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Updated on: Feb 16, 2022
How do I contact Canvas Support from the Virtual Assistant?
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Updated on: Feb 16, 2022
How do I set up a graded discussion to be sent to my institution's student information system (SIS)?
If your institution is using a student information system (SIS) for grading purposes, you can set up a graded discussion to be sent back to the SIS. However, you must first specify which graded discussion(s) in the course should be sent to your SIS as part of the grade publishing process. Each graded discussion must be modified individually. However, your institution may have already enabled an option for all graded discussions to be configured for your SIS.
Once a graded discussion is set up to be sent to your SIS, the Assignment Index Page lets you enable or disable a graded discussion by clicking the SIS sync icon next to the graded discussion.
Each SIS requires specific setup procedures to properly post grades for graded discussions. Depending on how graded discussions are assigned to students, some discussions may not be supported. For details and and troubleshooting tips, view the appropriate help document for your SIS integration:
- Instructor Help: Canvas and PowerSchool (this integration requires the Post Grades to SIS feature option)
- Instructor Help: Canvas and Skyward
Note: The Banner integration does not require any assignment setup and only pulls total grades from the Gradebook.
Manual Canvas Instructor Guide -
Updated on: Feb 16, 2022
How do I disable announcement replies for an entire course?
You can disable comments for announcements and have that setting applied to every announcement throughout the entire course. However, you can also choose to close announcements on a per-announcement basis.
If you disable comments in your course and choose to remove the checkbox at a later date, the option only applies to new announcements. Any existing announcements will remain locked and must be opened to comments individually.
Note: Depending on your institution's preference, comments may already be disabled in the course.
Manual Canvas Instructor Guide -
Updated on: Feb 14, 2022
How do I add a subject in a Canvas for Elementary account as an admin?
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Updated on: Feb 02, 2022
How do I manage confetti animations in Canvas as a student?
Manual Canvas Student Guide -
Updated on: Feb 02, 2022
How do I show recent announcements in the Course Home Page?
If you set your Home Page layout to display the Pages Front Page, you can show recent announcements as part of your Course Home Page. You can set the number of announcements that should be displayed.
The Course Home Page only displays the text within announcements; any images or media will not be shown.
Note: Before you can view announcements, you must have set a front page and set your Home Page layout to display the front page.
Manual Canvas Instructor Guide -
Updated on: Feb 02, 2022
How do I download all student submissions for an assignment in the Gradebook?
If you want to download all student submissions for an assignment, you can download them from the Gradebook in a bulk download. All submissions are downloaded as a single ZIP file that you can use to grade submissions on your computer offline. If a student has resubmitted an assignment, only the most recent submission will be included in the ZIP file. You can also download assignments from the assignment page.
Bulk downloads can be used for the following submission types: file uploads, text entries (displayed as HTML files), website URLs (displayed as HTML files), and Google Docs submissions.
In bulk downloads, Canvas automatically amends the file name for each submission type:
- For group assignments, the file name will include the name of the assigned group.
- For individual student assignments, the file name will include the name of the student (last name first).
- When anonymous grading is enabled, student names are not included in the names of downloaded files.
Note: After downloading student files, you can re-upload all student submissions in the Gradebook. However, you cannot change the names of the submission files. Otherwise Canvas will not be able to recognize the files that should be replaced.
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Updated on: Jan 26, 2022
How do I clear my cache in the Parent app on my Android device?
Manual Canvas Parent Android Guide -
Updated on: Jan 20, 2022
How do I manage content shared to me from other users?
Manual Canvas Instructor Guide -
Updated on: Jan 19, 2022
How do I view my recent page view history in Canvas as an observer?
Manual Canvas Observer Guide