Assignments in Canvas are any online activity submission that is graded by the instructor. Assignments include Quizzes, Graded Discussions, and online submissions (i.e. files, images, text, URLs, etc.) Your instructor will most likely use at least one of these, unless they are using publisher materials.

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To submit your assignments:

Select the assignment that needs a submission.
Click the +Submit Assignment button.
Select submission type tab (File Upload, Google Doc, OneDrive for Business, Text Entry, etc.)
Upload assignment.
Click the Submit button.
Wait until you see the Submission ✓Turned In! message.

Turnitin Assignments (when enabled by the instructor)

Instructors may chose to enable Turnitin to promote original work. The process for submitting a Turnitin assignment is slightly different (Links to an external site.), the submit button is in a different place.

You will be required to acknowledge that your submission is original. It may take some time for the originality report to become available after submission.

To view the originality report of your submission (when enabled by the instructor):

Open the Grades menu in Canvas.
A colored speech bubble with a percentage indicator will appear on the right hand side of the assignment.
Click on the colored speech bubble to view the details of the originality report.