Canvas collaboration tools
Collaboration tools in Canvas allows students to foster teamwork and communication among students and teachers.
University-supported tools
Google Workspace
The Google Workspace enables students to work together on the Google platform, including Mail, Calendar, Meet, Chat, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms.
Perusall
Perusall is a social reading platform. Students read and annotate readings in small groups, then comment on each other’s annotations. They can ask and answer questions anonymously.
FeedbackFruits
FeedbackFruits’ Peer Review Assignment and Group Member Evaluation tools are designed to enable student engagement, interaction and feedback.
Collaborations
Canvas Collaborations is accessed via the course menu. If it is not visible, enable it thorough Settings > Navigation. Collaborations enables you to set up either a shared Google Doc or a Microsoft OneDrive Word document.
Collaborative documents can be shared with up to 50 users. You can also set up group collaborations and assign them their own group document.
Microsoft OneDrive
The Microsoft OneDrive app offers features that simplify file sharing and collaboration for teachers and students.
Support
Check out our learning technology support page to find out what options are available for Canvas.
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