Imported Assignments that use Google Assignments: Have to be re-built in your new course

[jchaomignano]

I'm an administrator and an ELA teacher in my school shared with me that after we imported course content from her previous course, for each Assignment that used Google Assignments LTI as the external tool, she had to do this:

1. Edit the Assignment to clear out the External Tool settings (ie. set it to No Submission)
2. Save this.
3. Edit the Assignment to add the External Tool setting of Google Assignments
4. Go through the whole rigamarole of setting up the Google Assignment (finding the document, creating a copy, setting grading preference)
5. Save it again. 

For every single Assignment, which already has all the information set up -- There must be an easier way to this... Are we missing something? 

[JanetRoss]

I use "Copy To" to add it into my current courses instead of Import. From my experience, "Import" does not share/connect the actual links to the assignments that are in Google, but Copying the assignment into my current courses I have not had any issues. I did have to open it and select to Link my google to the assignment but that's about all. Maybe have the teacher try this for one of the assignments to see if it works for her?

[dbrace]

Hi @jchaomignano,

While I do not use Google Assignments LTI, I believe that what you have described is accurate.

Why? This is because the Canvas LMS and the Google "ecosystem" have the ability to "talk" with each other but when you take an Canvas assignment that is configured to use Google Assignments LTI in one course and use it again in another Canvas course, the two systems do not "automatically" talk with each other and the Google "ecosystem" does not know that the new instance of the assignment exists.

This also happens with Canvas quizzes that are configured to require Respondus LockDown Browser. When the Canvas quiz is copied to another Canvas course, the Respondus system needs to be told that the new instance of the quiz exists. While not as involved as Canvas assignments using Google Assignments LTI, teachers tell the Respondus system that the new instance of the quiz exists by simply clicking on the "LockDown Browser" link that appears in the Canvas course.

While not an exact answer, I hope this helps to explain why those steps are (probably) necessary.

-Doug