Commentary in real time

[JillianGuthrie]

It would be great if we could have a feature like google classroom, where I can see and interact on a student's paper while it is being typed on. Right now, I can only see their work AFTER they have submitted it, which leads to them having to resubmit multiple attempts. I really wish this could be changed.

[ProfessorBeyrer · Accepted solution]

That's an excellent idea, @JillianGuthrie and currently cannot be done with Canvas (even for content pages that students can edit). The best option is to suggest an idea to improve Canvas, and the process for that is detailed in the following page:

How do Ideas and Themes work in the Instructure Community? 

Creating an idea does not provide an immediate solution to the problem you described, though it is a solution. I’m going to mark it as such and hope that our colleagues who have a similar challenge will find the best way to contribute. If you decide to create an idea, please link it here.

[TrishaMeyer1]

Hi @JillianGuthrie ,

Do you know if your institution has the Google Assignments LTI 1.3 integration (external tool)? If you use this LTI tool to assign content from your Google Drive, Canvas creates a folder in your Google Drive called Assignments and places the student work there. You can open student work in your Drive to see what they are working on in real time because the document is Shared with you. It's not quite the same as having the Google Classroom dashboard, but it is a potential option if you have the LTI tool.

[ellisonl15]

I love this idea and can see a lot of benefits from being able to work through a quiz with a distance student without screen sharing.