Frequently Asked Question

Depending on your situation, you may find it is easier to upload a document through the Canvas app. Remember, Canvas is the platform we use for our online courses. Our Canvas account is known as Beacon Learning (bushnell.instructure.com). Below are the steps you can use to upload an assignment from your Google Drive to your Beacon Learning course via the Canvas app.

**Please note the following instructions have been written for an iPhone. 

1. Download Canvas from the App Store "Canvas Student"
2. Download Google Drive from the App Store
3. Open the Canvas app
4. Connect to our Canvas site: beaconlearning.bushnell.edu
5. Sign into your account with your Bushnell credentials

Here you'll see you have access to
- My Courses in Dashboard
- Calendar
- To Do 
- Inbox 

We'll return to Beacon Learning in a moment. Leave the BeaconLearning/Moodle app open.


6. Open Google Drive/Word - where you have already saved your assignment
7. Scroll down and find your list of files
8. On the right side of your assignment file (example - BTM 101 Week 1 Essay) click the 3 dots to open up additional options
9. Click "Open in" for the desired assignment
10. Select Canvas Student app
11. You will need to select which class you would like to upload the assignment (example - BTM101)
12. Select the assignment you would like to submit the file (example - Week 1)
13. Add comment if you would like to (optional)
14. Press Submit on the top right to submit the assignment.


Your file is now submitted for grading!