I'm looking to set up a section of a canvas page which is required to be read by students, and then to track if they have read it or not if possible. Can anyone advise if this can be done?Thanks
@CharlesAgar -
as for a section of a page, I do not think so. As for a page, it would be possible to see if they viewed it. However, there is no way to know if they have actually read the page they have pulled up and viewed. The only way you would know if they "read" or at least skimmed through the material would be to give a quiz over the material on the page you want them to read.
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