How do I share a resource to Commons?

You can share assignments, modules, quizzes, pages, and discussions in Canvas to Commons.

To share all content in a course to Commons, learn how to share a course to Commons.

To modify an existing shared resource, learn how to update a resource previously shared to Commons.

Notes:

The steps in this lesson are similar for sharing assignments, modules, quizzes, pages, or discussions. The differences include opening the feature from Course Navigation and using the Settings icon on Index and Details pages. The images in this lesson illustrate how to share an assignment to Commons.
To enable Commons in your Canvas instance, please contact your Customer Success Manager.
Commons is available in all Free for Teacher (FFT) accounts. Free for Teacher users are limited to finding, importing, and sharing public resources.
The file size limit for uploaded content is 500 MB.
Content shared through Commons retains the published/unpublished status of the item when it was originally shared. If you share a published resource, when others import that resource, it will be published in their course.
Studio content cannot be shared to or imported from Commons.

Open Course

In Global Navigation, click the Courses link [1], then click the name of the course you want to share the resource from [2].

Open Feature Area

In Course Navigation, click the feature area link where your resource is located.

Choose Content License

Select your content license from the Copyright and Licenses drop-down menu [1]. To add any additional licensing, copyright, or usage information, click the Add Additional Information link [2].