Google assignments work in the same way in which google classroom assignments work. You can upload a google doc and Canvas will make a copy for each student. Each student submits their own, edited copy.
Here’s step by step directions.
- Sign in to Canvas.
- Open the course.
- In the sidebar, click Assignments
Add Assignment.
- Enter a name and description for your assignment.
- (Optional) Enter a point value and due date.
- Under Submission Type, click the Down arrow
External Tool.
- Click Find
Google Assignments.
- Choose an option:
- If you’re signed in to your G Suite for Education account—Click Continue.
- If you’re not signed in—Sign in with your G Suite account.
- If you’re signed in to multiple accounts—To switch, click Switch account
sign in with your G Suite for Education account.
- (Optional) If this is your first time using Assignments in this course, you must link your LMS account to your Google Account. For instructions, go to Link your account to Assignments, below.
- (Optional) To turn on originality reports, in the assignment, next to Originality reports, click the switch On
Continue.
- (Optional) To make individual copies of a file for each student to work on, click Attach
choose the file
click Add.
- (Optional) To add a rubric for this assignment, next to Rubric, click Add
and follow the directions at Create or reuse a rubric for an assignment.
- Click Create.The Assignments window closes.
- To finish selecting Assignments as the external tool, in Canvas, click Select
Save or Save & Publish.Note: Students can’t see an assignment until you publish it.