Linking Google Drive to Canvas

Creating Assignments that allow students to use Google Drive to upload their files to your course is super convenient, but make sure everyone knows how to make the necessary link to Google Drive in Canvas first.

Google Drive, located in Google Workspace on the My SWC home page, allows students to work on and save their cloud-based files on the go, and access them for your Canvas course when they're ready for submission. But there's a key step that needs to be done first before students will have this option.

register Google services in Canvas

Directions For Students

Direct Students to Link Their Canvas Account to Google Drive

Direct students to go to their Account in the Global Navigation menu.
Click Settings.
Scroll to the "Web Services." section midway down the page.
Click on the Google Drive button in the "Other Services" list.
Google Drive will then move to the "Registered Services" column.
Finally, remember to "Authorize" Canvas to link to the Google Drive account.

Now when students look to submit a Google Doc Assignment in Canvas, their list of files in SWC's Google Workspace Google Drive will appear, allowing them to seamlessly submit coursework from their own personal files to Canvas.

NOTE: The Google Drive integration in Canvas does not mean that instructors can access their student's Google Drive files.

The integration between Google Drive and Canvas only works for the individual user. This integration is enabled via their SWC single sign-on credentials being recognized by Canvas and Google Workspace AND the individual manually linking the two programs.

What Do Students See?

What will students see when they upload an assignment in Canvas after pairing with Google Drive? When students go to upload a file for an Assignment submission in Canvas, they'll see the option to select their file from their integrated Google Drive account, which is linked to Google Workspace in My SWC:

google doc submission option