Getting Started with Groups in Canvas

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Canvas  Groups  are a way for instructors to organize students within a course for group assignments, group discussions, or other collaborative work. The Groups tool creates course-like areas in Canvas that include the following navigational options:

  • Announcements
  • Discussions
  • BigBlueButton (Formerly Conferences)
  • Collaborations

Main page of a Canvas group

Managing Group Sets

Managing groups, managing group enrollment, managing group activities & content.

A  Group Set  is a collection of groups. A new Group Set is needed for every assignment that calls for a new grouping of students. When getting started with Group Sets, learn to:

  • Create a Group Set with the Canvas guide  How do I add a group set in a course?
  • Edit a Group Set with the Canvas guide  How do I edit a group set in a course?

Do not delete a group set after submissions have been made by any group in that set.

Use unique group names in order to ensure students can identify which course the group is from, as all of their groups are listed in a single place outside of the course.

Do not delete a group after a submission has been made by that group.

Groups  are the specific groupings of students within a Group Set.  When getting started with Groups, learn to:

  • Automatically create groups in a group set with the Canvas guide  How do I automatically create groups in a group set?
  • Manually create groups in a group set with the Canvas guide  How do I manually create groups in a group set?
  • Create self sign-up groups in a group set with the Canvas guide  How do I create self sign-up groups in a group set?
  • Allow students to create groups with the Canvas guide  How do I allow students to create their own student groups?

Students can only belong to one group in a group set. This precludes them from taking part in group work or group discussions in Canvas in multiple groups for the same assignment/activity.

Do not change membership in a group after a submission has been made by that group.

When enrolling students in Groups, learn to:

  • Automatically enroll students in groups with the Canvas guide  How do I automatically assign students to groups?
  • Manually enroll students in groups with the Canvas guide  How do I manually assign students to groups?
  • Assign a student leader to a group with the Canvas guide  How do I assign a student leader to a group?
  • Change group enrollments with the Canvas guide  How do I move a student into a different group?
  • Prevent students from changing self sign-up group enrollment with the Canvas guide  How do I prevent students from switching groups in self sign-up groups?

While students can manage their Group spaces in Canvas, instructors are able to generate activities for groups and view group content. When managing group activities and content, learn to:

  • Grade Group Assignments in the SpeedGrader with the Canvas guide  How do I grade group assignments in SpeedGrader?
  • Create a graded Group Discussion with the Canvas guide  How do I assign a graded discussion to a course group?
  • View a group’s files with the Canvas guide  How do I view group files as an instructor?
  • View a group’s content and student group activity with the Canvas guide  How do I view content and student activity within a group as an instructor?

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How to Create Groups in Canvas

Canvas allows the creation of groups for various uses. Instructors can create groups for students to collaborate on group assignments, pages, collaborations, and more. Instructors can also allow students to create their own groups.

Canvas has two types of groups: student groups and group sets. Student groups can be created by either an instructor or a student and are self-organized by students. Group sets are groups that you create to use for graded assignments.

To learn more about Groups, check out  How to Manage Canvas Groups

What are Group Sets?

Group sets house the different groups within a course and allow an instructor to create different groups for different purposes or assignments. For example, a course could have groups of 5 students for a term project and groups of 2 for weekly labs.

How to Create a Group Set

Click the People link in the Course Navigation Menu [1].

Click the Add Group Set button [2].

Canvas page with People link highlighted in Global Navigation and + Group Set button highlighted

Name the Group Set by typing into the Group Set Name field [1]. 

You can allow self sign-ups by selecting the Allow self sign-up checkbox [2].

In the Group Structure drop-down menu [3] you can choose to:

  • Create groups later . Use this if you want to import a CSV file or manually add students to groups.
  • e.g., I want 5 groups with an equal number of students.
  • e.g.,  I want 7 students per group and it doesn't matter how many groups there are.

Canvas Create Group Set setup

When you select "Split students by number of groups" or "Split number of students per group," you'll need to enter the number of students or groups you want automatically created [4].

You can also chose to have a Group Leader automatically assigned [5].

Canvas group structure and leadership setup

In this example, the instructor wanted 3 groups and chose to set a random student as the group leader. The result is 3 groups of 2 students each. The student listed after the group name is the Group Leader. The group names were automatically generated. You can edit them by selecting Edit  from the kebob menu [⋮] on the right side of the group.

Group final set-up and view of groups in canvas

NOTE: The “Require group members to be in the same section” option available in self sign-up and automatically created groups is broken. We do not have any information from Canvas on when this will be fixed. For now, you must use a CSV file to manually distribute groups across sections. Check out How to manually Create Groups Across Sections for more information.

Group Naming Conventions

When choosing a Group Set name, use a naming convention with your course's unique course code, an abbreviation, or some other easily distinguished group name rather than using generic group names with numbers or letters. Once a student is a member of a group, a  Groups  button appears in their Global Navigation Menu, which lists every group in which the student is a member. Groups with generic names (e.g. Group A, Group 1) may result in confusion or duplication of group names across courses. To help students clearly identify their groups between all of their courses, create group names specific to your course.

Canvas Add Group window in manual mode

When using the automatically create group functions, Canvas will use the Group Set name, along with the number of groups.  For example, naming a Group Set BI 201 and choosing to create 6 groups will result in groups named BI 201: Group 1, BI 201: Group 2, etc.

If you would like to give groups more unique names, you can choose to manually create groups.

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  • Submit a  Service Portal Ticket  ( opens in a new tab) . This form can also be accessed in Canvas from the  Help  button at the bottom of the  Global Navigation Menu . 

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How to create assignments for your canvas course.

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How to Create Assignments

Using assignments in Canvas provides a streamlined process for assigning homework and creating quizzes for students.  Canvas considers an ‘assignment’ to be anything that is graded, whether that be a quiz or homework assignment, and whether it’s delivered entirely online, paper-and-pencil, or is a participatory assignment with no actual deliverable.

This Quick Start guide will cover the creation of assignments where the student submits a file electronically, on paper, using an external tool such as Turnitin or Panopto , or where no submission is expected (e.g. class participation). See How to Create Tests and Quizzes for Your Canvas Course and Create and Manage Discussions for more information about using those tools as assignments.

1. In the Course Navigation menu, click the Assignments link.

Navigation menu in Canvas with red arrow pointing to link for Assignments.

2. Click “ +Assignment ” at the top right.

Blue add assignment button in Canvas.

3. Write the assignment title and directions for students.

Screenshot indicating with red arrows to the Assignment Name text box and the RCE text box

4. Assign the number of points available for the assignment.

Screenshot of Points field in a Canvas assignment showing a sample value of 20.

5. Choose an “ Assignment Group” . Assignment groups are, in essence, a category of assignment. For more information about using Assignment Groups, see the Canvas guides regarding Assignments.

