Learn to use Canvas Settings for Accommodations

You may have run into this Issue: To set accommodations for one student, you (instructor) change the settings for a graded discussion, quiz or assignment. You switch the content from being assigned to everyone to being assigned to only one student in order to extend the time and/or allow multiple attempts for the one student. This causes the grades in the gradebook to disappear for all students except the one it is assigned to. This can be fixed by reassigning back to everyone in the Assign To field, however it’s not the recommended method for assigning accommodations.

Below are resources depending upon the scenario, to provide accommodations in Canvas.

1. Provide extra time and/or attempts for a quiz
   Extended time or extra attempts can easily be set on quizzes built in Canvas. This is done after the quiz is published, but before it is administered.
   
   Quiz availability dates still apply when moderating a quiz (classic and new). If the Until date passes when students are taking the quiz with extended time, the quiz auto-submits even if the student’s time extension has not expired. If you have set a time limit on your quiz, you can grant access for extra time.
   
   For Classic Quizzes,
   
   • Once I publish a quiz, how can I give my students extra attempts? 
   • Once I publish a timed quiz, how can I give my students extra time?
   
   For New Quizzes,
   
   • How do I moderate a student's assessment attempt in New Quizzes?, as well as
   • Course-level accommodations for a student applied on all assessments.
     
     
2. Setting different due dates/times for assignments and discussions
   Differentiated assignments is a function within Canvas that allows you to set different due dates/times as well as availability dates for an individual student within the same activity assigned to the rest of the class. This can be done on assignments and graded discussions.
   
   
   • Assignments:
     You can set different due and availability dates for a student within an assignment that is assigned to the rest of the class. To set this up, use How do I assign an assignment to an individual student? 
   • Graded Discussions:
     Only the student(s) specified in the discussion details can view the graded discussion. To set this up, use How do I assign a graded discussion to an individual student?
     
     
3. Prepare two formats (paper and online) of the same quiz
   
   To print a quiz in Canvas (applies to classic and new quizzes):
   
   • Click Quizzes from your Course Navigation.
   • Select Quiz Click the name of your quiz.
   • Preview Click the Preview button in the top right-hand corner.
   • Browser Print Function Using your browser’s print function, find and select Print.
     Note: Printed quizzes often split answer options between pages and leave little room for essay answers.