How to add or edit details in an assignment | Canvas

Overview

How to create and edit assignment details in Canvas.

Step 1: Open Assignments

In Course Navigation, click the Assignments link.

Step 2: Add Assignment

To open an existing assignment, click the Assignment name [1].
To create a new assignment, click the Add Assignment button [2].

Step 3: Edit Assignment Details

Type the assignment title in the Assignment Name field [1]. If you created your assignment as an assignment shell, this field will be populated for you, but you can change it if necessary.
Use the Rich Content Editor to add images, text, links, equations, or insert media [2].

Notes: When a document is uploaded to the New Rich Content Editor from an assignment, the file is saved to the Uploaded Media folder in Course Files and defaults to hidden status. Students can view the file when the assignment is made available to them. Learn more about file availability.

When an assignment is created with no description, the assignment description displays default text explaining no additional details were added for the assignment.

Step 4: Points

Enter the points for your assignment in the Points field [1].
Select the Assignment Group for the assignment in the Assignment Group drop-down menu [2].

If you created your assignment as an assignment shell, the points field and Assignment Group will be populated for you. You can edit these if necessary.

Note: Points possible must be set to a number greater than zero for assignments with percentage, points, letter grade, or GPA grading types.

If you change the points possible for an existing assignment with graded submissions, you will need to regrade the assignment. This warning message applies to any grading type with assignment submissions, including changing points from or to zero.

Step 5: Select Grading Type

In the Display Grade as drop-down menu, select the method you want to use for grading. You can grade your assignment by percentage, complete/incomplete, points, letter grade, GPA scale, or set as not graded.

Note: The grading type is how the assignment score will display in the Gradebook. For example, an assignment worth 10 points is set to display as a percentage. A student who receives 8/10 points on the assignment will show as 80 in the Gradebook. If using a letter grade, learn how to create a grading scheme and apply a grading scheme to your assignment.

Step 6: Select Submission Type

In the Submission Type drop-down menu, select the type of submission you want to accept for the assignment. By default, the submission type is set to Online.

No Submission is when you do not want students to submit an assignment in Canvas. This assignment type can be used to create extra columns in the Gradebook, or when you want to create an assignment that involves multiple scores. Submission Type does not apply to Not Graded assignments.

Online is when you want students to submit their assignments using Canvas.

On Paper is when you want students to submit an assignment to you but not through Canvas. This assignment type applies to traditional face-to-face courses or hybrid courses when you want the assignment turned in during class, but you still want to create a column in the Canvas Gradebook for grading purposes.

External Tool is when you want students to submit their assignments using an external app (LTI) enabled for your course. You must enter a URL for the external tool.

Assignment settings are persistent to always remember and display the settings created or edited in the previous assignment in the course. Based on prior assignments, one or more of these options may already be selected for you.

Note: No Submission and On Paper assignments still appear to students on their Assignments page. To avoid confusion, it is best to make a note in the description about the assignment so students will know whether or not a submission is required and if so, how they are supposed to submit it.

Step 7: Select Submission Attempts

Create Group Assignment

Require Peer Reviews

Allow Anonymous and Moderated Grading

Enable Anonymous Instructor Annotations

Edit due and Availability Dates

Step 8: Save Assignment

When you create an assignment, you'll add details for the assignment such as the description, file submission types, and point value.

If you create an assignment shell, you must edit the assignment to add the assignment details.

Assignment settings are persistent to always remember and display the settings created or edited in the previous assignment in the course. Please note that this feature only applies to settings; it does not include assignment due dates.

Notes: When Multiple Grading Periods are enabled in a course, assignments are also respected against closed grading periods. Some attributes may not be available to editing.

You may be able to edit due and availability dates for multiple assignments at one time from the Assignments Index page.

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