Screenshot of assignments dashboard in Canvas with drop down menu showing how to assign an assignment to a group.

6. There are four submission types :

Screenshot of Canvas assignments with drop down menu indicating how to select an assignment type. Red arrow pointing to the "online" option.

  • No Submission: an activity where nothing will be collected from students (e.g. a participation grade)
  • For the full details about the online assignment subtypes, (text entry, annotation, file upload, etc.), please see the official documentation .
  • We have a recorded mini-webinar on annotation assignments, including assignment ideas, available on the Training Webinars page.
  • On Paper: assignments/quizzes/activities that were written on paper and collected by the instructor
  • External Tool: assignments submitted through a 3rd party tool that is integrated with Canvas, such as a textbook publisher’s website or Turnitin

7. Submission Attempts: You may allow unlimited submission attempts for Online assignments, or restrict attempts to one or more. When a student submits to an assignment they have already submitted to, the previous submission is retained as well, and the instructor may view both.

8. Group Assignments and Peer Reviews:  Assignments can be created as either a group assignment or peer review assignment.

9. Assign options- You can assign an assignment to your entire class, a specific student, and/or a section of your class. You can also set the due date and the availability dates (when your students can submit their assignment). Each section can have different due dates and availability dates.

Screenshot of assignment parameters in Canvas with red arrows pointing as "Assign to:", "Date:" and available fields.

10. If you are finished creating the assignment, click on “ Save & Publish “. If you are not finished creating the assignment, click on “ Save ” and you may come back and work on it more later without students having access to it.

Canvas assignment button with "Save" highlighted in blue.

Instructor Help for Assignments

Creating assignments.

  • How do I create an assignment?
  • How do I add a moderated assignment to be graded by multiple reviewers?
  • How do I create an online assignment?
  • How do I add or edit details in an assignment?
  • How do I add or edit points for an assignment?
  • What assignment types can I create in a course?
  • How do I limit submission attempts for an assignment?
  • How do I add an assignment that includes anonymous grading?
  • How do I enable anonymous instructor annotations in student submissions?
  • How do I import SCORM files as an assignment?
  • How do I publish or unpublish an assignment as an instructor?

Managing Assignments

  • How do I use the Assignments Index Page?
  • Can a student resubmit Canvas assignments?
  • How do I assign an assignment to everyone in a course?
  • How do I assign an assignment to a course group?
  • How do I assign an assignment to a course section?
  • How do I assign an assignment to an individual student?
  • How do I view differentiated assignments with different due dates in a course?
  • How do I bulk update due dates and availability dates as an instructor?
  • How do I delete an assignment?
  • How do I duplicate an assignment?
  • How do I move or reorder an assignment?
  • How do I use Direct Share to copy an assignment to another course?
  • How do I use Direct Share to send an assignment to another instructor?

Creating and Managing Peer Review Assignments

  • How do I create a peer review assignment?
  • How do I use peer review assignments in a course?
  • How do I automatically assign peer reviews for an assignment?
  • How do I manually assign peer reviews for an assignment?
  • How do I view student peer review comments as an instructor?

Creating External Tool Assignments

  • How do I add an assignment using an external app?
  • How do I create a cloud assignment with a Microsoft Office 365 file?

Using Assignment Groups

  • How do I add an assignment group in a course?
  • How do I create an assignment shell in an assignment group?
  • How do I create rules for an assignment group?
  • How do I move or reorder an assignment group?
  • How do I weight the final course grade based on assignment groups?

Grading Considerations

  • How do I add a grading scheme to an assignment?
  • How do I download all student submissions for an assignment?
  • How do I upload all student submissions for an assignment?
  • How do I exclude an assignment from the course’s final grades?
  • How do I give extra credit in a course?

Student Help for Assignments

  • How do I view Assignments as a student?
  • How do I filter assignments by type as a student?
  • How do I submit an online assignment?
  • How do I submit a text entry assignment?
  • How do I enter a URL as an assignment submission?
  • How do I submit a media file as an assignment submission?
  • How do I upload a file as an assignment submission in Canvas?
  • How do I upload a file from Microsoft Office 365 as an assignment submission?
  • How do I know when my assignment has been submitted?
  • How do I manage celebration animations in Canvas as a student?
  • How do I submit a cloud assignment with Microsoft Office 365?
  • How do I download assignment submissions from all my courses?
  • How do I annotate a file as an assignment submission in Canvas?
  • How do I use DocViewer in Canvas assignments as a student?
  • How do I submit a PDF assignment with annotations in the Student app on my Android device?
  • How do I add annotations to a submission in the Student app on my iOS device?

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  • How do I know if I have a peer review assignment to complete?
  • How do I submit a peer review to an assignment?
  • Where can I find my peers’ feedback for peer reviewed assignments?
  • How do I view the rubric for my assignment?
  • How do I view the rubric for my external tool assignment?
  • How do I view rubric results for my assignment?
  • How do I know when my instructor has graded my assignment?
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Use Weighted Assignment Groups in Your Canvas Course

by Thomas Keith | Aug 26, 2022 | Canvas , Canvas Features/Functions , How-tos , Pedagogy

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Introduction

  • Create an Assignment Group

Weight Assignment Groups

Use weighted assignment groups to calculate the total grade, drop a low score from an assignment group, further resources and getting help.

It is good pedagogical practice to maintain a Canvas Gradebook that gives an accurate reflection of your students’ performance. Students frequently consult their grades in Canvas to get a sense of how they are doing in your course and of areas in which they need to improve. You can use weighted Assignment Groups in your Canvas course to help ensure that the grade calculated by Canvas is indicative of students’ actual performance.

Create An Assignment Group

An Assignment Group in Canvas is a means of sorting assignments according to the categories to which they belong in your syllabus. By default, new assignments created in your Canvas course will be added to a catch-all group called Assignments . (Note that “assignments” in this context refers to anything that is graded; this can be an Assignment proper, a Quiz, or a graded Discussion.)

Assignments Group in Canvas

You can create a new Assignment Group by going to the Assignments tab in your course and clicking the gray +Group button at the upper right.

+Group Button

It is a good idea to give your group a name that reflects the assessment categories on your syllabus. For example, if the group contains quizzes that are given each week of the quarter, you might call it Weekly Quizzes .

Weekly Quizzes Group

Once a group has been created, there are two ways to add assignments to it:

Assignment Shell Creation Dialog Box

Assignment Groups are most useful when used to weight grades. With weighted Assignment Groups, you can make the organization of your assignments in Canvas match the organization used on your syllabus. You also have greater flexibility than is offered by weighting each individual assignment: if an assignment needs to be dropped or added, you can simply remove it from/add it to the appropriate assignment group, and Canvas will automatically recalculate the final grade accordingly.

