How do I hide old assignments and discussions?

[stodd1]

I have students respond every day to a song and a poem. I don't want to delete any of those assignments or discussions, but it would be nice if when students clicked on modules, they only saw the 5-10 most recent assignments or discussions. 

[nwilson7 · Accepted solution]

Hello  @stodd1 ‌ .  The easiest is to just unpublish the assignments.  Students only see the assignments/modules that are published.  The little green checkmark is an indication that the module is published and clicking on it will give you the "do not sign" or "no" symbol (it is the circle with the line through it) and make it unpublished/not visible to students.

Another way that might work better, especially if you want students to still have access to the resources but not right in their face, is to use the 8 little dots at the top left side of each assignment/module to move the ones you are done with to the bottom.  (Click and drag from there) This way the ones students need to interact with currently are at the top.

Hope that helps!

[stodd1]

I would like the lists to be shorter. It starting to take forever to scroll to the other modules. I can unpublish, but I'd rather not. I will have to think on it.

[nwilson7]

You could also have a module at the bottom that was like "Completed Work" and put the already done stuff in there.  That way for the most part it is out of sight out of mind but still there is you needed it or students wanted to go back to refresh on something.

[stodd1]

Maybe I'll try to completed work module. Thanks!

[stodd1]

Hi Nick,

I'm going to try the completed work module, but I'd also like to unpublish, so students will quit turning in assignments from 6 weeks ago! lol However, you can't unpublish anything with student submissions attached. Any thoughts?

Sandy

[stodd1]

I put the old assignments in the "completed work" module, and then schedule the module to not open until the end of the semester. So once I move assignments to the "completed work" module, students can no longer access the assignments. Yay!

[kmeeusen]

Hi  @stodd1  

You could simply add an "Available Until" date to your assignments. Once availability ends, students can no longer submit. 

https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-10113-415241285 

Kelley