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Gradebook sorting options
A teacher of ours requested the ability to sort a gradebook by section. She likes to filter to all sections, but wishes she could sort the resulting list by section (All of period 1 students, then all of period 2 below that, etc.). Unfortunately, that option doesn't exist. Could it be added?
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High School Art Teacher Groups
Greetings, I am looking for a high school art teacher group to brainstorm ideas like creating an art gallery virtual tour with student worksheet in Canvas. I emailed the Houston Center for Photography about accessing their virtual tours for my students (grades 9-12). Their online form for virtual tour request no longer…
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Building a testing calendar
We're piloting Canvas with a small group of teachers, and one of the key questions that we're focused on these next couple of weeks is thinking through how we build our "Major Commitments" or testing calendar. I've seen lots of solutions to this over the years -- a blotter calendar in the faculty workroom that you scrawl…
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Let’s reflect about the school year
While the academic calendar varies around the world, many educators who are a part of the Instructure Community are wrapping up their school year—and it’s a great moment to pause and reflect. What went well in your classroom or district this year? How did Canvas, Mastery, or Learning Platform tools support student growth…
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Feedback Notification
I am an elementary teacher. My students do not have access to send or receive gmail messages. When I leave feedback in Canvas, my students are not being notified in any way. I am having to ask them to open every course daily and just look in the grade book to see if feedback was left by any teacher the day before. The…
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Student Choice in Learning
Empowering students with choice can increase engagement, ownership, and deeper learning. How do you promote student choice in your classroom or courses? Why is this a priority for your instruction, and what benefits have you seen as a result? Share your strategies and success stories—we’d love to hear from you! 💬🌟
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[K12] Engaging Course Home Pages
A well-designed home page can set the tone for your course and enhance student engagement. If you’ve set your home page to a Front Page, what does it look like? How do you decide what to include to make it engaging and effective? Share your approach—and if you’re feeling inspired, show us your setup! 🖥 🎨
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[K12] Accessibility Tools and Review Processes
How does your school or institution approach accessibility in courses? Do you use specific software tools or AI to assist in the process? When it comes to reviewing and updating content to meet accessibility standards, who takes the lead? How is that process organized or managed? Share your strategies, experiences, and…
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Policy Changes in US Education: How Can Instructure Support You?
With the transition of the U.S. Presidential Administration, recent federal policy changes may have a direct or indirect impact on your institution and the learners you serve. While these conversations can be challenging, they are crucial for educational institutions to effectively manage the impact of federal policy…
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Policy Changes in US Education: Challenges & Opportunties Ahead
With the transition of the U.S. Presidential Administration, recent federal policy changes may have a direct or indirect impact on your institution and the learners you serve. While these conversations can be challenging, they are crucial for educational institutions to effectively manage the impact of federal policy…
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Policy Changes in US Education: What’s Changing for You?
With the transition of the U.S. Presidential Administration, recent federal policy changes may have a direct or indirect impact on your institution and the learners you serve. While these conversations can be challenging, they are crucial for educational institutions to effectively manage the impact of federal policy…
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Bulk update assignment status
Hi, this is an old topic that has been archived but I'm wondering if any others are still looking for an easier and quicker way to bulk update assignment statuses. There may be two different ways to resolve this issue: A) Our school has a "not yet graded" custom status if assignments are being graded on paper. It would be…
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How to gradepassback in canvas elementary
Is it possible to do Grade Passback when using Canvas Elementary and one course has been assigned as the homeroom for all the subjects (ELA, Math, Science, etc). It looks like the subjects don't give me the option since they don't have a SIS ID and not the course I selected as homerook doesn't have option.
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Observer Access and LTI Tools in Canvas LMS
I'm developing an LTI tool for Canvas LMS and I'm curious about observer access. I've configured my tool with the URL, client ID, and secret, and set privacy to public for testing. However, I noticed observers can also access my LTI link. My question is: Is there a way to restrict observers from launching LTI tools within…
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Interactivity and Creativity in Canvas Pages
A focus for me next academic year is to develop our use of Canvas Pages. The best way (I think) to encourage staff to develop their confidence, is to show them just how interactive a Canvas page can be by bringing in a range of different tools from the outside. As such, I've started to make a list of great (free)…