You can import courses, modules, assignments, quizzes, discussions, pages, or files from Commons into your Canvas course. Imported resources retain their original published or unpublished status.
Notes:
In Global Navigation, click the Commons link.
Locate a resource by using the search field [1].
You can sort resources by Most Relevant, Latest, Most Favorited, or Most Downloaded [2].
You can also filter search results by approved content, type of content, grade/level, and sharing settings [3]. Learn more about searching in Commons.
To view resource details, click the resource title.
Note: Resources can be opened in a new tab by pressing Command (Mac) or Control (PC) while clicking the resource name in the Search page, or, by right clicking the name of the resource.
Search for the course(s) into which you would like to import the resource [1], or select the course(s) from the list [2]. Then, click the Import into Course button [3].
To download the file to your computer, click the Download button [4].
Notes:
If you are importing a file that exceeds 500MB, Commons will generate a warning message notifying you that the import may not be successful.
If you try to import a resource that is still pending, the Import into Course button will be inactive, and Commons will display a message notifying you the resource is still processing.
View the import status notification at the top of your screen. Please note that it may take a while to see changes in your course.
To view imported resources other than a course, navigate to the feature area (e.g., Modules, Assignments, Quizzes, Discussions, Pages, or Files) in Course Navigation.
Note: Content shared through Commons retains the published/unpublished status of the item when it was originally shared. If you import content that was published when it was originally shared, it will import and be published in your course.
If the resource is still being imported, you will see a status notification when you open your course. Click the Import Status link.
The Current Jobs menu displays the imported resource as a Canvas Common Cartridge .imscc file. You can view the date and time the resource was imported. The import status menu will show the import status by color:
To correct any issue(s) that may have occurred with the import, you can use either the issues link next to the import or you can use the Course Navigation menu to move around the course and correct the errors.