I have a student who needs an opportunity to "redo" an assignment. I don't want to add submissions to the rest of my class, but I want to allow this student the chance to resubmit. How do I do this?
Howdy @ElizabethGarza1,
Thank you for sharing your question with the community of Canvas users.
First, you can make use of the "Reassign Assignment button."
Also, if the original submission window has concluded, you'll need to assign the student to a new availability window using differentiated assignments. Just make sure you click on the [+Add] button and don't remove the assignment in the "Assign to" field that says Everyone (or Everyone Else).
Hope this information helps! Keep learning...
Val
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