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Has Canvas changed the way it displays essays/assignments in Speedgrader? I used to be able to view student essays/submissions in full screen mode, but now it's forcing the view of seeing half the screen as the essay and the other half as the "grade/...

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I haven't seen an answer to this yet.I got kicked out of my canvas app which I was using regularly for my classes. When I tried to log back in, I was able to select my school and hit "NEXT". Nothing loads. It stays a white screen. How do I fix this?

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User: StudentI recently installed the Canvas app on my new phone (android). While I can see the list of announcements, attempting to open any specific announcement results in a blank white page. I've tried troubleshooting by reinstalling the app, cle...

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Students have iPads and use the Canvas student app. I use a MAC with chrome browser to enter comments on assignments in speed grader. When students view comments on an assignment on their iPads in the Canvas app, the text is jumbled with random chara...

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when I go to Apps, no apps are popping up 

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We have students that are submitting assignments through the Canvas app but the time is different from what is showing as when it was submitted for the instructor. It is showing a later time and not simply to the hour as it would be with a time zone ...

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Opening any discussion or content in dark mode makes the content not viewable; the content becomes transparent with a white background (assuming it’s white text) a

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Step to produce:1. Using Canvas web version on Mobile device 2. Open the hamburger menu on the most left top 3. Click on the navigation link of the LTI tool. Expected: The link should navigate me to the LTI tool's launch URL Actual: I'm not being dir...

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I am noticing on the iOS app that HTML tags are showing in the assignment comments. I assume this is because there were HTML tags from the rich text editor from the desktop Version of Canvas. It makes assignment comments difficult to read on the iOS ...

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I am trying to grade quizzes that are a combination of multiple choice and, at the end, a short answer question.  When I grade the multiple choice question on either my iPad or my iPhone, I cannot advance to the next student by swiping. Instead, I ha...

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When I add my own To Do for a course, it doesn’t show up on the To Do tab in the mobile app (it shows up with all my assignments on the Desktop version though). I have to scroll to that date in the calendar. It would be beneficial to have it under th...

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My courses for the current semester are not showing up on Canvas 

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I am having trouble logging in to the canvas app. My login doesn't work on the app even though it works when I do it on the computer. I asked my teacher and they told me to use a qr code to sign in, but when I scan the qr code it doesn't sign me in o...

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In the Teacher app, my students’ assignment submissions (text-based) don’t show! When I go into the assignment to do some grading, Everything pulls up as normal EXCEPT for the screen showing just a white page. No text actually appears. 路 Bug?

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I filled out the participation in classes form, to secure my financial aid before September 12th deadline which is 21 days after the start of classes. Financial Aid sent me an email saying all my classes are verified attendance except ECN221. I don't...

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My Canvas Page got huge. I can't shrink it back to normal size. It is only my Canvas page, if I open up any other internet browser the font size is fine. How do I fix this?It is like I am zoomed in on the Canvas Page or something, like at 200%.  

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I tried watching the lecture on my iPad, but the page went blank even though I downloaded the canvas app. Then I tried using Safari to log into my canvas account, and first it said "Enable third-party cookies", so I turned off "Prevent cross-site tra...

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Hi,I was looking at my class pages today on my tablet since my classes start tomorrow. I opened them all up once, but when I was trying to go back to a class page I already looked at I was stuck on a loading screen. I checked back on the class page I...

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The problem I'm having with the mobile to-do list, which I exclusively use to check for upcoming assignments, is that it only shows assignments a week in advance. My professors have set up their classes so that we have two weeks to complete assignmen...

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behind my school districts logo, the background shows up white instead of dark grey/black, it might be due to the background of the logo but is there a reason and a fix for this? Thanks

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Hello everyone,I'm looking for advice on the best ways to use mobile apps to improve educational outcomes for students. As someone who is involved in education, I've seen the potential of these tools, but I want to ensure I'm using them most effectiv...

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I want to add Canvas to my phone as an app, but the name of my school does not populate when I start typing it.  

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Student: Online I am able to see all of my assignments upcoming that are due when they are due and ones that I completed in the to do tab but on the app it’s saying I have nothing to do. Is there a setting I have to change or is it just like this?

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We are trying to set up individual pages for Junior School students to edit and upload images of their school work (we didn't want this as an assignment as it is more of an ongoing learning journal of highlights throughout the year). I have set up a ...

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Hi everyone! We noticed the following issue and hope someone can share a solution. We created a standard quiz on Canvas without any deadlines and with unlimited attempts. After publishing, it is enabled for students via the desktop version of Canvas,...

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I love grading student assignments on my iPad in the Canvas App, using my Apple Pencil. Are the annotations accessible to a screen reader?

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How do I add a teaching assistant from the mobile app?

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I just picked up a new tablet as well as an e-ink tablet, which I'm hoping will reduce my eye strain while grading. I also needed to get a new phone, so it's been a lot of new tech for me lately. Anyway, I have now installed canvas on all three devic...

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Last week we discovered a file showing up in Google search results caused by the following: The Canvas student app delivered a file by generating a URL with a "non-guessable" verifier. This URL appears to bypass any permission checks so can be viewed...

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Hello, I am having trouble of opening canvas app on my iPad. I have checked my setting and the version of my ipad is up to date. I have tried to delete the app along with all the data and re-installed, but it did not work. Every time I tried to open ...

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