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jpnunes

Como fazer backup da disciplina do Free for Teacher [How to back up the Fre...

Bom diaGostaria de saber se é possível efetuar uma cópia de segurança de uma Disciplina, com todo o conteúdo introduzido pelo professor e as diferentes tarefas desenvolvidas pelos alunos.Obrigado!João NunesTranslation from Google Translate:Good Morni...

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05-29-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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naya_suter

Lost notes after replacing file

Hi thereI replaced the file with the new version and then my students lost all their notes over pdf. I tried to restore the file but it seems that it doesn't bring back students notes. Is there some other ways to restore their notes or are they lost ...

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05-29-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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snrudy

Observer role and grades

How do "observers" view grades of the student they observing?

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05-29-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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dmbutler

How to Upload the Syllabus

Simply, how do I upload a syllabus? Is the syllabus defined differently in Canvas? I am expecting to upload the traditional multi-page document that includes a course description, textbook, objectives, assignments, points for assignments, and schedul...

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05-29-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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craig_coleman

Hosting Canvas on a Linux server?

I'm researching the PROS and CONS of hosting Canvas on a dedicated server for up to 1000 students in a Vocational Skills Center.Question?Which Linux distro is preferred?  Debian 10, Centos 8, or Ubuntu Server?Does Canvas have backup utilities? What i...

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05-29-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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bwilliamstew

Reopen Closed Quiz

Can a student and/or the professor reopen a completed quiz that has been closed in the canvas?   

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05-29-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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jazminvargas95

hello, i was wondering why my canvas page doesn't load at all

it works on my app but when i want to use it on my laptop nothing loads. I am able to log in just fine but once i want to click on my course it never loads, everything is just blank.

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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ldtoler1112

Grades

How do I post the end of the term grades

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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anitsche

Automatic reply?

Hello!I need to be out of my office for a week or so and want to set up automatic email reply. How is this done in Canvas?

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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scacanindin

Video Instructions for Students

Hello!My HS is also becoming a Canvas school, MVUSD.  I am watching a video on a live training. I am watching Virtual Best Practices and  Sky  is showing us her "getting started" page, at 17:07 of the live training.  She has a long list of videos sho...

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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boozerl

Importing Question Banks into New Quizzes

Does anyone know if there is a way to directly import questions from Classic to the New Quizzes?

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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jdelahunty

Images within Quizzes

I would like to embed an image in a quiz.  I have had some students report they are unable to see the image.  How can I embed an image for all to see.  (accessibility is not an issue - this is a nursing class so Alt Text is not needed)

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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gangh

Developer key authorization

With developer key for an external app, a user needs to accept/approve it  with authorization button in order to lunch the app.  Is this a one time process? Does it require user to click authorization button every time when user needs to use the tool...

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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dcourtney1

How do I change my password?

How do I change my password in Canvas?

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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gott1906

how do i add courses to my dashboard

How do i add courses to my dashboard?

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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cstone5

Add Assignment to Home Page

How do I add an Assignment to my Home Page?

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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richardslatin1

How to delete courses from my Dashboard

how to delete course from dashboard

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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kakkisomer

Help with Canvas

I am an instructor at HCC Coleman Campus in Houston Texas. My class will start June 8.I need to put all content in and exams which will take incredible work.I cannot get started. I tired to merge my two sections by the instructors but failed and now ...

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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jthurston2

Why can't I load videos?

I am trying to upload video lectures and I get an error code 400. When I try a video less than 5 min it works fine. More than that and I get the error code 400. What am I doing wrong? 

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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wanim719

How do I Align gradebook with my First Day Handout?

Hi,I am an instructor at Macomb and have a question.How do I Align  gradebook with my First Day Handout?Thank you.Dr. Wani

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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jesse_fuhrman

Editing LTI substitution strings?

I'm looking to add a custom parameter to my institution's Piazza LTI integration. We're moving from another LMS to Canvas and we're trying to make sure we get as much of the same functionality as we were able to before. With the integration in our pr...

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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ttowslee

Can you provide a calculator for a quiz question for individual students?

When using new quizzes, is there a way to allow a calculator for certain students? In the moderate  tab, I see a function for accommodations. That revolves around time adjustments only.  Is there a way to provide a calculator? That would be amazing!

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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psmiach

I would like to color code my module title bars. Is that possible?

I've organized my modules into categories, but there could be 12 topics within a module. I would like to distinguish them easily from each other.

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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ccmurray

Template

How do I change my template on canvas to the WSFCS template?

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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kristen_lant

How do I change the image on my "card" for my class?

How do I change the image on my "card" for my class?

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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cmccann1

A pre-grouping, by group vote, question

I want students to sign up for groups, but I need them to select groups in a way that everyone consents to be in the group (i.e., no one can just sign up because they want to join the group -- they have to have the consent of everyone in the group to...

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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dsmith19

Why does Canvas not round negative numbers ending in 5 correctly in formula...

Why does Canvas not round negative numbers ending in 5 correctly in formula questions? It will round -.5 to 0, or -.635 to -.63, it's very frustrating to have Canvas mark the answers as wrong because the student rounded correctly and Canvas did not. ...

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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lisa_moore

Course flow question

I use Canvas for my high school English classes. I have always done my modules in order, adding the newest module at the end of the list, unpublishing past modules as we go. My colleague puts the most recent at the top. We will be using the blueprint...

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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nbowen

I need to build a courseon my dashboad to put my modules back in

How do I make a Course to put my modules in that I need to put my shared modules back in?

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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amber_gee

Is it possible to add a guest out of network to a canvas course?

Hello, I have an alumni who would like access to my summer 2020 course. Is it possible to add a guest in Canvas so that she can access the material?Thank you,Amber

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05-28-2020 Canvas Question Forum
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