{"id":2523,"date":"2025-05-01T10:09:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T09:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/?p=2523"},"modified":"2025-05-07T09:34:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:34:01","slug":"using-assign-to-what-do-students-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/using-assign-to-what-do-students-see\/","title":{"rendered":"Using &#8216;Assign To&#8217; &#8211; What Do Students See?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you\u2019ve used the <strong>Assign To<\/strong> feature to differentiate due dates or availability for individual students or sections, you might be wondering how that appears from the student perspective. Read on to find out exactly what students can (and can\u2019t) see when this setting is in use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group page-navigation has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-daa8bfb3fac8942c0815fdab955d3e0e has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-74eabeda wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:8px;background-color:#6184d8;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<p class=\"post-nav-title\"><strong>Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#intro\">Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><a href=\"#differentiated-due-dates\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#differentiated-due-dates\">Differentiated Due Dates and\/or Times<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#differentiated-assignments\">Differentiated Assignments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-da79a4a7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base-2);border-bottom-width:2px;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0dd6d12785d48e10b573cedd25fde5f6\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>By default, all assignments in a Canvas course are assigned to <strong>everyone<\/strong>, with the same due date and availability window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, you may need to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Give specific students an extension,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offer different deadlines to sections, or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create individualised tasks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So what do students see when you do this? <strong>The<\/strong> <strong>good news:<\/strong> students will only see the assignment details that apply to them \u2014 including only their due date and availability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89843b1b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#faba25;padding-top:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-133cf375 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:8%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/light-bulb.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1110\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:35px;height:35px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:92%\">\n<p class=\"has-base-5-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-x-small-font-size wp-elements-f7fd79936b5f07bbcf0f619ee599cb31\" style=\"border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;padding-top:8px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:20px\">For more guidance on how to use <em>Assign To<\/em>, visit the Canvas help pages.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-assign-an-assignment-to-everyone-individual-students-or\/ta-p\/1191\">How do I assign an assignment to everyone, individual students, or sections?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-da79a4a7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base-2);border-bottom-width:2px;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-faed62bb32d50dc76509c7f310b22e6d\" id=\"differentiated-due-dates\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0\"><strong>Differentiated Due Dates and\/or Times<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instructor View: How to Set It Up<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By default, an assignment is initially assigned to <strong>everyone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.35.14-1024x397.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of an assignment within Canvas\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-2531\" style=\"border-width:2px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.35.14-1024x397.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.35.14-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.35.14-768x298.png 768w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.35.14-1536x595.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.35.14.png 2018w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Open the Assign To section in the assignment settings, and add specific student(s) or section(s), and apply your new due date\/time. Save your settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this example, we&#8217;ve assigned an extended due date of 13th June to Student A and Student B, while keeping the original due date of 6th June in place for <em><strong>Everyone Else<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-01-at-10.12.15-771x1024.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the assign to area in Canvas. The assignment here has been assigned to 'everyone else' on 6th June\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-2583\" style=\"border-width:2px;width:473px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-01-at-10.12.15-771x1024.png 771w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-01-at-10.12.15-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-01-at-10.12.15-768x1019.png 768w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-01-at-10.12.15.png 910w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.28.06.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the assign to area in Canvas. The assignment here has been assigned to students A and B on 13th June\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-2529\" style=\"border-width:2px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.28.06.png 930w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.28.06-281x300.png 281w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.28.06-768x821.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89843b1b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#faba25;padding-top:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-133cf375 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:8%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/light-bulb.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1110\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:35px;height:35px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:92%\">\n<p class=\"has-base-5-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-x-small-font-size wp-elements-d62007189fde4c1ef4a73b0a02566c63\" style=\"border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;padding-top:8px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:20px\">When differentiation is applied, \u201cEveryone\u201d changes to <strong>Everyone Else<\/strong> to reflect that different rules now exist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once saved, the assignment page will display each &#8216;Assign To&#8217; variation you&#8217;ve configured. As an instructor, you are able to see all of the variations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.35.44-1024x452.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the assignment area in Canvas, displaying the assign to variations that have been configured\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-2532\" style=\"border-width:2px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.35.44-1024x452.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.35.44-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.35.44-768x339.png 768w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.35.44-1536x678.