For the remainder of this post, we will use as an example a course in which the grading is as follows:

  • Five short quizzes: 20% of the final grade
  • One midterm exam: 30% of the final grade
  • One final exam: 40% of the final grade
  • Attendance and participation: 10% of the final grade

To begin, the instructor creates four assignment groups, named Short Quizzes , Midterm , Final Exam , and Attendance and Participation .

Blank Assignment Groups Page

She then clicks the column of three dots at the upper right and chooses Assignment Groups Weight .

Drop-Down Menu with Assignment Groups Weight Selected

She then checks the box next to Weight final grade based on assignment groups . This allows her to set the percentage weight for each assignment group.

Assignment Groups Weight Dialog Box

Note that Canvas shows the instructor that the assignment groups add up to 100%. It is important to check this, as Canvas will not stop you if your groups add up to less than or greater than 100%.

Once the instructor has weighted her groups to her satisfaction, she clicks the maroon Save button. Canvas then indicates across from each assignment group’s name the percentage value of the total grade that it carries.

Assignment Groups with Percentage Weights

The instructor can now create her assignments and add them to the appropriate assignment groups by one of the two methods enumerated above.

An important caveat: If an assignment group contains more than one assignment, it is important that all assignments have the same point value for Canvas’ math to work out correctly. This avoids the risk of “double weighting,” which will occur if assignments within a group have different point values. For example: if a quiz worth 5 points and a quiz worth 50 points are placed in the same assignment group, the latter quiz will be worth ten times as much in Canvas’ calculations, which will greatly skew the result. In our example course, the instructor has avoided this risk by creating five quizzes within the Short Quizzes group, each of which is worth three points.

Short Quizzes Assignment Group

The Midterm and Final Exam groups each contain only one assignment. This can be an assignment of type Online Assignment if the instructor wishes her students to submit it through Canvas, or it can be an assignment of type On Paper if students will hand in a physical exam paper.

Midterm and Final Exam Assignment Groups

For the Attendance and Participation group, the instructor creates an assignment of type No Submission .

Assignment Type No Submission Indicated in Assignment Options

Remember that in Canvas, there is a one-to-one correspondence between assignments and columns in the Gradebook. Thus, if you wish to create a column for (e.g.) students’ attendance/participation grade, it is necessary to create a corresponding assignment. By making it of type No Submission , the instructor has ensured that students do not need to hand in any work, while still creating a Gradebook column where the grade is recorded.

Attendance Column in Gradebook

Note also that if students need to submit work that will not be graded, such as an outline for an upcoming paper, you can create an assignment of submission type Online Assignment and check the box Do not count this assignment toward the final grade in the assignment options area.

Do Not Count This Assignment Toward Final Grade Checkbox Checked

Using weighted assignment groups allows Canvas to do your math for you. A column will appear in the Gradebook for each assignment group. The Total column will be calculated by multiplying the value of each column by its percentage weight and adding the results. In the case of the student below, the grade is calculated as follows:

Short Quizzes: 12 out of 15 possible points = 80 * 0.2 = 16

Midterm Exam: 90 out of 100 possible points = 90*0.3 = 27

Final Exam: 80 out of 100 possible points = 80*0.4 = 32

Attendance and Participation: 100 out of 100 possible points = 100*0.1 = 10

Total: 16+27+32+10 = 85

Example Gradebook Row with Student Grades

If you wish, you can set an assignment group to drop one or more low scores (or high scores) automatically. To do this, go to the group within the Assignments tab and click on the column of three dots across from its name to open a dialog box. Then enter the number of low or high scores you wish to drop and click Save .

Dialog Box for Setting Assignment Groups Rules

You can also specify that an assignment should never be dropped by clicking the blue +Add an assignment link next to Never drop: and choosing its name from the drop-down that appears.

Never Drop Assignment Drop-Down Menu

For more information, please see:

  • How do I weight the final course grade based on assignment groups?
  • How do I create rules for an assignment group?

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Creating a Group Assignment

Creating groups.

To create groups manually, go to:

How do I manually create groups in a group set?

To create groups automatically, go to:

How do I automatically create groups in a group set?

To import groups by csv, go to:

How do I import groups in a group set?

This documentation is also available via a How to Quickstart video: https://youtu.be/wUrDmD-t1-Y (Links to an external site.)

The first step is to create a group set. Group sets house the different groups within a course. When you create a group assignment or group discussion you would attach the group set to the group assignment to assign it to the groups within the group set.

1. Click People

how to create an assignment group in canvas

2. Create a group set by clicking + Group Set

how to create an assignment group in canvas

3. Name the Group Set

4. Choose whether you want to allow self sign up, have the groups automatically created or create groups manually. This example shows how to create groups manually.

5. Click Save

how to create an assignment group in canvas

You can assign a student group leader to help manage a group within your course. You can assign group leaders automatically or manually. When students are assigned to be a group leader, they can manage members of the group and edit the group name. However, they cannot change the number of members in the group.

6. Click + Group to create a group. You will need to repeat this as many times as you need to create all the groups that you need.

how to create an assignment group in canvas

7. Choose a group name.

8. Choose if you want to limit the number of students in a group.

9. Click Save

how to create an assignment group in canvas

You will see the groups:

how to create an assignment group in canvas

10. You can drag students into the groups or click the + sign to move the student into a group

how to create an assignment group in canvas

11. Click the arrow beside the group name to see the students in the group

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Canvas Course Maintenance Support at USU

The Center for Innovative Design and Instruction is available to support teachers in providing accessible, user-friendly and effective learning experiences.

Canvas Due Date Modifier | Teach

Canvas Due Date Modifier

With the Due Date Modifier, you can modify all of your course due dates in one place.

Canvas Mobile App Walkthrough | Teach

Canvas Mobile App Walkthrough

The Canvas app is formatted slightly differently than the version users might find online. These instructions are to help users navigate through the Canvas app found on Android and iPhone products.

Canvas Multi-Tool | Teach

Canvas Multi-Tool

The Multi-Tool helps you set up a course shell quickly and efficiently. The Multi-Tool consists of three separate tools, a template creator, a module builder, and a due date modifier.

Canvas New Quizzes Question Banks | Teach

Canvas New Quizzes Question Banks

Utilize question banks to have Canvas select quiz or exam questions in random order or to provide a random set of questions to individual students.

Canvas New Quizzes for a Proctored Exam | Teach

Canvas New Quizzes for a Proctored Exam

The process for setting up a New Quizzes quiz to be proctored in USU Testing Centers.

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Canvas Remote Quizzes and Exams

Descriptions of Canvas quiz types to help you make a decision for balancing between security and complexity in assessment efforts.

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Canvas Specific MyMedia Content

My Media pages that intertwine with the Canvas platform as well as other My Media resources.

Communication in Canvas | Teach

Communication in Canvas

Overview of communication channels available in Canvas for online courses. Choose from Canvas inbox, announcements, SpeedGrader.

