External Tool Page - New Google Assignments

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Google Assignments Links to an external site. is a tool within Canvas Assignments that allows instructors to distribute, review, and grade student work. You can attach assignment files that will automatically distribute a personalized copy for each student.

Google Assignments provides a faster and simpler way to distribute, analyze, and grade student work.

• Create, Access, and Manage Google files.
• Create and Manage Google Assignments.
• Accept and Grade Assignment Submissions from students’ Google Drives.
• Embed files from your Google Drive into a Course.
• Add links from your Google Drive into your Course.

 

Introduction Video to Google Assignments

 

How to use Google Assignments in Canvas Video

 

Full Workshop Recording from ITS Teaching & Learning

 

Workshop Recording Slide Deck

 

Google Assignments and Google in Canvas Knowledge Base Articles

• Google Assignments Help Center Links to an external site.
• Google Assignments 1.3 is replacing Google Apps
  • As of 10/2023 Instructure no longer supports the Google Apps LTI although current users will not lose access
  • https://teamdynamix.umich.edu/TDClient/30/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=4308 Links to an external site.
• Collaboration with Google Assignments 1.3
  • Use Google Assignments instead of Google Drive or Google Docs
  • Interface looks different if External Collaborations Tools is enabled
  • Supports collaboration on Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Drawings, Sites and Jams
  • https://teamdynamix.umich.edu/TDClient/30/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=10910 Links to an external site.
• Student use of Google
  • Assignment submission
    • File upload interface looks different if Assignment Enhancements is enabled
  • https://teamdynamix.umich.edu/TDClient/30/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=10908 Links to an external site.
• Google Drive 1.3 is replacing Google Drive
  • On June 30 2024, the Google Drive integration will be removed and Google Drive (LTI 1.3) will become the only option in Canvas.
  • https://teamdynamix.umich.edu/TDClient/30/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=10753 Links to an external site.

 

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