Sharing Content in Canvas

Faculty can share individual course items with another course or their colleagues using Direct Share. Content can be shared directly in Canvas without using a secondary repository like Commons.

Direct Share is available for Announcements, Pages, Quizzes, Assignments and Discussions.

This article covers:

• Copying Announcements, Pages, Assignments, Quizzes and Discussions to another course
• Sending Content to Another Instructor
• Receiving Shared Content

Copying Announcements, Pages, Assignments, Quizzes and Discussions to another Course

The "Copy To" option is used to copy specific content to another course. Instructors are only able to copy content from their courses.

1. To copy an announcement, page, assignment, quiz or discussion, go to the item and click the Option icon (3 vertical dots) and select "Copy to."
2. Locate the course with the content that you wish to copy the content to by typing at least the first three letters of a course name in the search field.
3. Search results display courses by name.
4. Select the course's name when it appears.
5. Optionally, you can also select to copy it into an existing Module in the destination course.

When all fields are filled and the content is copied, the window confirms that the content copy process has started successfully. It may take the content a few minutes to display in the selected course.

Note: If the content being shared or copied includes other items in the course (like an assignment with a file attached ), only the directly selected content item will be included. Other files must be shared/copied individually.

Sending Content to Another Instructor

Content can be sent only to users with instructor-based roles who can manage course content.

1. To send a page, assignment, quiz or discussion, go to the item, click the Option icon (3 vertical dots) and select "Send to."
2. Faculty can search for other faculty by email address. Type at least the first three letters of a user's name in the search field.
3. Select the name of the user when it appears.
4. Adding other users individually may send the same content to more than one user.
5. When all users are added and the content is sent, the window confirms that the content is shared successfully.

Receiving Shared Content

Users notified of shared content find it in the "User Navigation Menu," marked by an indication in their "Account" icon and the "Shared Content" link.

When you click "Shared Content," you can manage the content item within the page by clicking the "Options" menu. Options include previewing, importing or removing the item.

• Preview: Preview the content item directly from the page. The content loads in the same window and the user can close the window after reviewing the content.
• Import: Import the content into a course using the same functionality as copying content to another course.
• Remove: Remove the content from the page and take no action. A separate window will display to confirm the removal.

More information about direct sharing can be found in the Canvas Community:

• How do I send a page to another instructor?
• How do I copy a page to another course?
• How do I copy an announcement to another course?