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How can I execute a take home exam (via Canvas) that is limited to 3 hours once the student checks out exam during a two day window AND allows students to submit their answers as a document (scan, word, excel) so I can see their work? 

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Hi there,I just added a new Page to my course, but I can't find it on the "Pages" tab. I noticed that the new pages I add appear at the bottom of the list of pages on the "Pages" tab.I added "Week 5 | Applied..." just now that appears at the bottom o...

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Hello! We've been using closed captions within BigBlueButton (integrated within Canvas) but have found them quite limiting. Does anybody else use BigBlueButton and find a easier and more effective method for showing closed captions for students who n...

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So, I'm about to start with a new group of students, while the existing group is still working on some assignments.  Can I create a new cohort of students in my course to keep them separate?  Or do I just need create a new course for this cohort by c...

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Good afternoon, Myself and some colleagues are attempting to help a faculty member come up with a solution for their Canvas course. They are wanting students to take some sort of pre-requisite quiz to demonstrate competency. If they score let's say a...

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I provide local Canvas support at University of Wisconsin-Madison. I would like an overview of all options pertaining to the life cycle of a Canvas course. I understand about creating courses. (We have an automated system for our time-table courses, ...

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Does Canvas interface with PocketLab?It seems that PhET is partnering with them and I would like to use some of their lessons on Canvas for my classes. I would like to assign them to my students and not sure how I would go about doing this.

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Something changed a few weeks ago. I sort by class when I enter grades (probably pretty common!).All of a sudden, sometimes when I switch to a different period, it won't populate with the students from that period.I have to get out of the grading mod...

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In Quizzes, either fill-in-the-blank questions need to be able to do partial credit, or matching needs to have a word bank option instead of drop down.

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Hi, can anyone advise with more of a support request. Its probably user error as I can't find any existing information in the community but if not it needs to be addressed urgently. Students within a course have reported getting notification emails t...

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It would be very nice to be able to have extremely small font sizes in Canvas as a means to add some hidden text to put in a trojan request to detect cheating with AI. The smallest it can go right now is 8pt. 

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To all   I'm a newly minted admin for canvas.  It was a rushed title and I'm still learning it.  I got this question from a teacher.  "As we discussed. I am having issues with my NOCTI Canvas assignments. The problem is I need to add my underclassman...

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I imported a .zip file from Blackboard.  All went well; no issues. But, when going through the question bank of the quiz questions, everything LOOKS fine . . . until I click the link, "Show more questions." The link opens up more question, which are ...

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When I go into the edit assignment dates page (which I think is a very handy tool) the column width cuts off the name of my assignments at approximately 7 characters and I can't see the name of the assignments well enough to know what I am editing. I...

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Greetings, has the TutorMe app changed? I am not able to login. Who can I can contact to resolve this issue? 

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I have a quiz that automatically posts as grade but the ungraded icon is still in my gradebook.  I opened up Speedgrader, wrote comments to the students, and clicked to go to the next student.  When I go out the ungraded icon is still there. Thoughts...

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Hi,After a student submits an assignment, are they able to view their submission to make sure it is complete, or are they blocked from viewing it?Thank you!

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Would you please strongly consider changing the grading notes box in an essay question to RCE? As a math teacher who uses random blocks to create assessments for virtual classes it would be extrememly beneficial to be able to enter math symbols/equat...

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How do I show each student their attendance score in the gradebook without having the score be included in their final grade?

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I have a student who gets modified assignments (fewer questions, for example).  I want to assign the regular assignment to everyone BUT this one student.  Is there a way to do this that does not involved typing / clicking every student's name except ...

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Wouldn't it be great if speed grader had stamp buttons for your students, kind of like the old days when you would get a stamp like "good job!" on your paper. It would be an easy click, just above the comments, maybe have like 6 of them, could be cus...

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Is there a way to allow a grader/teaching assistant to enter comments for assignments anonymously? Currently, the grader's name appears whenever they enter something into the comments box. I do not want students to see the grader's name. This could e...

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Hi Community,On another LMS I used recently, if I add "{FirstName}" to the text of an announcement or message, it displays the first name of the user who views it. For example, if the course has an announcement that says "Hi {FirstName}!",  it would ...

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Hello,We’ve had a few instances where students have told us they did NOT get a very important course announcement sent out students that actually required immediate attention.  I am sure this likely has to do with their personal notifications setting...

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As the LMS admin for our institution, I have encountered a specific challenge related to user access in our courses, and I am seeking guidance or insights on potential solutions. Our current situation involves a necessary lockdown of faculty's abilit...

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I need to create a self-administered Canvas quiz using the Short Answer format. None of the options listed seem appropriate, but perhaps what I need is labeled differently. Can anybody help me out?

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I need a csv file containing user names, emails, and date of last login (i.e. basically all of the information under the "People" tab). Is there a way to download this info as a csv in Canvas?

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Looking for any recommendations on a tool that instructors can use to gauge the availability of their students for their weekly class Zoom sessions. It would ideally look something like the attached, which is a Google Form that we currently use but h...

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Please adviseAs an instructor, am I supposed to have the to-do events option in calendar? From the canvas instructor guides and videos I have seen, to-do events option in calendar does not show. Why does it show for me? I am not enrolled as a student...

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I had attached a picture to my discussion post, and it was taking too long to upload so I had hit cancel. When I hit cancel it had erased my whole post. Is there any way possible of retrieving it? If there is a way to retrieve it how do I go about it...

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