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.35.44.png 2026w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Student View &#8211; What Do They See?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A student <strong>with a differentiated due date<\/strong> will only see <em>their own<\/em> due date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example: Student A sees a due date of <strong>13 June at 14:00<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.39.41-1024x196.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the student's view of the assignment showing a due date of 13th June\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-2533\" style=\"border-width:2px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.39.41-1024x196.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.39.41-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.39.41-768x147.png 768w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.39.41-1536x294.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.39.41.png 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A student under <strong>\u201cEveryone Else\u201d<\/strong> sees the original due date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example: Another student sees <strong>6 June at 14:00<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.39.15-1024x229.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of another student's view of the assignment showing a due date of 6th June\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-2534\" style=\"border-width:2px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.39.15-1024x229.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.39.15-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.39.15-768x172.png 768w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.39.15-1536x344.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-10.39.15.png 2010w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Students do not see due dates for others or any indication that there are multiple deadlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89843b1b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#faba25;padding-top:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-133cf375 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:8%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/light-bulb.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1110\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:35px;height:35px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:92%\">\n<p class=\"has-base-5-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-x-small-font-size wp-elements-6b297c6608a44b203826a4066c962d1e\" style=\"border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;padding-top:8px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:20px\">To avoid confusion, try not to reference specific due dates or times within the assignment instructions. Since due dates may vary depending on how you&#8217;ve used the <em>Assign To<\/em> feature, it&#8217;s best to let Canvas display the correct date for each student automatically \u2014 they&#8217;ll only see the deadline that applies to them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-da79a4a7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base-2);border-bottom-width:2px;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f618846d1143b9e8710c9153d7980b73\" id=\"differentiated-assignments\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0\"><strong>Differentiated Assignments<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In some cases, you may want to give different students or sections <strong>different assignments<\/strong>. For example, this might involve varying formats, alternative tasks, or content tailored to specific cohorts \u2014 such as two strands of a combined course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To do this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create each assignment as normal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Assign To<\/strong> field, specify the relevant student(s) or section(s) for each one.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>In the below example, we&#8217;ve assigned different tasks to <strong>Section 1<\/strong> and <strong>Section 2<\/strong> of the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instructor View<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instructors can still see and edit all assignments in the course, including when they&#8217;re deployed in <strong>Modules<\/strong> and assigned to specific students or sections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this example, we\u2019ve assigned <em>Final Assignment- Cohort 1<\/em> to students in <strong>Section 1<\/strong>, and <em>Final Assignment &#8211; Cohort 2<\/em> to students in <strong>Section 2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.13.01-1024x383.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of a Canvas assignment, showing that it has been assigned to 1 section with a due date of 30th May\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-2542\" style=\"border-width:2px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.13.01-1024x383.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.13.01-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.13.01-768x287.png 768w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.13.01-1536x574.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.13.01-2048x765.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.13.20-1024x372.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of a second Canvas assignment, showing that it has been assigned to 1 section with a due date of 30th May\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-2543\" style=\"border-width:2px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.13.20-1024x372.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.13.20-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.13.20-768x279.png 768w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.13.20-1536x558.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.13.20.png 2004w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.33.12-1024x183.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of two assignments within a module\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-2544\" style=\"border-width:2px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.33.12-1024x183.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.33.12-300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.33.12-768x138.png 768w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.33.12-1536x275.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.33.12-2048x367.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Student View &#8211; What Do They See?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When <strong>Assign To<\/strong> is used to differentiate assignments, students will only see the assignment(s) specifically assigned to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They <strong>will not<\/strong> see assignments assigned to other students or sections \u2014 whether in the Modules view or the Assignments page.<br><br><strong>Students in Section 1 will see only Final Assignment &#8211; Cohort 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.49.23-1024x157.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of a student's view of the assignment within the course\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-2548\" style=\"border-width:2px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.49.23-1024x157.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.49.23-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.49.23-768x118.png 768w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.49.23-1536x236.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-30-at-11.49.23-2048x315.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Students in Section 2 will see only Final Assignment &#8211; Cohort 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"157\" 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