The Canvas Assignments are a way for instructors to provide students opportunities to practice using the knowledge and skills they have gained or to assess student performance. The following are tips when using the Assignments tool in Canvas:

If you are planning on doing a Peer Review, you may want to contact CTI for a consultation.
Unless you already have experience with the Turnitin grader, you will likely want to use the simple Turnitin plagiarism checker that is available for Online Text Entry or File Upload Assignments.
Creating a manual-entry column in the Gradebook requires the creation of an Assignment.
Use a template document for an assignment using a Google Apps External Tool Assignment.
Be cautious limiting submission attempts, as students often make mistakes loading documents and need multiple attempts to ensure you have the correct submission.
Media Recording Assignments are not recommended due to technical reasons. Instead, have students submit media by embedding it in a Text Entry assignment through Kaltura.
Clearly express expectations and criteria for grading by using a Rubric.
Share How do I know when my assignment has been submitted? to ensure they know how to check whether their submission has been accepted by Canvas.

Accessibility tips:

Use descriptive text for links, instead of long URLs or 'click here'.
Make instructions brief and to-the-point. Avoid long paragraphs and sentences.
Consider allowing multiple submission types to accommodate technical limitations students may face.

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