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I want to use differentiation tags to group students and then create a course pacing option based on the differentiation tag.  For example, we have full-time and part-time students (in the same section) part-time students get longer to complete the c...

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Hello,I am blind and use my computer in windows high contrast mode (I've tried canvas high contrast mode, it is not as robust or accessible).  However, there are lines running through the words.  It looks like formatting doesn't quite line up.  I've ...

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Parents are receiving notifications from courses that their students were in last year.  The term dates were set to end at the end of the school year.  How can I as an admin turn off these notifications?  Do I need to conclude the courses?  What happ...

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I have used EdPuzzle integrated through Canvas for several semesters and different classes.  I assigned a video lesson that has open-ended questions that requires manually grading, which I have completed.  This is my first assignemnet for this course...

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As a parent/observer, it would be helpful if I could see when my student had marked a module as complete.  Currently, when my students mark that they have completed a module, I cannot see it.  This makes it very difficult to manage their work.  I am ...

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Is there a limit on the number of observers that can be linked to a student? 

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I am trying to add my 2nd child to my account to observe.  I have generated a code from his account but every time I enter it into my account it says "Invalid Pairing Code". I have tried generating new codes and still get the same Invalid.  Who can I...

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My GCA students calendar on Canvas always seems to display the incorrect information for what classes she has each day. For instance, today for every block it says the same class when you click on them, when she has 5 different classes today. It neve...

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Hi-I have been assigned to a class as a student instead of being a parent observer of the class. How can my student be switched to the class and I be switched to an observer? 

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Suggestion: Please make it possible to change the due date for all the quizzes in a single Assignment group at the same time. Problem: Currently, to change the due dates, I need to do it manually for EACH individual quiz, which is very tedious, as I ...

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Is it possible for an Observer/Parent to message their student through Canvas?  Looking for alternative messaging options since we will not be allowing cell phones next year.

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Hi all,I teach 4-5 sections of American Government online, about 250-300 students. I used to have an average of mid 70s on my online American Government classes. Since the advent of AI, the average has crept up and now is in the mid to high 80s.Stude...

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How to find district name given a name or account which can be fetched from LMS.

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I have this new course based on science experiments and learning how things work. Do you mind if I promote it here on the Instructure Community? To help you write a simplified reply, here are some criteria: Criteria 1: Educational Canvas Course Work:...

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Hi,I would like to get in touch with the Customer Success Manager for our organization.I am currently facing an issue with uploading files to a course. As the IT support for our organization, I have investigated the problem and tried every possible w...

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If a student is absent for an assignment, I leave the grade blank. However, I'd like for the blank to automatically change to the 50 ( lowest grade possible per the district) in one week.  Is there a way to set that up?

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Anyone knows how the total activity is calculated for students. Since it's not clear where these numbers are coming from. Preferably if there's a way to calculate them using the data available in the database. 

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Hello everybody, we have this issue in our CANVAS, our time zone is Asuncion (-3:00 / -3:00), but it seens there is an error, you configure a quizz with a date and CANVAS save it with one hour +, for example, the time you put is april 4, the canvas c...

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Hello there:I am registered for IFC-5 course by Leon Van Berlo from BuildingSMAR. the course has been terminated at some level and I am not able to continue studying anymore. Does anybody have an idea? 

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Hello All,In Australia with our senior assessment, we need to send away the annotated assignments for confirmation. In the past we would be writing on the physical assignment, scanning it in and uploading them. However, the features in Canvas for ass...

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In one of my courses, when trying to calculate different What-If scores, all assignments always automatically calculate their scores as 100%. For example, when trying to calculate 50/100, the What-If calculation shows 100/100. This is not the case in...

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The parent email notifications are not helpful with our log in set up to Canvas. When a parent clicks either link at the bottom of their email, they are redirect to our Microsoft single sign on page and the parents don't use that page to log in. I'd ...

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As anyone done a questionnaire within Canvas to define a students VARK Learning Style? Very similar to this, but the results can be given within Canvas.https://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/ It would be fantastic if I could get add this withi...

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I manually paired students and observers in my course, but parent observers are saying they still need a code. How can I help them connect?

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If a rubric is present for marking, it will be good to give an option to the assignment designer to block submitting the grade by the marker if any rubric criteria have been missed. On occasion a marker will mark student's work using a rubric. When t...

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My quiz fails to open when I hit the take quiz button. It says that the course is unknown to the system, and that the professor to check browser settings in dashboard

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So, our instructor told us to submit an assignment and a link to the comment feedback. What I did is I submitted the link on the comment feedback first. After that, I submitted the output on the submission bin. However, the comment feedback wasn't ap...

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Hi, All.  I am a student that uses canvas for all of my classes including my HS and dual enrolled college classes.   When something is graded in canvas, I have recently seen a delay of 4+ hours to notify me.  I am used to the 1 hour delay between som...

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We have a partner school and a teacher from it acts as an observer to any of their students enrolled in our courses. We allow students to access their courses one week prior to the term start date and two weeks after the term ends to complete any lat...

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