Canvas Corner: Updated Features- Assignments & SpeedGrader

In the Canvas release of November 20th, the word count for text submissions is displayed in SpeedGrader and for students, the Assignment Details page indicates whether comments have been added as an annotation or within a rubric. 

Assignments 

Submission Feedback Indicator 

Summary 

In the Assignment Details page, the Show Rubric and View Feedback links indicate when new comments have been added as an annotation or in a rubric. This change allows students to see when new comments have been added to a submission. 

Feature Workflow 

The View Feedback link displays an indicator if annotated comments have been added to a supported assignment. 

Additionally, the Show Rubric link displays an indicator if comments have been added to a rubric. 

Feedback Indicator

Additional Details 

In the Assignment Details page, the View Feedback link only displays for students in assignment types that support DocViewer annotations. Otherwise, the assignment displays a Preview button. 

SpeedGrader 

Assignment Text Entry Word Count 

Summary 

The word count for assignment text submissions is displayed in SpeedGrader. This change allows instructors to display the word count in assignment text submissions while grading in SpeedGrader. 

Feature Workflow 

When a text entry is displayed in SpeedGrader, the word count of the assignment entry displays in the sidebar.  

Note: Current functionality is only for text entry assignment submissions and does not apply to any other submission type, such as graded discussions. 

SpeedGrader Assignment Word Count

The Full Canvas Release Notes can be found here – Canvas Release Notes (2021-11-20) – Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)