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In the wake of the recent Canvas security incident, many higher‑education instructors are rethinking how they protect their course materials and ensure continuity for students if the LMS becomes unavailable. A common question we’re hearing is how to effectively back up courses “just in case,” especially with an eye toward…
Are there any updates that can be given to those of us who use the Free for Teach platform? There are many of us who use this and are associated with a college. Grades are due this week and we are unable to do our job. Any information would be a huge help to so many of us.
Is anyone else experiencing this in their own beta environment? Checked known issues, status, and maintenance calendar but did not see anything to explain it. I have a ticket in that's been escalated to L2, but figured I'd ask here as well to see if anyone else might have information to share. Thank you, Patrick
Release notes outline upcoming customer-impacting changes that are expected to display in beta and/or production environments. Please note that features considered for future development are not included in the notes. Visit the Parchment Collaborative Roadmap to explore upcoming work and share feedback. Your input helps…
Hello, I am currently using a Canvas Free-for-Teacher course to run a clinical trial for a parent training intervention. As of May 12, Canvas Free-for-Teacher is still unavailable, and I have been unable to reach anyone from the Instructure support team for updates or an estimated timeline for when access to Canvas Free…
Hi there. This question is mainly for Canvas administrators: I'm curious how other schools do this. We have almost 60 different sub-accounts in Canvas that separate out the different program areas that we have. I've gone through each sub-account to determine the last semester there were courses offered in it. For example,…
Hello, In looking at many teachers' records, it seems that grades have not been syncing to PowerSchool successfully since last Friday, even though they have it set up to sync automatically each night. Is anyone else noticing this? Is it intentional perhaps? Thanks for your time.
Hello- Can someone please provide an update about when Free For Teacher will be back up and running? Or an estimate? I have colleagues who use this platform for their higher education programs and their grades are due this week. If they cannot access their gradebooks, this is going to be very detrimental for their students…
I am creating an API call that queries courses for the syllabus document by using the "/v1/courses/{course_id}/files" GET statement. I have proven that the GET statement works as expected. However, I need an efficient way to retrieve all of the {course_id} numbers for a particular term. I have looked at other GET…
At Cosumnes River College, our LMS has been our emergency backup to maintain the continuity of instruction when campus has been closed. For those who teach online, the LMS is the campus and the medium through which teaching occurs and learning is documented. Due to the May 2026 Instructure security incident, we now have…
Hi all, I'm posting this here though we are using the Canvas Career instance because I think it's not specifically a Career issue. All of the embeds we have in our course are being blocked. It's fine in the admin view but when we view as learners, they are blocked (looking at the code, no links or URLs or iframes are…
The most recent quizzes and question banks (including renames) are not showing up as options in the Course Import Tool. As I was creating a new quiz in one course (Classic), I went to add the questions from the Question Bank, but what I needed wasn't there. I went back to the other course to make sure everything was…
These are feature suggestions. If there's a better place to put this post, please move it/let me know. Analytics We can see total time spend in the entire course, page views and participations already for each item. If we could see total time spent with each item, it would be very useful to gauge student actions in the…
Release notes outline upcoming customer-impacting changes that are expected to be displayed in production environments. Please note that features considered for future development are not included in the notes. Canvas Studio is a communication tool that allows instructors and students to actively collaborate through video…
Upcoming Canvas Changes 2026-05-16 Breaking Change: LTI 1.3 Tool Configuration Schema Updates 2026-06-30 Deprecation: Removal of Legacy Login User Interface. End of Life: Legacy Canvas Native Portfolios For more information, please see Instructure Enforcements, Deprecations, and Breaking Changes. Release notes outline…
Upcoming Canvas Changes 2026-06-17 Deprecation: Removal of Unauthenticated File Access 2026-06-20 Breaking Change/Enforcement: User-Agent Header Enforcement 2026-06-30 Deprecation: Removal of Legacy Login User Interface. End of Life: Canvas ePortfolios No Longer Available 2026-07-01 Enforcement: New Quizzes Native Canvas…
Hi everyone, We are reviewing an assignment solution that allows assessors to use SpeedGrader while observing students in the workplace and assessing them. We have looked at using simple rubrics with "No Submission" assignment types. This meets some requirements, but not all. Is there any way in Canvas to ensure the…
I am currently experiencing an issue where a student’s assignment grade appears in Moderate, but it is not populating in the Canvas gradebook. I have verified the submission is there, but the grade is still missing from the gradebook view. Is there a known fix or additional step needed to get the grade to display properly?
Hello, We just started with Parchment, we have used Badgr in the past. Our badge is showing up as the Canvas icon in LinkedIn rather than the actual institution created badge. Is there a setting that we are missing? We set this up with Canvas support. Thanks.
I have multiple Canvas courses to add to the requirements needed to complete a step along a pathway. Is there a way to copy a step or copy the requirements from one step to another?
On April 21 and 27, 2026, the student’s submission page appeared empty on my end. Upon checking again on May 5, 2026, a submission is now visible and is dated April 21 at 9:01 AM. Canvas note: Student Viewed Document: May 4 at 10:21 PM. How is this possible? There is only one submission, and it requires a PDF file upload.…
Using Canvas Free For Teacher Account to deliver content to high school teachers. On the site, the People tab currently lists 1,593 students (including 345 pending), but the Activity tab only shows data for 1,360 students. Activity has data on everyone who was enrolled (pending or not) as of about December 2025, but…
Hi everyone, I am seeking some insight into how Canvas LMS handles HTTP errors and how they are reflected in the logs versus the user interface. We are currently observing the following behavior in our environment: Log-only errors: We are seeing 500 (Internal Server Error) and 503 (Service Unavailable) errors recorded in…
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…
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,…
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…
We want to ensure you don’t miss the very first Prompt Party - a live, interactive session designed to help you explore IgniteAI Agent in a way that actually clicks. This isn’t a webinar. This is a working session. What to expect In this kickoff event, you’ll see real prompts in action from educators who are already…