When students are working with your subject material in creative assignments, they will be engaged and learning.

As a result, much of your time writing your course in Canvas will be spent creating Assignments.

The video to the right is a good introduction if you haven't tried playing with the Canvas Assignment options yet.

514 - Assignments Overview from Instructure Community on Vimeo.

There are many Canvas Assignment Submission Types to choose from. This page will help you find information about how to create and work with these.

Submission Type

Description

Link for Instructions

No Submission

see an example from this course

When there isn't anything to be turned in.

No entry will be put into the Gradebook.

Perfect for when you have a reading or won't use the Canvas Gradebook for your scores.

Online/Text Entry

see an example from this course

Students will be given a text entry box with the Rich Text Editor.

Perfect for short assignments where you want a submission, but want the easiest experience for students.

Instructions and options details for creating an online assignment.

Online/Website URL

Are your students building webpages?

This can also accept URLs for items in Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive assignments, but the sharing settings may not allow you to see the student work.

Instructions and options details for creating an online assignment.

Online/Media Recording

see an example in this course

Students will be given a chance to record video or audio directly through Canvas, or to upload video or audio.

This is great for language courses, music courses, or any courses were you want to hear directly from your students.

It can be a very quick way to get a homework response to a reading.

Online/File Uploads

see an example from this course

This is the most general type of submission.

Students will be given an upload option. There are also options for uploading documents that are contained in Google Drive.

Not all types of files can be used in the SpeedGrader (see list to the right), but all could be downloaded to your computer for review.

You can restrict the file types if you like.

Instructions and options details for creating an online assignment.

On Paper

This is similar to No Submission, but will put an entry into the Gradebook.

Students will not have a submission option.