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In one of my classes, we have weekly quizzes, and each quiz contains 1 categorization sorting question using drop down boxes. It it a three part question. Last quiz, I only missed one part, but it counted me off for the whole question. Many other stu...

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If I download student analysis, I can see when the student submitted the quiz. If I click on moderate, I can see the list of students and there's a time column, but it's unhelpful - some students needed "about an hour", while others needed "about two...

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The menus and filters at the top of the gradebook dominates too much of the screen. I want to be able to see MORE student names and grades, and have less wasted space at the top. Additionally, the scroll bars are MINISCULE and they disappear constant...

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I like to leave my students comments on each individual rubric criteria. Is there a comment library feature for in-rubric comments, or is it only available for assignment comments in speed grader?

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I use rubrics for all of my assignments. There are two ratings: "Complete" and "Progressing." If a student gets a "Complete," a green line shows up on the rubric. If a student gets a "Progressing," a red line appears.More than 10 percent of the popul...

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I'm not sure I'm wording this correctly, but I was asked if I was able to determine  the number of observer accounts associated with current students (what's the % of parents who've become observers)Percentage of Observers who are actually active I p...

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Some of our faculty are already using free Canvas accounts. Is there a way to connect their accounts to our new college paid account so that everyone is under the same umbrella? 

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Can I use Canvas as a central repository for all admin? I want to be able to use Canvas to hold all the documents that our students might need, i.e. handbooks and absence forms, so that if they need to get hold of something they can find it all in on...

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We are setting up Canvas Elementary for our Primary Years and while some teachers have admin rights, I would like to limit their ability to create new subjects. Is there a way I can do this at the subaccount level?

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Hello community,  we have an issue where the text input field font size comes in too small for our Hebrew quizzes.  We do have a work around that where we edit and then import the quiz but it's a bit of work just to update one or two questions. I'm h...

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Good afternoon, So we are having an issue with rubrics and attached Canvas Outcomes. We are using Canvas Outcomes to track their progress over a program, and we foresee an issue arising where students receive a high mark as a grade, but then on the O...

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Hello,I work at two community colleges and use rubrics to grade speeches. Is there such a thing as an auto save for rubrics as you are progressing through them while grading? On more than one occasion I have accidentally hit the wrong area and advanc...

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Much like a website has a plugin to register when a 360 image is loaded, it shows the true 360 view vs a thumbnail. Does Canvas have anything similar to allow for 360 images to work when loaded into the course?

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I hope this question is comprehendible!  Is it possible to take the guardian info from the SIS and somehow make that guardian the observer for a student?  This way, all students have a guardian linked right from the start?  We are finding that there ...

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When I am missing a student assignment, I mark it as such.  Later, when I enter a grade for the late assignment, the missing status stays on the grade, even though there is a grade for it now.  It is confusing for the kids when they go to look for mi...

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I am trying to post an announcement to my students. When I type it, it looks correct, but when I post it, there is a HUGE gap right in the middle of the announcement. I cannot remove this gap. What is going on here?

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Every time I open it at night time I get blinded ............梁I really want the following scenario: as soon as you open the site, that deep black background immediately makes you feel much more comfortable. The font color is also adjusted to a soft g...

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Hey everyone! I have one more-Actually, I’m setting up an orientation on Canvas for Freshman 2025 at State University, and I’m wondering… is there a way to add some kind of checklist so students can track what they’ve completed?I’m worried they’ll ge...

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My Maths team are having a lot of issues with the equation creator in RCE as it doesn't have all the functions they need. I am currently looking into MathType as an LTI, however, as that can have a cost, it isn't necessarily our best course of action...

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I have a single "Extra-credit" Assignment Group, worth 7% of the Final Grade.  I want to give 2 extra credit assignments: one that is weighted at 2% and another weighted at 5%. In other words: "EXTRA-CREDIT" (EC) ASSIGNMENT GROUP = 7% TOTAL EC #1 (ho...

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Good afternoon,Before I reach out to Support I wanted to see if anyone in the community has heard or experienced this issue:I have had a couple of teachers that have had grades disappear from their Grade book after entering the grades. While I have n...

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I'm posting videos on several Pages in my course for my students. If a student goes back to watch the video a second time, will Canvas record that the student watched the video two times?

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Checkpoint discussions was supposed to be available in all accounts on 11/16/24. I do not see the option to turn this feature on. Am I missing it somewhere? Or did this feature get delayed?

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I've graded a short answer quiz for my students, and some of them had to reattempt due to a glitch. For any student who reattempted, I cannot get their score to show up in the gradebook. When I click to enter, the grade they made pops up, but it will...

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Good morning to you all, I am a student for which is intrigued by the prospect of utilizing Dark mode to ail the affliction of the blinding light for which Canvas does not cease to remedy. It is the year, of Two Thousand and Twenty Four - November, a...

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Can anyone help with linking NCCER My Lab more than one level to A Canvas course?

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Hi everyone,Does you know of any Miro boards (or similar) that are designed to help teaching staff plan the structure of their course? Which Modules and assessments they need, and how it's organised?This overlaps with learning design tools, but I'm t...

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I'm trying to organize a self-paced orientation on Canvas for next year's summer intake.Any advice on how to set up a course where students can go through the material at their own pace but still stay on track?

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I am seeking feedback on how various institutions are setting up rubrics.  I am currently testing a few options: One rubric per assessment piece that a student will submit, set up in the relevant curriculum area sub account (pros - helps with naming ...

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Does anyone know if an instructor can remove themselves from a course on Canvas? If so, how?

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