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pkoduri

500 error when trying to upload file to a self hosted canvas instance

I installed Canvas on my own server wanting to learn more about it. When I try to upload a file i get this error. I have no problem however attaching files to discussion threads and those files show up in "My Files" but in a un-named folder. There is...

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
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admin56

How do I fix the QR code for a self hosted Canvas

While trying to access the QR code for a self hosted instance we receive the following error:doFetchApi received a bad response: 404 Not FoundWho could point me in the right direction.Thanks.

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2020-05-19 Latest reply: 2020-05-19 12:29 PM
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mcclellan_susan

USA Learns integration with Canvas

How can I link my USA Learns class to Canvas?

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
Latest reply: 2020-05-18 6:11 AM
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sally_potter

Can I set my course to change to a different homepage automatically?

Is there a way to have your homepage change automatically? I'd like to have a "go to the current module" button on the homepage that changes every Friday at noon automatically. So I would set up one homepage to have the button link to the overview fo...

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2020-05-17 Latest reply: 2020-05-17 8:09 PM
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mreed5

My Perspectives ELA 7th

Does anyone know of a course for My Perspective's 7th grade ELA curriculum?First time user and I am trying not to recreate the wheel. Thanks!

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2020-05-18 Latest reply: 2020-05-18 6:15 AM
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danbeaver9

How can I tell how many pages of a student paper on speed reader

I am trying to know the length of a students paper with speed reader

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
Latest reply: 2020-05-18 2:59 PM
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randall2

Students give points to other students?

Is it possible for students to award points to other students in competency areas? For example, if Student A sees that Student B makes a good comment about "Subject Matter 1," Student A could award a point to the "Subject Matter 1" competency to Stud...

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
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jamee_eaton

Sharing between diffenrt Canvas Accounts

How do I export content of a course to another course that is with a different Canvas account (between two different institutions)?

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
Latest reply: 2020-05-18 1:54 PM
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kris_mcneill

Copy image from Google Doc

How can I copy an image from a Google Doc into an announcement?  In Brightspace, these copied and pasted with just a right click.  So easy!  Do I have to actually save each image to copy into Canvas? 

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
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teoropez

Unable to grade quizzes

I have 2 quizzes in my course (the last 2) that will not allow me to add points to the open ended questions or change points on the multi-choice questions as needed. This is the last 2 quizzes out of 12 for the semester. The other quizzes were fine. ...

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
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agordon6

Timed essays with a tool bar to edit in-text

Quizzes/EssaysHello, Is it possible to have a tool  bar for editing timed essays in Quizzes, similar to editing essays in assignments?  Currently there is only a box for comments, rather than specific parts of the essay.Or, another option is to put a...

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
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glaub

How do I get CANVAS to display to students their grade based on all work (i...

CANVAS is showing Instructor (me) and students their grades based only on the work they did and isn't factoring in work they failed to do.  So if they did one out of ten assignments and got a B on the one assignment they did, they'll see a B as their...

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
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aashbaugh

How to avoid duplicate data when exporting quiz responses (e.g. student ana...

My goal: Export quiz results to Google Sheets, manipulate the data in Google Sheets to create graphs and charts. Use the same Google Sheets structure to display data from future quizzes.The issue: The response count shown in canvas for each question ...

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
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srivatsa

question bank redesign

I feel the question bank design in Canvas requires substantial rehauling .Exporting and reusing the questions in the bank is very complicated and very difficult to grasp.I would prefer a sticky question bank (in my account) that is always available w...

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2020-05-18 Latest reply: 2020-05-18 12:27 PM
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dgs

essay grading issue

I'm trying to grade a "quiz" which contains 1) automatically graded t/f and multiple choice questions and 2) essay questions. It isn't allowing my to enter the points for each discussion response. I'm not finding anything helpful in the guides. Any t...

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
Latest reply: 2020-05-18 1:45 AM
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rpsimon

Can one import questions from a doc into New Quizzes?

 A teacher asked me the following question, "I have fifty multiple choice questions on a doc. How can I input them into a canvas quiz without having to enter each question and every answer choice separately? Will take forever. I want to be able to sh...

