{"id":3045,"date":"2025-07-10T19:46:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T19:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/?p=3045"},"modified":"2026-01-29T21:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:34:11","slug":"remove-or-delete-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/remove-or-delete-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove or Delete Activities on the Modules Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#remove-an-activity-from-the-modules-page\">Remove an Activity from the Modules Page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#delete-an-activity-from-the-canvas-course\">Delete an Activity from the Canvas Course<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#additional-resources\">Additional Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"remove-an-activity-from-the-modules-page\">Remove an Activity from the Modules Page<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the&nbsp;<strong>Modules<\/strong>&nbsp;page, find the desired activity (Assignment, Discussion, etc.).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To the right of the activity, click the <strong>Options<\/strong> (three vertical dots) icon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select&nbsp;<strong>Remove<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: Removing an activity from the Modules page does not completely delete it from your Canvas course. It will still remain on your <strong>Pages<\/strong>, <strong>Discussions<\/strong>, <strong>Quizzes<\/strong>, or <strong>Assignments<\/strong> index page. In some cases, you will want to delete the full activity (e.g. in order to remove an assignment from the Simple Syllabus).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"delete-an-activity-from-the-canvas-course\">Delete an Activity from the Canvas Course<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the left-hand course navigation menu, find and click into the category for the item you want to delete (<strong>Pages<\/strong>, <strong>Discussions<\/strong>, <strong>Quizzes<\/strong>, <strong>Assignments<\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To the right of the desired item, click the <strong>Options<\/strong> (three vertical dots) icon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select&nbsp;<strong>Delete<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the pop-up that appears, press&nbsp;<strong>OK<\/strong>&nbsp;to confirm the deletion of the activity.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>This will delete the item from your course and also remove it from your <strong>Modules<\/strong> index page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"additional-resources\">Additional Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-adv-tabs advgb-tabs-wrapper advgb-tab-vert-desktop advgb-tab-vert-tablet advgb-tab-stack-mobile advgb-tabs-f977a862-57e5-4625-b0c3-a210d8038fd8\" data-tab-active=\"0\"><ul class=\"advgb-tabs-panel\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"advgb-tab advgb-tab-active\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-color:#e9e9e9;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:10px\"><button class=\"advgb-tab-button\" id=\"advgb-tab-_104151-4d-0\" aria-controls=\"advgb-tab-panel-_104151-4d-0\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#242424;background:none;border:none;width:100%;text-align:inherit;cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px;font:inherit\"><span>Remove or Delete Activities on Canvas<\/span><\/button><\/li><li class=\"advgb-tab \" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-color:#e9e9e9;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:10px\"><button class=\"advgb-tab-button\" id=\"advgb-tab-_104151-4d-1\" aria-controls=\"advgb-tab-panel-_104151-4d-1\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#242424;background:none;border:none;width:100%;text-align:inherit;cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px;font:inherit\"><span>Remove Module Items<\/span><\/button><\/li><li class=\"advgb-tab \" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-color:#e9e9e9;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:10px\"><button class=\"advgb-tab-button\" id=\"advgb-tab-_104151-4d-2\" aria-controls=\"advgb-tab-panel-_104151-4d-2\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#242424;background:none;border:none;width:100%;text-align:inherit;cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px;font:inherit\"><span>Delete Pages in a Course<\/span><\/button><\/li><li class=\"advgb-tab \" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-color:#e9e9e9;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:10px\"><button class=\"advgb-tab-button\" id=\"advgb-tab-_104151-4d-3\" aria-controls=\"advgb-tab-panel-_104151-4d-3\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#242424;background:none;border:none;width:100%;text-align:inherit;cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px;font:inherit\"><span>Edit or Delete a Discussion in a