Still getting quiz notifications even though "All Submissions" says it won't send those

Hi. I'm still receiving quiz notifications when I've clicked on "All Submissions" which says that I'll get "Assignments (except quizzes) submission/resubmission." I have grading clicked off. Not sure why I'm getting a notification every time a student does a quiz which is automatically graded. Help!

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greydon

Hello @dubliners099

Thank you for contacting the Canvas Community. We're sorry to hear you've been experiencing issues with your notification settings. Thank you for providing those screenshots up front. It does appear that you shouldn't be receiving notifications for quiz submissions based on your personal preferences. Is the quiz you took a screenshot of a new or classic? Does the quiz appear within the assignments tab in your course or only quizzes tab?

Because of the complexity of the issue, and the concerns for privacy, it would be best if you contacted Canvas Support directly to pinpoint the source of the issue and provide a resolution:

https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/How-do-I-contact-Canvas-Support/ta-p/389767

dubliners099

Hi. I'll contact Canvas directly tomorrow if I have time. The quizzes are "classic" which I had to use because I wanted to include links to readings which I can't do with the new quizzes. Also, they are listed as quizzes under assignments.

SusanNiemeyer

Here's my recommendation: Turn off ALL NOTIFICATIONS for grading. You don't need them. Just check your To-Do List. Everything you need to grade will be there, including Classic Quizzes.

The To-Do List is your "best friend" in terms of grading. It shows Assignments (both original submissions and resubmissions), Classic Quizzes (anything not automatically scored), and graded Discussions.

The ONLY notifications I've signed up for is when a student sends me an Inbox Message or I send out an Announcement. No monthly summaries, no weekly summaries, no daily summaries..... All of these summaries are redundant, and I don't see any reason to clog up my email account with them.

Until your problem is fixed, why not just get a weekly summary, and then ignore it?

dubliners099

I appreciate the suggestion, but I'm a college writing professor and I need to know immediately if a student turns in an outline or rough draft so I can help them before they get to a final draft. Although I am constantly checking Canvas, I find that a notification helps in these cases.

I think what frustrates me is that the "All Submissions" button actually says that it won't include quizzes... so why is it including them? Last semester, Spring, I clicked the "All Submissions" button on and it never notified me of quizzes, so what changed at Canvas? Even the Canvas tech support person agreed that it was not supposed to notify instructors of quizzes, but it is doing that.

dubliners099

I just contacted Canvas with my case # from 6/3. The technician, Matthew, claimed it was closed when in reality, nothing was resolved.

jwagoner

After converting my Classic Quizzes to New Quizzes, I am experiencing the same situation [receiving notices for each quiz submission that is already automatically graded] as this original poster. I appreciate the notices for all of the assignments that I do need to grade myself, but don't need the flood of emails for automatically graded quizzes. Has this feature still not be solved over the last 2 years based on this thread's ending that seems to lack closure?

ElijahDow

2025 And still having this issue

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