Collaborations

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Canvas leverages collaborative technology to allow multiple users to work together on the same document at the same time. Collaborative documents are saved in real-time, meaning a change made by any of its users will be immediately visible to everyone.

The Google Drive tool might be disabled (i.e. not visible) for your course, and you might have to enable the tool using the Course Settings > Navigation function in your course. For more information see: Course Navigation (ESSENTIAL).

NB: Since mid September 2017 everyone at the VU has a VU Google account (your account name is your VU or ACTA email address). Always make sure you are using your VU Google account - and not your personal account - when using Google Drive in Canvas. Click Download here

for a step by step instruction on how to do this. 

Video

Take a look at this video about working with Collaborations in Canvas: 

Please be aware that the video above shows the previous Canvas interface. However, the functionalities are exactly the same. For some extra clarification check out the instruction below (which shows screenshots from the current Canvas interface):

1. Click Collaborations in the course menu, then click:

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2. Use the dropdown menu to select the kind of document you want: document, spreadsheet or presentation:

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3. Fill out a name and description:

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4. Click People or Groups to set up a list a people that you want to enable to collaborate using the document:

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5. By clicking on names of people or groups, you select them as collaborators; their names move to the right column.

6. Don't forget to click Submit at the bottom of the page.

In these guides you will learn more about Collaborations in Canvas: