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I replaced a default thumbnail with the wrong thumbnail. I have tried to replace it with the right one, but it is not allowing me to do this. Is there a workaround?

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I recently started teaching a course so I decided to use canvas to upload the material.Previously I was taking courses as a student on canvas, and when I registered on canvas as a teacher, my access to my courses as students was deleted.How could I b...

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I'm using question banks to randomize the questions in each of my student's quizzes. Is there a way to use the points associated with each question in the question bank instead of assigning a point value when adding a question group?

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Hi,I just found out when we used canvas-data-sdk in python to fetch files, we could only get several requests files, but all other facts and dimension tables were missing ( starting from 13, Oct and files count reduced from 155 to 45). Also, the rece...

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I have used "if" statements successfully in older Canvas quizzes, but for some reason, I have not been able to get New Quizzes to take this one -- IF(x-y,IF(1+(x-y)/ABS(x-y),-1,1),0) I just want my students to be able to identify if a trend is decrea...

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I am trying to export my quizzes.  Two export. Two don't. HELP! PLEASE!

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With the move to online, I am very new to Canvas quizzes (we only have the classic version available). How can I duplicate a question/test bank that I have imported into the course so that I can modify the copy while keeping the original intact? (imp...

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Is there a way to attach rubrics to exam questions to help facilitate open-ended question grading?

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My computer cannot fully display the 'Submit File' pop up window(after clicking 'upload submission'), only the top half is shown, the bottom half is under but not able to scrod down, i can only upload google doc for now, cannot use text input i try o...

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Something has occurred twice in the last week that is a bit vexing and time consuming for sure. I have uploaded a number of files to a particular folder that I created in Files. All of such files are numbered. I'll provide the example of the most rec...

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So, I took a quiz on canvas, I'm a hundred percent positive I took it, I even saw my score. Now it's saying "missed." I don't wanna take the quiz again (if my teacher would even let me) and I don't wanna miss it, because the quiz was an exam. Is ther...

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Hello! My name is Jamie Shegogue and I am a current sophomore in college. After speaking with a bunch of my peers, I saw an issue that I felt needed to be brought up. It has come to my attention that in one user’s Canvas profile, they are only allowe...

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I created a free, not affiliated with any institution, account so I could make a website for a homework assignment and I need to make it visible to the evaluators so they can grade it. How do I do that? I have tried and keep being told to contact my ...

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How can I delete canvas visit history. I don't see any option on my canvas page. Thanks you in advance

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I teach 3rd grade, so it is essential that the submission process is simplified to the level. I was so excited to see that the students could now edit Word Documents and PowerPoints directly on the assignment page. Even better- they could submit it t...

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If I have an ungraded assignment that is not due until next week and a -  shows in the grade book, is this grade reflected in the overall student's average that is showing in Canvas? I mean, is Canvas calculating this ungraded assignment that is not ...

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When I copied a template from a shared course into my own course, it merged with a module I had in there.  Is there an easy way to undo that or do I just manually move the content into a separate module?

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So on the student access reports it will show the time an individual accessed a certain file or something, but my question is, does the time reflect what time it currently is in canvas? I.e. if a device on east coast time accessed a file on my site a...

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I'm writing a discussion (game) for students to first post then vote. They will vote after the discussion is closed, but I want to make sure they can still access it after it has closed to view it, not to update it.

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Is there a way modify the way an Assignment looks to remove the Due and Points banner at the top of an Assignment? We're trying to add an H5P page to an assignment as an activity that has no points or due date. The idea is to remove the idea that the...

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I created a text submission assignment with availability times.  A student submitted assignment a minute after the available UNTIL time.  I tried changing the UNTIL time but student had already lost the work.  Is there a way to retrieve the lost work...

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I'm importing a course and the calendar entries are getting copied along with everything else. I don't want this to happen because the class dates and times on the new course are going to be different. Is there a way to copy a course without copying ...

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Is there a way to automatically convert scores from a grading rubric to a "standardized" score in the gradebook? For a practicum course, there are a number of different competencies students have to pass, and each competency has a grading rubric asso...

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can we do something like this in Canvas Quiz: Students are given an option to choose two from the three questions posted:(20 points) Answer two of these three questions.Question AQuestion BQuestion C

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I have one question on a quiz that the majority of students got incorrect. I want to make it so that those who missed it get credit for it, but not add extra points to those that got it correct. Is there a way to do this in Canvas Quizzes?Thanks!

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My students can't see my course on their Dashboard unless they go in and click on All Courses. Was I supposed to do something to make that visible for them without them having to do that? They say that it's showing "past courses" or something like th...

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Not sure if it is a Canvas problem or a PowerSchool problem but my grades have not transferred from Canvas to PowerSchool. I know that it has worked because a few grades have made it, but it has been at least a week since the last grades transferred....

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I am currently administering an exam using Canvas' Quizzes functionality (not New Quizzes), and the quiz has a time limit of 75 minutes. Although this time limit seems to be working for almost all students, one student emailed to let us know that she...

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Hi, Sometimes during my conference, I get a Websocket Error 1002 notification and my audio gets disconnected.This is very disturbing while teaching. How do I fix this? 

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