How Do I Copy a Bongo Assignment to a New Class?

You can copy a Bongo assignment from one course to another course.

Create an Assignment in Canvas

  1. Enter a Title for the Assignment.  NOTE: the title of the assignment must be unique to all your other assignment titles in the course, must match its counterpart in Bongo, and cannot be changed once the assignment has been saved.
  2. Add a Point Value for the assignment

See: How do I create an Assignment in Canvas?

Set the Submission Type for the assignment

  1. Select External Tool for Submission Type.
  2. Click Find and select Bongo Learn from the external tool list.
  3. Check Load This Tool in a New Tab.

Be sure to check the "Load This Tool in a New Tab" checkbox so that the Bongo tool will load properly.

Complete and save the assignment information in Canvas

  1. Select Limited or Unlimited from the Allowed Attempts dropdown menu.  Although Canvas lets you set the number of allowed attempts, you will also need to set this in Bongo.
  2. Enter Due, Available from, and Until dates. You will also need to set the identical due date in Bongo.
  3. Click Save. Remember to click Save & Publish once you have set up the assignment in Bongo.

NOTE: To avoid confusion, you can opt to only set the assignment dates within Canvas (and enter no dates in Bongo).

Load the Bongo Assignment in a New Tab

Click the "Load..." button to load the assignment in a new tab in the browser.

In the "New Course" box select "Show Advanced Options"

Select "Copy an Existing Course"

Search for and select the course you want to copy and click "Continue"

IMPORTANT NOTE: Leave "Allow Direct Linking" checked, as this is what allows the communication between Bongo and your canvas course.

In the "Add Course Content" window choose "Assignment"

Next, make any needed edits to the assignment

You'll see the Bongo assignment overview page

To edit the assignment settings:

  1. Click the small down triangle next to Overview
  2. Click Configure

NOTE: Do not change the name of the assignment. Once you have linked a Canvas assignment with a Bongo assignment you cannot change the name in Canvas or Bongo as that would break the Canvas-Bongo connection to the gradebook.

Configure your assignment details, and be sure to click "Save" when you are done editing the assignment settings.

For more information on creating and editing assignments in Bongo see these guides.