice quizzes can clutter a gradebook a...

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The Impact LTI Tools feature was initially launched at the end of May 2022 as a Beta feature. Since then, the Impact Product Team has been seeking ways to make this area more accurate and more meanin...

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We are thrilled to share a momentous achievement with you. Canvas Credentials has successfully obtained LTI 1.3 certification, marking a significant milestone in our commitment to providing you with ...

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We are thrilled to announce that the third-party app support for the Rich Content Editor (RCE) in New Quizzes has been released to beta. As you may already know, we re-released the RCE to beta in Apr...

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I’m thrilled to share that we are releasing the ability to bulk publish and unpublish modules and module items, saving you precious time and helping to streamline course creation year after year.  Wh...

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At Instructure, we are always looking for ways to improve our Canvas mobile apps and make it more user-friendly. That's why we're excited to share that we are working on a new feature - Offline Suppo...

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UPDATE: The surveys are closed now. Thank you for the participation! We have collected 308 student responses and 349 from teachers/instructors which is great.   At Instructure, we are committed to pr...

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I’m happy to announce that we’ve released the new and improved Catalog Analytics in production today!After nearly a year of work, carefully curated by your use cases and requests, a new analytics exp...

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Canvas LMS Release Notes

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

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

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 (18 February), no feature updates are available. The next scheduled 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

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 (21 January), coding has been updated to improve functionality in the Inbox. Additionally, in the Canvas Help Menu, the Training Services Portal has been migrated to a Canvas Instance. Screencast | View the New Feature Screen...

Canvas Releases