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I have a course that often needs to export their rubrics for review. Since there isn't a built-in feature to export rubrics as a document or CSV, I came up with a workaround. I just wanted to know if there were plans to add an export feature in the f...

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When using the "Save comment for reuse" feature in a rubric, can more than one saved comment be selected to add to a single criterion when grading? I found the guide but it doesn't specify.  https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-...

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I teach high school chemistry.  The inability of Canvas, in the past, to correctly write chemical formulae using subscripts to indicate numbers of atoms in a molecular formula or superscripts to indicate charges of ions breeds confusion.  Beginning s...

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Hi there,I have taken over a large course and some of the staff are taking mutiple classes. How do I assign them multiple classes for their relevant sections without giving them access to the entire sections that exist? Any help would be appreciated ...

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Hi, Just wondering if I can upload an existing google form quiz into Canvas?

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Scores from DeltaMath assignments were, but are no longer, syncing to Canvas. Example: DeltaMath has 100% for a student assignment, but Canvas has 50%, even though the DeltaMath assignment has a late date allowing 100% of the score to be achieved wit...

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Hello, wonderful people.I'm newly appointed as a system admin of a Canvas installation. A course builder wants to add SCORM content but couldn't find the option on the course menu. I checked every admin screen and found nowhere to enable SCORM on the...

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We have a number of quizzes, around 200, set up in a way that the highest grade gets reported and then a late submission policy takes place that gives them a zero if they submit it late. Our goal is to keep them open but marked late so that students ...

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We have a partner school and a teacher from it acts as an observer to any of their students enrolled in our courses. We allow students to access their courses one week prior to the term start date and two weeks after the term ends to complete any lat...

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I have uploaded pictures into my Canvas course, but I wanted to resize them so they are not huge every time that I insert them into any page using the Rich Content Editor. Is there any way to resize them by changing the image properties for the file?...

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Im not getting badges for liking posts but i have 61 total times i have lied posts, i don't know if someone manually has to do this or if its automatic and its not working the picture is proof  that i have liked 61 times.   -Community Member(Almost C...

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I curious on how long this website/app took to build and im also still just trying to complete the steps to Rank Up from community member. Please respond when anyone has time/wants to because this isn't a important question i respect anyone time even...

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I dont really know how canvas works from the inside out and am very curious if anyone has answers please let me know, this is kinda a silly question but i really want to know thanks! -Community Member/Student

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I teach face-to-face classes and enter exam grades in the Canvas gradebook, where I can view the mean. Does Canvas also provide the standard deviation of graded assignments under New Analytics or anywhere else?

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A teacher needs to separate their Canvas course into two sections—one for the first block and the other for the second block.  The assignments are all identical.  How can I do this and still have the assignments move with the students and remain accu...

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I am an instructor and I have used Canvas for many years (and Blackboard and Moodle for years before that). After reading a number of posts and discussions I finally decided to add student peer reviews into a class this semester. Having done so, I ra...

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Hi,We have been working with Canvas for quite some time.Currently, our team has launched its own Proctoring Tool, which we would like to integrate with Canvas LMS. This integration will help teachers using Canvas to proctor quizzes.We would appreciat...

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Same issue as found here: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Question-Forum/Removing-Nicknames-From-Old-Courses/m-p/513033That issue was erroneously marked "solved." The "solution" is to change the dates of the course...but if the term is ende...

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I wondered how long it takes for a course to appear on my canvas after adding it through my college's website. Is there a set time or maximum time I should wait before contacting someone? I also wondered if it being the weekend affected any of this.T...

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Canvas loses my place (how far down I've scrolled) when I drill down to a page from the list of modules. As soon as I hit the back button Canvas shows me my place and immediately scrolls to the top of the list. This is especially frustrating because ...

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It is not clear how to report of a bug. I am forced to use Canvas and it's buggy. I'd like to at least report the bug and hear that they are known issues being worked on (or not). Where is the right place to report bugs with the Canvas LMS?

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I am a Learning Assistant (Undergraduate Teaching Assistant) for a course. As a Teaching Assistant, Canvas sends me several notifications for Student Submissions. Because I want to have a record of Student Submissions, I created an e-mail rule to sen...

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Please do guide me in the right direction should my concern be misplaced, but I've been in correspondence with many peers and professors through Canvas Inbox as the preferred mode of communication. However, I find that the messaging system is limitin...

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In a quiz about gcd, I'd like the students to come up with the factors in Bezout's identity. Namely, for a and b in N, there exist n and m in Z such that an + bm = gcd(a,b). For the quiz, I would like to give the students a and b (say, 11 and 17) and...

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I know how to upload a document in Canvas, but I can't figure out how to set the document to open automatically. I found this page, which would seem to cover it, but can't find any explanation: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/H...

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Hi there.  I have seen that you can export grades into excel from a teacher/instructor account, but I would like to download the grades as a parent (from an observer or student account).  Is there any way to do this?

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When copying multiple questions from one item bank to another new or existing item bank, I have to copy each question individually or else duplicate the entire item bank and delete unwanted questions individually.  Can you create a group copy feature...

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Hi everyone,I really enjoy using SpeedGrader, but find that I miss the Word feature of auto-correct: I touch-type quickly, but a bit messily, and I have to go back and fix typos frequently.Just a thought, thanks a lot,Peter Stoll, Ass't Professor, Un...

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I know this is a minor problem, but why are the posting times different? I didn't post these at 11 AM or 9:35 AM. This could be a case of the time zones, or correct me if I'm wrong.

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