1. Assignments State College of Florida
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2. Assignments vs Activities
Canvas Assignments
Assignments (online submission)
Graded Discussions
Quizzes
(Graded Quizzes, Graded Surveys)
Canvas Activities
Announcements
Discussions
Quizzes
(Practice Quizzes, Ungraded Surveys)
Collaborations/Wiki Pages
Conferences
Note: If it’s graded it’s an Assignment, if it’s not it’s an Activity

3. Assignment Types
An Assignment is a Canvas assignment that be submitted through:
Text entry
File uploads
Media recordings
Google Docs
URLs
Assignments appear in the Gradebook, on the Syllabus page, and on the Dashboard

4. Assignment Types
A Discussion is a Canvas assignment that will be graded based upon student response to a topic.
Discussions appear in the Gradebook, on the Syllabus page, and on the Dashboard

5. Assignment Types A Quiz is a Canvas assignment that can be used to:
Assess student comprehension of content
Conduct a survey
Quizzes appear in the Gradebook, on the Syllabus page, and on the Dashboard

6. Assignment Types
Not Graded is a Canvas assignment with a due date but no points or grades will be given.
Practice assignments
Open discussions
Not Graded assignments on the Syllabus page, and on the Dashboard

7. Edit Assignment Details
Click Assignment Title
Click the Edit button (pencil)

8. Edit Assignment Details
Edit the Details:
Add Assignment Title
Add Content to the Rich Content Editor
Upload resources (files or images)

9. Add Content to Assignment
To add images, links and files use the tool bar on the right that appears in Edit Assignment Details

10. Edit Assignment Details – Due Date
Due Date : the date and time when the assignment is due.
Note: If you do not set a time, default is 11:59 pm for the course time zone.

11. Edit Assignment Details – Availability Dates (lockout dates)
If you want to create a date range for student to view and submit and assignment, you can set availability dates.
Available From: date and time when the assignments become available
Until: the date and time when students can no longer access the assignment
Note: if you leave your availability dates blank, the assignment can be viewed throughout the entire course, allowing students to resubmit assignments throughout the semester.

12. Scenarios : Using Due Dates & Availability Dates Together
Open Assignment
Scenario:
Keep an assignment open throughout the entire course, do not set availability dates.
Example: you want students to be able to view and submit he assignment at any time but reward those who submit by the due date.
Note: In the Gradebook Canvas will inform you of late submissions

13. Scenarios : Using Due Dates & Availability Dates Together
Limit Submission Start Date
Scenario:
Keep students from submitting an assignment until a specific date, set an Available From date.
Example: you set an assignment as due on Sept 19 at 11:59pm, but you do not want students to submit the assignment until Sept 9, set the Available From date as Sept 9.
Note: Canvas automatically opens and students can start submitting assignments on Sept 9, Canvas will still notify you of Late Submissions in the Gradebook

14. Scenarios : Using Due Dates & Availability Dates Together
Limit Submission End Date
Scenario:
Allow students to submit an assignment until a specific date, set an Until Date (lock assignment after end date)
No Late Submissions: If you do not want any Late Submissions set the Due Date as the same date as the Until date.
Allow Late Submissions: Example, allow students to submit up to three days late after due date, set the Until date to three days later.

15. Peer Review Assignments – Instructor View
In Edit Details you can select Peer Reviews
Automatically: Students are not assigned a review until they have submitted their own assignment.
Manually: Students can complete their assigned peer reviews without having to submit their own assignment first.

16. Peer Review Assignments – Student View

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Kendi Judy
Specialist, Instructional Designer Phone: Fax:
Melanie Wallace
Staff Assistant Phone: Fax:
Dale Drees
Lead Instructional Designer
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John Ewing LMS Administrator
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