Canvas by Instructure, the open online learning management system (LMS) today released an integration with Google tools that allows students and teachers to use Google while working inside of Canvas.
Features include:
- Single sign-on: With a single login, when users are logged into Canvas, they’re also logged into Google.
- Google Drive embedding and linking: Users can easily embed documents from Google Drive anywhere they use the Canvas rich content editor.
- Google Docs as assignments: With this new integration, students can submit Google Docs as assignments, and teachers can use a Google Doc to give an assignment and to grade submitted assignments in Speedgrader by editing or annotating the Google Doc submitted by the student.
- Google Drive collaborations: Students can participate in a Canvas collaboration using Google Docs, Sheets or Slides.
- Modules: Teachers can include a read-only Google Doc in their modules.
To learn more, visit https://www.CanvasLMS.com/
