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Introduction to Assignments
- Use the Assignments Index Page
- Canvas Assignment vs Canvas Activity
- Assignment types
- Assignment due dates vs availability dates
- Submission attempts - limited or unlimited
Setup
- Create an online assignment
- Create an assignment
- Add or edit details in an assignment
- Add or edit points for an assignment
- Limit submission attempts for an assignment
- Publish or unpublish an assignment
Manage
- Bulk update due dates and availability dates
- Move or reorder an assignment
- Delete an assignment
- Duplicate an assignment
- Copy an assignment to another course
- Send an assignment to another instructor
- View differentiated assignments with different due dates in a course
- Download all student submissions for an assignment
- Upload all student submissions for an assignment
Assignment Groups
- Add an assignment group in a course
- Create an assignment shell in an assignment group
- Move or reorder an assignment group
- Weight the final course grade based on assignment groups
- Create rules for an assignment group
External tools
- Add an assignment using an external app
- Import SCORM files as an assignment
- Create a cloud assignment with a Microsoft Office 365 file
- Create a cloud assignment with a Google Drive file (not available)
- Set up an assignment to be sent to my institution's student information system (SIS) (may not be available in NUS)
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Assign an Assignment to:
Mark & grade
- Grading and commenting using SpeedGrader
- Enable anonymous instructor annotations in student submissions
- Add a grading scheme to an assignment
- Add an assignment that includes anonymous grading
- Exclude an assignment from the course's final grades
- Add a moderated assignment to be graded by multiple reviewers
- Give extra credit in a course
Peer Review
- Use peer review assignments in a course
- Create a peer review assignment
- Manually assign peer reviews for an assignment
- Automatically assign peer reviews for an assignment
- View student peer review comments
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