Google Drive (LTI 1.3)
Status - Approved
Approved for use
Tool Description
Canvas integrates with
Google Drive (LTI 1.3) making it easy for you to share content and collaborate with others, students and instructors alike.
Support
For more information and support for this tool, please contact the
Office for Academic Innovation.
Overview of Google Drive (LTI 1.3)
The Instructure product team (Canvas) has been working with Google to transition the existing Google Apps LTI to the new Google Drive (LTI 1.3) tool.
The current Google Apps will eventually be deprecated and removed from Canvas. All users should use Google Drive (LTI 1.3) in Canvas moving forward to prepare for the deprecation. With this transition, you can expect better stability for all login issues that were encountered previously.
Note: Although the integration will be deprecated, all instructor and student Google Drive files will remain intact.
With Google Drive (LTI 1.3), you will have access to all the current functionality of Google Apps. Additionally, you can also:
- Embed Google files within your Rich Content Editor. This includes Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets. Both teachers and students will be able to do this.
- Allow students to submit Drive files to Canvas assignments that you can grade in SpeedGrader
Watch
Authorizing Google Drive LTI 1.3 in Canvas (4:22) for a walkthrough.
Embed Google Drive files in the Rich Content Editor of a Page
When you create Pages, Assignments, Announcements, or any other tool that uses the Rich Content Editor, you have the ability to embed Google Drive files directly with the editor to easily display to students. Both Teachers and Students have the ability to embed content from their Google Drive into the Rich Content Editor, depending on the Canvas tool.
Below we have provided the steps for how to embed Google Drive files within Pages, but these steps can be used within any Canvas tool that employs the Rich Content Editor such as Assignments and Announcements.
- In Course Navigation, click the Pages link
- Click the Add Page button
- Enter a name for your page
- Within the Rich Content Editor, click the Apps icon
- Select Google Drive (LTI 1.3)
- If this is your first time using the tool, or if you are not already logged into Google, you will be prompted to Sign In
- Login with your TAMU Google account. Your account should end with @tamu.edu regardless of your campus email or your primary email address
- If you are already logged into your Google at TAMU account, click Select File
A new window will appear that allows you to insert files using Google Drive. Use the different options available to locate the file from your Drive or to upload the file you want to embed, and click Add.
You will be notified that Attaching this file will change the sharing setting and allow anyone with the link to access it. Click Attach to continue
You will now return to your Canvas Rich Content Editor. You can continue editing or adding content here.
Watch
Adding a Goodle Drive file in Canvas Rich Content Editor (3:11) for a walkthrough.
For Additional Resources:
How do I create an assignment?
How do I add an announcement in a course?
Add Google Drive files in Modules
- To add an item in your module, click the Add Item + icon.
- Click the Add drop-down menu and select External Tool.
- Select Google Drive (LTI 1.3) from your list of options.
- Click Add Item.
- If this is your first time using the tool, or if you are not already logged into Google, you will be prompted to Sign In.
- Login with your TAMU Google account. Your account should end with @tamu.edu regardless of your campus email or your primary email address.
- If you are already logged into your Google at TAMU account, click Select File.
A new window will appear that allows you to insert files using Google Drive. Use the different options available to locate the file from your Drive or to upload the file you want to embed, and click Add.
You will be notified that Attaching this file will change the sharing setting and allow anyone with the link to access it. Click Attach to continue.
The pop up window will now close and you will return to your Canvas view. Click on Add Item and the Google Drive file should be added to your module.
Watch
Adding a Goodle Drive file to a Canvas Module (2:46) for a walkthrough.
Student Submission using Google Drive
When instructors create an assignment in Canvas and select the Online submission type and allow for File uploads, students have the ability to submit using their Google Drive content. When instructors are ready to grade, the submissions will populate within SpeedGrader for grading.