Any way to record where students click on an image?

[dbillingsley]

I was hoping the hot spot quiz question would allow this, but apparently not.  I'd like to recreate an activity that I usually do on paper, having students mark a map of the world in response to questions.  The answers are open-ended: anywhere is 'correct,' as it depends on their own thoughts, but I'd like to be able to see where they mark.

Is there any question type in Canvas that would allow this capability?  Do hot spots record where students click? If I set some random area as the 'correct' location and give the question a 0 point value, would that let me accomplish my goal?  Or would it only record that they got it incorrect, not showing me where they clicked?

[Chris_Hofer]

@dbillingsley ...

Let's take an example of the United States.  Are you asking, for example, if the correct state to click on is Colorado and you want to know what part of Colorado was clicked on (say, the NE, NW, SE, or SW corner of the state...or a specific location within Colorado such as Denver), then no...New Quizzes cannot do that.

However, if you want any part of Colorado marked as the correct answer, then yes, that is possible by outlining the border of Colorado.

How do I create a hotspot item?

Does that help to answer your question?

[dbillingsley]

No, the information I'm looking for is specifically where they click on the image.  For example, with a map of the US, I could ask them where they are from, and I would see not only which state, but what part of the state (Southern vs Central vs Northern California, South Florida or panhandle, etc.).  The activity I'm currently trying to replace (but will probably just do in class w/ paper) is to select somewhere on a world map they'd like to do further research for a potential archaeological excavation.

I could imagine plenty of other uses for a tool that lets us see where students click, but it doesn't seem to exist in the toolkit now.

[chriscas · Accepted solution]

Hi @dbillingsley,

I think you might be able to do this with an annotation type of assignment (option 4 in the How do I create an online assignment? - Instructure Community - 950  guide).  You could upload a PDF map, then students could use the point annotation tool (marked as #5 in the  How do I annotate a file as an assignment submissi... - Instructure Community - 463702  guide) to mark an exact spot on your map.  You should then be able to see where they pointed to in SpeedGrader.

Hope this idea helps!

-Chris