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This article walks through how instructors can create an Assignment in Perusall and a corresponding Assignment in Canvas. The integrated assignment will automatically create a grade center column in Canvas. There is a gade syncing |
Instructions
Step 1: Create
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an Assignment in Perusall
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Click the Perusall link from your Canvas left-hand navigation menu.
If you do not see the Perusall link in the Course Layout Menu, be sure to integrate Perusall and Canvas first.
Go to the Assignments tab in Perusall.
Click the +Add assignment button.
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A new window will open up and start us on the Content tab. Select the Content to assign drop-down menu and select click on the document content you wish to use.
If there are not documents to select, add documents to the Perusall course in the Library tab.
Once the Select the Next step > button from the bottom right of the screen.
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Give the assignment a Submission Deadline and an Assignment Name.
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Add Instructions for Students (optional).
Tip! Consider copying and pasting the same Assignment directions to the corresponding Canvas Assignment instructions area. This gives the students every opportunity to review the instructions.
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Go through the rest of the Optional Settings.
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Select Next step.
We are now in the Scoring tab. In the “Assignment Scoring” area, select Use Course Scoring Settings or customize by selecting Specify custom scoring settings for this assignment.
Select Save changes button in the lower right corner of the screen.
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Step 2: Create Corresponding Assignment in Canvas
Return to the course site in Canvas.
Select Assignments from the Course Layout Menu.
To make the Canvas Assignment connect with the Perusall Assignment:
IMPORTANT: Make sure Assignment Names Match
The Assignment Title in Canvas needs to match the Assignment Title from Perusall. Below are screenshots demonstrating copy-and-pasting the title from Perusall to Canvas.
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Because of this, use the “Copy full title for LMS” button to copy and paste the title into Canvas.
NOTE: From this page, you can also Edit, Duplicate, Extend deadline for a student, Delete, view Analytics, view Confusion Report, and also view All Comments.
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Fill out the Assignment Settings in Canvas however you wish.
In the Submission Type area:
Select “External Tool” from the drop-down menu.
Select Find.
A new window will pop-up.
Scroll down and select Perusall, it will highlight gray.
Verify the URL auto-populates at the bottom of the window.
Check the “Load in a new tab” box.
Click on Select.
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