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HiMy institution is new to Canvas and we've only been using it for less than a year and want to start using assignments.We'd like to create an assignment on a course and restrict the access to view and mark them via the Speedgrader. Specifically, we ...

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How do I upload a Go To page for review on module 6 SP9CPE Activity:least restrictive environment and there's no text box?

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how do I download JAMOVI (specific version available on Canvas)?

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Has anyone seen the the attached file before? It is occurring for one student at  my institution. I have reached out to Canvas Support, but I think they are stumped as well.

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I am enrolled in a dual credit course. My instructor posted a video to watch and take a quiz over. I am not able to watch the video. 

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How do you edit the last name of an observer in Canvas? Last name was spelling wrong. 

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Hi! I'm wondering if there's a way to add contact information to your profile. My Theatre professor wants us to add an email to our bio, but everytime I go to upload it doesn't get presented in my profile description. Any suggestions?

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I decided to try the Speed Grader annotation tools.  Hovering over each tool, a label pops up.  Unfortunately it is partially hidden and the visible part of the description is not always sufficient to tell what the tool is.

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Several of our instructors are departments leads and are automatically enrolled as TAs in each course in their department. This leads to their receiving an enormous number of notifications and To-Do List items for these classes, in addition to the on...

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My children have transitioned from Middle School to High School, but I keep getting notifications for their old middle school. How can I eliminate these notifications? I don't really care about what is happening at a school they are not attending, an...

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If you need to prevent users from logging into Canvas, you will need to suspend them. Instead of doing it manually you can simply enter a list of students into this spreadsheet, hit a button and it will do the job for you Instructions: Enter a list o...

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How do I submit an assignment on behalf of a student as a TA role? Can do it as a teacher role, but would like this role as a TA role

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I often remove points from rubrics, but when I copy a rubric it automatically adds them in.  It would be good if Canvas kept the rubric the same - without points added. Sometimes I forget to tick the 'remove points button' when copying or reusing rub...

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Hello, I have noticed that there has been a recent update.It appears that since the update that any new data entered into the Notes Column in Gradebook is not holding, ie. it disappears when you leave the page and come back in again. Is this a known ...

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Hi. I am a teacher. I see there is now an option in each Canvas module to "Unpublish module and all items", but it's almost useless because it doesn't unpublish files. Is there any way of unpublishing files too? Or would it be quicker to just delete ...

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Can you make it possible to convert a discussion to an assignment and visa versa? Sometimes a teacher will make a discussion and then realise it would be better as an assignment or visa versa. It is tedious and time consuming to have to copy and past...

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I was told by the teacher to sign into the cottonwood/granite school canvas account. I don't know how to do that.

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Hi, I am trying to find deadlines for one of the classes I am taking at my local community college. However, only deadlines and assignments show up for one class, not the other. How do I resolve this?

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Often when I try to create & save my assignments, Canvas tells me the name of my assignment is too long and does not allow me to save or publish it. I feel like some of my titles are not that long (ie, three longer words or 36 characters) and I need ...

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Why can't I simply upload an existing rubric created for a specific course (in the same way that I can upload a syllabus)?   The rubric template that comes up automatically in Canvas is too difficult to edit and does not meet my needs.

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I very much enjoy using Canva for design work. Currently, we are using Canva to design course content and embedding that into the Canvas pages. Does anyone have a better option? We have investigated using the Canva for Campus option and would love to...

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Would anybody be willing to share their Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) with me? We are looking to create our own and seeing real-world samples would help us to know what to include in ours and see how other Canvas institutions are using it. If you don't...

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I am curious about the ability to edit all of the assignment pint values like  Due Dates.Is there a way to do this?

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How do I access my faculty email?

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I am working on updating a course that was already prepared; it is now my responsibility to facilitate it. I want to transfer all the information in my course to a Google doc for easier editing, tracking, and collaboration. Besides copying and pastin...

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I can't find a way to take attendance through Canvas. Does canvas have a feature for taking attendance or no? Where do I find it?

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I teach high school and have different campuses come to me for a STEM class. I cross-listed the classes in a particular hour instead of having multiple classes in the same hour. The issue is that my course doesn't show up on everyone's Canvas home pa...

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Where is the pulldown menu in the gradebook? I use to be able to easily switch between my classes while looking at my traditional gradebook, and now it's like 4 extra steps using filters.

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How can a student unsubmit an assignment?  My student opened the assignment and by mistake submitted the minute after opening.  How can he go back in and work on it again.  Last year, before this update, it was an easy fix.  This happens all year lon...

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Good day,How do I add a new assignment as a student purely for the purpose of using turnitin? I do not locate the "Add assignment" button. What is the possible reason for this? Am I not looking in the right place?I simply want to run a research propo...

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