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I have a teacher whose courses are cross-listed and she chooses to enter different due dates for each section. When using Speed Grader, she is unable to switch between sections to grade the same assignment. When selecting a different section she gets...

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Is there a way to access a previous school year's calendar on Canvas?  

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I tried to download the student videos that were submitted using the media camera in canvas and I am not able to download that file. Is there another step involved. These were videos created in Canvas using the internal camera feature and not an exte...

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We are utilizing the draft back extension to help combat AI generated writing. When my teachers utilize the Google LTI 1.3 and open the doc for grading, the draftback extension is not there. If they access the papers through the Google drive folder s...

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Hi! I am trying to access zoom-links through Canvas for a course where I am assigned as a teacher. Everyone can see the zoom-links except for me. I get an entirley different interface than all the others.  I have made sure that my Canvas-mail is the ...

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Hey all..I'm planning the orientation for new students at my university and wondering if Canvas can handle different groups for each campus.We have two campuses, and I’d like to tailor the experience a bit for each location. Is it possible in Canvas?...

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We have an assignment component set with Canvas linked to TII submission. The settings would allow students to have late submission. As per normal practice, students are allowed for 1 attempt of late submission, thus, Speed Grader must have shown onl...

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Hi, I have videos on EdPuzzle that i am intergrating into Canvas coursework, but i want to block the actual edpuzzle page, (as there are many non-educational videos on that site). is that possible, like to block edpuzzle website throught google.admin...

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Who can help me open a quiz that has been closedMy professor told me to contact canvas support but I can't seem to find it. 

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I'm an instructional designer working on online Canvas courses everyday. I'm not happy with the recent "improvement" to the rich content editor. When using the html editor, I've noticed it has a white background vs. a gray background. Not terrible, b...

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I have an assignment that has diappeared from my module. It is still listed my gradebook and it is still listed in the assignments tab but it is NOT in the module anymore. It was in my module but then just disappeared. But if I try adding it back in ...

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It's really frustrating to have to enter my password every single time I return to the site. I'm on a private machine that no one else has access to, why can't I change a setting to leave me logged in until I log out?

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I have a student who left in the middle of a course. It has not concluded yet. I can't see any of this present courses...the dashboard is blank and the courses are not listed in the past enrollments because the class has not concluded until Dec. How ...

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Does anyone know how to work around this error message?"This website is under heavy load (queue full)We're sorry, too many people are accessing this website at the same time. We're working on this problem. Please try again later."

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I am creating a curriculum guide for my course. The guide is shared with my admin in google docs. I would like for my admin to be able to click a link in the guide and bring up a copy of my weekly front page in Canvas. When the admin tries to click t...

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Student access to Canvas page: Equipment: Newer MacBook Air. Using Safari Some Canvas pages started loading only a "Transcript" over the top of the page and I lose navigation control and access to rubrics, reply and submit buttons. At first it was on...

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I have copied and pasted links for Google Drive Docs, Slides, and Spreadsheets for years into Canvas. I have always had success with changing the Google generate link code from "edit" to "copy" to force students to have to make a copy of the source i...

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I am unable to assign assignments to a section or even individual students... the only option I get is "Everyone." Yes, I have deleted out Everyone and tried typing the sections in manually. Yes, I have students in the sections and are typing the rig...

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How do I give the guidance counselor access to all student's classes and their completed work without giving them "administrator" level rights?

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Una vez grabado el vídeo ¿puedo editarlo? Esto es, por ejemplo ¿puedo cambiar el fondo? ¿puedo insertar títulos de crédito? ¿música de fondo? ¿insertar paneles escritos?Gracias,Victor 

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Hey everyone,For our Spring '25 orientation on Canvas, I'm looking to spread out the activities over a few weeks rather than a single intense week. Has anyone managed something like this, and does Canvas handle staggered content releases well?Pls let...

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I have copied the content from a previously used shell. It has also copied over the grade book with students names and grades therein. How do I remove the names/grades from there and therefore be able to publish the assessment?

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My new midterm exam has several "previews" showing up. How do i remove them, they are confusing, Thanks

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Three courses in which I am currently enrolled have disappeared from my Canvas. Their assignments are no longer appearing in my calendar, I cannot find them on my "Published Courses" tab, and when I click "All Courses," they are not in that list eith...

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Having trouble after embedding the PowerPoint presentation onto the Canvas discussion page, Canvas is requesting a Mircosoft 360 login so that the PowerPoint can be viewed.

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Are the good folks at Canvas considering amending the “Canvas Instructor Guide” to include how-tos for using AI to build things in Canvas courses? A few examples might be: Using AI to  Generate Quizzes and Upload to CanvasA step-by-step tutorial on h...

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I have a blueprint course that I would like to associate with a new course. However, when I search for courses the new course doesn't appear.The new course was originally associated with our school's default blueprint but I went in and removed this a...

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While I am able to attach a rubric to the whole quiz, it is not really possible to attach a rubric to the individual question. It is possible to give a rating to each criterion, but these points will not sync with the gradebook. I need to assign poin...

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I sometimes want to email the students in all of my courses a reminder... For instance a reminder that class is cancelled on monday because it is a holiday. Or a flier to an important on campus event.Is there a feature to post an announcement and che...

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