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  • 11/22/2024: Canvas Outage 500 Page Error [RESOLVED] Resolved [Posted 11/22/2024 at 1:29 pm ET] At 12:43 pm on 11/22/2024 Instructure reports the incident has been resolved.  For the full timeline of the error, please see the Canvas System Status Page. Monitoring At 12:34 pm on 11/22/2024 A fix has been implemented and Instructure is monitoring the results.  For the full timeline of the error, please see the Canvas System Status Page. Investigating [Posted 11/22/2024 at 12:24 pm ET] At 12:15 pm on 11/22/2024 Canvas has experienced an outage of service.  Some users may be encountering  500 page errors in Canvas.  Instructure is currently investigating the issue.  For the full timeline of the error, please see the Canvas System Status Page.

  • 11/20/2024: Hypothes.is Scheduled Maintenance and Outage Saturday Pending [Posted 11/20/2024 at 2:04 pm ET] Saturday, November 30th from 3:00 to 5:00 am ET Hypothes.is  At 3:00 to 5:00 am ET on Saturday, 11/30/2024, Hypthes.is will be undergoing a scheduled maintenance.  During this time, the platform will be unavailable.

  • 11/19/2024: Some Canvas Users Experiencing a 500 Error [RESOLVED] Resolved [Posted 11/18/2024 at 9:55 pm ET] At 9:55 pm on 11/18/2024 Canvas reported the situation has been fully resolved. For the full timeline of the error, please see the Canvas System Status Page.   Monitoring [Posted 11/18/2024 at 9:36 pm ET] At 9:36 pm on 11/18/2024 Canvas implemented a fix to the 500 error some United States users were experiencing in Canvas.  To ensure the fix was successful they remained monitoring the situation.  For the full timeline of the error, please see the Canvas System Status Page.   Investigating [Posted 11/18/2024 at 9:06 pm ET] At 9:06 pm on 11/18/2024 Canvas was aware and started investigating a reported error of some United States users experiencing a 500 error while in Canvas.  This error seems to have impacted some students by kicking them out of their exams.  For the full timeline of the error, please see the Canvas System Status Page.

Canvas Grades and Grading FAQs
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FAQs

  1. What items are gradable in Canvas?
  2. What are the best practice recommendations for using Canvas's New Gradebook?
  3. How do I use the New Gradebook?
  4. How to adjust dues dates and availability dates in Canvas
  5. Does Canvas have an inline assignment grading feature? (SpeedGrader)
  6. Can I use rubrics in Canvas?
  7. Can I manually create columns in the Gradebook?
  8. Can I create weighted columns?
  9. How do I use a Grade Posting Policy in my Gradebook?
  10. How can I organize Canvas's New Gradebook?
  11. I like to give my students feedback on their work.  How do I do this in Canvas?
  12. Is there a grade history feature in Canvas?
  13. Can I email students from within the Gradebook?
  14. I want to grade assignments offline - how do I download all my students' submissions?
  15. How do I export grades in the New Gradebook?
  16. How do I import my Gradebook into my Canvas site?
  17. How can I exempt a student's grades?
  18. How do I track student activity in my course?
  19. Can I print student grades?
  20. Managing Extra Credit in Canvas
  21. Is there any way to curve my students' grades in Canvas?
  22. Is there an anonymous grading feature in Canvas?
  23. Allow Students to Finish Incomplete
  24. How do I hide the calculated total column from students?
  25. How do I change the status of a submission in the New Gradebook?
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