Canvas does not have a specific Journal tool; all journals have been migrated as assignments. Verify that the assignment is using the recommended settings or explore one of the other options below.

For private journal entries:

• Assignments: Use an assignment with the Submission Type of Online and allow Unlimited submissions. For steps, see How do I add or edit details in an assignment? (opens new window).
• Microsoft Teams Class Notebook: You can add Microsoft Teams Classes to your course by following the steps in Use Microsoft Teams Classes in your LMS (opens new window), then enable the Class Notebook feature. This will create a Notebook for each student shared only with instructors/TAs, where the student and instructors/TAs can add text, upload and embed documents and other files, and comment on the content. For additional information, see Use Class Notebook in Teams (opens new window).

For journal entries shared with the entire class:

• Discussions: Create a discussion topic where students can post their shared journal entries. For steps, see How do I create a discussion as an instructor? (opens new window).
• WordPress: Add WordPress to your Canvas site by following the steps in How do I manage Course Navigation links? (opens new window). Choose the Create/Update Student Blogs option to create a shared blog for each student.

Before reusing assignments, you will need to edit the availability dates (Due, Available from, and Until Date) for students to access them.

You may also update other settings as needed, for example:

• Choose how the grade is displayed, e.g., Points, Percentage, or Letter Grade.
• The assignment's Submission Type, e.g., an Online or External Tool assignment.
• If an assignment's grade was not sent to the Gradebook in Blackboard, the Canvas assignment has the option Do not count this assignment towards the final grade enabled. Uncheck the corresponding checkbox to include the assignment in the course grade calculation.
• Validate that the assignment is in the desired assignment group.

For steps, see:

• How do I add or edit details in an assignment? (opens new window) for general instructions.
• How do I add an external tool assignment in UVACanvas? for steps to link assignments from external tools such as Gradescope.

Follow the steps in How do I delete an assignment? (opens new window) to remove any assignments you do not plan to reuse.

Each assignment from Blackboard's Assignments tool will appear in Canvas as either Published or Unpublished, based on its Availability setting in Blackboard. If the Blackboard assignment had the setting Availability: Item is hidden from Students enabled, the Canvas assignment will be Unpublished. Review all of your assignments to ensure they are in the desired status.

Follow the steps in How do I publish or unpublish an assignment as an instructor? (opens new window) to publish each assignment you will use and make it available to students at its Available from date.