Google Assignments
Canvas has been working with Google to launch the new Google Assignments LTI tool. Assignments, an application for learning management systems, gives educators a faster, simpler way to distribute, analyze, and grade student work—all through the collaborative power of G Suite. After a successful Beta, we are excited to announce it’s now generally available to all Canvas customers.
Over the last several years, the Instructure product team has been working with Google to transition the existing Google Apps LTI to the new Google Assignments tool. This transition allows Google to maintain its own integration with Canvas, which will result in greater attention and updates than Instructure has historically been able to provide.
The existing Google Apps LTI (Google Cloud Assignments) is deprecated and will be removed from Canvas on September 1, 2021.
You can read more about it at the bottom of this page
How to make an Assignment with the Google LTI 1.3
This video is a great resource on how to grade with Google Assignments.
New for 2023 - You can choose if you want to grade in the speedgrader or in Google! If you choose Google, you get to use all the Google features inside of Canvas and it syncs to the Canvas gradebook automatically! If you choose speedgrader, it's just like reading a page and it's easy to add the score and click through to the next student.
assignments_getting_started_guide_2020.pdfGetting Started
You can scroll through these slides for written step by step directions with links
Using Google Assignments to Grade and to View Student Work Before it's Submitted
All The Details
Canvas has been working with Google to launch the new Google Assignments LTI tool. Assignments, an application for learning management systems, gives educators a faster, simpler way to distribute, analyze, and grade student work—all through the collaborative power of G Suite. After a successful Beta, we are excited to announce it’s now generally available to all Canvas customers.
Over the last several years, the Instructure product team has been working with Google to transition the existing Google Apps LTI to the new Google Assignments tool. This transition allows Google to maintain its own integration with Canvas, which will result in greater attention and updates than Instructure has historically been able to provide.
The existing Google Apps LTI (Google Cloud Assignments) is deprecated and will be removed from Canvas on September 1, 2021.
What should I expect regarding the upcoming Google Apps deprecation?
Although the integration will be deprecated in September 2021, all instructor and student Google Drive files will remain intact.
A few benefits to expect from the new Google-owned experience include:
Better stability, uptime, and direct support from Google for all API and login issues. Improved privacy, security, and compliance from the G Suite for Education terms of service.
Ability to restrict student submissions to school-issued Google accounts vs. any Gmail address.
Access to the latest Google Drive features when creating and selecting files.
How is Assignments different than Google Apps LTI?
Assignments includes all the current functionality of Google Apps LTI (excluding Collaborations, coming in Fall 2020), plus a ton of other great features.
What will I experience with Assignments?
Assignments streamlines the creation and management of coursework, and tackles some of your biggest frustrations:
Check for missed citations and possible plagiarism with the originality reports feature
Embed Drive files with the Canvas rich text editor
Add Drive files to Canvas Modules
Allow students to submit Drive files to Canvas assignments that you can grade in SpeedGrader
If you choose to grade with Assignments, you can also:
Provide rich feedback quickly with a comment bank of your most frequently used feedback
Use Google originality reports to detect possible plagiarism
Automatically lock work once it’s turned in with permissions management
Other notable features of Assignments
1. 1.3 compliant. Google Assignments is available in the most recent standard via IMS Global, LTI 1.3. Google’s Certification
2. Google support for Canvas customers Only
4. Security: Assignments is secure by design and built to the same best practices as the rest of G Suite for Education, so you can rely on privacy and data security for your educators and students. Google never assumes ownership of your data—that belongs to your organization. And because Assignments is built for learning, it meets rigorous educational compliance standards, including:
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
Student Privacy Pledge introduced by the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA)
ISO/IEC 27018:2019 (privacy principles for the public cloud computing environment)
Explore more details in the Privacy & Security Center. Also take a look at our contracts under “8.1 Intellectual Property Rights” to see details on your data ownership rights.
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