You can view all your course assignments on the Assignments Index page. As an instructor, you can also add assignment groups, create an assignment, and modify assignment settings. You can also reorder assignments and assignment groups.
Open Assignments
In Course Navigation, click the Overview tab.
View Assignments Index Page
The Assignments Index page is designed with global settings at the top of the page [1], followed by the Assignment groups [2]. Individual assignments are nested within each Assignment group [3].
Note: The Assignments Index page supports keyboard shortcuts. To view a window with a list of keyboard navigation shortcuts, press the Shift+Question Mark keys simultaneously on your keyboard.
View Assignment Global Options
Global settings include searching for assignments [1], adding a new assignment group [2], and adding a new assignment [3]. To edit assignment dates or weight the final grade with assignment groups, click the Options icon [4].
View Assignment Types
The Assignments page displays all assignments in the course. Each assignment type displays an icon representing the assignment type: discussion [1], simulations/participation [2], assignments [3], or post-quizzes [4].
Discussions and quizzes also display in their respective index pages in Canvas Career.
View Individual Assignment
Each assignment displays the assignment name [1], due date (if any) [2], the number of points the assignment is worth [3], and assignment draft state status (published or unpublished) [4].
You can also set varied due dates for an assignment and create due dates according to course section. Varied due dates appear as multiple dates.
If an assignment is associated with a module, the module name will appear on the individual line item of the assignment [5].
Note: Due dates are not required for an assignment.
Manage Individual Assignment
To view an assignment, click the assignment name [1].
You can also use the options drop-down menu to edit the assignment [2], open SpeedGrader [3], duplicate the assignment [4], manage assigned students and dates for the assignment [5], delete the assignment [6], move the assignment [7], send the assignment to another instructor [8], or copy the assignment to another course [9].
Manually Reorder Assignment
You can also manually reorder an assignment by hovering over the drag handle next to the assignment and dragging the assignment to the desired location.
Note: If you are using Multiple Grading Periods, you cannot move assignments and quizzes that are part of a closed grading period to another assignment group. However, you can move open assignments and quizzes to another assignment group.
View Student View
To view the assignments index page as a learner, click the View as learner button.
Note: If the course navigation link for the page is disabled and hidden from students, the View as Student button does not display.
