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I was helping an instructor decide how to set up a project and thought I’d share. It might be common knowledge, but it was a great idea to us… She wants a collaborative assignment. So we set it up in Canvas as an assignment with no submission. As the students create on their part of the board, they will put a frame around it and put their name in the title of the frame. This gives the instructor and students the ability to use the Table of Contents (bottom right) to see what everyone has contributed. After she sees their contribution, she can go to the gradebook and give the points for the assignment. 

Hi ​@Mia Hoyt, thanks for this post! I can certainly see the use for you in the classroom!

Just to clarify, your students can create frames in Lucid currently, adding their own name as the title and creating a space for their work on the board. For this feature request, are you hoping to insert this Lucidspark board into Canvas without a spot for submission? My apologies if I’m misunderstanding!


Yes. Because it is a collaboration we would use the L in Canvas’s rich content editor to add the Lucidspark. It could be collaborative for a grade or not. If it is collaborative for a grade we create it as an Assignment with No Submission as the submission type. If it is collaborative, but not for a grade, we would create a page and add the Lucidspark with the L in the rich content editor. 

 


Hi ​@Mia Hoyt, this is super helpful! I was hoping to have my class do a collaborative brainstorming exercise, but grade each student’s contribution individually. I had to drop this assignment last time, but I’d love to include it next time.

Would you be able/willing to share the instructions for students that the instructor posted to explain to the students what they needed to do to successfully submit the assignment with the frame? 


Instructions

  1. Add your contributions to the board
    • Use sticky notes, text boxes, or other tools to respond to the prompts below
    • Be thoughtful and thorough in your responses
  2. Create a frame around your work
    • Select all of your contributions (sticky notes, text, etc.)
    • Click the "Frame" tool in the toolbar
    • Draw a frame around all of your work to group it together
  3. Add your name to the frame title
    • Double-click on the frame title at the top
    • Type your full name so your work can be identified
    • Example: "Sarah Johnson'"
  4. Review your submission
    • Make sure all your work is inside the frame
    • Confirm your name is clearly visible on the frame title

Hi ​@Mia Hoyt and ​@nhc2187,

Thank you both for adding to this thread and sharing these examples. I wanted to mention that we have two groups in the community dedicated to helping educators use Lucid in their classrooms! If you’re interested, I recommend joining and sharing how you use Lucid in the classroom. Other educators often share their specific use cases and provide templates of boards they use in their classrooms or for assignments!