Converting Quiz Questions to Question Bank Items | Teach

Converting Quiz Questions to Question Bank Items

How to convert quiz questions to question bank items. How to combine question banks. Deleting duplicate quizzes.

Copy Canvas Course that Uses Atomic Assessments | Teach

Copy Canvas Course that Uses Atomic Assessments

How to copy all of the content from a Canvas course, including Atomic Assessments assignments and activities.

Copy a Canvas Course that Uses Delphinium | Teach

Copy a Canvas Course that Uses Delphinium

The steps you should follow if the content for your current course will be copied from another course that uses Delphinium.

Copyleaks - Plagiarism Detection Tool | Teach

Copyleaks - Plagiarism Detection Tool

An overview of Copyleaks, the university's official plagiarism detection tool. How Copyleaks works and a summary of the AI detection feature.

Create Annotation Assignment in Canvas | Teach

Create Annotation Assignment in Canvas

How to create an annotation assignment in your Canvas course using Hypothesis tool.

Create a Canvas Course Homepage with Design Tools | Teach

Create a Canvas Course Homepage with Design Tools

How to create an appealing Canvas course homepage with Design Tools Plus. How to add a theme, change course number & title, add a module list, change banner image, and add instructor information.

How to create an appealing Canvas course homepage with Design Tools. How to add a theme, change course number & title, add a module list, change banner image, and add instructor information.

Create a Canvas Quiz for Virtual Proctoring using Proctorio | Teach

Create a Canvas Quiz for Virtual Proctoring using Proctorio

How to enable Proctorio in a Canvas course, activate proctorio in a Canvas quiz, and making adjustments to a Proctorio quiz after students have taken the exam.

Create a Google Assignment in Canvas | Teach

Create a Google Assignment in Canvas

There is a Google workaround in Canvas where you can create a template for your students to use as an assignment.

Create a Page Template with Design Tools | Teach

Create a Page Template with Design Tools

How to create a Canvas template with Design Tools by choosing a theme; add, remove, or rearrange sections; adding icons; and changing the theme colors

Create a Page Template with DesignPLUS | Teach

Create a Page Template with DesignPLUS

How to create a page template with DesignPLUS. How to add a theme, how to add, rearrange, or remove content blocks, how to add and remove template content.

Create a Plagiarism Detection Assignment with Copyleaks | Teach

Create a Plagiarism Detection Assignment with Copyleaks

How to enable Copyleaks to create a plagiarism detection assignment in Canvas. How Copyleaks reports appear and how to interpret the results. What students see when an assignment is submitted.

Create a Quiz in Canvas (Classic Quizzes) | Teach

Create a Quiz in Canvas (Classic Quizzes)

You can use the Quiz tool to create and administer online quizzes and surveys. Quizzes in Canvas are assignments that you can use to challenge student understanding and assess comprehension of course material.

Create a Quiz with New Quizzes | Teach

Create a Quiz with New Quizzes

How to create a new quiz using the Canvas New Quizzes and a brief explanation of the differences with the Canvas Classic quizzes

Create a Rubric in Canvas | Teach

Create a Rubric in Canvas

The purpose of using a rubric is to focus students' attention on critical components of an assignment and to help the instructor maintain consistency when grading.

Create an Assignment in Canvas | Teach

Create an Assignment in Canvas

Assignments in Canvas are used to assess students with a point value, percentage, or complete status, or as a place for students to submit non-graded activities. These are sometimes known as an assignment dropbox or assignment inbox.

Create an Extra Credit Assignment | Teach

Create an Extra Credit Assignment

Canvas doesn't allow extra credit questions by default, but you can use these workaround to achieve the desired result.

Create an Office 365 Assignment | Teach

Create an Office 365 Assignment

You can create an online assignment that embeds a document directly from your Microsoft Office 365 (OneDrive) folder. Accepted assignment types are Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Create, Edit, and Remove Tabs| Teach

Create, Edit, and Remove Tabs

Delphinium is organized by theme and function through the use of tabs. These are the steps you can take to customize the tabs.

Creating a Canvas Assignment for Your Video Quiz | Teach

Creating a Canvas Assignment for Your Video Quiz

You can create a Canvas assignment for a video quiz that you created through My Media. You will need to do this if you would like it to be added to the gradebook.

Creating a Syllabus Using DesignPLUS | Teach

Creating a Syllabus Using DesignPLUS

How to create a Syllabus using DesignPLUS. How to add a theme, edit content blocks, edit icons, add a Canvas Grading Scheme, Add Institutional Policies, and Add Objectives/Outcomes.

Creating a Syllabus in Canvas | Teach

Creating a Syllabus in Canvas

The course syllabus is an agreement between the instructor and his or her students to establish the rules of engagement for the course and what is required of students for them to receive credit for the course.

Customizing Assignments, Discussions and Quizzes in a Canvas Template | Teach

Customizing Assignments, Discussions and Quizzes in a Canvas Template

As you begin to add your own content to your course, it’s important to keep things organized so your course is easy to update and maintain moving forward.

Customizing the Canvas Dashboard | Teach

Customizing the Canvas Dashboard

Customize your Canvas dashboard to easily access the courses you use most frequently.

Delphinium Achievements | Teach

Delphinium Achievements

Delphinium has an Achievement component where students can earn different badges for completing specific tasks. These badges will then be displayed in the leaderboards where all can see.

Delphinium Box Module Component Advanced Settings | Teach

Delphinium Box Module Component Advanced Settings

The Box Content Map can be customized to better cater to the instructors preferences by organizing the course modules into tabs. Below you will find the instructions on how to create those tabs as well as in-depth explanations which can help you as you tr...

Delphinium Box Module Component | Teach

Delphinium Box Module Component

The Box Content Map is a quick and easy visual layout that displays the entire course content at a glance. You can customize this component to make it easier for your students to navigate the course.

Delphinium Components | Teach

Delphinium Components

In the Delphinium Layout Editor, components are represented by "Component Tiles". Components are grouped into the following categories: Content, Progress, Dashboard, Game Elements, and Description.

Delphinium Grade Scheme | Teach

Delphinium Grade Scheme

If you are using 0-based grading, Delphinium will translate the %-based Canvas grading scheme into a point-based grading scheme.

Delphinium Grade Tracker Component | Teach

Delphinium Grade Tracker Component

The Grade Tracker component displays a student's current progress in earning points in the course grading scheme. Points are earned by completing course assignments.

Delphinium Layout Customization | Teach

Delphinium Layout Customization

After you choose a template that you would like to work with, Delphinium allows you to do additional customizations to the layout and interface. How to add components, remove components, and create columns.

Discussion Post with Embedded Video in Canvas | Teach

Discussion Post with Embedded Video in Canvas

How to post or embed a webcam recording as a discussion reply in a Canvas discussion board.

Download Class Email Roster | Teach

Download Class Email Roster

You can download a report in New Analytics that contains your class email roster, which allows you to email your students before or after the semester.

