Setting Class Participation as a Grade

[ElizabethDelfin]

We are at the end of the semester and I created a Class Participation Grade worth 5 points.  Trouble is I dont understand how to grade it without assigning it to the students?  Can someone help me figure out how to grade class participation in Canvas?   TY

[bbennett2]

You can't have an assignment that isn't assigned and give it a grade. The closest you could do is to create an assignment with the submission type set to No submission. Students will see it in their to-do list, but there isn't anything for them to do.

[ColtonSwapp]

Hello @ElizabethDelfin 

In my experience, the best option here would be to use a No Submission assignment. This will make it so that a column is created in the gradebook, and the students won't be able to submit anything to the assignment. You can then manually enter in the 5 pts for each of the students, as far as their participation is concerned. If needed you can also setup a participation assignment grouping and house the No Submission assignment you create within that grouping. 

Hopefully this helps! 

If you have any questions, let us know! 

-Colton