How do I create an assignment with multiple submission options?
To create a Canvas assignment where students can submit different types of items at once, select the Submission Type of Online and only the Text Entry option as described below. While creating an assignment, it is possible to select several Online Entry Options, for example Text Entry and Website URL. However, each student submission can only include one of these items at a time.
Note: You will not be able to bulk download images or other media that students embed in their submissions. It will be easiest to grade them within SpeedGrader.
Set up the assignment.
Follow the steps to create an assignment (opens new window) and use the Submission Type of Online with the Online Entry Options set to Text Entry only. This will allow students to use the Rich Content Editor to include text, website URLs, embedded and linked files, etc. in the same submission.
Provide instructions for students.
Below are instructions you can provide your students to insert, link, and embed different types of content in the editor. You can copy and paste these into the instructions for your assignment.
Text
To enter text, follow the steps in How do I add and modify text in the Rich Content Editor as a student? (opens new window).
Website links (URLs)
To insert a link to a website, follow the steps in How do I create hyperlinks to external URLs in the Rich Content Editor as a student? (opens new window).
Images
To embed images, follow the steps in How do I upload and embed an image in the Rich Content Editor as a student? (opens new window).
Video or audio files
You can use My Media/Media Gallery or Studio to embed media in the editor. You can either record or upload files while embedding them, or embed previously-uploaded files.
My Media/Media Gallery:
Tip: Instructors can find additional information about creating media assignments in How do I set up a video or audio assignment using Media Gallery?
Documents or other files
- Upload a file from your computer: Follow the steps in How do I upload a document in the Rich Content Editor as a student? (opens new window). For the document to appear automatically in SpeedGrader when an instructor accesses your submission, edit the Link Options and select Preview inline and Expand preview by Default as described in the article.
- Embed or link a file from Microsoft OneDrive: Follow the steps in How do I select content from an external app in the Rich Content Editor as a student? (opens new window), using the Microsoft OneDrive app. Select the file from a folder in your OneDrive account, then select Embed or Link.
- Link a file from Box: Follow the steps in How do I select content from an external app in the Rich Content Editor as a student? (opens new window), using the Box app. Select the file from a folder in your Box account and from the Choose Access Type drop-down menu, select the option appropriate for your instructor(s) and/or TA(s) to access the file. Then select the Choose button.
Note: If you are linking a file from Box and you choose the Access Type of People in this folder, you must also share the file in Box with your instructor(s) and/or TA(s). If you choose one of the other Access Type options, your instructor(s)/TA(s) and other people who are given the file's link will be able to access the file. The Access Type of People with the link will allow anyone with the link to access the file, while People in your company will allow anyone at UVA to access it.