Download a Video in My Media | Teach

Download a Video in My Media

You can download a recording from the Media Gallery in a Canvas course. The first step is to make sure that the video has been enabled for downloading.

Duplicate a Canvas Classic Quiz | Teach

Duplicate a Canvas Classic Quiz

Duplicating a quiz is a good way to make modifications to an existing quiz while maintaining the original within the same course.

Early Course Access for Students in Canvas | Teach

Early Course Access for Students in Canvas

An explanation of settings in a Canvas course to allow students access to designated content before the start date of the semester.

Editing Component Contents| Teach

Editing Component Contents

Delphinium provides many components that instructors can include on their page to make their course more interactive. This is how to edit those components to best suit each instructor's preferences.

Embed Editable Google Item in Canvas | Teach

Embed Editable Google Item in Canvas

You may embed an editable Google Doc, Sheet, or Slide into your Canvas course where your students can interact with and update the item according to your instructions.

Embed a Video in Canvas | Teach

Embed a Video in Canvas

No matter where you are embedding a video, whether for a Discussion, Announcement, Page, or Assignment, the best way to embed a video in your Canvas course is through your My Media repository.

Embed a Video in a Canvas Announcement | Teach

Embed a Video in a Canvas Announcement

Step-by-step guide on how to embed a video recording into an announcement in your Canvas course.

Embed a Video in a Canvas Page | Teach

Embed a Video in a Canvas Page

To embed a video recording in a Canvas course page, follow these instructions.

Embedding Images to Canvas | Teach

Embedding Images to Canvas

Instructions for embedding an image from your computer onto a Canvas page with written steps and a video tutorial.

Enable Delphinium | Teach

Enable Delphinium

Enable Delphinium as a tool within your Canvas course on the navigation settings.

Enable a Canvas Grading Scheme | Teach

Enable a Canvas Grading Scheme

If you want to see a letter grade on the Grades page, or if you want to submit grades directly from Canvas to Banner you need to enable the course grading scheme.

Extend Quiz Date for Students in Canvas | Teach

Extend Quiz Date for Students in Canvas

How to extend a due date for students in your Canvas course, whether it is for a singular student or multiple students.

Extra Credit for Individual Quiz Questions | Teach

Extra Credit for Individual Quiz Questions

Canvas doesn't allow extra credit questions by default, but you can use this work around to achieve the desired result.

Find, Add, or Remove Courses in Canvas | Teach

Find, Add, or Remove Courses in Canvas

How to add or remove courses from Canvas dashboard and course list. Additionally, how to find previously taught courses or troubleshooting why courses aren't appearing in Courses tab.

Five Keys to Grading in Canvas | Teach

Five Keys to Grading in Canvas

The methods for addressing potential grading issues when using the Canvas grade book.

Flip in Canvas (Formerly FlipGrid) | Teach

Flip in Canvas (Formerly FlipGrid)

Flip is a video discussion platform that makes teaching and learning more personal, fun, and engaging. This page goes over how to set up Flip in Canvas and how to create a Flip assignment.

Frequently Asked Questions and Common Mistakes in Canvas | Teach

Frequently Asked Questions and Common Mistakes in Canvas

The most common questions asked and mistakes made by USU instructors when they use Canvas for the first time.

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Full Design Tools User Guide in Canvas

USU Design Tools are some tools within Canvas that allow you to quickly build and style a course in Canvas.

General Canvas Gradebook Help | Teach

General Canvas Gradebook Help

How to adjust and navigate through the major features in the Canvas grade book.

General Education Outcomes - Quiz with Question Bank | Teach

General Education Outcomes - Quiz with Question Bank

If you teach a general education course, you have likely been asked to assess whether students are meeting specific outcomes. Canvas can make the reporting of those outcomes easier. There are two ways to measure the outcomes.

General Education Outcomes—Assignment with Rubric | Teach

General Education Outcomes—Assignment with Rubric

Instructions to attach a rubric to an assignment for assessing general education outcomes in general education courses.

Getting Started with DesignPLUS in Canvas | Teach

Getting Started with DesignPLUS in Canvas

How to switch between Design Tools and Design PLUS and how to switch back. Options in Design Plus, including Edit Current Element, Add New Elements, Accessibility/Usability, User Guides/Tutorials, and More Options.

Giving Students Time Extensions with New Quizzes | Teach

Giving Students Time Extensions with New Quizzes

How to allow students extra time when taking quizzes or exams using the New Quizzes feature in Canvas.

Grade Posting Policy vs. Hide Grades | Teach

Grade Posting Policy vs. Hide Grades

The grade posting policy determines whether grades that are yet to be entered will be shown to students. The Hide Grades feature will hide grades that have already been entered, while new grades will still show.

Graded Discussions in Canvas | Teach

Graded Discussions in Canvas

How to analyze and review graded discussions in Canvas for all of your courses at Utah State University.

Grading Assignments in Canvas | Teach

Grading Assignments in Canvas

The Assignments page is arguably the most central to Canvas’s operation. In this page you'll learn of the various features that are associated with grading an assignment in Canvas.

Grading and Syncing with iClicker Cloud | Teach

Grading and Syncing with iClicker Cloud

In order to enable grading and syncing with iClicker Cloud, you'll need to follow the instructions below.

Group Discussions in Canvas | Teach

Group Discussions in Canvas

How to get your students to participate in group discussions on Canvas and how you can effectively review and grade your students.

How to Grade a Hypothesis Assignment in Canvas | Teach

How to Grade a Hypothesis Assignment in Canvas

How to grade Hypothesis annotation assignments using the Canvas SpeedGrader.

How to Grade a New Quiz | Teach

How to Grade a New Quiz

How teachers can grade quizzes that were created with the Canvas New Quizzes feature.

How to Integrate Zoom into Canvas | Teach

How to Integrate Zoom into Canvas

How to integrate and activate the Zoom tool into your Canvas course side navigation.

How to Log Into Canvas | Teach

How to Log Into Canvas

All USU students, faculty, and staff have access to Canvas and can log on to Canvas at canvas.usu.edu.

How to Simplify Your Navigation in Canvas | Teach

How to Simplify Your Navigation in Canvas

Walkthrough on how to simplify your Canvas course navigation to be more user-friendly and enhance the overall student experience.

How to Use Canvas Course Templates | Teach

How to Use Canvas Course Templates

CIDI has developed two templates to help you organize your course materials and provide a consistent experience for students across USU.

Hypothesis: Canvas Annotation Assignment Tool | Teach

Hypothesis: Canvas Annotation Assignment Tool

Hypothesis is a Canvas integrated tool that allows you to collaborate and annotate most online sources.

Import Content from Another Canvas Course | Teach

Import Content from Another Canvas Course

Getting ready for the new semester and have content from this semester you'd like to reuse? Great! You can import content from another Canvas course.

