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I am a teacher using the grade upload feature for the Canvas grade book, where I create a CSV file and upload it to my grade book. I can do this successfully. My question is about marking assignments as "missing."Is there a way to code a grade as "mi...

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Will the block editor for Canvas Pages feature be in the December 2024 Canvas Release?  It's listed in the Q4 2024 Canvas Product Roadmap but has not been released yet, nor is there a description for it in the Canvas Product Roadmap page.

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Will the block editor for Canvas Pages feature be in the December 2024 Canvas Release?  It's listed in the Q4 2024 Canvas Product Roadmap but has not been released yet, nor is there a description for it in the Canvas Product Roadmap page.

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I was guiding my students through peer review on Canvas today, and apparently they don't have a side-by-side document window and comment/rubric window like I (as the instructor) do. They have a pop-up that obscures the document window, which defeats ...

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All of my sections have the same name from SIS ID, can you please add a nickname feature so I can tell the difference between my sections?

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Hi,When a teacher creates an assignment with multiple attempts, the grading only shows the score from the last attempt. How can I set the gradebook to use the highest attempt instead?I noticed this option is available in quizzes, but not in assignmen...

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I (the course instructor) would like to have another faculty member on campus have access to view the course materials posted on ELMS.  Nothing seems to be available for such an addition under the People tab.

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Hello everyone,I'm currently exploring the PDF annotation tool on the Canvas Student App, which allows students to highlight, annotate, and bookmark directly within PDFs. Does anyone know if this tool or a similar one is available through the Canvas ...

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Hi,Is it possible to globally (or by sub-account) set the default announcement "Post To" audience to nobody? I've had a look and can't find a way to change the default. Attached is an image of the "Post To" drop down menu on a New Announcement page. ...

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It seems like the observer role in Canvas is very basic but maybe I'm not finding it correctly. Here is what I'm picturing and not sure if it exists (YET). Observer logs onto Canvas.Sees a list of their children.They can easily see their children's g...

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Is there a way to see old versions of assignments and discussions (similar to how we can see page history with any Canvas page)? This would help with a variety of issues and would be incredibly helpful!

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Good Morning, I've got a learning mastery gradebook that is showing inconsistent data that I'm confused about.    Within many of the outcome columns, some of the students are shown with their result/score (1.5/1.0...), while others are shown with jus...

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Hello, I am trying to figure out how to deduct negative percentage points for student absences missed after the allowable amount. For example, after the student has missed a set number of absences, there is a 5% deduction to their final grade per abs...

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This was asked in a meeting today and no one really had an answer.  If the students click on notifications about grading (daily), will they receive a notification that the faculty put a comment in the speedgrader box? I have heard about a "push ALL ...

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I am building a new Canvas site for a training community for student employees and want to connect it to an existing Microsoft Team that we are already using.  The instructions for Canvas/Teams integration suggest that the Canvas site will create a n...

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These old eyes are starting to struggle seeing the small font sizes on Canvas.  Is there any way to enlarge the font that I can see, especially when grading online submissions. The student online submissions and my comments on the side are really sma...

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I was wondering if there is a list of which course settings are altered when pushing content from a blue print courses. I understand the homepage and course Navigation menu can be pushed to the associated courses as well as the individual contents (A...

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Can you set an Out of Office auto reply to students who msg you through Canvas when you are not at work?

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Some assignments are still showing but most of my future ones are just not appearing in the calendar. The due dates were not changed. 

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When instructors set a Manual Post Policy students are not able to see grades or submission comments until the instructor posts grades. We recently noticed that the date/time associated with the submission comment(s) is the date/time that the submiss...

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My students are having trouble seeing their exam answers. I have the quiz setting to allow students to see their results immediately. I use Respondus Lock Down Browser but I don't see a setting to allow or disallow on the lock down browser. The messa...

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When using SpeedGrader, clicking the drop-down menu, selecting the correct choice, and then waiting for it to update before going to the next student is cumbersome. It's a lot of finger/mouse movement, and it is easy to let go too soon and select the...

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In the settings for creating a peer review activity in a Canvas Discussion, there is a field labeled “Reviews Due” to set the date for automatic peer assignments. This label implies it is a due date for students to complete their reviews, leading oft...

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 Hello,  I accidentally removed one of my users and therefore obviously his quizzes and all his grades were deleted. Is there any way to get everything back? Thanks

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Is it possible to add a feature in Canvas Grading where students must read comments before having their overall grade released? It would be helpful to have a feature where an instructor could select an option where students must read the comments and...

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How do I import a quiz from another canvas course

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My teacher had a due date on an assignment and i was rushing myself to turn it in on her deadline but i then submitted the assignment with one question left not realizing it was a completion grade resulting in a zero in the grade book for me. Is ther...

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Hey i have a teacher who is describing this issue.  1. Many English 11 Honors students have reported to me that they submitted their assignment yesterday on time, but it was noted as submitted late on Canvas. I checked and it seems the majority of th...

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Hello team On Canvas guide, specifically on the Discussions page we see the following statement: " The Discussion Index page allows you to view all the discussions within a course as well as participate in course and group discussions. Note: Your ins...

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We are finding that data populated from dropdown drops project in templates are not appearing when viewing students' submissions via Speed Grader. Annotations from PDF digital stamps are not visible when using Speed Grader. Is anyone else experiencin...

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