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This table illustrates how tasks can be assigned to students in Canvas.
  Assign to all students Assign to sections Assign to Groups Assign to individual students

Assignments

Yes Yes Yes (Group Discussion) Yes
Quizzes Yes Yes No Yes
Discussions Yes Yes Yes (Group Discussion, Group area) Yes (Graded Discussion)
Collaboration (Google Docs) Yes No Yes Yes
Conference (BigBlueButton) Yes No Yes (Group area) Yes
Appointment groups in Calendar Yes Yes (Group area) No No
This table illustrates how students can submit work and participate in Canvas.
  Submit/participate by groups Submit/participate by individual students

Assignments

Yes (Group Assignments) Yes
Quizzes No Yes
Discussions No Yes
Collaboration (Google Docs) No Yes
Conference (BigBlueButton) No Yes
Appointment groups in Calendar Yes (have students sign up in Groups) Yes
This table illustrates how students can comment or grade assessments in Canvas.
  Commented/graded by students Commented/graded by teachers

Assignments

Yes (Peer review Assignment) Yes
Quizzes No Yes
Discussions Yes (Reply to others’ replies OR peer review in graded Discussions) Yes
Collaboration (Google Docs) Yes (Comments in Google Docs) Yes
Conference (BigBlueButton) Yes (interaction between students in a Conference) Yes
Appointment groups in Calendar Yes (to teachers) Yes
This table illustrates how students can view comments or grades in Canvas.
  Comments/grades received by groups Comments/grades received by individual students

Assignments

Yes (Group Assignment)

Yes
Quizzes No Yes
Discussions Yes (Group Discussion) Yes
Collaboration (Google Docs) Yes (comments in Google Docs) Yes
Conference (BigBlueButton) Yes (interaction in a Conference) Yes
Appointment groups in Calendar Yes (have students sign up in Groups) Yes