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Draft quiz questions from your notes, then moderate them for Canvas

DeckOwl turns your PDFs, slides or notes into multiple-choice, true/false and open questions with explanations. Review each one before it reaches students, then export.

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What canvas quiz moderation involves and where DeckOwl fits

Reviewing a Canvas quiz before students take it is the core of canvas quiz moderation, and most of that work is checking the questions themselves. The drafting is often the slow part, which is where a generator saves time.

Draft multiple-choice, true/false and open questions from your own notes
Read explanations for each answer before you approve it
Keep moderation settings such as extra time in Canvas
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Example quiz moderation checks for Canvas instructors

In Canvas, does moderating a quiz change the question wording that students see?No. Moderation adjusts settings such as extra time or extra attempts for selected students, and the question content stays the same.

Why review AI-drafted questions before publishing a Canvas quiz?Generated questions can be ambiguous or occasionally wrong, so each answer key should be checked against the source material before students see it.

True or false: a true/false question is fair when it uses words like always or never.False. Absolute terms often signal the false answer, so reword the statement to avoid giving students a clue.

Why should wrong options in a multiple-choice question be plausible?Implausible distractors let students guess without learning the material, while plausible ones reflect common misconceptions and test understanding.

What is the main reason to moderate a quiz for one student rather than the whole class?Individual accommodations, such as extra time, should apply only to the student who needs them, so the rest of the class keeps the original quiz rules.

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Questions from your own material

Upload a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, text file or photo of a page and get a draft quiz based only on what you provided.

Explanations for every answer

Each question includes an explanation, so you can check the reasoning as well as the answer key during review.

Export when you are ready

Save to PDF or DOCX on Plus. QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export are available on Pro.

How it works

Upload your course material

Add the lecture slides, reading or notes the quiz should cover.

Review each question

Check wording, the correct answer and the explanation against your source before anything goes to students.

Set up the quiz in Canvas

Moderation settings such as extra time or attempts stay in Canvas, so finish those there after importing or retyping your reviewed questions.

DeckOwl does not change moderation settings in Canvas. It does not give individual students extra time or extra attempts, and it does not publish quizzes to your course. Those controls remain in Canvas.

Plus lets you export DOCX and PDF files, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export. Check which import formats your Canvas instance accepts before you rely on an export.

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Frequently asked questions

How many questions should a Canvas quiz include for one unit?

Keep the quiz short enough that students can finish within the time limit you set in Canvas. Test the timing yourself before release.

What should I check when moderating a quiz before it goes live?

Check that each answer key matches the source material, that wrong options are plausible, and that no question gives away its answer through wording.

Does DeckOwl change extra time or attempts in Canvas?

No. DeckOwl creates draft questions from your material, and any moderation settings for students are still managed inside Canvas.

Can I export questions from DeckOwl to Canvas?

QTI 2.1 export is a Pro feature, and PDF and DOCX exports are on Plus. Confirm which import format your Canvas instance accepts before relying on an export.

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