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2020-05-19 Latest reply: 2020-05-19 10:15 AM
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noah_racey

Why are the grading tools in SpeedGrader not available on some papers?

Some of the assignments turned in by my students have the grading tools in the bar above, some do not? Which format has the tools? How do I change them all to have the tools available?

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2020-05-18 Latest reply: 2020-05-18 3:05 PM
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noah_racey

Grading tools not available on some documents in SpeedGrader

When I am using SpeedGrader, some versions of papers that students submit have all of the grading tools in the bar above them, others don't.  How can I transfer papers to the correct format so the tools are available?

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2020-05-18 Latest reply: 2020-05-17 1:12 PM
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acuna_amelia

Pinterest Board

I am trying to embed a Pinterest board. I tried the widget builder from Pinterest.I followed the instructions in an outdated article where I have to use iframe. The closest I have been is this: Thank you

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
Latest reply: 2020-06-03 9:10 PM
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jane_haladay

Clear a quiz grade?

How can I clear a student's quiz grade so they can retake it?

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2020-05-17 Latest reply: 2020-05-17 11:28 AM
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terra_whitlock

How can students create their own graphs in math assignments?

I would like students to create graphs in their responses (plotting points and graphing functions mainly). I've found ways to insert a graph as a part of the question but not to have students graph their response. Any ideas?

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2020-05-17 Latest reply: 2020-05-17 5:23 PM
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susan_benton

How to best use Canvas as a Counselor Mentor?

How to best use Canvas as a Counselor Mentor?

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
Latest reply: 2020-05-19 7:05 AM
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c_mironiuc

How to prevent students from seeing images from a quiz?

Hello!I have created a quiz. For some of the questions, I want to manually add a picture to the question from my laptop. More specifically, when I edit the quiz, I go to the "Questions" section and manually edit the questions for which I want to incl...

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2021-06-14 Latest reply: 2020-05-17 11:32 AM
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maya_sonji

Can i change text in rubrics after i have started marking?

Hi, I have started marking and entering grades, and noticed a few typos in one of the grading criteria.. i want to correct the text within those criteria.. am i able to do that without risking a mishap with the grades that have been entered? So basic...

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
Latest reply: 2020-05-17 5:19 PM
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zgermano

Can I retrieve the contents of an assignment that was turned in after the a...

I was working on a text assignment using the text box option and the due date had gone over but I was not immediately locked out of the assignment, I finished the assignment and when I went to turn it in, I was blocked access. I did not save/copy the...

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2020-05-17 Canvas Question Forum
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rhoadsg

Can I download all of the student answers to an essay quiz?

I've created an essay quiz where all the answers are of type "essay."  Can I download all of the student answers so that I can grade them offline?

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2020-05-16 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2020-05-17 Latest reply: 2020-05-17 11:48 AM
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kamal_abouelcha

Modules URL.

When in student view I cannot access some links in Modules "Access Denied"? They are step up through copy/paste URL.

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2020-05-16 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2020-05-18 Latest reply: 2020-05-17 11:51 AM
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yirizarry

Applying rubrics to assignment groups

Hello everyone,I would like to apply the same rubric to all of the Discussion Posts students will complete. Is there a way to apply a rubric to an Assignment Group? Or do I have to “add a rubric” to eaxh and every individual Discussion Board?Thanks i...

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2020-05-16 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2020-05-16 Latest reply: 2020-05-16 10:11 PM
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amarti121131

PPR

I have completed 9.11 TNT 601 PPR Review and am wanting to take the PPR exam. Am I able to take the exam now and if so can I be released to do so. My school district is wanting me to take the exam since I already have a position.Thank YouAnthony Mart...

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2020-05-16 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2020-05-17 Latest reply: 2020-05-17 12:20 AM
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i_r_zakaria

Canvas Conference Statistics

Hi,I am evaluating student engagement via Canvas Conference and looking at the statistics that have been provided. There is a column called 'Duration' in the statistics provided, and I have a question regarding what this measures - does this measure ...

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2020-05-16 Canvas Question Forum
Solved: 2020-06-10 Latest reply: 2020-06-02 4:31 PM
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