I would like students to be able to save when they are working on a document in Canvas. Last year I had them typr in word or googledrive then copy and paste. This was after several students lost part of their work (or had to quickly transfer to a googledoc at the end of class) from typing in canvas and having the period end or from the internet cutting out and back in. Does anyone know how to save work on assignments in Canvas, or know that it isn't possible?
Lindsay,
You are not alone in bringing up this suggestion in the Community. In a previous discussion Deborah Bogard offered:
"if google docs was not an option, then use a submit/then resubmit process. Here is how I described it to them:
1. Have the students type "NOT FINISHED" at the end of their entry and submit it. (That way, the teacher can see in Speedgrader that it is not ready to be graded).
2. Then when the student is ready to work on it again, click on the assignment and click "Submission details" to see their work.
3. They must Highlight and Copy what they've already done, then click the Resubmit Assignment button.
4. Paste the previous work into the new text box, and continue on. Submit with the "NOT FINISHED" annotation again if it needs further work. This can be repeated as many times as necessary.
5. When the student is ready for the item to be graded, they should type "READY TO GRADE" at the bottom of their work before hitting the "Submit Assignment" button.
6. From Speedgrader, the instructor has access to every submission the student generates, with time stamps. This gives nice snapshots into how the student's drafts progressed.
Here are some of the "Ideas" that went up for voting- one states "in development" and the other, "product radar"
Were you able to find an answer to your question? I am going to go ahead and mark this question as answered because there hasn't been any more activity in a while so I assume that you have the information that you need. If you still have a question about this or if you have information that you would like to share with the community, by all means, please do come back and leave a comment. Also, if this question has been answered by one of the previous replies, please feel free to mark that answer as correct.
Robbie
Lindsay,
You are not alone in bringing up this suggestion in the Community. In a previous discussion Deborah Bogard offered:
"if google docs was not an option, then use a submit/then resubmit process. Here is how I described it to them:
1. Have the students type "NOT FINISHED" at the end of their entry and submit it. (That way, the teacher can see in Speedgrader that it is not ready to be graded).
2. Then when the student is ready to work on it again, click on the assignment and click "Submission details" to see their work.
3. They must Highlight and Copy what they've already done, then click the Resubmit Assignment button.
4. Paste the previous work into the new text box, and continue on. Submit with the "NOT FINISHED" annotation again if it needs further work. This can be repeated as many times as necessary.
5. When the student is ready for the item to be graded, they should type "READY TO GRADE" at the bottom of their work before hitting the "Submit Assignment" button.
6. From Speedgrader, the instructor has access to every submission the student generates, with time stamps. This gives nice snapshots into how the student's drafts progressed.
Here are some of the "Ideas" that went up for voting- one states "in development" and the other, "product radar"