Feedback in Canvas 

Instructor-to-student interactions are important for learning, which is why Canvas has multiple feedback options for instructors to provide customized feedback on a student's deliverables as well as rich opportunities for peer-to-peer interaction. Here are some ways Canvas can make it easier for you and your students to interact online regularly:

Quizzes:

• Quiz Question Feedback
  USE IT FOR: Automated feedback for specific answer choices on a quiz
  HOW TO GET THERE: Quizzes > select Quiz > Edit > Questions tab > Question details > “...” button underneath answer choices
  Automating Quiz Feedback in Canvas

Assignments:

• Gradebook Feedback
  USE IT FOR: Assignment-specific feedback
  HOW TO GET THERE: Grades > Grade detail button > Comments text box
  How do I leave comments for students in the Gradebook?
  
  

• Annotated Comments In Docviewer
  USE IT FOR: Text, strikethrough, drawing, area, point, or highlight annotations in a submitted document
  HOW TO GET THERE: Open assignment > SpeedGrader (DocViewer automatically displays for compatible file submissions)
  How do I add annotated comments in student submissions using DocViewer in SpeedGrader?

• Message Students Who...
  USE IT FOR: Reaching students who haven’t completed an assignment
  HOW TO GET THERE: Grades > Assignment menu (3 dots) > Message Students Who
  How do I send a message to students from the Gradebook?

• Rubrics
  USE IT FOR: Provide more consistent feedback by communicating exactly what you expect students to do and how you will evaluate their work. While they take time to create, they can make grading easier and faster.
  HOW TO GET THERE: Rubrics > “+ Announcement” button
  How do I add a rubric to an assignment?  and  How do I use a rubric to grade submissions in SpeedGrader?

• Peer review of a Canvas assignment
  USE IT FOR: Enable students to provide feedback on another student’s assignment submission. It can show students’ names or be completed anonymously.
  HOW TO GET THERE: Create a new assignment > Check the box to Require Peer Reviews > Select to assign peer reviews manually or automatically.
  How do I create a peer review assignment?

Assignment or Quiz 

• Speedgrader Feedback:
  USE IT FOR: Text, audio, or video feedback on a specific assignment or quiz
  HOW TO GET THERE: SpeedGrader > Choose student name > Assignment Comments box
  How do I leave feedback comments for student submissions in SpeedGrader?
  
  

• Identify and Email Students in Canvas Based on Assignment Grades
  USE IT FOR: Email students based on certain criteria, such as those who have made a certain grade on a graded assignment, submitted an assignment late, or have a missing assignment.
  HOW TO GET THERE: New Analytics > Course Grade > Message Students Who > Click on the envelope icon underneath the average course grade.
  How do I send a message to all students based on specific course criteria in New Analytics?
  
  
  

Discussions peer review

• USE IT FOR: Enable students to provide feedback on another student's reply to a class discussion.
  HOW TO GET THERE: Create a new discussion > Check the Graded box > Choose to Require Peer Reviews.
  How do I use peer review discussions in a course?

Announcements for general feedback

• USE IT FOR: Class-wide reminders and general feedback on assignments
  HOW TO GET THERE: Announcements > “+ Add Rubric” button
  When would I use Announcements?