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Canvas • Releases and Deploys Paused
From August 18 through October 6, we're slowing down code deploys and releases for Canvas. Fewer changes during your busiest weeks means your team can focus on helping students and educators start the term strong.
It'd be nice to be able to limit auto-feedback to section so that when working on feedback in class, your feedback is given by actual classmates rather than students in different sections. This would make it so that the students could ask their classmates questions about the feedback in person!
We know Free-for-Teacher educators have been waiting for an update. So we’re excited to share that Canvas Lite is coming to canvaslite.instructure.com at the end of September. It's a simple, no-cost way for individual educators to build and deliver course content to their learners, without needing an institution to…
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I have a reading comprehension quiz that uses New Quizzes stimulus blocks to display an excerpt from a short story or article, followed by several questions about the excerpt. I'd like to be able to put some number of these stimulus blocks (say, 6) linked to their associated questions in an item bank and then randomly pull…
I think it would be nice to have the option to make the WYSIWYG editor the full height (instead of a fixed position when you open the assignment editor). Then just have the editor tools stick to the top of the page as you scroll through the assignment. This would make is so that you don't have a tiny view to work with that…
A teacher shared their course with me as a resrouce. I now receive all of their messages, notifications, and To Do list. I do not want this. I only want to be able to see their course and copy assignments from it. What settings should I change to fix this?
Welcome to the Instructure Community Weekly Highlights blog! Every Monday, we will update you with all the goings-on in the Instructure world from the previous week: community updates, product updates, new blogs to read, and everything else you'll need to know will be here! Community Spotlights Canvas On Purpose…
I was wondering is anyone has had issues with only specific students in a course not being able to access SCORM content? We have a student who gets a connection error (see attached image) when trying to access SCORM content. Other students have no issues. This occurs on any device, browser (incognito included) and any…
Welcome to Minute Mondays! This bi-monthly video series delivers quick walkthroughs of Instructure tools to streamline your administrative tasks and keep your courses running smoothly, all in under a minute! ⏱️ In our debut episode, we tackle office hour chaos. Ditch the endless email threads and learn how Canvas Scheduler…
I use these as workspaces and make available to students via links and Modules only those that I want them to see. But somehow both files and pages have had disabled status removed, and I want it back. I used to be able to do that fairly easily as I remember,mbut now I don't see any way of doing it.
I am currently grading video presentations posted through Studio in a Discussion Board post. Students are required to reply to two presentations as part of the assignment. I use Speed Grader to grade the presentations and comments. Most students turn off the ability to comment on their videos directly, but not all. While…
Hit a bug in class. If you already have the iPad app open as the student and then the teacher last minute creates an assignment, then the assignment doesn't show up EVEN WHEN THE STUDENT REFRESHES AND RESTARTS THE APP. There's some sort of bug that isn't letting it show up. This made it so that some of my students (who…
What’s New in Parchment: Fraud Prevention, Automation, and Global Skill Insights Welcome to our latest edition! We’re back with fresh updates, real-world customer success stories, and exciting product enhancements to help you streamline operations, secure student records, and unlock the true value of digital credentials.…
I am responsible for several sections of a course that all need to be consistent with each other. As such, I'd like to have a common repository of files that all sections can link to easily, and if those files need updating I only have to update them once in the common repository rather than having to update each course…
I had a FFT account, and learned it was shut down after the May windo just when I tried to login. No communication. I randomly and very luckily tried logging in on July 28 and saw the second open window (no communication again) for 48 hours, and I was able to download my courses and warn all my colleagues to as well.…
We know back-to-school is one of the busiest times of year for your team. You're welcoming students and instructors back, building out courses, and getting a new term off the ground, all while counting on the technology behind it to stay steady. Because this matters to you, it matters to us. So here's what we're doing to…
The fact that the teacher's gradebook view only displays the letter grade in the "override" column makes it difficult for the teacher to review grades, as the numerical grade entered cannot be determined in that view.
Screen readers seem to read out the LaTex and not the equation.
Whenever possible, I prefer to have my students take in-class quizzes and tests on their laptops. But to make sure that they do it in the classroom, I've always put a password on the assessment and then given them the password. That way they can't take it somewhere else on their own (or somewhere else, not on their own).…
I use Respondus 4.0 for loading questions to my pools in Bb and now that we have moved to Canvas, I want to load them to an Item Bank. However, to do this, I need to have them downloadable as a QTI 2.1 option. My options or limited. #1 I can load to a Classic Quiz which my university does not prefer, download the questions…
Known issue - headings Just wanted to note that this known issue is described as 'styling', when it is actually an accessibility issue. Headings are structure on the page and essential for users who rely on screenreaders.
It is possible to import tags or other metadata when importing in a QTI file? I've tried everything I can think of, but it seems to get stripped out every time. Are any metadata types allowed? I can bring in a batch of tags questions or manually tag each one. Tagging each one is not an option. I'm using New Quizzes, so I…
I'm testing whether Mastery Paths can be used to give students early access to an item based on their score, while making the same item available to everyone else on a later date. Here is my setup: A 4-point assignment is the source for the Mastery Path. Students scoring 75–100% are assigned a Solutions item. The Solutions…
I am a physics teacher at a high school. I love to use the random generation of formula questions to give each student a unique quiz/test. However, units in physics are extremely important. In the past I have also used Moodle as an LMS and they included a feature that could grade the units listed after the numerical…
Hi, all! My organisation is looking into using IgniteAI Grading Assistance for SpeedGrader to support assessment marking. I would like to ask users who have actually started using this feature within their organisations: What are the pros/cons of the tool? How did it change your work flow? Would you recommend it? Looking…
Using the Canvas Parent app on Android. Going to Calendar > Calendars and hitting the checkboxes next to the classes I want to see, I can successfully select four. When I try to select a fifth, the app throws a "you can only select up to ten calendars" error. It seems to be miscounting. I tried to submit a support case,…
Unlock the full potential of your benchmark data just in time for the first testing window. This informative webinar provides a clear overview of how to navigate your reports and leverage proven data strategies to drive student success. What We'll Cover: Foundations of Quality Assessment: A quick overview of our end-to-end…
The Instructure Community Developers Group is gathering to meet some fellow developers of Canvas customizations and external tool integrations. Discuss projects you're working on, success stories of past projects, and things you may be struggling with. Request to join the Instructure Community Developers Google Group to…
Training for public safety personnel doesn't end at the academy. It has to follow them through certifications, professional development, and recertification for an entire career. In this session, Travis Meadows, a Training Sergeant turned Instructure Account Executive, sits down with Trooper Michael Ayala, from the Arizona…
The Canvas Klatch is an online office hour open to all members of the Instructure Community. It started as an office hour for the courses I teach for CVC@ONE: Introduction to Teaching with Canvas Advanced Techniques with Canvas Online Teaching and Design Equity & Culturally Responsive Online Teaching Humanizing Online…
Whether you’re new to Canvas or looking to expand your skills, each Klatch session offers a welcoming space to share ideas, ask questions, and learn from one another. As a K12 Canvas Admin and Technology Instructional Specialist, I am passionate about helping teachers simplify their workflow, make the most of their time,…
Open office hours for finding your way around New to the Community, or just want to get more out of it? Drop in for Community Compass, an open office hour where you can ask anything about the Instructure Community. Bring your questions about notifications, profile settings, finding the right group, or connecting with other…