Google Workspace LTI Tools in Canvas

Overview

Google Workspace LTI integrates Google tools directly into Canvas and allows instructors to create meetings, embed Drive files, distribute templates, grade student submissions, and use Gemini within Canvas. This article covers the four Google LTI applications available at Mines: Google Meet, Google Gemini, Google Assignments, and Google Drive.

These tools streamline efficiency and improve compatibility between Canvas and Google Workspace.

Contents

  1. Google Meet
  2. Google Gemini
  3. Google Assignments
  4. Google Drive
  5. Support

Google Meet

Create Google Meet Sessions

  1. Click Google Meet in your course navigation.
  2. Choose Create meeting.
  3. Enter a meeting title.
  4. Optional: Add a description.
  5. By default, all enrolled students are invited. You may edit the guest list to include or exclude specific people.
  6. Optional: Add a date and time. If left blank, the meeting becomes a standing unscheduled meeting that can be joined at any time.
  7. Choose whether students can join before the host.
  8. Adjust host management settings as needed.
  9. Enable Attendance Tracking so you receive a spreadsheet after each meeting.
  10. Click Save.

Your meeting now appears in the list and can be joined at any time.

Recording and Transcripts

  1. Join the meeting.
  2. Open the three dot menu.
  3. Select Manage recording.
  4. Choose whether to include captions.
  5. You may also start a transcript which saves to Google Docs.
  6. When finished, end the meeting.

Recordings and transcripts are saved automatically and attached to your course.

Access Meet Artifacts

  1. Open Google Meet in Canvas.
  2. Select Meet artifacts.
  3. You will see recordings, transcripts, and meeting history.
  4. Transcripts are editable in Google Docs.

Google Gemini

Google Gemini can be enabled as an external tool inside Canvas. It supports AI-assisted writing, research, drafting, and assignment guidance for students and faculty.

Use Gemini Inside Assignments or Pages

  1. When editing a Canvas page or assignment, open the rich text editor.
  2. Select Apps.
  3. Choose Gemini.
  4. Follow the prompts to open Gemini in Canvas.
  5. Use the AI features to generate or analyze content as permitted by course and professor's policies.

Google Assignments

Google Assignments provides a secure method for distributing templates, grading student submissions, and checking originality reports. It also improves Google Drive compatibility inside Canvas.

Features

  • Distribute individual file copies to each student.
  • Grade using Google’s grading interface or Canvas SpeedGrader.
  • Use originality reports for citation and plagiarism checking.
  • Require students to use their school Google accounts.
  • LTI 1.3 integration for improved security.

Create a Google Assignment

  1. Open a Canvas course.
  2. Go to Assignments.
  3. Select + Assignment.
  4. Next to Submission Type, select External Tool.
  5. Choose Find.
  6. Select Google Assignments.
  7. Attach a file or create a template that each student will receive.
  8. Configure points and due dates.
  9. Save and Publish.

Student Submissions via Google Assignments

Students open the assignment, make edits to their personal copy, and submit using the embedded Google workflow. Instructors can grade either in SpeedGrader or in the Google grading window based on the choices you make while setting up the assignment.

Allow Students to Submit Drive Files as File Uploads

  1. Create a Canvas assignment normally.
  2. Change Submission Type to Online.
  3. Select File Uploads.
  4. Students will be able to choose files directly from Google Drive using the tab menu found at the top of the assignment submission page.

Google Drive

Google Drive allows instructors to embed Drive files directly into Canvas pages, assignments, announcements, and modules.

Embed Drive Files Using the Rich Content Editor

  1. Edit a page or assignment in Canvas.
  2. In the toolbar, select the Google Drive icon.
    • If you do not see it, click Apps, then View All, and select it from the list.
  3. Sign into your Mines Google account.
  4. Choose a file from your recent items, My Drive, or Shared Drives.
  5. Click Add.

The file is embedded directly into the page.

Important Notes

  • Google Drive automatically updates sharing permissions so that anyone with the link can view the file.
  • Students can view the file but cannot open it in a new tab or make a copy directly from the embed.
  • If you want students to open or copy a file, link to it manually:
  1. Open Drive in a new tab.
  2. Change sharing to Anyone with the link can view.
  3. Copy the share link.
  4. In Canvas, select External Link and paste the URL.

Add Drive Files to Modules

  1. Open a Canvas course.
  2. Select Modules.
  3. Click Add Item.
  4. Next to Add, choose External Tool.
  5. Select Google Drive.
  6. Sign into your account if prompted.
  7. Choose your file.
  8. Select Add Item.

Support

If you need help with Google Meet, Gemini, Assignments, or Google Drive within Canvas, submit a ticket at - https://helpcenter.mines.edu/TDClient/1946/Portal/Requests/ServiceDet?ID=30166

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