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Hey everyone!I’m looking for a free tool (built-in or third-party) to create a simple teacher evaluation survey. I’ve checked a few options, but most require payment. Since the survey isn’t too complex, I feel like this should be a basic feature some...

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How do students know if they submitted multiple submissions.  My students slides and a brochure in one assignment.  They can only "see" one of their submission.

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I have ten pictures and I would like the students to match them with the correct term.How do I do that in a quiz format?

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I am trying to understand how to connect Canvas to Constant Contact so people can register for our courses, then be automatically added to the correct course.  I can create an API "key" (or code?) from Constant Contact, but I have no idea how to actu...

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Does anyone know if there is a work around for when you've accidently just "lost" the rubric that took ages to develop??! Rubrics & assignments don't seem to have the page history function so I can't revert to the previous version of the page 﫣...It...

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I have a quiz with a manual grade posting policy. I wait until all TAs have finished and then post the grades. However, I just received a request for feedback on a grade that has not yet been posted. The student showed me that Canvas says that the gr...

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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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I have a course that often needs to export their rubrics for review. Since there isn't a built-in feature to export rubrics as a document or CSV, I came up with a workaround. I just wanted to know if there were plans to add an export feature in the f...

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When using the "Save comment for reuse" feature in a rubric, can more than one saved comment be selected to add to a single criterion when grading? I found the guide but it doesn't specify.  https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-...

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I teach high school chemistry.  The inability of Canvas, in the past, to correctly write chemical formulae using subscripts to indicate numbers of atoms in a molecular formula or superscripts to indicate charges of ions breeds confusion.  Beginning s...

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Hi there,I have taken over a large course and some of the staff are taking mutiple classes. How do I assign them multiple classes for their relevant sections without giving them access to the entire sections that exist? Any help would be appreciated ...

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Hi, Just wondering if I can upload an existing google form quiz into Canvas?

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Scores from DeltaMath assignments were, but are no longer, syncing to Canvas. Example: DeltaMath has 100% for a student assignment, but Canvas has 50%, even though the DeltaMath assignment has a late date allowing 100% of the score to be achieved wit...

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Hello, wonderful people.I'm newly appointed as a system admin of a Canvas installation. A course builder wants to add SCORM content but couldn't find the option on the course menu. I checked every admin screen and found nowhere to enable SCORM on the...

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We have a number of quizzes, around 200, set up in a way that the highest grade gets reported and then a late submission policy takes place that gives them a zero if they submit it late. Our goal is to keep them open but marked late so that students ...

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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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I have uploaded pictures into my Canvas course, but I wanted to resize them so they are not huge every time that I insert them into any page using the Rich Content Editor. Is there any way to resize them by changing the image properties for the file?...

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Im not getting badges for liking posts but i have 61 total times i have lied posts, i don't know if someone manually has to do this or if its automatic and its not working the picture is proof  that i have liked 61 times.   -Community Member(Almost C...

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I curious on how long this website/app took to build and im also still just trying to complete the steps to Rank Up from community member. Please respond when anyone has time/wants to because this isn't a important question i respect anyone time even...

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I dont really know how canvas works from the inside out and am very curious if anyone has answers please let me know, this is kinda a silly question but i really want to know thanks! -Community Member/Student

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I teach face-to-face classes and enter exam grades in the Canvas gradebook, where I can view the mean. Does Canvas also provide the standard deviation of graded assignments under New Analytics or anywhere else?

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A teacher needs to separate their Canvas course into two sections—one for the first block and the other for the second block.  The assignments are all identical.  How can I do this and still have the assignments move with the students and remain accu...

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I am an instructor and I have used Canvas for many years (and Blackboard and Moodle for years before that). After reading a number of posts and discussions I finally decided to add student peer reviews into a class this semester. Having done so, I ra...

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Hi,We have been working with Canvas for quite some time.Currently, our team has launched its own Proctoring Tool, which we would like to integrate with Canvas LMS. This integration will help teachers using Canvas to proctor quizzes.We would appreciat...

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Same issue as found here: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Question-Forum/Removing-Nicknames-From-Old-Courses/m-p/513033That issue was erroneously marked "solved." The "solution" is to change the dates of the course...but if the term is ende...

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I wondered how long it takes for a course to appear on my canvas after adding it through my college's website. Is there a set time or maximum time I should wait before contacting someone? I also wondered if it being the weekend affected any of this.T...

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Canvas loses my place (how far down I've scrolled) when I drill down to a page from the list of modules. As soon as I hit the back button Canvas shows me my place and immediately scrolls to the top of the list. This is especially frustrating because ...

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It is not clear how to report of a bug. I am forced to use Canvas and it's buggy. I'd like to at least report the bug and hear that they are known issues being worked on (or not). Where is the right place to report bugs with the Canvas LMS?

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I am a Learning Assistant (Undergraduate Teaching Assistant) for a course. As a Teaching Assistant, Canvas sends me several notifications for Student Submissions. Because I want to have a record of Student Submissions, I created an e-mail rule to sen...

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