Assignments are one of the backbones of your course. They allow you to check for your student’s understanding and collect important data on their learning. The Assignments feature in Canvas has a number of differentiation and accountability options for both students and teachers. You can learn more about assignments on the page below or by accessing the Canvas Guides through the Instructure Community.
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Creating an Assignment
Creating an Assignment
You can create a new assignment directly from the Module. This has the advantage of ensuring that you can’t forget to add it later on!
Instructure Guide to Creating an Assignment
Birdville One Pager - How to Create a New Assignment in a Module
Birdville One Pager - How to Create a Text Entry Assignment
Birdville One Pager - How to Create a Media Recording Assignment
Birdville One Pager - How to Create a Student Annotation Assignment
Birdville One Pager - How to Create a Canva for Education Assignment
Adding Due Dates to Assignments
Adding Due Dates to Assignments
Canvas provides a calendar and To-Do List for students to see what assignments they have completed and what still needs to be done. It’s important to add due dates to your assignments to ensure that students (and their parents) know what needs to be completed.
Assigning to Individuals/Groups
Assigning to Individuals/Groups
There may be times that you need to give an assignment to only one student, a group of students, or potentially one class of students. When creating course content, you can manage which students it will appear for.
Using the Google Assignment LTI
Using the Google Assignment LTI
Sometimes you may want to provide students with a template in Google Docs or Slides to help them get started on an assignment. The Google LTI allows you to create a template file and link it to your Canvas course. Students will be able to complete the assignment and submit their edited template.
Instructure Guide to Creating Google Assignments
Birdville One Pager - How to Create a Google Assignment LTI
Using Canvas Student View
Using Canvas Student View
To view what the student will see when you publish an assignment, Canvas provides a Student View option for all course content. In Student View, you can access your course content to ensure that things are available the way you expect them to be.
Adding External Tools via Canvas Settings
Adding External Tools via Canvas Settings
Canvas has interactions with various tools you may already be familiar with like Flip, EdPuzzle, Kami, Canva, Discovery Education, Education Galaxy, Geogebra, and more! All of these activities can be added to your Canvas courses via the external tool option. Before you can use any of these tools you need to add them to each Canvas course.
Using the Media Tool in Canvas
Using the Media Tool in Canvas
The Canvas Media Recorder allows teachers and students to record audio, video, and their screens!
Adding External Tools via Canvas Settings
Adding External Tools via Canvas Settings
Canvas has interactions with various tools you may already be familiar with like Flip, EdPuzzle, Kami, Canva, Discovery Education, Education Galaxy, Geogebra, and more! All of these activities can be added to your Canvas courses via the external tool option. Before you can use any of these tools you need to add them to each Canvas course.
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