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Assignments<\/h3>\n

Even in a fully face to face class you may find it more convenient\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>\u00a0have your students submit their work online to save class time and facilitate grading and record keeping.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Assignments in Canvas, like the<\/span>ir<\/span>\u00a0Blackboard counterpart, are how you create a way for your students to submit work<\/span>\u00a0digitally<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>You have the expected ability to grade by points, percentage, letter, or complete\/incomplete as well as making it an individual or group assignment.\u00a0<\/span>Some additional features Canvas Assignments offer that instructors will find particular\u00a0<\/span>useful\u00a0<\/span>include separate due<\/span>\u00a0and availability dates for specific students, groups or sections, designating the type of file for a submission, and a much more user<\/span>–<\/span>friendly peer assessment function.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Be sure to use\u00a0<\/span>Due\u00a0<\/span>D<\/span>ates<\/span>\u00a0so the assignments will show up on the Cal<\/span>endar and To Do<\/span>\u00a0list to help your students stay on top of their work.\u00a0 It also makes it easy for you update your course because you can drag and drop assignments in the Calendar and Due Dates will be automatically updated.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As you create graded assignments columns are created in the Gradebook.\u00a0 This is the only way to create a column in the Gradebook as Canvas does not have the option of manually creating a column like Blackboard did.<\/span>\u00a0 By\u00a0<\/span>default,<\/span>\u00a0all assignments are placed in the Assignment group, but assignment groups can be designated to facilitate grade weighting.<\/span>\u00a0 You can create new Assignment groups as you create your assignments or add an assignment to an existing group.<\/span>
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Quizzes<\/h3>\n

Quizzes are another form of Canvas Assignment.\u00a0 Like the Blackboard counterpart, Canvas quizzes consist of different types of questions, many of which can be automatically graded.<\/span>\u00a0 Quizzes are created by selecting the Quizzes index link in the menu and\u00a0<\/span>clicking.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Canvas<\/a>This opens a\u00a0<\/span>Quiz Detail screen<\/span>\u00a0that gives you many of the same\u00a0<\/span>features<\/span>\u00a0you saw when you selected Edit the Test Options in Blackboard such as time limit, availability date range, number of attempts, when students can see their scores and feedback, etc.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>This is also where\u00a0<\/span>you assign the quiz to an Assignment Group (but you can\u2019t create a new one here) and designate the type of quiz.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>It defaults to Graded Quiz.\u00a0 A Practice Quiz does not show up in the Grade<\/span>book while a Graded Survey gives you the option to award points for survey completion.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n