There are two ways to create Kami Assignments:

 

A.  Share the Kami Assignment Link in Canvas

 

B.  Use the Kami Canvas External Tool

• Assessment Mode
• Assignment Mode

 

This article describes using the Kami Canvas External Tool  - Assignment Mode.

 

In this mode, students CAN make changes to their documents after they’ve been submitted to Canvas.

 

1.  In Canvas, click "+ Assignment”

 

2.  Choose "Submission Type"

 

In the “Submission Type” box, choose 'External Tool' from the drop down menu. Click the “Find” button.
 

 

3.  Choose "Kami Assignment"

 

 

4.  Choose the document location.

 

This will take you to the Kami Assignment window. Choose which location to pick your file from to use for your assignment (Kami will convert files, so images, office documents, and PDFs are all OK).
 

 

5.  Select the Document

 

Click on the document you want then click “Select” in the bottom left corner.
 

 

 

6.  Choose Assignment Mode.

 

Assignment mode is automatically selected. Choose “Enable Real-time Monitoring” if you would like to monitor student progress on the assignment. (See image below for a description of real-time monitoring.) 
 

 

Choose "Control Features" to select the specific features you want to grant students access to for the assignment. Click “Continue”

 

7.  Click "Select" to complete the process in Canvas

 

 

8. If you are using Real-Time Monitoring

 

Real-time monitoring allows you to assess your students' progress with their assignments or offer additional feedback and assistance to help them stay on track.

This option is only available when using the Kami external tool in Canvas to set up either an assignment or assessment.

 

Once students have accessed the assignment on their devices, you can open the file in Canvas SpeedGrader and utilize Kami tools to annotate the student's document or observe their real-time annotations.

 

Please be aware that this action will mark the assignment as "submitted" in the Canvas GradeBook. To make the file accessible in Speed Grader, Kami must trigger a submission when the file is initially opened. If this approach disrupts your workflow, the files can still be monitored in real-time through Google Drive.

 

9.  Monitoring Files Through Google Drive

 

A.  Click the relevant assignment folder. Locate the student’s work that you wish to review. Right-click on the file and select “Open with” and then “Annotate with Kami.”

 

 

B.  Click the relevant assignment folder. Locate the student’s work that you wish to review. Right-click on the file and select “Open with” and then “Annotate with Kami.”

 

 

Once the file is opened, you can start adding your own annotations to provide feedback or intervention for your students. Any annotations you create on the file will be automatically shared back to the students' copy, so you can use this to collaborate with them in real-time. If you are unable to locate a student’s work in the assignment folder, it likely means either they haven’t opened the file yet, or have deleted the file by mistake.

 

If you do not see the "open with Kami" option, you may need to click on "Connect more apps" at the bottom of that "Open with" Menu and add Kami as a connected app.