[ARCHIVED] Google File Upload tab Missing

[john_williamson]

I recently created a assignment which requires a file upload from the students.  Now the problem my student no longer see the google doc icon when they go to submit the answer.  They have selected more options, and upload from computer.   Also i am using the free for teachers edition.  Any ideas???

[scottdennis]

Hi John,

Your hand washing assignment is configured to allow students to upload files:

You could have your students submit a url of their google doc if you wanted to have them submit urls and the access settings on their document allowed you to have access.

I'm not sure if you can create Google cloud assignments using the External Tool submission type.  You would have to test that with your own Google and FFT accounts.  If you do investigate that you might want to read https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-13063-4152649160 

[john_williamson]

Scott,

Before the update went out the other week, students who went to submit their assignment had a google doc tab (as long as they had their google account tied to their canvas account).   This worked great because I have students from 7 different schools in my classroom and they could link their sending school's google account and  this made it very easy to submit files from google across different school districts.    I may try the url idea.  I messed around with the google drive file but I can't get the google drive to appear under the external tool .  I can see my google drive on the left.  I will keep trying.  It is just unfortunate, this was a  great tool and it  was removed at  a time when many schools are going online.    We are currently looking at different LMS systems and this feature was a big selling point and I may need revisit my recommendations on canvas.  Thanks for the information.