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Tool/Feature
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Blackboard Learn
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Canvas
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Course Level Announcements
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=106
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-add-an-announcement-in-a-course/ta-p/1194
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Edit Announcements
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Interact/Announcements
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-edit-an-announcement-in-a-course/ta-p/1190
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SMS Notifications
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No
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-add-a-text-SMS-contact-method-in-Canvas-as-a-student/ta-p/411
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Email Specific Students Directly
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=587
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-send-a-message-to-all-course-users-in-the-Inbox-as-an/ta-p/600
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Course Messages
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No - Off
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Yes – Referred to as Messages. https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-send-a-message-to-all-course-users-in-the-Inbox-as-an/ta-p/600
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Instant Messaging
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No
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Yes – Referred to as Chat. https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/What-is-Chat/ta-p/63
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Customizable Course Navigation
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Courses/Course_Customization
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-manage-Course-Navigation-links/ta-p/1020
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Course Activity Stream
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No – Off
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-use-the-Course-Activity-Stream-as-an-instructor/ta-p/1290
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Designated Syllabus Location
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No
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Yes – Designated tab within the course menu for instructors to upload their syllabus, and automatically generates a list of assignments with assigned due dates for the course. This page can be set as the homepage for the course. https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Video-Guide/Syllabus-Instructors/ta-p/473559
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Attendance Tool
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=941
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/What-is-the-Roll-Call-Attendance-Tool/ta-p/59
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Assign Grade to Attendance
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=941
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-take-roll-call-using-the-Attendance-tool/ta-p/995
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Calendar
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Courses/Calendar
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/What-is-the-Calendar/ta-p/76
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Sync with Microsoft Calendar
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No
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-subscribe-to-the-Calendar-feed-using-Outlook-as-a/ta-p/531
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Assignments
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=107
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-an-assignment/ta-p/740
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Discussions
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=624
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-discussion-as-an-instructor/ta-p/1029
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Journals
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=960
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No – Text entry submissions within assignments effectively replace journals.
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Blogs
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=950
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No – Equivalent options available via other tools within the platform.
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Wikis
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=868
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No – Pages with editing permissions provided to students effectively replace the need for a wikis tool.
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Set Assignment Availability Dates
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=107
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Troubleshooting/Making-assignments-available-to-students/ta-p/883
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Restrict File Submission Types
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Administrator/Hosting/Course_Management/Managing_Courses/File_Types
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-an-online-assignment/ta-p/950
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Drag-and-Drop File Uploads
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Course_Content/Course_Files/Add_Files_to_Course_Files
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-upload-a-file-to-a-course/ta-p/618
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Groups
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=4830
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/What-are-Groups/ta-p/16
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Manually Enroll Groups
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=4830
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-manually-create-groups-in-a-group-set/ta-p/700
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Self-enroll Groups
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=4830
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-automatically-create-groups-in-a-group-set/ta-p/720
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Randomly Enroll Groups
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=4830
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-automatically-create-groups-in-a-group-set/ta-p/720
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Achievements
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=1255
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Badges-Badgr/Awarding-badges-in-Badgr/ta-p/528742
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Mashup: Flickr
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Course_Content/Create_Content/Create_Course_Materials/Add_Social_Media
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No – Proprietary Blackboard tool.
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Mashup: SlideShare
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Course_Content/Create_Content/Create_Course_Materials/Add_Social_Media
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No – Content from SlideShare can be added using web links or embed features.
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Mashup: YouTube
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=544
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-link-to-a-YouTube-video-in-the-Rich-Content-Editor-as/ta-p/952
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Video Everywhere
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Course_Content/Best_Practices_Course_Content/Best_Practice_Intro_Videos
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Glossary
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Course_Content/Glossary
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No – Can be achieved through third-party tool integrations.
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Tasks
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Performance/Tasks
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Yes – Referred to as To-Do List. https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-use-the-To-Do-list-and-sidebar-in-the-Dashboard-as-an/ta-p/811
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Lesson Plans
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Course_Content/Create_Content/Create_Containers_for_Content/Create_Lesson_Plans#:~:text=Create%20a%20lesson%20plan&text=Typically%2C%20you%20create%20lesson%20plans,%2C%20tracking%2C%20and%20display%20dates.
