What’s changing Google Assignments Learning Tool Interoperability (LTI) 1.3 is an integrated application that gives educators who use
Canvas a faster, simpler way to distribute, analyze, and grade student work. It brings the collaborative power of Google Workspace for Education to Canvas.
Today, we’re introducing a new feature exclusively for Canvas that allows users to create a Drive item and collaborate on it with other users in the course. Teachers and students can now work together on a variety of Google Drive items, including Docs, Sheets, Slides, Sites, Forms, Jamboards, and Drawing.
Getting started Admins: To enable users to access this feature, Assignments must be turned ON. Visit the Help Center to learn more about turning a service on or off for Google Workspace users . End users: Use the following steps to create a collaboration in Canvas: Sign in to Canvas > open the course > in the sidebar, click Collaborations > click + Collaboration > Google Drive (LTI 1.3). If you’re not signed in, sign in to your Google Workspace for Education account. Enter a title for your assignment > (optional) enter a description > under file type, select a Drive file type > under invite people to collaborate with you, select any LMS users for which to share the collaboration Drive file > click Create > in the opened pop-up, confirm your changes, and click Create. Use the following steps to open a collaboration in Canvas: Sign in to Canvas > open the course > in the sidebar, click Collaborations > click the title link for the collaboration you wish to open. Note: You can only view a collaboration if you are an instructor or were added as a collaborator. In the new tab that is opened: Sign in to your Google Workspace for Education or Google account If this is the first time you’re opening the collaboration, click Join Visit the Help Center to learn more about using Assignments with Canvas and creating, editing, opening and deleting collaborations .
Rollout pace This feature is now available.
Availability Available to Education Fundamentals, Education Standard, Education Plus, and the Teaching and Learning Upgrade
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