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Assignments intro page

Most instructors use assignments to collect submissions as file uploads. Choose Submission Type Online [1], check the box File Uploads [2], and optionally check to restrict upload file types by extension [3] (e.g. doc, docx, pdf).

Submission Type Online

Other Assignment Submission Types:

Online Text Entry - students can type (or copy and paste) text directly in an HTML text box (like a web form). Although instructors can grade and comment on Text Entry assignments in SpeedGrader, DocViewer does not currently allow annotations on the text itself.
Online Website URL - students can submit a URL link to their website such as an ePortfolio, thus freeing the instructor from having to collect the URL's by email.
Online Media Recordings - students can record media (audio or video) directly into an assignment using a web browser or their mobile device. Typically these recordings are under two to three minutes.
No Submission - use to manually grade assignments such as student participation
On Paper - use when students take a quiz on paper in class. Important! Do not use Canvas Quizzes in this scenario.
External Tool - use for a Turnitin Assignment

See How do I create an assignment 🐼 and How do I add or edit details in an assignment 🐼

Tip - Always set a due date but avoid Availability dates except for Quizzes

Always set a Due Date for Assignments in Canvas. Assignments without a due date will be categorized as "Other" in the Calendar and on the Syllabus page and can be confusing to students (and you).

However, we recommend setting only the Due Date for Assignments so that students who submit documents after the due date will have them flagged as Late.

Quizzes, however, should typically have Available from and Until dates that determine when students have access to the Quiz and when they no longer can take a Quiz.

Keep in mind the following when creating any kind of Canvas Assignment:

Instructors can place Canvas Assignments into Assignment Groups and choose to weight final grades. Canvas will then calculate the final grade based on the percentages assigned to each Assignment Group.
Points can be assigned to any Canvas Assignments except Non Graded Assignments. Non Graded Assignments will still appear on the Assignments and Syllabus pages but they will NOT appear in the Gradebook.
Once a file has been uploaded as a submission, files cannot be deleted from the student's files. Additionally, file submissions cannot be deleted from the assignment. If a student needs to submit a new file, the student can re-submit the assignment.