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I am a Canvas admin. My test term is set to expire on Oct 29 (2022) and student access is set to expire on Oct 30 (2022). I was surprised to see I am still able to log in as my test student account and access my test course by clicking on the course ...

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Question for the community:If a student requests access to a closed course to access materials for future reference and as supporting text in future courses, how does your institution handle these requests (if allowed at all)? Bryan BlountDirector of...

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I see this question has been asked but I'm not seeing a solution....Assignments are syncing but grades are not.  Assignment title is appropriate length, due date is set correctly, categories are imported from PowerSchool....Any other suggestions?

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When I am using Speedgrader, it will show in the grading column, "Submitted: no submission time."  However, in the submission column, it says, "This student does not have a submission for this assignment."  And, in the drop down roster, it shows oran...

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I have a student that our Counselor switched from my 3rd hour to my 4th hour mid term.  My question is how would I move them between courses where all their assignments move as well?  When I set up my courses, I wasn't aware you could have different ...

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I have a student that is grayed out on my tracker.  The student was originally in my course and completed assignments.  Now the student is in a different course.  The original course has the name grayed out.  Is this because there is data connected t...

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Hi, i know that module like moodle cant create in canvas.What is the best way, if i need to pass the start of an exam with my own server?Example:1) - a student, tap on "start examn".2)- canvaslms ask to my server if the student can take the examn.3)-...

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Hi all, I recently adopted a Jones & Bartlett text for my course. They have downloaded Canvas test banks, they download as an XML. Does anyone have experience uploading JBLearning test banks?

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I've posted on the calendar today and it generated notifications.  But the entries aren't appearing on the calendar.Ideas? Thanks.D. Kahndkahn@jerichoschools.org

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I have one quiz worth 5% and another worth 20%. I can't weigh the quizzes assignment group all the same. Is it possible to assign the weight specifically to each assignment?

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If a student makes a second attempt at multiple choice questions on a midterm (classified on Canvas as a quiz), do their first answers disappear, especially essay questions?

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A student in my class asked if there were directions for printing Canvas pages in different browsers (and printing to PDF). I couldn't find anything in the Student Guides. I know this is possible but rather than creating directions myself and reinven...

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Sometimes students require extra time on assessments, and I would like to provide it for them in a way that also preserves test security. Ultimately, I'm looking for a way to have them 'turn in' an assignment so they don't have access to it, but then...

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Has anyone updated to the new Mac operating system (Mac OS Ventura 13)?  If so, any issues with Canvas? I always like to check first, before venturing ahead with a new OS.

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Is there a way to limit the iCal subscription feed to just one specific course? 

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I have been getting a 500 Error while attempting to log into my institute's canvas portal.byui.instructure.comIs anyone else having issues with this? services show that everything is operational, and a similar issue was resolved around 6:30, when I s...

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My app suddenly acted as if I had just installed it.  Was using daily, all functions working, then - it was asking for my school, log in.  So I did all that and it takes my into my account page at my school.  The app itself never opens.  Then if I fo...

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Instructor creating first Canvas shellHow do I move the composed page to the Welcome Page?

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Disable/disallow students from being able to submit an attachment through graded commentsHas a feature been requested by faculty to have Canvas disable/disallow students from being able to submit an attachment through graded comments?

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where can i find a peer review for college

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I need to upload grades from an Excel spreadsheet to the Canvas gradebook. However, the  spreadsheet list of students is larger than the Canvas gradebook list. Can I still use the upload operation in Canvas? i.e. will the Canvas upload operation matc...

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I love to use Dragon Naturally when grading assignments in Speedgrader.  However, I cannot figure out what phrase I should say to advance to the next student.  If anyone uses Dragon Naturally, please share any tips and tricks.  For example, I can say...

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I'm curious how as a teacher I deal with changes in grading periods.  Once a grading period is passed, how can I get my assignments from that closed grading period to stop showing up in the Grade Passback operation?  Can I group my assignments by qua...

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Can you please into my Milestone 4 grade i feel it was not graded well 

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The free Teacher AccountI've been using his gone and I cannot get it back. I was changing the password on the account. 2 classes I have not taught in years is on there now and my currect classes are gone.Plewase advise.

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Can the "quiz statistics" tool be added to new quizzes? I have found the feature to be much more useable compared to the "reports" feature in new quizzes. Reasons for this is that I can show my class their data immediately when using quiz statistics ...

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I'm seeing information on using the Scheduler, but I'm unable to find the settings for turning this feature on in my Canvas instance. Is there a license or module that I need to purchase?

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What is the pairing /joining code?

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Hello, I have been having difficulty figuring out which classmates work I am supposed to reply to. I have been unable to access that information and when I attempt to follow the steps provided my screen does not look similar to the one in the tutoria...

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Can I save my different grades files in a folder?  Right now they are all clumped together 

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