Using Collaborations for joint work on documents and assignments

In your Canvas group area, you will see a link for Collaborations, which allows all or some members of the group to jointly work on documents, either through Google docs or Office 365. If your group includes international members, Office 365 may be the best choice for you, as not all countries allow access to Google.

To establish a joint document in Collaborations, one member of the team should:

1. Enter the Collaborations area
2. Click the red +Collaboration button
3. Choose Google Apps or Microsoft Office 365 (Note that Google Apps is not accessible everywhere in the world. Check with you team when you make this choice.)
4. Choose a document type from the drop-down and give your document a name.
5. Select group members to share the document. (Note: This step is very important. You must add everyone to the Collaboration, even when you are in your group.)
6. Now everyone you have added will see the document when they enter the Collaboration and can start editing it.
7. When you are ready to submit a document, download it by clicking the 3 dots to the far right on the document menu bar.