Import a Quiz from Another Canvas Course | Teach

Import a Quiz from Another Canvas Course

You can import specific content from one Canvas course to another, if you are a Teacher, TA, or Course Designer of both courses.

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Importing Content into Canvas On-Demand Workshop

This on-demand workshop walks you through how to properly import content from one Canvas course into another and what things you need to review and consider before beginning your course for the semester.

Importing Grades Into Canvas Using a Spreadsheet | Teach

Importing Grades Into Canvas Using a Spreadsheet

Sometimes grades are collected using another source, such as i>clicker, scantron tests, and publisher websites. Or you may just prefer to organize your grades on a spreadsheet.

Layout Coach Setting Descriptions | Teach

Layout Coach Setting Descriptions

Within Delphinium the Layout Coach will walk you through all of these settings. This page serves as a reference to be able to see descriptions of all settings at once.

Make Feedback Unavailable to Students Until Grading is Complete in Canvas | Teach

Make Feedback Unavailable to Students Until Grading is Complete in Canvas

The instructions required to make grades, comments, and annotations unavailable until grading is complete and grades are manually posted.

Manage Question Banks | Teach

Manage Question Banks

Why, when, and how to use question banks in your Utah State University Canvas course quizzes.

Managing Outcomes in Canvas New Quizzes | Teach

Managing Outcomes in Canvas New Quizzes

The steps to manage outcomes with the new system in the New Quizzes tool in Canvas.

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Manually Graded Canvas Quiz Question Types and Risks

Different methods of manually graded Canvas quizzes, how to implement them, and suggestions on managing the complex problems that arise with them.

Mastery Paths in Canvas | Teach

Mastery Paths in Canvas

Mastery Paths allows you to customize learning experiences for students based on performance. You can enable Mastery Paths to automatically assign coursework based on the score achieved for a previous assignment.

Message All Students Within a Grade Range in Canvas | Teach

Message All Students Within a Grade Range in Canvas

New Analytics in Canvas allows you to filter outgoing messages to send to your students that fall within a specific grade range.

Moderate Quiz Option in Canvas | Teach

Moderate Quiz Option in Canvas

How to extend time limit for students and give extra attempts on quizzes and exams through the Canvas Moderate Quiz setting.

New Quizzes Overview | Teach

New Quizzes Overview

An overview of the Canvas New Quizzes tool which provides additional question types and tools that are not available in Classic Quizzes.

Notification Preferences in Canvas | Teach

Notification Preferences in Canvas

Suggestions for setting Canvas notifications to determine how often you will receive alerts about new assignment submissions, submission comments, etc.

Online Essay Exams and Quizzes | Teach

Online Essay Exams and Quizzes

Suggestions for setting up online essay question types in Canvas exams and quizzes for enhanced security.

Open My Media | Teach

Open My Media

The easiest way to open your My Media repository is from your Canvas dashboard.

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Prepare for Final Grading in Canvas

You have successfully used Canvas to grade all the assignments in your class, now you can save some time by submitting your grades directly to Banner.

Print a Canvas Syllabus | Teach

Print a Canvas Syllabus

If you have used the Design Tools or Canvas formatting to prepare your syllabus in Canvas, the easiest way to print a properly formatted syllabus is from the USU Canvas Course Syllabus Tracker.

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Proctored, Automatically Graded & Time-Restricted Canvas Quizzes (most secure)

Curated list of Canvas quiz questions that are automatically graded along with different proctoring options and how to implement them.

Quizzes Overview

Quizzes Overview

An introduction of the various options for quizzing using tools available through Canvas.

Replace the Instructor Photo on Your Home Page | Teach

Replace the Instructor Photo on Your Home Page

Instructions on replacing the instructor photo on your Canvas course home page using design tools.

Restore Deleted Content in Canvas | Teach

Restore Deleted Content in Canvas

Previously saved content can be restored if it gets accidentally deleted. This includes assignments, classic quizzes, pages, etc.

Reusing Your Course in Canvas | Teach

Reusing Your Course in Canvas

If you already taught a course once in Canvas, this page is to help you understand how you can best reuse and refine that course to have a successful time teaching your new incoming students.

Scheduling a Meeting in Zoom | Teach

Scheduling a Meeting in Zoom

How to set up a Zoom meeting within Canvas, outside of Canvas, and how to invite guest speakers.

Share Screen Recording in a Discussion | Teach

Share Screen Recording in a Discussion

How to post or embed a Kaltura screen recording as a discussion reply in a Canvas discussion board.

Share Zoom Link with Class

Share Zoom Link with Class

Share a Zoom link that can be accessed by all students in the class through Canvas.

Student Self Evaluation in Canvas | Teach

Student Self Evaluation in Canvas

The instructions below will show you how to create a self evaluation for your students based on a rubric outline that you have for your assignment.

Student View (Periscope) | Teach

Student View (Periscope)

Periscope view allows the instructor to see what a specific student will see when he logs into Delphinium.

Switch Between Design Tools and DesignPLUS in Canvas | Teach

Switch Between Design Tools and DesignPLUS in Canvas

How to switch between Design Tools and DesignPLUS. Also, how to switch back to Design Tools from DesignPLUS in Canvas.

Syncing Canvas Calendar to Outlook or Google Calendars  | Teach

Syncing Canvas Calendar to Outlook or Google Calendars

How to sync your Canvas Calendar with either your Microsoft Outlook or Google Calendar accounts.

Testing Center - Proctoring Accommodations | Teach

Testing Center - Proctoring Accommodations

Make accommodations to allow your student(s) to take an exam or quiz with Proctorio while the rest of your students take the exam or quiz in a testing center. Instructions to make the exam flexible in Canvas with the Moderate This Quiz feature.

TidyUP Canvas Content Cleanup Tool | Teach

TidyUP Canvas Content Cleanup Tool

TidyUP is available in your Canvas course to help you quickly identify and clean up the content in your course.

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Time Restricted and Automatically Graded Canvas Quizzes

Descriptions of the automatically graded questions types associated with a time-restricted and automatically graded quiz.

Transfer Canvas Classic Quiz to New Quizzes | Teach

Transfer Canvas Classic Quiz to New Quizzes

Transferring a classic Canvas quiz into the New Quizzes format to take advantage of new question types.

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Universal Design Resources for Canvas

Dr. John Scott of Blackboard gave the following workshop in fall of 2019 at Utah State University on how to better support diverse online learners as part of the 2019 Ally Road Tour.

Update Active Dates for Modules to Display in Canvas | Teach

Update Active Dates for Modules to Display in Canvas

How to add dates to the module list on your Canvas homepage to highlight and open the most current module.

Update Content Pages in Canvas Templates | Teach

Update Content Pages in Canvas Templates

Instructions for how to update Canvas content pages using the Design Tools. Change the unit, content title, etc in the template using the side bar.

