Gradebook Sync with Multiple Due Dates for Assignment

I have created different groups for my class to easily extend due dates to students with extended time. While testing how grades would be displayed on my school's gradebook (Focus) I created an assignment, created different due dates using the aforementioned groups, and attempted to sync the grades. I am unable to post grades as I'm getting a message stating "Assignments without due dates or duplicate assignments cannot be synced". The groups are displayed:

Canvas Groups.png

I have verified that there are no duplicate assignments, and there is a due date (multiple, techinically). I removed the groups and assigned the assignment to "everyone" which allowed me to post grades. I have seen guides from Canvas recommending the use of groups to assign content to students with accomodations such as extra time, so I imagine this has to be something that can be done (Canvas guide on doing just that. Note it says nothing about syncing grades). I've also assigned tests to students in the past and had to add a student to a separate assignment to extend the time available without issue. Below you can see the assignment details.

Canvas Assignment Details.png

Below you can see the message I am getting when I try to sync my gradebook. Again, if I switch the assignment so that it is assigned to "everyone", I can post grades just fine.

Canvas Group Sync.png

Does anyone have any suggestions or advice to fix this issue? I've included screenshots of my groups, the assignment details, and the grade sync message. Thank you in advance!

Canvas Groups.png

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james_whalley

@ZACHARYYINDRA While I cannot assist with the syncing issue, I want to call out where you wrote, "I have seen guides from Canvas recommending the use of groups to assign content to students with accomodations". I would warn that you should never create a Canvas group or section to differentiate students who need accommodations, as students can see who else is in a group or section. This is part of the reason Instructure has created differentiation tags.

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VPundir

@ZACHARYYINDRA Can you please confirm that:

The assignment is set to post grades automatically? (This is default Canvas behaviour, but worth checking).
The assignment is NOT set to be anonymous - as you may imagine, if the assignment is set to be anonymous, then posting of grades as they come in will compromise the anonymity, so Gradebook will not show the grades.

If you find that the problem is that the assignment is set as anonymous, then you can release the grades of all marked groups (or sections) by doing a manual release. BUT this will unmask (remove anonymity) any future submissions.

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JamesCorbin

Has anyone seen a fix to this? I differentiate with the "until time". Students don't see if others have extended time. The due dates on everyone within the assignment is the same. Students learn to look at the "until time" as their actual due date.

If I delete the other assignment "until time" groups so there is no longer an "everyone else" and it just says "everyone", syncing works. If I do that, however, I lose my documentation of given students their allotted extended time.

Thanks for any input.

JamesCorbin

I had not tried that. I did with no luck. This is the message I receive when I try to sync.

DanielleKlemick

My school uses TAC and Canvas, and I am getting the same error. I tried to remaster my gradebook, but that did not fix the issue either.

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