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I have a handful more courses I need to associate. Will it only sync to the new added courses without updating/syncing existing associated courses?

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I am desperately trying to find an answer regarding the time stamp indicators in CANVAS. I know I can go to people and see my roster and the activity time they spend on CANVAS for the day.I also can see each student's time in the view progress and ac...

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Hello, I'm an LMS admin and our school is new to Canvas. I've been asked to add a syllabus contract to every one of our courses. I tried adding it under quizzes through our Canvas template, but later realized the content was locked. Does anyone know ...

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Hi there, I've been trying to import content from Google Drive via. the RCE but keep getting a 404 error?   I do have the Google Assignments (LTI 1.3) toggled on.  What am I missing? Thanks in advance! Heather

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Hello, Canvas Community! As part of our continuous effort to enhance the learning experience and recognize our students' achievements, we are exploring options for Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) applications capable of issuing certificates of ...

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We have a number of courses that are synced frequently via a blueprint sync. We would like to add module requirements to some of the modules but can't find any clear documentation on how students completed requirements might be impact by the future b...

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We intend to make greater use of global announcements within subaccounts, but we want to better understand who exactly will receive these announcements. The guidance in the Instructure Admin Guide (https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Admin-Guide/How-d...

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Is there a LTI exists in Canvas LMS that allows for the automated scanning and grading of exams or assessments? Our school is considering to scan the paper submissions which were graded on the paper, and automatically recognize and import the scores ...

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Hi All,  We want to use Canvas quizzes for exams, using a complementary browser locking tool. Key caveat... we need a spell checker to be enabled while locked down. We trialled using Respondus LockDown Browser, but discovered that it does not have sp...

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I have shared a Canvas Blueprint with some instructors before it is officially pushed in the "Observing" role. My understanding is that Observing role is a view-only mode! I did not want them to be able to edit anything. Today, I noticed some of my m...

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We are planning to move away from Canvas shortly, as it is too big/expensive for our small needs. I managed to export course content and csv files with grades. But is there a way to export/backup student submissions including files that they submitte...

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hi there!I'm trying to create a rubric using outcomes only; however, I can't seem to gid rid of the first row criterion. Screenshot atatched. Am I missing something? thanks for your help!   

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I just wanted to send a message, as I can’t seem to be able to send other students a message in my Nuku inbox. When I go to search for a student, the only names I can see are myself and the teacher, no one else pops up. Is there any way I can fix thi...

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Hello, I'm investigating how to map activity coming from Canvas via LTI 1.3 into our tool, specifically how to map courses (via their sis_id) to those we are already anticipating to see from Rostering (via a Clever, etc).  I know the Canvas API has a...

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HelloI'm going to change schools and therefore my professional e-mail address. How can I keep my Canvas account and my different courses? thanks!

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How do you make the date parameters stick for the filters in Grades? I keep changing them and then it goes back to the entire school year of grades. I don't want that. It used to change and with whatever filter you set.Thanks in advance.  ~ Pam

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Our office currently collects student public service forms electronically on a different platform that is slowly becoming out of date. The good thing about the old system is that students could submit multiple forms across semesters to the same page ...

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  Ran the link validator on a course moved over from Blackboard. This course has dozens of question banks and probably thousands of questions. How does one make use of this information? Am I missing something? 

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When observers receive a notification, the embedded link takes them to the student/staff sign-in page.  Can that be changed to include the observer login page?

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Is there anyway to archive Canvas courses in order to use the material next year? 

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I am getting the message: {"status":401,"error":"Unauthorized","details":{"description":"Error validating ltik or IdToken","message":"MISSING_VALIDATION_COOKIE"}}but my teacher says that the link works for him and other students. How can I access it?...

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To whom it may concern, I am currently busy with an online masters through Falmouth University and I am concerned that when I start working in CHina in August my access will be restricted/difficult due to their internet restrictions.Is there any way ...

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Why are some student responses in open ended questions in quizzes bolded? 98% are regular font as opposed to bold. Does that mean they copied and pasted from somewhere?

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We have a user who has two email accounts in Canvas Notifications.  They keep trying to set one email to receive all notifications, but the system keeps defaulting back to the other email account.  We are using ILP if that could be a factor.

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I use an IPad to do my school work and when I try to download respondus lockdown, it says I cannot and need teacher approval. I asked my professor if she can give me approval and she stated that I needed to file a desktop ticket. Can I get some help?

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how do I get a demo developer key to develop against the API.  I have a canvas demo login but do not have access to the admin area.  Can some tell how I become a partner and develop using the canvas api? Joe

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 when i click attendance tab I am getting Roll call page like shown in attachment. Can anyone help me in getting ROLL CALL page with seating alignment. I wanted my course to display take attendance and edit seating chart page. Please help me in this ...

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Do all edits in any new quiz save to the course for future course imports?Whether it is edited before publishing, after publishing, before students take, or after students take it, will it always update as the latest quiz moving forward?This is not s...

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I am having an issue with grade book that started a few weeks ago.  When I click on gradebook it just spins and spins until it freezes.  I've cleared the cache and cookies several times.  I have tried several browsers and it is happening on at least ...

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We have a couple of Pages that act as external URL tools. Somehow, URLs were added to the HTML content that redirects as soon as you try to view the content on the Page. It is impossible to edit the page because it immediately redirects. We employed ...

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