i’ve tried googling it but everything just tells me to press “all courses” but since the update i haven’t been able to find it, am i missing something, or is the feature just removed.
I understand that it's probably due to the "new Canvas dashboard" but I really don't like the options that are available. The color-coded rings were perfect for me, and Tasks didn't break Canvas like BetterCampus supposedly can. I'm struggling to stay on top of my assignments because I don't have the sidebar I've been using for the last 4-5 years, which will tell me what's overdue. And I don't care about Canvas breaking that much, but apparently school districts do, since I've been told that BetterCampus is blocked and will not be unblocked ever. I tried to make a ticket to get it approved, when I was sent the ticket closure message found in image 2. I don't know if there's a way to get this extension unblocked, or if this is even the correct subreddit to post this in, but any advice is appreciated.
i’m trying to embed an image to a discussion board but it just gets stuck loading, it’s a picture i took off my phone then airdropped to my macbook, at first i thought converting to a jpeg would solve the problem but it just gets stuck loading whenever i click upload and embed. i’ve tried everything, making the file smaller, clearing my cache (im using chrome on a macbook pro) but no matter what i do i cant upload, help!
At a recent committee meeting, during a discussion of AI, a faculty member commented that there is an AI integrated into assignments on Canvas, such that when there was a reading associated with an assignment, they were asked if they wanted a bullet point summary of the reading. Is this a Canvas-wide thing, is it student-facing, is it a local implementation thing; does anyone have any knowledge or insights about this? They just presented this as a thing and didn’t have any more information but I am curious about it. I already have concerns about students actually doing any of the work – this would be the icing on the cake!
Hey all, I know how to reduce an answer choice for a student but it only applies to that specific quiz.
Is there a way to make this change permanent so you dont have to do it every quiz?
Has anyone noticed a change since the hack? In the past, I've been able to insert interactive assets into my Canvas courses with ease, just using the insert-embed code workflow. When I do it now, my interactive content displays as text. I've even tried inserting the code into the raw html view with no luck. Wondering if they've put in some new security measures these days and I'm out of luck.
So the new ui update shows any missing assignments you have. Unfortunately one of my professors didn’t archive their class from spring semester and I didn’t do an extra credit assignment. I marked it as done during the semester so I wouldn’t see it in my to do list but since the new update it refuses to go away. I’ve tried favoriting and unfavoriting the class and favoriting another class but nothing is working. Is there a way to make it go away? I actually like the new ui and don’t wanna change it to the old one.
I have a really shitty macbook that can’t handle chrome well at all. What other browsers can I use that aren’t so resource heavy and work okay for canvas? I doubt safari works…
does anyone know how to remove calendars from the side window?
prettycanvas is a chrome extension that makes your Canvas UI pretty.
i’m mainly interested in hearing about bugs, compatibility problems across schools, and any feedback from regular canvas users.
it's still in the beta stage, so if something crashes or feels weird, let me know!
extension can be found here:
feel free to comment or dm me if you run into any issues.
thanks!
Ive been using Tasks for Canvas for about 2 years now, but it is being shut down soon. My school has restricted the ability to install BetterCampus, and I am looking for an alternative. I do not care about the visual customization or any AI features, I just want a list of upcoming assignments, as well as the announcements, and the chart that shows how many assignments I have left. If it works on blackboard, that is an added bonus! (I have classes on both for different things)
UPDATE: My institution has now enabled the new dashboard, so I dont need it anymore, but if anyone finds anything youre welcome to comment!
why do i hear so many stories of students getting caught switching tabs or googling answers? i'm pretty sure professors don't just sit there sifting through each students response.
Is Canvas down? I can't access my Canvas since early this morning, on either my computer or phone. Just want to know if I'm the only one having this issue.
Hello everyone,
I need your advice on the Canvas quiz log and the meaning of "Stopped viewing the Canvas quiz-taking page."
Firstly, I want to mention that this is my first Reddit post, so please excuse any weirdness in my post.
Secondly, I am very bad when it comes to the technical side of things, such as laptops.
So, for context, I was recently found guilty of cheating in an exam I took in January 2026. I started university in the summer of 2025. The university requires us to use both Canvas and Respondus LockDown Browser for digital exams.
During my second digital exam, Economics, I had a weird "glitch." While I was taking notes on a sheet of paper, I rested my hand on my laptop, which somehow caused my screen to access the background tabs that were open, without being blocked by Respondus LockDown Browser.
I immediately notified the exam supervisor, who came up to me and also saw that I had tabs open. He asked me if I could return to Canvas, which I did by fumbling around on my laptop. I could then continue answering the questions in the exam without any further issues. I didn't need to log in again, which apparantly is usually the case.
After the exam, they told me that the incident would be investigated further.
The tabs I had open were a summary I used for studying, ChatGPT, and another AI learning app called Brian.
The investigations that followed revealed that there was a security gap in LockDown Browser that could only be accessed on Microsoft Surface devices, which was the laptop I was using at the time. By doing a three-finger gesture, I could switch between Respondus LockDown Browser and the background without triggering an alarm from the system.
Even though the system did not trigger an alarm, it apparently recorded it in the Canvas quiz log.
This is where my problem starts, though. Even though this happened only once, the system recorded 33 different instances where I apparently left the quiz page, with the message "Stopped viewing the Canvas quiz-taking page." Some of them lasted "0" seconds.
Furthermore, they also investigated the quiz log from my first digital exam, Accountancy, which had another 10 "Stopped viewing the Canvas quiz-taking page" messages.
I have shared the photos of the economics quiz logs.
Based on that information, they took disciplinary action against me.
I finally had my disciplinary hearing this week. During the hearing, they discussed my quiz log. The university's quiz log expert, who was also a witness against me, said that every time "Stopped viewing the Canvas quiz-taking page" appears, it means that I accessed tabs in the background.
When I asked him whether the message only appears if the quiz-taking page is actually left, he said yes, although he also said it could possibly happen because of connection issues.
His explanation for the 0-second messages was that, on a Surface, you can access the background using the three-finger gesture without completely switching away from the page.
I also asked whether it could be caused by hardware issues, and he said he couldn't know, because even if I did give him my laptop, too much time has passed and there has been to many updates in their system.
At the end of the hearing, I was acquitted of the cheating allegations regarding my first digital exam. However, I was not acquitted regarding the second exam because they insist that I had been repeatedly switching between tabs, based on what was recorded in the quiz log.
So my question is: what does "Stopped viewing the Canvas quiz-taking page" actually mean?
What can cause this message to appear? Does it necessarily mean that someone switched to another tab or application? How likely is it that it could be caused by something else, such as connection issues, hardware issues, gestures, notifications, or other technical behaviour? What do the time stamps mean?
Any explanations would be very helpful.
Thank you for reading.
Edit: added pictures
Hello TwT, I am a new student and I'm trying to log in and access my canvas account. Problem is, in both mobile app and laptop website, it says the website isn't available and there is too many redirects. I also got an error that said i should clear my cookies, and i did but it didn't improve at all. Is this normal? What can I do to log in?
