This integration gives educators and students alike an elevated teaching and learning experience in Canvas LMS through interactive assignments, collaborative whiteboarding, and more engaging activities. Read this guide for instructions on setting up the integration, embedding Lucid documents, and creating assignments. The Lucid Education Suite comprises Lucidspark, a collaborative virtual whiteboard and Lucidchart, an intelligent diagramming application.
Set up the integration
For teachers
If this is your first time using the Lucid integration in Canvas as a teacher, follow these steps to register for a Lucid account or connect to an existing one.
In Canvas, open a new Canvas announcement, assignment, page, quiz, discussion, or syllabus.
From the Rich Content Editor toolbar, click the Lucid icon.
3. Review your role, and select an answer regarding the age of your students.
4. Click Next.
5. If you do not have a Lucid account, click Sign up. A Lucid account will be created for you connected to the email address on your Canvas account.
If you have a Lucid account but are not logged in, click Log in.
If you are already logged in to a Lucid account, click Connect to Lucid.
6. Click Continue.
7. Click Get started.
8. Review the permissions and click Grant Access.
Your Lucid account is now connected, allowing you to access, create, and edit documents from Canvas.
For students
When you access Lucid from Canvas as a student for the first time, you need to follow these steps to register for a Lucid account or connect to an existing one.
Select whether you are under 13 years of age.
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Click Next.
If you indicate that you are under 13 years of age, you will be asked to enter your date of birth to verify your age. Students under 13 will be prevented from continuing the setup until their teacher gets approval, as described in the “For teachers” section above.
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If you do not have a Lucid account, click Sign up. A Lucid account will be created for you connected to the email address on your Canvas account.
If you have an account but are not logged in, click Log in.
If you are already logged in to a Lucid account, click Connect to Lucid.
Click Continue.
Click Get started.
Review the permissions and click Grant Access.
Your Lucid account is now connected, allowing you to access and edit Lucid documents from Canvas.
Video Tutorial: Accessing Lucid in Canvas
Embed a Lucid document
After connecting your Lucid account to Canvas, you can embed new or existing Lucid documents into the Rich Content Editor in Canvas. To do so, follow these steps:
Open a new Canvas announcement, assignment, page, quiz, discussion, or syllabus.
From the Rich Content Editor toolbar at the top, click the Lucid icon.
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In the panel that appears, select an existing Lucid document.
You can also create a new document or select a template by clicking + New in the top-left corner.
Click Continue in the bottom-right corner of the panel.
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Select “Edit”, “Comment only”, or “View only” permissions for the Lucid document.
If you select “View only” permissions, you can choose a viewer type (rich or simple) and whether you want the document to auto-update. If you uncheck the box for automatic updates, the embedded Lucid document will not display any new edits.
Click Insert.
7. Click Save & Publish in the bottom-right corner of the Canvas assignment, page, quiz, or discussion.
Students can now edit, comment, or view the Lucid document directly from the Canvas according to the permissions you set in step 5.
Note: Embedding a Lucid document into the Canvas Rich Content Editor does not create a new copy for all students. If students are given edit permissions, they all share and edit the same document, making it ideal for collaborative work.
Video Tutorial: How to embed Lucid content and collaborative activities in Canvas
Create an assignment
In addition to embedding Lucid documents into your Canvas content, you can create Canvas assignments from Lucid documents. This process makes a unique copy of a new or existing Lucid document for each student, allowing them to complete and submit their work directly in Canvas. Teachers can then grade the submissions in SpeedGrader.
To create an assignment from a Lucid document, follow these steps:
Open a new assignment in Canvas.
Next to “Submission Type”, select External Tool from the dropdown menu.
Click Find.
Select Lucid.
Click Lucidspark or Lucidchart depending on your assignment.
Click Next.
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Determine what type of document you want students to have a copy of:
Blank document/Blank board: Gives students a blank Lucid document to work from for their assignment.
My documents: Allows you to choose a template or one of your existing documents for students to work from.
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Click Next.
If you chose to select from your Lucid documents, select the document you want students to have a copy of, then click Select.
To choose one of Lucid’s premade templates, click + New in the top-right corner, click Create from Template, then select a template.
Click Select on the External Tool popup to finalize the setup.
Select Save & Publish from the bottom-right corner of the Canvas assignment.
When students open the assignment in Canvas, a new Lucid document will be added to their account (either a new blank document or a copy of the document you selected). Students will be able to access and edit the document directly from within Canvas as shown below.
Note: When students submit an assignment, a PDF version of the document is exported and displayed in SpeedGrader. Any edits students make after submitting the assignment will not be visible unless they resubmit.
Video Tutorial: How to create a Lucid Assignment in Canvas
More information about Lucid, including guides, templates and videos for students and instructors can be found at The Power of 21st Century Learning | Lucid for Education.
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