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Create an Assignment in Canvas

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Canvas Assignments allow students to submit work (documents, images, text, links, files, etc.) for instructor or peer feedback. As an instructor, you can create an assignment directly in your Canvas course. Assignments can either be graded or ungraded. 

 

Add the Assignment to a Module 

Students can access published Assignments, Quizzes, and Discussions directly from the Canvas course menu, as well as through Modules.

If you create an Assignment from the Assignments page of your Canvas course, it is a best practice to always add the activity to a module. If you create an Assignment directly from a module, that activity is automatically added to the module and accessible to your students when published.

To add an Assignment to a Module:

  1. In the course navigation menu, click Modules. 
  2. To add an Assignment to a specific Module, click Add Item (plus sign) to the right of the Module title.
  3. The Add Item to Module window will appear. Click the Add drop-down menu and select Assignment.
  4. Select the Assignment from the list that you would like to add.

  5. Click Add Item. In this example, we select the "Written Exercise" Assignment.

     

Additional Canvas Resources    

For additional articles on how to create and manage Assignments, you can explore Canvas's guides for instructors:

 

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