Providing access to shared spreadsheet when students have no gmail accounts

[SusanHaugh]

Hello,  

I have 75 students this term and many do not use gmail.  I do not want to ask them to create one just to populate a shared spreadsheet I have inserted in Canvas LMS.  Is there another product besides google that will allow students the ability to populate a spreadsheet? 

Thank you. 

[SusanNiemeyer · Accepted solution]

If the students are just entering information, you could create a table on a page. Then under "options," select " teachers and students" as "users allowed to edit this page."

This is a really simple way to allow students to enter information. They won't need to have gmail accounts. 

[SusanNiemeyer · Accepted solution]

If the students are just entering information, you could create a table on a page. Then under "options," select " teachers and students" as "users allowed to edit this page."

This is a really simple way to allow students to enter information. They won't need to have gmail accounts. 

[dbrace · Accepted solution]

Hi @SusanHaugh,

For @SusanNiemeyer's suggestion, I have a few aspects to consider:

1. for a page that students have the ability to edit, you should only allow one student to edit at a time
2. if needed, it is possible to view the history of a page and restore to a previous version ( How do I view the history of a page in a course? - Instructure Community - 900 )

The setting that @SusanNiemeyer referenced can be found in the "Edit Page Settings" section of the  How do I create a new page in a course? - Instructure Community - 1031  support article.

As far as Google Sheets is concerned, depending on the policies/settings at your school, it is possible to share a link to a Google Sheet and have it be editable by anyone.

I hope this helps you.

-Doug