Setting Different Due Date/Time

Applies to: Assignments, Quizzes, Discussions

You can create Differentiation tags, such as “extended due date”, for multiple students and then assign that differentiation tag a due date. This can make it easier to set due date accommodations without having to remember which student had the accommodation. Learn how to use differentiation tags for accommodations here →

1. Navigate to the Assignments, Quizzes, or Discussions area of your Canvas course.
2. Select the three dots on the right side of the content you would like to edit, and select “Edit.”
3. Scroll down to the “Assign To” section, select the gray “+ Assign To” button, and indicate which student(s) should have a different due date/time set, and set the different due date/time. You can complete this step multiple times by selecting the gray “+ Assign To” button.



Unless otherwise set, all other students will receive the due date/time and available from/until settings, which can be found under the “Everyone else” box.

4. Optionally, set an “Available from” date if you would like to set when the content should be made available to the student(s). Note that for quizzes, setting a date in “Available until” will prevent students from seeing results after that date.
5. Select the blue “Save” button.

This must be configured for each assignment, quiz, or discussion.

Extended Time or Reduced Answer Questions Across All Quizzes

Applies to: Quizzes

1. Navigate to the Assignments or Quizzes area of your Canvas course.
2. Select the three dots on the right side of the quiz you would like to edit, and select “Edit.”
3. Select blue “Build” button.

4. Select the "Moderate" tab at the top of the quiz.

5. Select the student’s name.

6. Set their time multiplier accommodation or reduced answer question setting. This results in one incorrect answer for each multiple choice question that has 4 or more possible answers.

This can be configured once and will be automatically applied to that student for every quiz in the course.

Extra Attempt, or a One-time Time Limit Adjustment for One Quiz

Applies to: Quizzes

1. Navigate to the Assignments or Quizzes area of your Canvas course.
2. Select the three dots on the right side of the quiz you would like to edit, and select “Edit.”
3. Select blue “Build” button.

4. Select the "Moderate" tab at the top of the quiz.

4. Select the pencil icon to the far right of a student’s name.
5. Add additional attempts here, or add a one-time only time adjustment, such as an extra few minutes if someone is late to class or removing the time limit one time.

This must be configured for each quiz.

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