# The Canvas Insider Deep Canvas LMS expertise for admins, designers, and the leaders who rely on them. Page: Feed: --- ## [Two Checkboxes I'm Glad I Found in January](https://www.canvasinsider.blog/p/two-checkboxes-im-glad-i-found-in) _2026-08-12 · Chris Powell_ Any account could generate a key to every student's grades. Here's the afternoon I closed that door. ## [Who approves Athena?](https://www.canvasinsider.blog/p/who-approves-athena) _2026-07-23 · Chris Powell_ Instructure's new AI study coach connects through the student's account, not yours. ## [Reading the Room](https://www.canvasinsider.blog/p/reading-the-room) _2026-07-06 · Chris Powell_ Holding the groove, and the trust that never came down the org chart. ## [Write Your Quiz in Word. Let Canvas Take It From There.](https://www.canvasinsider.blog/p/write-your-quiz-in-word-let-canvas) _2026-07-01 · Chris Powell_ I got five bucks that says creating quizzes generates more support tickets than any other area of Canvas. ## [When Canvas Goes Dark, Your .imscc File Is Worthless](https://www.canvasinsider.blog/p/when-canvas-goes-dark-your-imscc) _2026-06-15 · Chris Powell_ From the Admin side of the desk ## [The Canvas Insider Grows Up](https://www.canvasinsider.blog/p/the-canvas-insider-grows-up) _2026-06-09 · Chris Powell_ I started this blog in 2022 because I had information to share about Canvas and no place to say it. ## [Vibing With Gemini - Bulk Suspend Guest Accounts](https://www.canvasinsider.blog/p/vibing-with-gemini-bulk-suspend-guest) _2026-05-20 · Chris Powell_ Based on recent events, there may be questions posed about guest accounts in your Canvas LMS, and whether they should be suspended after a given time. ## [Vibing with Gemini - Print and Export Quizzes](https://www.canvasinsider.blog/p/vibing-with-gemini-print-and-export) _2026-05-08 · Chris Powell_ If you are using New Quizzes in Canvas, you’re familiar with the option to print your quiz with the answer key or print a blank quiz with no answers shown. ## [Vibing with Gemini - Popup Notification for specific assignment](https://www.canvasinsider.blog/p/vibing-with-gemini-popup-notification) _2026-05-01 · Chris Powell_ For years I have supported my faculty clients in restoring balance to their course gradebook after discovering they edited the Roll Call Attendance assignment points from 100 to something else. ## [Vibing with Gemini - Convert DOCX to Canvas Quiz](https://www.canvasinsider.blog/p/vibing-with-gemini-convert-docx-to) _2026-04-30 · Chris Powell_ Instructure recently sent notifications about upcoming changes to its login user interface. It had little impact to those at my university accessing our Canvas LMS, but there was one significant area that was affected. ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/oA2Qo2a4nAJW) _2026-04-30 · **Sponsored**_ Deploy apps from your repo with auto-config, instant previews, scaling, and monitoring. ## [Can AI Do That? SpeedGrader Submission Previews](https://www.canvasinsider.blog/p/can-ai-do-that-speedgrader-submission) _2026-03-10 · Chris Powell_ When a teacher can’t see their student essay submissions in SpeedGrader, can AI help troubleshoot the issue? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/190524874/e11063a7a17ee56339f6032608786d53.mp3) ## [Can AI Do That? ...maybe](https://www.canvasinsider.blog/p/can-ai-do-that-maybe) _2026-02-26 · Chris Powell_ In the educational technology timeline, the end of February 2026 will be remembered as the debut a new product named for a famous theoretical physicist. ## [Can AI Do That?](https://www.canvasinsider.blog/p/can-ai-do-that-ee0) _2026-02-17 · Chris Powell_ Old Courses Still in Dashboard ## [Can AI Do That?](https://www.canvasinsider.blog/p/can-ai-do-that) _2026-02-13 · Chris Powell_ Lost Grades ## [IgniteAI Agent - Meet & Greet](https://www.canvasinsider.blog/p/igniteai-agent-meet-and-greet) _2026-02-05 · Chris Powell_ Instructure recently released its IgniteAI Agent for Canvas Admins, and will soon be making it available to teachers of Canvas courses. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/187001812/05e3b86bd979072b893b19e6695b27f8.mp3) ## [Canvas Theme CSS - Modifying to meet \ tag accessibility standards](https://www.canvasinsider.blog/p/canvas-theme-css-modifying-to-meet) _2025-11-13 · Chris Powell_ Hello again Canvas Insiders, [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/178810020/9ebb06ad74941ccbd9be41f894770736.mp3) ## [Student Annotation Assignments](https://www.canvasinsider.blog/p/student-annotation-assignments) _2025-09-04 · Chris Powell_ Welcome back to the new academic year, Insiders! [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/172803258/ce1e894c583fa236a1744ff39772dd49.mp3) ## [Vibing with Gemini - File Storage Upload Errors in Course](https://www.canvasinsider.blog/p/vibing-with-gemini-file-storage-upload) _2025-08-21 · Chris Powell_ Sometimes teachers in Canvas courses encounter error messages and are unable to upload files into their courses. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/171394787/1fd987de5070c0bf5d813823bf50741b.mp3) ## [Vibing with Gemini - Adding Student to Course Behind-the-Scenes](https://www.canvasinsider.blog/p/vibing-with-gemini-adding-student) _2025-08-20 · Chris Powell_ What happens when a Canvas Admin like me wants to help staff with their Academic Honesty course, and visits Google Gemini for some “Vibe Coding” to help staff work smarter than harder? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/171394102/b29cb69daeb3ee581bd1e3b329a1d199.mp3) ## [Screen Share With Real Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hQwJ7bXVFvRJ) _2025-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control — open source, like Screenhero. ## [Vibing with Gemini - Cross-listing Courses](https://www.canvasinsider.blog/p/vibing-with-gemini-cross-listing) _2025-08-19 · Chris Powell_ What happens when a Canvas Admin like me wants to work smarter instead of harder, and visits with Google Gemini for some “Vibe Coding”? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/171393187/bef0066e5aa30e57d5de7c733488b468.mp3)