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Folks, I'd like to have a drop down menu that automatically links to the student names in the class (or class section) so that when students click it, they choose their name as opposed to typing it.  Is there a way this feature of the quiz as survey ...

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Is there an update coming from Canvas New Quizzes that will allow the formula questions to ONLY generate integers? 

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When it comes to the Canvas student portal, does the access to this portal become denied if there are any financial issues or debts that a student is currently facing? Many students at my University have had disruptions in their schooling due to unex...

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@GradesTeacher: I am looking for a way to send a message to students from GRADES who haven't uploaded their assignments.I don't want to send the same message to the students that have the Excused "grade" - because they are excused from the assignment...

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After I create an assignment with images from search engines or other websites, some of the images will not load after a period of time. I take screenshots and upload them. Any idea why this happens? 

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Where do I find the forms for PDP & self-reflection

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We have students that use the To Do list in the Canvas app to track upcoming assignments. Students are reporting that assignments that are completed are not correctly showing as completed on the To Do list.This is primarily happening with assignments...

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I am working with a student who is blind and is trying to navigate canvas email using the keyboard only.  When creating a new email, the student can select the course, but then cannot select the specific teacher. The teacher can be selected using the...

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I have totally failed to find any answers to this. I (a student) have tried to log in to my Canvas account using my GitHub credentials. It created a new user instead, even though both accounts use the exact same email, and GitHub even says that Canva...

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I just bought a new Mac Laptop, and I see my UCR canvas but It says " the content opened in a new window". However, there is not other window opened. I am using chrome browser.

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How do I get a pairing code - I am a new user

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Through the Assignments tab, I only see the "Speed Grader" option to view and download assignments. With that, I have to click through all my students to be able to see if they have submitted and to download / grade their work.Is there an option or f...

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it does not work on the canvas page. 

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I have several files stored at the user level that I can then post onto pages in various courses. In some cases, I need to update or change a file's contents and update the version stored on Canvas. When I upload the new version - with the same filen...

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Dear Admin, I am the TA for the course CRP8080 (S2208-CRP-8080-001-85848) Land use and Comprehensive PlanningDuring an exam in Sep24th some students have not been able to upload their answers. I can't see their answers in my canvas and they claim the...

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Is it feasible for an assignment to be a group assignment where the groups are created by the students?  Example - a homework assignment where students may work in groups of 1,2,3 or 4 people.  

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I have two groups of students in a single course. Each group has separate assignments to complete. However, in the grade book, each assignment lists students from both groups. This reduces the student's grades who are exempted from that assignment. H...

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I TA for a comp sci course, which means looking at student code submissions and critiquing them. I've noticed that as I'm grading and away from the speed grader window, I will get logged out due to inactivity after less than 20 minutes and have to lo...

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Hi! In my Canvas app when I click at calendar the app crashes. I restart the app and try it again. And again it crashes. Not the first time. It usually work the next day. But for example today I really need to know something and it crashes…

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Up until the new school year we could have a file upload worth zero points on our quizzes and I would still get a grade showing in Canvas gradebook for the assignment. Now it just shows the note icon unless I go in and hand score each of the submissi...

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Hi all,We recently administered an offline, hard copy quiz.  How do I upload the results into Canvas?  When I go to the Grades section, it appears that I can only upload grades for quizzes published online.   

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Hello, I was just trying to check if I can get help with my my Canvas account isn't loading and showing my classes on my dashboard. Thank you! 

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Hi everyone, I am a project manager and I am supporting an external content design team to develop a MOOC on Canvas for the first time. My content designers and I are very new to Canvas and we are building our first course on it! We are keen to find ...

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New to using Canvas and have switched from D2L. Previously, I was able to grade only some of my students' assignments at a time, save their score (but not release it to them yet), and then finish my grading on another day. Then, I would be able to re...

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I teach several courses, and each has its own canvas tile.  When I'm navigating to the gradebook for a particular course, canvas requires that I execute an extra click from the dashboard because I have to first enter the course through the course til...

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I am a college student. My dad checks my canvas assignments. I know what my assignments are, and I do them on time. It just bothers me when my dad told me about what I should do, when I already know what to do. It just seems he doesn't trust me, and ...

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I can't seem to toggle the button to grade discussions anymore. Is this feature gone?

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Hello,The speed grader function no longer allows me to add comments or make mark-ups on student work. It is now replace with a notice to download the mobile app. This makes it very difficult to grade student work and give precise feedback. Can you he...

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Why is there NOTHING about making/publishing your home page? Our district wants us to be graphic designers, import ALL the stuff...I have no time/inclination to learn all this...what do you suggest? 

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