Update Date References in Canvas Module Titles | Teach

Update Date References in Canvas Module Titles

If you have previously typed dates to appear in your module titles in your homepage, you'll want to update them through the Multi Tool.

Update Home Page Module Dates in Design Tools | Teach

Update Home Page Module Dates in Design Tools

How to update the dates for the modules on the home page by using the features on design tools.

Update the Visual Template Home Page | Teach

Update the Visual Template Home Page

The Visual Template comes with a pre-styled homepage containing a general university image and replaceable banner text. Be sure to change the course number and title. Changing the image is optional.

Upgrade Legacy Design Content with DesignPLUS | Teach

Upgrade Legacy Design Content with DesignPLUS

How to upgrade the content designed with the legacy (Design Tools) sidebar to utilize DesignPLUS formatting.

Uploading Files to Canvas | Teach

Uploading Files to Canvas

The basics of adding a file to a Canvas course either in the Files tool or within a module.

Using Any Grading Scenario in Canvas | Teach

Using Any Grading Scenario in Canvas

How to convert your Canvas gradebook to a CSV file to import into Excel to calculate a custom final grade.

View Copyleaks Reports in Canvas as an Instructor | Teach

View Copyleaks Reports in Canvas as an Instructor

How to view a student's Copyleaks report through the SpeedGrader and Grading. How to review the matching sources of a plagiarism detection report using Copyleaks.

View Student A-Numbers on Canvas Grades Page | Teach

View Student A-Numbers on Canvas Grades Page

Canvas allows the option to change which identifying information an instructor sees for a student.

Viewing an Attendance Report in Zoom | Teach

Viewing an Attendance Report in Zoom

Tutorials for generating attendance reports, which are available through the Zoom link in Canvas or through the Zoom website. If the meeting recurrence is set for "no fixed time" you will have to pull the reports from the Zoom website.

  • Assignment Groups

How Do I Use Assignment Groups in Canvas?

In Canvas, assignment groups allow you to organize your assignments into discrete groups. For example, you may want to group all the essay assignments in your course within one assignment group titled ‘Essays’.

Assignment groups allow you to leverage a weighted grade scheme in your Canvas course. A weighted grade scheme allows you to distribute percentages of a student’s final grade across these assignment groups. Following our previous example, you may want the Essays group to account for 30% of the final grade. 

By default, Grade weighting is turned off for all Canvas courses. To turn on Grade weighting, please follow Canvas’ tutorial for weighting final grades based on Assignment Groups.

How do grade weights get distributed across an Assignment Group?

In Canvas, the weight of an assignment group is distributed proportionally across the assignments inside it. Because of this, assignments worth different points will be weighted differently if they are in the same assignment group.

Here’s an example of an assignment group in Canvas. This group is worth 30% of the total grade and contains three assignments with different point values. The table further below outlines how the assignment group weight of 30% is distributed across the three Assignments.

how to create an assignment group in canvas

Here, since Essay Two is out of 200 points, it will count two times more than Essays One and Three.

***assignment group weight distribution for assignments with differing point totals.

If you want all assignments within a given assignment group to be worth the same weight, you have two options:

1. Make all assignments inside an assignment group worth the same number of points, as shown below.

how to create an assignment group in canvas

***In this scenario, we have changed Essay Two’s point value from 200 to 100 points. Since all point values in this assignment Group are the same, each Assignment will be worth the same, 10% in this case.

2. Create new assignment groups for any outlier assignments if you cannot or do not want to change their point value.

how to create an assignment group in canvas

***In this scenario, we have not changed Essay Two’s point values, so we will need to put it in its own assignment group worth 10% and change the first assignment group to be worth 20% so that all Essays are now worth 10% of the total grade.

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When you have different assignment types (e.g., assignments, discussions, quizzes, etc.), and a weighted grading system, you may use Canvas’ Assignment Groups to calculate weighted grades and organize the assignments. Based on the information you’ve articulated in your syllabus, you can quickly set up Assignment Groups. 

Create Assignment Groups

  • Log in to Canvas at canvas.brown.edu and select your course from the Global Navigation menu on the left.

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Create an Assignment Group

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  • Enter the name of the assignment group in the Group Name  box.
  • Enter the percentage of the total grade in the % of total grade  box. You can leave the box empty and/or change the number later.
  • Click Save .

Create Weighted Assignment Groups for Grading

how to create an assignment group in canvas

  • Enter the percentage of the total grade for each assignment group in their respective % boxes.
  • Make sure the Total is 100%.
  • Click Save.

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Manage Assignment Groups

how to create an assignment group in canvas

  • Edit the Group Name  and % of total grade  in their respective boxes.
  • Enter the number of scores to drop from each student's final grade in the Lowest Scores  and Highest Scores  boxes.

how to create an assignment group in canvas

  • To reorder an assignment group in the Assignments  page,  click and drag the assignment group.
  • To delete a group,  click the Edit  (gear) icon to the right of the group name, then click Delete . You can delete the assignments within the assignment group or move them to another assignment group.

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How-to: create collaborative group assignments in canvas with google drive.

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By:  Gracia Ostendorf     

Imagine this scenario...

Professor Morgan is teaching an English Studies course online this term in which his studies are required to complete a group project analyzing a piece of literature. Since the course is online, students won’t be meeting together in person. He needs to come up with a way for the students to easily collaborate and share their ideas (ideally in a way where he can see how individual students are contributing to the assignment too)!

As a Miami instructor, Professor Morgan and all of his students have access to a Google Drive account with their Miami email addresses. And fortunately, there’s a simple way to create space for collaborative work right within the course site by integrating these two tools.

Using Collaborations + Google Drive for group assignments and detailed feedback

With Canvas’s Collaborations tool, students and instructors can create Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides directly within their Canvas course site and share them with others in the course. Between students, this makes it easy to start a collaborative brainstorming document, report, presentation, or other type of group assignment.

Instructors can also take advantage of this feature to provide detailed feedback, comments, and suggestions directly on brainstorming documents, papers, and assignment files.

To start a Collaboration:

  • Click on Collaborations in the left-hand navigation menu (if this isn’t visible to students, the instructor will need to update the navigation menu options in the course settings).
  • If this is your first time using Google Drive in Canvas, authorize Google by following the prompt that appears.

The "Collaborations" page in Canvas

  • Select the type of Collaboration you’d like to start from the “Collaborate using:” dropdown: Google Docs (1) or Google Apps (2). Google Apps gives you the option of creating a Document, Spreadsheet, or Presentation.

Options for starting a new Google Drive collaboration

  • Give your collaboration a name and a description if desired. Add collaborators by selecting their name from the list that appears on the left, then click the “Start Collaborating” button.

Adding collaborators on the Collaborations page in Canvas

Important information for students on using Collaborations:

Students can view a list of all of their Collaborations at any time from the Collaborations page. Students will also be able to see the documents, spreadsheets, and presentations created in Canvas Collaborations from within their own Google Drives as well.

