This article is for Students working in Canvas course groups who need to submit a group assignment. Instructors may have you submit a group assignment in one of two ways. We will cover both in this article. If your instructor has you accessing assignments via the Modules tab, click here: Submit a Group Assignment to a Module in Canvas
If your instructor has you submit assignments via the Assignments tab in a course, click here: Submit a Group Assignment to the Assignments Area in Your Canvas Course.
Article Overview
1. Access Your Group Collaboration in Your Canvas Group
Note if you are not using Collaborations inside your Canvas course Group and are sharing group work with another file management system, ex. Office 365, you can skip to submit your assignment via the Modules tab, or the Assignments tab in your Canvas course.
1.1. Navigate to the Course's Homepage
Select a course from your Canvas Dashboard.
1.2. Select your Course Group from the Homepage.
Select a course group for which a group assignment is due from the bottom right hand side of the Homepage.
Note that if the group assignment appears above Course Groups, in the ToDo list, you can quickly select the name of the assignment from the ToDo list to view the instructions and submit the group work.
1.3. Select the Collaborations link on the left in your Group Homepage.
1.4. Select the linked name of a Collaboration to access the group work.
Collaborations in Canvas allow students to work together on Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets for group assignments. Select this link to read about Creating Collaborations in Canvas' Student Groups
1.5. Select File from your Google Doc Group Collaboration
1.6. Choose Download and Select a file type your instructor will accept for submission
1.7. Note that the file downloads and shows at the bottom of your browser.
Additionally, you can access and organize your class assignments via your file browser (PC) or Finder on a Mac and organize assignments by class folder on your harddrive and/or CSUEB Google Drive account.
Click here if you will Submit a group assignment to the Assignments area in your Canvas course.
2. Submit a Group Assignment to a Module in Canvas
2.1. Navigate back to your Group Collaborations page in Canvas
Group assignments must be submitted in your course's Modules or Assignments areas. Both of these areas are accessible via the course's homepage. Select the name of your group in the upper left corner to continue to Modules.
2.2. Select the course ID in the upper left corner to navigate back to the course's homepage.
If you are reviewing steps 2.1-2.2 for accessing a group assignment from the Assignments tab in the course click here to jump to step three.
2.3. Access the Modules link on the left in Course navigation on a course's homepage.
Select Modules to navigate to your Group assignment.
2.4. Select the name of the assignment in the module to submit.
Assignments in Modules have paper and pencil icons displayed to the left of the names.
2.5. Scroll to the bottom of the assignment page and select the Upload button
2.6. Drag a file into the perforated space with a rocket ship
(1) Drag the group submission into the perforated box. The (2) name of the file appears below the upload button. (3) Note that this submission will count for everyone in your group. (4) Select the Submit Assignment button to finalize the file upload on behalf of your group.
You may see confetti when you select the Submit Assignment button. Congratulations on submitting your group assignment.
3. Submit a Group Assignment to the Assignments Area in Your Canvas Course.
3.1. Navigate to the course's Assignments tab.
3.2. Select the assignment from an Assignment category your instructor has available for you.
This example shows assignments that are categorized by due dates. Select the assignment you will submit group work to.
3.3. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and drag a file into the perforated box with a rocket ship.
Additionally, you may click into the box and select a file to upload from your file browser or finder.
3.4. Select Submit Assignment to finalize the file upload for your group.
Note the file name is listed under the Upload button. Select the Submit Assignment button to finish uploading your group assignment.
Canvas displays confetti when a submission is successful.
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