Harmonize is a discussion tool add-on for Canvas that allows students to communicate, interact and engage more easily with one another. Harmonize supports media-rich discussions than standard Canvas Discussions by allowing you and your students to:
- Upload multiple files directly within posts and easily record audio and video comments.
- Annotate images and video to provide feedback.
- View a single student's responses across a post for easier grading.
See these release notes for information about new Harmonize features.
How to Create a Harmonize Assignment
- Within your course, navigate to Assignments and click the + Assignment button. This will open the Create New Assignment Page in Canvas.
- Give the assignment a name and set the appropriate number of points.
- Scroll down to the Submission Type section. Select External Tool from the drop down menu. Under "Enter or find an External Tool URL", click Find.
- In the Configure External Tool dialogue that appears, click Harmonize Assignment.
- In the Link Resource from External Tool dialogue that appears, click the assignment type you would like to create. (For this example, we chose discussion).
- The dialogue window will close automatically and return you to the Configure External Tool dialogue.
Please do not alter or remove the URL that appears in this window. Click the Select button.
- This dialogue window will close automatically. Scroll down the page until you see Assign. Set a Due Date for your discussion. This date is the final due date when all student work is due. Click Save or Save & Publish at the bottom of the page.
Your graded Harmonize Discussion is now created and you will be redirected to the Harmonize Edit Topic page. If you need to revisit the Canvas assignment settings page, click the Edit Assignment Settings button located on the top right of the Canvas window.
Need Additional Help?
Harmonize provides support to all Brown users, so you may email [email protected] for questions related to Harmonize functionality.
For help with Canvas, please contact [email protected]
To discuss strategies for implementing Canvas and DLD approved integrated learning tools into your course, please contact [email protected]