Using Google Course Kit Google Assignments

Google Course Kit/Google Assignments is a Canvas integration that allows faculty to use Google tools to create and grade assignments while recording grades in Canvas. Instructors can also easily embed Google files into Canvas pages.

If you like using Google Docs to review student papers, you'll be pleased to know Google Course Kit is integrated with Canvas. With Course Kit, students can submit their work directly from Google, while faculty can grade and comment using Google tools. Faculty can also save their most common comments into a Comments Bank and reuse them.

With Course Kit, you no longer have to worry about sharing files with your students using Google Drive. File-sharing and editing permissions are handled automatically. Each student's submission is automatically copied to your Google Drive. Once submitted, students cannot edit their assignments. Similarly, your graded copy is stored in your drive when you return it to the student.

Google Course Kit Assignments

Setting up a Google Course Kit Assignment

Google Course Kit is considered an External Tool Submission Type in Canvas. Like Turnitin, it creates a Course Kit assignment window within Canvas.

To set up a Course Kit assignment:

1. In your Canvas Assignment, click "Submission Type" and select "External Tool." Click the "Find" button and scroll down to select "Google Course Kit Assignment Tool." You will be prompted to link your St. Edward's Google account by verifying your SEU email and clicking "Continue."
2. Select a file for students to edit. The file can be a template for a worksheet or paper.
3. Edit the due date and points. Ensure that both match the due date and points in the Canvas assignment.
4. Click "Create."
5. Set up your Canvas assignment with instructions and due dates, then publish.
6. The Course Kit InBox page will show you student submissions.

Grading a Course Kit Assignment

After setting up your assignment and linking your Google account, you'll see the Course Kit Dashboard, which gives you access to review and grade assignments.

1. Grade submissions by clicking in the row next to the student's name.
2. View how many submissions have been submitted by students, reviewed (graded) and returned to the student.

After you click the student's name, the submission will load in Google.

1. Use Google tools to mark up and comment on the submission.
2. Enter the grade and any overall feedback.
3. Click "Return" to enter the grade and return the graded copy to the student.

Returning Graded Assignments

Use the Google Commenting tools to make inline comments throughout the paper. Once you're finished grading, click "Grades" and enter your final grade and any other comments. Click "Return" in the upper right corner to return the paper to the student and submit the grade in Canvas.

When you return an assignment:

• Ownership of the assignment file is transferred back to the student. Students can view all the comments and suggestions from the instructor.
• A copy of the returned assignment is backed up to the instructors' Google Drive. The instructor has a graded copy in case a student contests their grade; a copy is needed for accreditation purposes, or you need to use it as evidence of plagiarizing. The instructor's copy is safe even if the student changes or deletes the original assignment.
• The student receives an email notifying them that the assignment has been graded. The email has a link to view the graded assignment in CourseKit, where students can see the grade, any margin comments to review and overall feedback.

After the student receives their graded assignment, they can resolve and respond to individual margin comments or revise and resubmit their file. When commenting, the student can start discussions or close the comments. The instructor's original comments are saved to their copy of the returned assignment.

Embedding Google Drive Files in Canvas

The Canvas rich text editor can embed a Google Drive file into announcements, assignments or pages. You can share a Doc, Sheet, Slide, PDF, video, image or any other file in your Drive all in Canvas. File permissions are handled automatically for you.

To embed a file through the Canvas editor:

• Click the plug icon on the editor toolbar and select"Google Drive." If you don't see the plug icon, click the three dots at the end of the editor toolbar to expand the toolbar.

• Sign in with your university Google Workspace account.
• Search for the desired file and click"Add."
• Google will verify that you want to share the file and allow anyone with the link to access it. Click"Attach."

Support for Google Course Kit

You can find more details about Google Course Kit functionality in the Course Assignments section of Google's Help Center.

Additional instructions for students are also available. The most common problem students face logging into or associating their Course Kit account with the wrong Google account. Both students and faculty must associate the Course Kit with their St. Edward's University account. When students work on their assignments, they must be logged into their St. Edward's University account, not their personal Google account.