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I'm unable to start a recording  

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I found the documentation related to SSO but we prefer not to have our application have to act as the IDP for that type of process. Are there other options for students to access the Canvas platform through an auto sign-on link once they have been en...

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i am not receiving an email to reset my password I have tried 9 times since yesterday

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Good morning,               Our program admin has been trying to add me as a teacher to a course. She has resent the invitation several times but I'm not getting anything. I tried to report the problem via help but there is no option for that in my a...

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Is there anyway to rename the course navigation "BigBlueButton (formerly Conferences)" to something else. It isn't being translated for our students and really stands out like a sore thumb.

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Hello Brains Trust   If I have 5 questions within a quiz, and I want to set it to shuffle questions- can I set it to shuffle Q1-4 only and leave Q5 to be the last question (i.e. fix it in place while the other questions are shuffled)?

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I haven't found a guide about how to contribute in Arabic translation team

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How can I get my courses certificates?

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Hello Everyone, I created a course as a teacher. Then, I enrolled as a student with the same email address to see what students see. Now, I have not been able to get back in and edit the course as an instructor. Since I am (or that email was) the Adm...

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Our institution recently moved from Moodle to Canvas.  I teach performing arts courses where the students are graded on both their attendance as well as effort and participation.  In moodle, I used a duplicate attendance "roll call" to track effort a...

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Hi, I am looking to share new-ish features in Canvas with my teachers for PD.  Other than the cross listings which have been around for just a year, what other new features are out there that you'd recommend?   Thanks.

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We are trying to run an export of our courses but keep having deleted files show up in the IMSCC packages. Has anyone had this issue before and if so, how did you fix it?  Thanks in advance! 

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While creating the class schedule in the calendar, I notice that one can't create a class/event, having the same time and venue for each day, for multiple days of the week at once. Say, I have the same class on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at the sam...

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I am new to this platform. I would like to know how to change the event details (say, time or venue etc.) which should also modify/affect all the events that follow? I find it pretty strange that such option does NOT seem to be there or I did not fin...

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I'm trying to use the Link Validator to check for broken links. The problem is, it shows 80+ broken links. Most of them are for pages or files that I have deleted and don't need or want them anymore. Is there a way to use the link validator that is a...

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I have a free-for-teacher account and am running out of storage space. How do I upgrade my account to get more storage? 

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I'm trying to create formula questions. Are there any ways to import formula questions using csv, like discussed in the below item?https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Question-Forum/Can-I-upload-a-csv-xls-or-docx-file-as-a-quiz-question-bank/td...

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Looking for a solution to allow students to turn in a draft and a final paper and grade both anonymously (without seeing student names.) We have students turn in a paper, get comments and a grade and then they turn back in a rewrite of the paper. If...

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Our Math Department is using the OneNote Class Notebook feature pretty heavily, and the issue of Parent Access has come up. There is a way to manually create guest and parent links for each student but I want to know if, as the Canvas Admin, I can se...

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Our student services department needs to pull holisitc progress reports for each student - these reports need to show each students' progress in ALL courses. Right now, as a subaccount manager and instructor in each course, I can only pull whole clas...

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Hice algunas grabaciones en Big Blue Button (version gratuita) y se generó el enlace sin problema para que los alumnos los vean. Sin embargo, pasaron apenas 3 días y ya lo enlaces para ver la grabación está inhabilitada. ¿Cómo puedo recuperarlas? ¿Cu...

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when completing student grading, any entered comments in the "Notes" column will not save.  They disappear if you refresh your browser or leave the grades Tab. 

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Bom dia,   Preciso criar um curso (disciplina) com vários subtópicos dferentes, cada um com um docente específico e materiais específicos.  Como posso fazer?   Obrigada, Cristiana Martins Translation from Google Translate: Good morning, I need to cr...

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Is there a way to export Rubrics from CANVAS? If not would this feature be able to be implemented. Cheers, Alex

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I'm doing recovery packets and there are reviews and tests I'm suppose to take in Canvas to complete the packets. Where do I find these reviews and tests?

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Hello, I'm not sure how to get started on the first assignment for my Canvas Certification course. How do I get to a "sandbox" and canvas shell? Also, is there a way to save where you are in the online course. It seems I have to start all over every ...

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I (an instructor) have created weekly modules and for most I have a requirement where "students must move through requirements in sequential order". For one week, I have an evaluation assignment that they must complete before submitting a group proje...

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