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No – Equivalent content available through the Modules feature. https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-add-a-module/ta-p/1151
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Tests
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=639
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-quiz-with-individual-questions/ta-p/1248
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Quizzes
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=639
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-quiz-with-individual-questions/ta-p/1248
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Surveys
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Tests_Pools_Surveys/Create_Tests_and_Surveys
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-survey-in-my-course/ta-p/782
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Multiple Choice Questions
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=639
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-Multiple-Choice-quiz-question/ta-p/682
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Short Answer Questions
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=639
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No – Effectively replaced by Essay questions. https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-an-Essay-quiz-question/ta-p/909
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Essay Questions
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=639
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-an-Essay-quiz-question/ta-p/909
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Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=639
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-Fill-in-the-Blank-question-in-New-Quizzes/ta-p/985
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Fill-in Multiple Blanks Questions
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=639
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-Fill-in-Multiple-Blanks-quiz-question/ta-p/923
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True/False Questions
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=639
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-True-False-quiz-question/ta-p/927
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Either/Or Questions
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=639
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No
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Ordering Questions
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=639
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No
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Quiz Bowl Questions
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=639
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No
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Hot Spot Questions
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=639
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No
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Calculated Formula Questions
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=639
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-Simple-Formula-quiz-question/ta-p/1233
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Calculated Numeric Questions
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=639
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-Numerical-Answer-quiz-question/ta-p/919
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Jumbled Sentence Questions
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=639
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No
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Matching Questions
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=639
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-Matching-quiz-question/ta-p/918
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Multiple Drop-down Questions
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=639
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-Multiple-Dropdown-quiz-question/ta-p/916
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File Submission Response Questions
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=639
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-File-Upload-quiz-question/ta-p/652
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Opinion/Likert Scale Questions
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=639
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No - Multiple Drop-down Questions effectively replaces Opinion/Likert Scale Questions. https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-Multiple-Dropdown-quiz-question/ta-p/916
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Question Sets
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Tests_Pools_Surveys/Orig_Reuse_Questions/Question_Sets
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-quiz-with-a-question-group-to-randomize-quiz/ta-p/1032
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Question Banks
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=8223
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-quiz-with-a-question-group-to-randomize-quiz/ta-p/1032
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Item Analysis
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Tests_Pools_Surveys/Item_Analysis
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No – Available through third-party integrations.
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Randomize Order of Questions
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=637
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-quiz-with-a-question-group-to-randomize-quiz/ta-p/1032
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Randomize Multiple Choice Answers
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=639
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/What-options-can-I-set-in-a-quiz/ta-p/683
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Decimal Points in Tests
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Grade/Decimals
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Known-Issues/Able-to-save-questions-with-3-decimal-places-for-points-in-New/ta-p/242973
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Score Per Question
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Tests_Pools_Surveys/Question_Settings
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- Go to Quizzes and select "Edit" from the dropdown menu on the right-side of your target quiz OR create a new quiz in the top-right of the page (if applicable).
- Under the Details tab (which you will automatically be redirected to) scroll down to Options and select "Shuffle Answers".
https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Idea-Conversations/Shuffle-answers-at-the-question-level/idi-p/329667
https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-New-Feature-Screencast/New-Quizzes-Answer-Shuffling-2020-01-18-Screencast/ta-p/382035
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Automatically Grade Responses
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Tests_Pools_Surveys/Grade_Tests
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https://mycanvas.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Final_-Using-Canvas-Quiz-Tool-for-Automatically-Graded-Quizzes-2f50qng.pdf
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Adaptive Release
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article/faculty-creating-adaptive-release-advanced-rules-8230.html
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Canvas uses prerequisites. https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-add-prerequisites-to-a-module/ta-p/1123
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Restrict Number of Attempts
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=634
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/What-options-can-I-set-in-a-quiz/ta-p/683
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Password Option for Assessments
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No
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-manage-settings-for-a-quiz-in-New-Quizzes/ta-p/581
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View Time Student Spent Taking Test
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Performance/Course_Reports/Student_Activity_Details
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-view-student-quiz-results-in-New-Quizzes/ta-p/488382
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View Time Student Spent on Each Question
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No
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-view-a-quiz-log-for-a-student/ta-p/580
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Build Rubrics
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Grade/Rubrics
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/What-are-Rubrics/ta-p/35
https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Video-Guide/Rubrics-Overview-Instructors/ta-p/384253
https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Mastery-Connect-Assessments/Create-an-Assessment-with-Rubric-Criteria/ta-p/386915
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Import Rubrics
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=500
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Instructional-Designer/Importing-Rubrics-from-a-Spreadsheet/ba-p/264527
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Assign Goals
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=5844
https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=459
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-an-outcome-for-a-course/ta-p/862
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Allow for Self & Peer Assessment
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=622
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-peer-review-assignment/ta-p/641
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Gradebook
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=643
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Instructions: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-use-the-Gradebook/ta-p/701
Video: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Video-Guide/Gradebook-Overview-Instructors/ta-p/384347
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Audio/Video Feedback Option
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Interact/Audio_Video_Recording
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-leave-feedback-comments-for-student-submissions-in/ta-p/764
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Bulk Download of Submissions
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Assignments/Download_Assignments
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-download-all-student-submissions-for-an-assignment/ta-p/760
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Drop Grades
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=2765
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Yes
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Unsubmitted Work Counts as Zero
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No
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-apply-a-Missing-Submission-policy-in-the-Gradebook/ta-p/963
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Anonymous Grading
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Assignments/Grade_Assignments/Anonymous_Grading#:~:text=Enable%20anonymous%20grading,-When%20you%20grade&text=You%20can%20also%20ask%20students,Enable%20Anonymous%20Grading%20check%20box.
