TILLING THE SOIL

The Google Assignments LTI 1.3 External Tool makes Google Docs and Google Drive compatible with Canvas for file submissions. This tool allows you to create copies of a Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Sheets, Google Drawings, and/or Google Jamboard template for all students, view student work in progress, check the authenticity of student submissions with originality reports, and provide feedback in live, embedded comments in the student's Google Doc.

PLANTING AND PRUNING

Please begin by watching the video below.

Some things to know about Google Assignments LTI 1.3 include:

Make a copy of file(s) for each student: You will be able to attach up to 20 files from Google Drive to make a copy for each student. It is important to note that the students will receive a copy of your template as it exists at that moment. Changes that you make to your template after creating the assignment will not be propagated to the student copies.
- Google Assignments LTI 1.3 is able to create individual copies of Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, Drawings, and Jams. You CANNOT use this tool to connect a Google Form to an assignment.
Allow students to submit any file from Google Drive: You can also create an assignment using Google Assignments LTI 1.3 without attaching a template. This allows students to create and/or attach any file that exists on their Google Drive.
Real-time viewing of student work: Just like in Google Classroom, once a student opens their file from their Assignment you can view their work in real-time before they submit it. This is most easily done via Google Drive, where you will have a folder created called Assignments. (It is important that you do not delete or rename this folder!) Within the Assignments folder, you will have a folder for each Canvas course; within each Canvas course, you will have a folder for each assignment that contains the individual student files for that assignment.
Use of Google Originality Reports: Just like in Google Classroom, you can opt to turn on Originality Reports for student work. This allows the students to check their own work up to three times before submitting the assignment, and allows the teacher to check originality upon submission. At Pennsbury, we have unlimited access to originality reports, so you are encouraged to turn this on as frequently as possible.
Use Google Rubrics: You can create or reuse Google rubrics when using Google Assignments LTI 1.3. You can also import rubric from Google Sheets. Feel free to use the Google Sheet rubric templates below:
- Google Assignments Rubric 1
- Google Assignments Rubric 2
Student ownership rights: As soon as the assignment is created, the student becomes the owner of their copy of the document, while the teacher is an editor. When the student submits the Assignment, the teacher becomes the owner of the document and the student has view-only access. The student regains editing access when the teacher returns the work to the student.
Use of Google's EasyGrader Panel: Just like in Google Classroom, you will have access to the Grading Panel that allows you to easily toggle between student submissions, make live comments on the G-Suite Documents, and create and use the comment bank for speedier feedback. More detail will be provided about this in a later course component.
Grades sync with the Canvas Gradebook: Once an assignment is graded in Assignments, the grade shows up in your Canvas Gradebook. More detail will be provided about this in a later course component.
Copy Google Assignments to other courses: You can copy Assignments that use Google Assignments LTI 1.3 to any of your other courses. However, you cannot share these assignments with colleagues due to Google permissions.

When using Google Assignments LTI 1.3, it is important to remember the following tips:

In the Canvas Assignment, the submission type should be set to External Tool.
Select Google Assignments LTI 1.3 in the External Tool Menu.
The first time each user accessed Google Assignment LTI 1.3 in each course, they will be asked to link your Google Account. This is true for teachers and students.
Be sure to include same the due date and point value in the Google Assignments window AND in the Canvas Assignment details.
Once your Assignment is created in Google Assignments, select the blue Create button.
When returned to the External Tool pop-up window, click the Select button to verify the Assignment. We do NOT recommended checking the box to open the tool in a new window.
Once the Google Assignment is created, you may change any parameter of the Assignment EXCEPT changing the files attached.

Any time your Assignment asks student to submit an assignment from Google Drive, either a file of their own or a template you have created, we STRONGLY suggest that you use this feature, as it will allow for the smoothest integration of Google inside of Canvas.

DIGGING DEEPER

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