Lock an assignment
You can control when students can access or submit an assignment by locking an assignment. Lock an assignment to restrict students from accessing it until the date you set. Or, you can lock submissions to prevent students from submitting assignments after a date you set (e.g. the day after the due date). Note : these steps do not work for discussion assignments.
Lock an assignment :
- In the course navigation, click Assignments , then click on the name of the assignment.
- Under Assign to , choose the section you wish to lock the assignment for. You can also leave it as Everyone .
- Under Available From , enter the earliest date students can access the assignment.
- Under Until , enter the latest date that students can access the assignment. Time of day is optional.
- Click Save or Save & Publish .
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All Categories > Assignments > How do I lock or unlock an assignment or assessment?
How to lock an assignment or assessment for all students:
How to lock an assessment or assignment for an individual student or class:, what do locked assignments look like from the student's view.
- Select Assessment/Assignment Center from the left side menu.
- Select Assignment Bank.
- Click the checkbox to the left of the Assignment/Assessment and click the Lock/Unlock button.
- Select " Ok ".
- The bold lock icon next to the assignment indicates that the assignment is now locked and can't be viewed or worked on by students.
- To unlock an Assignment/Assessment, simply repeat steps 3-4.
- Select Assignment Bank .
- Click the gear icon in the Settings column for the assignment or assessment.
- Scroll down and click on the black plus sign next to a class to see the list of students. Check the box next to the student name to select specific students, or check the box next to the class name to select all students in that class. Check the box in the Lock Assignment column for each student. Click Save Assignment.
- To unlock an assessment or assignment, follow steps 3-4, and uncheck the box in the Lock Assignment column.
When a teacher locks an assignment, it disappears from the student's Assignment bar in the student platform.
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Unlock or relock your Canvas course after the term ends
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Unlock a course
Relock a course.
After a Canvas course's term has ended, the course becomes read-only for enrolled students. Instructors can no longer add or remove members using the People tool, send messages to students in the course, or edit course content. As an instructor, to perform these functions after the term has ended, use the Unlock Course button to reopen the course. You can later relock the course using the Lock Course button.
To unlock a Canvas course after the term has ended:
- Navigate to the course you want to unlock, and from the course navigation menu, select Settings .
- After the page automatically refreshes, your course will be unlocked, and the course end date will be set to one month from the current date. If you're satisfied with this end date, you don't need to take further action.
- If you want the course to remain open for a longer or shorter period of time, in the "Ends:" field, revise the course end date, and then select Update Course Details to save your changes.
You should now be able to make changes throughout your course. The course will now appear above the "Past Enrollments" heading on your personal "All Courses" page.
To relock a course you have previously unlocked:
- Navigate to the course you want to lock, and from the course navigation menu, select Settings .
- After the page automatically refreshes, your course will be locked and the course end date will be blank.
The course will now appear under the "Past Enrollments" heading on your personal "All Courses" page.
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- Setting Lock / Availability Dates
Updated on Dec 08, 2021
In Canvas you can control when content is available to students by setting Availability / Lock Dates.
Availability Dates can be set for activities like Assignments and Quizzes, which determine when students can view the item's description as well as submit / engage with the activity.
Lock Dates are set at the Module level and control when students are allowed to access and view content (i.e. files, discussions, assignments, quizzes, etc.), as well as submit / engage with the items within the Module.
It is possible to use both Availability and Lock Dates to limit and control student access and engagement with course content through these date restrictions.
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This article will address the following information:
Lock Dates in Modules
Availability dates in assignments / quizzes.
Locking a Module makes it so that students can see the items in the module, but when they click on an item (i.e. file, assignment, discussion, etc.) the item page will say that the item is locked until the date you set. No specific content information or engagement is available in items that are in a locked Module.
- From the " Modules " page, click on the three dot icon of the module you want to lock.
- Click " Edit ."
- In the pop-up box that opens, check the " Lock Until " box.
- In the Date Selector box, assign the date to unlock the module and make the content in it available to students.
- Click " Update Module ."
Availability Dates in an activity set when students are able to engage in that activity. Students will be able to click onto the item, but will not be able to read any description / instructions of the activity, or complete the activity through actions like submitting a file, taking the exam / quiz, etc.
- From the assignment or quiz description page, click " Edit " in the top-right corner.
- Set the " Available from " and " Until " dates.
- Click " Save " when finished.
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Note: Once a course is unlocked, the course may reappear on student Canvas dashboards. Students will be able to interact with the course (e.g., post discussions, submit assignments, etc.) until the course is locked again. Modify Course End Date. By default, unlocking a course automatically activates the course for 7 days.
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