Answered By: Anna Carlin
Last Updated: Dec 13, 2023     Views: 258

Yes! If you would like to assign a different chapter of a textbook or set of articles, website, or videos each week of the course and have it appear in a weekly module organization in Canvas, it is easy to set up links that will point right to each section of your reading list. 

1. Start by going to the course you want to work with in Canvas and add the modules you need.  If you already have weekly modules set up, you can start adding items to those modules.

screenshot of canvas modules screen

2. You will add an "External Tool" to each module. Look for "Reading Lists" as your external tool each time. This will add a link to the reading list associated with your course. 

screenshot of list of external tools in Canvas

3.  Click the link you just created to open the reading list. Go to the section you want to link to in this module. Click on the "Share Section" icon to find the "Link from Canvas." Button. Click the button to copy the URL to your clipboard.

screenshot of reading list in Canvas with Share Section circled

 

screenshot of reading list in Canvas with Copy Link for Canvas circled

Then you'll need to go back to the module in Canvas and add a new external tool (1). This time, just paste in the URL that you copied for your reading list section (2). Give it a name (3) and Add the item (4). 

Now you will have the new link just to that section of the reading list in your module. You can remove the other item you had previously added to your module. 

screenshots of links to readings lists in Canvas

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