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Say a student takes a Canvas quiz. Could their quiz score be used to automatically "unlock" (publish) a selected page (or pages) or module(s) that is/are "locked" (unpublished)?For example, hypothetically, students must take a Canvas quiz on honor co...

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Hello. Sorry if this has been addressed elsewhere or if I'm not seeing a feature that is already available in Canvas, but can Canvas/Instructure consider adding a feature to allow a course builder to copy (using the Copy feature or some other feature...

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i was able to send my instructor my PowerPoint a couple of times asking for feedback but now get an error message whenever I try to send it. I can still email her without the PowerPoint file but when I try to attach it a network error message pops up...

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Made a custom role called chair, when trying to do an import of enrollments, get this: Improper role "chair" for an enrollment Are certain permissions required for a role to be allowed to be used for enrollments? https://{{domain}}/api/v1/accounts/:a...

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Annotated submissions are a great development and really open up the possibilities for assessing students. However it raises the challenge of how we might undertake a similar form of assessment, but with data entry in a more structured form than anno...

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I currently have classes I have already took and completed listed on my course tab. How do I remove them?

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Hey! I'm trying to manually get the page views of a specific course. I'm working with the Canvas API module for Python. I'm first requesting the students of a course (whose enrollment type is "student"), and then iterate through that students list, t...

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Teacher cannot add her name to her course. As Admin I cannot do it either. What should we do?   Maine School of Science and Mathematics SCI 432U-Eustis-Grandy

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When trying to complete the start here Modules as I go through them some I am not getting green check marks even though I have completed what it asks for.

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ok I'm totally new to canvas and I'm an old lady going back to do diag work. I'm have problems figuring out how to post on the discussion board so people can comment on it. 

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I was sent this on Twitter last week. Mainly of interest to UK and International schools using Canvas that also have iSAMS LMS. GSync | Simplifying Google Workspace data for Schools  

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I am just exploring Admin Analytics today for the first time. One thing that I am noticing is in the Average Course Score data, students that have completed the course (withdrawn) are still showing up on that report. They have a 0 grade since they ar...

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I've recently been trying to add an app that offers accessibility tools bundled in a widget. The problem is that the only way to add it to Canvas is through a Javascript. So in Canvas, I've only seen that Javascripts can be added in the theme editor....

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In my previous semesters of college I was able to use canvas on safari, but I am unable to now. Canvas is not allowing me reply to a discussion board or post a file for an assignment. I am just unsure why it allowed me to in previous semesters, but i...

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I don't see a way for a student to upload a Kaltura video into an assignment unless they are somehow able to access the Kaltura video in the first place. This isn't an issue if the student can access My Media, but on a mobile device, students cannot ...

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In the past few months we have been experiencing very strange things happening with our Blueprint courses.  We have been using Blueprints for years, so I am confident this is not due to errors our instructors are making.The latest issue is that the B...

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How do I remove course tiles from the DB to un-crowd it?

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Hello,   I am an Instructional Design Assistant trying to create a question bank for a class final and am running into some issues with creating answers. The question editor itself is fine accepting LaTeX. The problem (ironically) has no issue displa...

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Can the ability to preview a full announcement be added?  I use LaTeX with my announcements and generally like to use the \( \) or $$ $$ to set off the equations rather than clicking through the add markdown / edit LaTeX directly.  The only issue is ...

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Hi there, I am struggling with figuring out how to create the bio sig ID.Please kindly provide some direction. Shelby 

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Is there a way to turn off the blue dots/test a different grade feature? Our students are running into some confusion over why some grades have blue dots and why others do not. They also feel like they are accidentally changing their grades when they...

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I am having one heck of a time getting into my assignments and quizzes...nothing is listed for me. I have tried reaching out to my instructor and Canvas...has anyone else had this issue and have any suggestions?? I need help. I can see under my Instr...

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I see that you can send all students an email by clicking "all in students" however my canvas does not have that option. I have over 100 students in my class and its a struggle to click everyone's name one by one. how can I update my canvas? is the t...

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I manage a large class (hundreds of students) and it is divided into sections based on days of the week. Some students change days from the "Monday" section to the "Tuesday" section, for example.I can create sections mechanically using the API but I ...

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Hello and thanks for helping.  I will be using CANVAS for the first time next year at a high school and am learning about setting up my class; I don't know much at this point about CANVAS.  I have many pdfs I have downloaded over the years, printed, ...

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I want to use the new quizzes in CANVAS but I would like to import my old questions. Is there a way to do that because i have tried three times today to import the question banks and they are not showing up :(.

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Hi folks! I am working with an instructor at my college who wants to do some clean-up of their Canvas account. They've been using Canvas for seven years, teaching multiple classes nearly every quarter, a member of lots of groups/committees that use C...

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I am trying to download all submissions, so that I can share the files.  I am not seeing the option to "Download Submissions." I only see "Speedgrader" and how many need to be graded.  My students submitted an annotated pdf on an assignment.  Can som...

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I didn't get what the instructor wants us to do, just gave us the way to do it but the thing itself, like he wants us to use google drives and some other stuff to make sure we know how to use them but he didn't give us the material or the links we sh...

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hi, when i try to filter gradebook by section, it does not filter assignments properly because the test student appears in every section and consequently every assignment that i create. 100% of my assessments appear in my gradebook even when filtered...

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