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-add-an-assignment-that-includes-anonymous-grading/ta-p/769
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Parallel Grading
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No
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No
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Proprietary Plagiarism Software
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=746
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No – Would need to locate a third-party vendor to provide this service.
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Direct Submission to Plagiarism Software
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=1069
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No – Available through third-party integrations.
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Modules
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Administrator/SaaS/User_Interface_Options/Original_Experience/Modules/Create_Module
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-add-a-module/ta-p/1151
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Folders
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=546
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No – Content is organized in a modules and pages structure. Folders are only available when organizing course files.
https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-add-a-module/ta-p/1151
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Pages
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Course_Content/Create_Content/Create_Course_Materials/Create_Blank_Pages_and_Files
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-new-page-in-a-course/ta-p/1031
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Items
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=95
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Yes – See Pages. https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-a-new-page-in-a-course/ta-p/1031
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Learning Modules
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Course_Content/Create_Content/Create_Containers_for_Content/Create_Learning_Modules
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Yes – See Modules
https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-add-a-module/ta-p/1151
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Course Links
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=594
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-hyperlinks-to-course-or-group-content-in-the/ta-p/954
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Web Links
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=566
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-hyperlinks-to-external-URLs-in-the-Rich-Content/ta-p/872
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Embed Web Content
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Course_Content/Create_Content/Create_Course_Materials/Work_With_Text/What_Does_the_Editor_Do
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-embed-a-video-in-a-page-in-a-course/ta-p/1125
https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-upload-and-embed-an-image-in-the-Rich-Content-Editor-as/ta-p/784
https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-embed-images-from-Canvas-into-the-Rich-Content-Editor/ta-p/856
https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-upload-and-embed-a-media-file-from-my-computer-in-the/ta-p/868
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Rich Text Editor
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=3798
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-add-and-modify-text-in-the-Rich-Content-Editor-as-an/ta-p/818
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HTML Editor
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Administrator/Hosting/Tools_Management/Content_Editor
https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Course_Content/Course_Files/Add_Files_to_Course_Files/Create_HTML_Objects
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Yes – Located alongside the Rich Text Editor.
https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-use-the-HTML-view-in-the-Rich-Content-Editor-as-an/ta-p/876
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Student Preview
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=3810
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-view-a-course-as-a-test-student-using-Student-View/ta-p/1122
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Bulk Edit Course Content
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No
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-bulk-update-due-dates-and-availability-dates-as-an/ta-p/1195
https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-bulk-upload-files-to-a-course/ta-p/623
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Content Collection
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https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Original/Course_Content/Content_Collection
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/What-are-Files/ta-p/7
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Date Management Tool
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=1718
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-bulk-update-due-dates-and-availability-dates-as-an/ta-p/1195
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Course Themes
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Yes
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No – only at admin level
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Native Accessibility Tool
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https://kb.mc3.edu/article.php?id=1732
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No – Is capable of integrating with Blackboard Ally
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Additional Time on Tests for Select Students
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No
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/Once-I-publish-a-timed-quiz-how-can-I-give-my-students-extra/ta-p/999
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Additional Attempts on Tests for Select Students
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No
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https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/Once-I-publish-a-quiz-how-can-I-give-my-students-extra-attempts/ta-p/1242
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Guest Access to Course
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Yes
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Yes
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