Course<\/span><\/button><\/li><li class=\"advgb-tab \" role=\"presentation\" style=\"background-color:#e9e9e9;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:10px\"><button class=\"advgb-tab-button\" id=\"advgb-tab-_104151-4d-4\" aria-controls=\"advgb-tab-panel-_104151-4d-4\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#242424;background:none;border:none;width:100%;text-align:inherit;cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px;font:inherit\"><span>Delete an Assignment<\/span><\/button><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"advgb-tab-body-wrapper\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:10px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-tab advgb-tab-body-container\"><div class=\"advgb-tab-body-header advgb-tab-class- \" id=\"advgb-tab-panel-_104151-4d-0\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"advgb-tab-_104151-4d-0\" tabindex=\"0\"><span>Remove or Delete Activities on Canvas<\/span><\/div><div class=\"advgb-tab-_104151-4d advgb-tab-body\" aria-labelledby=\"advgb-tab-panel-_104151-4d-0\" style=\"display:none\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iue57PIljlo?si=uGWYtwbPBcNGe6D8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-tab advgb-tab-body-container\"><div class=\"advgb-tab-body-header advgb-tab-class- \" id=\"advgb-tab-panel-_104151-4d-1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"advgb-tab-_104151-4d-1\" tabindex=\"0\"><span>Remove Module Items<\/span><\/div><div class=\"advgb-tab-_104151-4d advgb-tab-body\" aria-labelledby=\"advgb-tab-panel-_104151-4d-1\" style=\"display:none\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/660910-how-do-i-remove-module-items\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How do I remove module items?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div style=\"position:relative;width:100%;max-width:900px;margin:8px 0;padding-top:56.25%;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.app.guidde.com\/playbooks\/4bXdT1dJ3uvUmvSgoNKt4C?mode=videoOnly\" title=\"How do I remove module items?\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-forms\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;background:#000;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-tab advgb-tab-body-container\"><div class=\"advgb-tab-body-header advgb-tab-class- \" id=\"advgb-tab-panel-_104151-4d-2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"advgb-tab-_104151-4d-2\" tabindex=\"0\"><span>Delete Pages in a Course<\/span><\/div><div class=\"advgb-tab-_104151-4d advgb-tab-body\" aria-labelledby=\"advgb-tab-panel-_104151-4d-2\" style=\"display:none\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/660953-how-do-i-delete-pages-in-a-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How do I delete pages in a course?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div style=\"position:relative;width:100%;max-width:900px;margin:8px 0;padding-top:56.25%;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.app.guidde.com\/playbooks\/vscSv3V5WdZB7wRPqtJtAF?mode=videoOnly\" title=\"How do I delete pages in a course?\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-forms\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;background:#000;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-tab advgb-tab-body-container\"><div class=\"advgb-tab-body-header advgb-tab-class- header-active\" id=\"advgb-tab-panel-_104151-4d-3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"advgb-tab-_104151-4d-3\" tabindex=\"0\"><span>Edit or Delete a Discussion in a Cours<\/span><\/div><div class=\"advgb-tab-_104151-4d advgb-tab-body\" aria-labelledby=\"advgb-tab-panel-_104151-4d-3\" style=\"display:block\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/660787-how-do-i-edit-or-delete-a-discussion-in-a-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How do I edit or delete a discussion in a course?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div style=\"position:relative;width:100%;max-width:900px;margin:8px 0;padding-top:56.25%;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.app.guidde.com\/playbooks\/6phDduoahqCiDoZpDp5Rjb\" title=\"How do I edit or delete a discussion in a course?\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-forms\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;background:#000;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-tab advgb-tab-body-container\"><div class=\"advgb-tab-body-header advgb-tab-class- \" id=\"advgb-tab-panel-_104151-4d-4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"advgb-tab-_104151-4d-4\" tabindex=\"0\"><span>Delete an Assignment<\/span><\/div><div class=\"advgb-tab-_104151-4d advgb-tab-body\" aria-labelledby=\"advgb-tab-panel-_104151-4d-4\" style=\"display:none\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.instructure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/660684-how-do-i-delete-an-assignment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How do I delete an assignment?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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