What Can I Place in a Module? [CONTENT PAGE]
Modules
Below is a list of the content you could add to a Module, along with a few ideas. The headers below link to the tutorial pages for each item.
What are Assignments?
Assignments include Quizzes, graded Discussions, and online submissions (i.e. files, images, text, URLs, etc.) Assignments in Canvas can be used to challenge students' understanding and help assess competency by using a variety of media. The Assignments page will show your students all of the Assignments that will be expected of them and how many points each is worth.
Assignments can be used to:
- Assess how well students are achieving course Outcomes
- Set up online submissions that can be quickly graded in the SpeedGrader™
- Grade online as well as student work submitted "on-paper"
- Create multiple due dates for sections
- Set up peer review
- Grade Discussions, either by the whole class or student groups
- Open Quizzes for a limited amount of time
- Record attendance
- Create ungraded activities that align with course Outcomes
What are Pages?
Pages are where you can put content and educational resources that are part of your course but don’t necessarily belong in an assignment, or that you want to refer to in multiple assignments. This is a place where you can include text, video, and links to your files. You can even make links to other pages. Pages are essentially wikis with a more usable interface. Canvas keeps the entire history of the page so you can see how it changes over time.
Content Page vs. Assignment
Content Pages are great for providing content. Assignments mean there is work to do.
What are Quizzes?
The quiz tool is used to create and administer online quizzes and surveys. You can also use quizzes to conduct exams and assessments, both graded and ungraded.
Types of Quizzes
Graded Quiz - A graded quiz is the most common quiz, and Canvas automatically creates a column in the grade book for any graded quizzes you build. After a student takes a graded quiz, certain question types will be automatically graded.Create Practice Quiz - A practice quiz can be used as a learning tool to help students see how well they understand the course material. Students do not receive a grade for practice quizzes, even though the quiz results display the number of points earned in the quiz. Practice quizzes do not appear in the Syllabus or the Gradebook.
Create Graded Survey - A graded survey allows the instructor to give students points for completing the survey, but it does not allow the survey to be graded for right or wrong answers. Graded surveys have the option to be anonymous.
What are Files?
Files are where you upload course files, syllabi, readings, or other documents. Instructors can lock the folders so students cannot access your files. Files can be placed in Modules, Assignments, or Pages.
Use Files to:
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Share course documents and syllabi with your students
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Copy documents from one Canvas course to another
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Organize course documents by day, week, or unit
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Store personal documents that you don't want to share with others
What are Discussions?
Canvas provides an integrated system for class discussions, allowing both instructors and students to start and contribute to as many discussion topics as desired. Discussions can also be created as an assignment for grading purposes (and seamlessly integrated with the Canvas Gradebook), or simply serve as a forum for topical and current events. Discussions can also be created within student groups.
Use Discussions to:
- Help students start thinking about an upcoming Assignment or class discussion.
- Follow-up on a conversation or questions that began in a face-to-face classroom.
- Test student comprehension of important points made in class.
- Debate contradictory ideas.
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Brainstorm different approaches to a class problem.
You can add a URL link to your Modules.
Allows you to easily embed from sites such as: CK-12, Flickr, Graph Builder, Khan Academy, Quizlet, Roll Call, Ted Ed, Twitter, USA Today, Vimeo and YouTube.