Creating a Google Assignment

When you add the Assignment-type content to your Canvas course, any of these can be transformed into a Google Assignment. In order to utilize Google Assignments, create your assignment like normal. When you get to the Submission Type field in edit mode, follow these steps:

  1. From the Submission Type dropdown, choose External Tool.
  2. Click the Find button.
    Submission type interface in Canvas Assignments. External Tool has been chosen, and the Find button is emphasized
  3. On this list, look for Google Assignments (LTI 1.3). Click this to choose Google Assignments.
    Configure External Tool interface in Canvas. The Google Assignments (LTI 1.3) option is emphasized
  4. A pop-up window will appear that will ask you to link your Google Assignment to a Google Account. You should link your UIS Google account (which you can log into using your UIS email and password).
    Google Assignment account selection interface, with a UIS account being chosen as the default account
  5. Another pop-up window will appear that will take you through the steps of creating a Google Assignment.
    1. Check plagiarism (originality): Google has a built-in plagiarism checker that can be turned on. It is important to note that Google does not check for possible AI-generated content.
    2. Files: If you have already created a template that you'd like students to use, you can use the Attach button to access your Google Drive and attach the template. If you do not have a template (or if you want to give your students a blank document), you can click Create, which will generate a new document. Once you create it, you can make edits to the document if you want those to be included for all students.
    3. Grading: You will be presented with two options for how you'd like to grade the assignment. By default, it will select Canvas SpeedGrader, which will allow you to grade the assignment in the same way you normally would. You can also choose to grade the assignment using Google Assignments.
      Interface for creating a Google Assignment, including plagiarism checker, file selection, and grading options
  6. Click Create when you are finished setting up the assignment. If you go back into this menu at any point after clicking Create, the Create button will turn into an Update button.
  7. Click Select to finalize setting up the external tool assignment.
  8. Finish setting up your assignment like normal, and click Save or Save and Publish​​​​​​​ when you are done.
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