[ARCHIVED] EMBED a Google doc WITH LIVE LINKS into a canvas page.

jyeagle
Community Novice

I'll withhold some of the frustration I am feeling now..

background.. 

I am being FORCED to use CANVAS..

I Realized that I could EMBED a Google doc INTO the canvas page.

SO.. 

I published the Google Doc to the web, then used the HTML editor to insert the Iframe. 

I added the appropriate HTML code to establish that the iframe as an appropriate size.. (Because apparently that wasn't an important feature for canvas to include?!!!) 

I assumed that with the embedded doc I could simply EDIT the doc.. and canvas would update for me. 

THE CAVEAT? the DOC in question contains LINKS to an external website. 

When accessing the aforementioned links.. CANVAS asks if I would like to redirect..

I concur (I like being redirected and all)

The result? CANVAS fails to connect with google..

FOR WHAT ITS WORTH.. I do NOT desire ANYTHING more than Canvas directing students to the aforementioned external site.

EVERYTHING can and will happen OFF canvas.. 

Please do not preach that I could do so much more with canvas.

At this point Canvas does NOT integrate with our district grade book, and I have NO interest in redeveloping everything In "canvas format" so that my district can choose another LMS i a few years.. 

riddle me this?   why is it that these links in my google doc will not function as LINKS..

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