Assignments, Quizzes, & Exams

D2L Dropboxes

Professors can collect file-based assignments (papers, homework, and so on) using D2L's dropbox feature.

• Building Basic Dropboxes (in the Content Area) - Transcript
• Grading Assignments in Dropboxes
• Using Annotation Tools to Provide Feedback on Student-Submitted Files in Dropboxes

Tell your students how to name digital files, starting with their last name (i.e. JonesHIS201Aessay2). Have them stick to letters and numbers, with no special characters (ex. &*#_) or spaces. D2L dropboxes cannot accept many special characters.

Google Drive for Student Assignments

D2L dropboxes are probably simplest for collecting files like .docx or .xlsx. But if you have students create video or audio files, Google Drive is particularly helpful because Google Drive plays these without requiring the viewer/listener to download them. And students can collaborate using Google's onboard tools, like Docs, Slides, or Sheets.

• Google Drive: the basics for Canisius Faculty and Staff.
• How Your Students Can Use Google Drive & Docs to Collaborate.

Simple Sharing: Students share files with you, but not with each other

• If you have students share files with you via Google Drive (not with a folder so the whole class can see them), in your Google Drive, go into the Shared with Me section to find your student's files. Then drag those into a folder within your Google Drive so they are easier to find.
  • Here's a video you can share with your students - paste the link in D2L - that shows them how to share videos solely with you (and not with each other): https://youtu.be/0qPeBcwj9u4.
• Have your students create folders so they can easily share multiple files with you.
  • Watch this video, and share it with your students, to create a simple sharing scheme for class assignments using Google Docs and Drive. In this method, each student creates a separate folder so that no student can access another student's work, but you can see all student folders.
  • Drag their folders out of your "Shared with Me" section into a folder you create in your My Drive, for easy organization.

Create a Simple Sharing Folder for your Course. This can allow students to upload files that are then shared with each other. Students might collaborate on Google Docs, or upload video files that they then share as links in D2L discussions.

• This video is for you, showing how to create and share a folder that only you and your students can access.
• This video is for your students, so you should include this link in your D2L course space: https://youtu.be/tt0JVTc8Oa8. This shows them how to access the folder you created and shared.
• If you want them to specifically share videos via your sharing folder, to a D2L Discussion, link this video in your D2L course space: https://youtu.be/f8UnC_UOhsg

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