Canvas + Suitable LTI Guide for Instructors – Suitable

Shortcut to Section 1: Adding Content from Suitable to the Course + Gradebook
Shortcut to Section 2: Manually Syncing your Roster and Grades
Shortcut to Section 3: Removing Content
Shortcut to Section 4: Using Canvas Commons

Keep in mind...

Note: any new courses created after May 5th, 2024 will no longer need to manually sync in the Course Builder. All courses will automatically sync.
To enable auto sync, you must "sync roster and grades" at least one time. This button can be found in the Course Builder where you added your content.
It is recommended that you manually sync your content at the beginning of each semester, and to troubleshoot issues with grades not appearing. Instructions for this process can be found here.
When viewing your site as a Test Student, you will NOT be able to view or open Suitable content.
When adding an activity from Suitable as an assignment in Canvas, the completion instructions in the Suitable activity will be copied to Canvas. Be sure to review and edit the assignment completions instructions in Canvas BEFORE publishing the assignment.

Before we begin...

Navigate to your Canvas site.

Section 1: Adding Content from Suitable to the Course + Gradebook

1. From your dashboard, choose the course that you would like to work within.

2. In the left side of the screen, navigate down to the Settings section, then choose the 'Navigation' tab at the top of the screen.

3. Here, you'll want to locate the row for 'Suitable Dashboard', then drag and drop that row into the desired location on your Course Navigation bar.

Note that 'Suitable' may be replaced with the name of your school's Suitable pathway.

Here, you'll want to locate the two rows for 'Suitable Dashboard', then drag and drop those rows into the desired location on your Course Navigation bar.

4. Then, click 'Save' at the bottom of the screen.

5. Now, let's add content from Suitable. Navigate to the Assignments tab on the left side.

NOTE: if you would like to link an activity in Suitable to a Module instead, follow these same steps, but navigate to the Modules tab rather than the Assignments tab.

Next, navigate to the Assignments tab on the left side to begin adding content from Suitable.

6. Choose the Assignment Settings option, next to the blue '+Assignment' button.

7. From here, locate the Course Builder for your specific program. This will take you to the Suitable Course Builder.

8. Within the Suitable Course Builder, you have varying options for searching for and filtering the activity list.

You can search for content on this page if you know the specific activity you are looking to bring in, or filter the list according to activity type. The filtering options are Tasks, Events, Achievements, Point Totals, or Experience Sets.

The grading schema for these activity types are listed below:

Tasks; Events: Complete or Incomplete
Achievements; Point Totals; Experience Sets: Shows student progression; for example, if an assignment is worth 100 points and student has completed 50% of one of the listed activity types, their grade in the gradebook would be 50. As a student progresses, the grade will update.

Note that all activities must be created in Suitable first in order for you to be able to link them to your course in Canvas. If what you are looking for does not yet exist, sign in at app.suitable.co and add the activity.

Within the Suitable Course Builder, you have varying options for searching for and filtering the activity list.

9. To add activities, simply click on the activity you are interested in adding.

10. Once you have selected all of the activities that you'd like to add for now, click on the blue 'Sync Content to Course' button at the top to migrate the activities to your course in Canvas.

Once you have selected all of the activities that you'd like to add for now, click on the blue 'Sync Content to Course' button at the top to migrate the activities to your course in Canvas.

11. You will then be able to see the activity under the Assignments tab...

12. ...and in the Gradebook as well.

13. The final step will be to ensure that the assignment is published. Navigate back to your 'Assignments' tab.

NOTE: these instructions also apply to Modules. Work within the Modules tab instead of the Assignments tab.

14. Click on the 'Unpublished' indicator to the right of the assignment to publish the assignment. It is now available for students to complete and earn credit for in Canvas and Suitable!

Click on the 'Unpublished' indicator to the right of the assignment to publish the assignment. It is now available for students to complete and earn credit for in Canvas and Suitable!

Section 2: Manually Syncing your Roster and Grades

Note: any new courses created after May 5th, 2024 will no longer need to manually sync in the Course Builder. All courses will automatically sync.

This step should be completed whenever you want the data in your gradebook to be refreshed for all students in the course.

1. Within your course, navigate to the Assignments tab and choose the Assignment Settings option, next to the blue '+Assignment' button.

2. Locate the Course Builder for your program and click through. You will be brought back to the Suitable Course Builder.

3. Within the Course Builder, click the 'Sync Grades and Roster' option.

You will receive an email once the sync has successfully completed.

Section 3: Removing Content

1. If you need to remove content from your course and gradebook after it has been synced from Suitable, first start by removing them from your Assignments page.

If you need to remove content from your course and gradebook after it has been synced from Suitable, first start by removing them from your Assignments page.

2. Once you've located the assignment you would like to delete from Canvas, click on the options to the right of the assignment and choose 'Delete' from the list that appears.

This action will remove the content from both the gradebook and your assignments.

Once you've located the assignment you would like to delete from Canvas, click on the options to the right of the assignment and choose 'Delete' from the list that appears.

Section 4: Using Canvas Commons

1. Instructors can integrate content that is imported from Canvas Commons. NOTE: the shell that the content is pulled from needs to be maintained regularly, as any changes to the shell will degrade any content that came from it.

2. Refer to this article: How do I use Commons? for more information on how to set this up.

3. For any content that is imported from Canvas Commons, please ensure that you Sync Grades + Roster (See Section 2) at least once to activate the data flow (recommended after add/drop).