Student Guide to Using Canvas Assignments for Exams

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Kailey Chen

Things you’ll need to have before the exam

  • A quiet location with uninterrupted Internet connectivity. Connect to a network in advance via wifi or preferably through an ethernet port.
  • A desktop or fully charged laptop with charging cord.
  • A Two-Step Authentication method (e.g. phone, tablet).
  • A supported web browser. We recommend Chrome.

For Canvas help, please email: canvashelp@stanford.edu

Instructors will create an online Assignment, to allow students to submit exam files, such as Word and Google documents through Canvas. Navigate to Canvas and log in with your SUNet ID and password. Click the appropriate course on the Dashboard. 

  1.  Access the assignment through your Canvas course.
  2. Click on Submit Assignment.

    Assignment with Submit Assignment button

File Upload or Text Entry box assignments  

File Upload

  1. Please note the due date, availability time and type of submission for the exam and whether only certain file types are accepted.

    Assignment details with arrow pointing to the file uploade submission due, a box around due date, and box around file upload option

  2. Click Choose File and select from your computer.
  3. Once uploaded, do not forget to Submit Assignment.

Text Entry Box 

  1. Please note the due date, availability time and type of submission for the exam.
  2. Be sure to click outside of the text box as you type occasionally to save your work.
  3. For optimal height, click and drag handle in the bottom right corner of the text box down.
    Text Entry box with arrow pointing to drag handle to expand box
  4. For optimal font size, change Font Sizes in the text box’s menu bar.
    RCE with dropdown on the font size

Submission Received   

You know your submission has gone through if you see a checkmark and ‘Submitted!’ text above your submission date and time. You can click on Submission Details to review your submission.

successful submission confirmation  

Internet outage 

Your answers are saved every time you click outside a text box. However, if your internet connection goes out, you will see this message

internet connection error message

You can continue to work while this message shows, but your work won’t be backed up to the server. Until your computer reconnects, do not select back, forward, or refresh on your browser and do not click the Submit Assignment button. 

  • If your network does not reconnect with Canvas by the end of the exam, save your work in a document and email the instructor with the exam attached.  Do not modify your doc after the end of the test (your time stamp will prove you completed work on time). If your internet remains down entirely and you have a smart phone, take a photo and email it to your instructor via the cellular network.

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