Digital tools for reviewing student work, providing feedback, marking scores and calculating course grades. See the Instruct section of this site for more information about creating Canvas assignments, graded discussions and quizzes.
Every Canvas assignment, graded discussion and quiz includes SpeedGrader for easily reviewing student work, marking scores, and providing annotations and feedback.
Questions about assigning points or how to score a particular type of activity? Contact us at deiteam@umn.edu.
Use the Gradebook to easily input, manage, and release grades to students.
Gradebook Overview (Video: 9:06 mins)
Send Grades to Peoplesoft (Faculty Center)
If you are using the Canvas Gradebook for recording and calculating course grades, you can export your final course grades directly to Peoplesoft (Faculty Center).
How to Send Grades to Peoplesoft
For additional support with Peoplesoft, contact your department administrator or srhelp@umn.edu.
Google Drive includes word processing in Google Docs, which students can access through their U of M Google accounts. Students can submit assignments by authoring Google Docs and sharing them with instructors. Instructors can annotate Google Docs using comments and action items.
Get more information about setting up Google Docs and other Google Drive features in the Instruct section of this site.