Note that instructors will be able to view all Collaborations created in a course, regardless of whether the instructor was specifically added as a collaborator or not.

Need instructions to share with your students to explain how they can access and work with Collaborations in Canvas? Try these step by step guides:

  • How do I view Collaborations as a student?
  • How do I create a Google Drive collaboration as a student?

For more information on setting up Collaborations with Google Drive, take a look at these instructor-facing guides:

  • How do I create a Google Drive collaboration as an instructor?
  • How do I use the Collaborations Index Page?

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  1. How do I add an assignment group in a course?

    Click the Add Group button. Create Assignment Group Type the Assignment Group Name in the Group Name field [1]. If you want to weight the final grade for students using assignment groups, the percentage will appear in % of total grade field [2]. Note: You must create assignment groups before you can assign percentages to each group.

  2. How to create group assignments in Canvas

    5. Create as many groups as needed. 6. Drag and drop students from the Unassigned Students list into their respective groups. Create the Group Assignment: 1. Click Assignments in the course Navigation menu. 2. Click +Assignments. 3. Enter the Assignment name, Points, etc and select This is a Group Assignment. 4.

  3. How to Create Assignment Groups in Canvas (for Teachers)

    © 2024 Google LLC #3: In this video, I cover how to create Assignment Groups (Categories) in Canvas; as well as assigning each category a percentage. This video is Part 3 of ...

  4. Getting Started with Groups in Canvas

    A new Group Set is needed for every assignment that calls for a new grouping of students. When getting started with Group Sets, learn to: Create a Group Set with the Canvas guide How do I add a group set in a course? Edit a Group Set with the Canvas guide How do I edit a group set in a course?

  5. Canvas Assignment Groups

    1 On the Assignment page, click + Group 2 In the Add Assignment Group box, type the name of the group and click Save Move an Assignment Between Groups Click on the double column of dots next to an assignment and drag to a new group.

  6. How to Create Groups in Canvas

    News & Events How to Create Groups in Canvas How-to-Guides Canvas allows the creation of groups for various uses. Instructors can create groups for students to collaborate on group assignments, pages, collaborations, and more. Instructors can also allow students to create their own groups.

  7. How to Create Assignments for Your Canvas Course

    1. In the Course Navigation menu, click the Assignments link. 2. Click " +Assignment " at the top right. 3. Write the assignment title and directions for students. 4. Assign the number of points available for the assignment. 5. Choose an " Assignment Group". Assignment groups are, in essence, a category of assignment.

  8. Use Weighted Assignment Groups in Your Canvas Course

    You can create a new Assignment Group by going to the Assignments tab in your course and clicking the gray +Group button at the upper right. It is a good idea to give your group a name that reflects the assessment categories on your syllabus.

  9. How to create and manage groups

    1. The first step is to click People. 2. Click Groups 3. Click + Group Set 4. Type the assignment or project name in Group Set Name box. 5. Let's have Canvas automatically create groups for us. Select Split students into groups. 6. You can determine how many groups you would like. 7. Scroll down and click Save 8. Let's expand the groups.

  10. How do I create a group as a student?

    Click the Add Group button. Choose Group Membership Option Name the group by typing in the group name field [1]. Determine who can join the group by clicking the Joining drop-down menu [2]. Course Members are Free to Join If you want anyone in the course to join your group, choose the Course members are free to join option.

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    Create assignment groups. - [Instructor] Creating assignment groups in Canvas can help to keep your assignments organized. And also allows you to weight groups differently for grading purposes ...

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  13. Creating a Group Assignment

    The first step is to create a group set. Group sets house the different groups within a course. When you create a group assignment or group discussion you would attach the group set to the group assignment to assign it to the groups within the group set. 4. Choose whether you want to allow self sign ...

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  15. Assignment Groups

    In Canvas, assignment groups allow you to organize your assignments into discrete groups. For example, you may want to group all the essay assignments in your course within one assignment group titled 'Essays'. Assignment groups allow you to leverage a weighted grade scheme in your Canvas course.

  16. How do I assign an assignment to a course group?

    Select Group Set To select an existing group set, click the Group Set drop-down menu [1]. To create a new group category, click the New Group Category button [2]. Note: Groups created by students cannot be used for Group Assignments and do not appear in the drop-down menu. Require Peer Reviews Peer reviews can be used with group assignments.

  17. Create Weighted Assignment Groups in Canvas for Grading

    To add a new assignment to a group, c lick the + icon to the right of the group name. To edit a group, c lick the Edit (gear) icon next to the + icon, then click Edit. Note: In the window that appears, you can define various grading rules. Edit the Group Name and % of total grade in their respective boxes.

  18. Canvas Group Assignments

    This 1CoolThing video describes how to create a group assignment within Canvas LMS so when you grade 1 student assignment, it applies the grade to EVERY memb...

  19. How-To: Create Collaborative Group Assignments in Canvas with Google

    Add collaborators by selecting their name from the list that appears on the left, then click the "Start Collaborating" button. Important information for students on using Collaborations: Students can view a list of all of their Collaborations at any time from the Collaborations page.

  20. How do I create rules for an assignment group?

    Open Assignments In Course Navigation, click the Assignments link. Edit Assignment Group Click the Assignment Group Options drop-down menu [1]. Click the Edit link [2]. Create Rules For each Assignment Group, you can create one of three grading rules: Drop (ignore) the lowest x scores for each student [1].

  21. Create an Assignment

    Click on the Assignments tab in the course navigation menu. Click the + Assignment button. Fill in the assignment details, such as the assignment name, due date, points, and any additional instructions. Choose the submission type (e.g., online, on paper, no submission). Click the Save button to create the assignment.

  22. How do I submit an assignment on behalf of a group?

    To open assignment submission options, click the Start Assignment button. View Final Grade Notice A banner may appear above your assignment to indicate that your instructor has removed the group assignment from total grade calculations. However, this setting does not affect assignment submissions. Upload File

  23. What are Groups?

    As an instructor, create groups to: Set up student group configurations at the course level for assignments and in-class work, both graded and ungraded. Facilitate semester-long projects so that students can communicate and iterate on documents together. Facilitate faculty professional development and institutional committees or activities.

  24. How do I manually create groups in a group set?

    Open People In Course Navigation, click the People link. Add Group Set Click the Add Group Set button. Save Group Set Add a Group Set Name [1]. Select whether you would like to allow self sign-up [2]. Make sure the Create groups later option is selected from the Group Structure drop-down menu [3]. Then click the Save button [4]. Add Group

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    I then create all extra credit quizzes in that group with regular points. After the grading is complete on the quiz, I create a regular assignment worth 0 points in the assignment group associated with quizzes (or where ever it will be in your course). I then export the gradebook and copy the actual quiz scores over to the assignment that is ...

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