How do I import a Commons favorite as a module item in Canvas as an instructor?
If Commons has been enabled in your Canvas instance, you can add favorited content as a module item in a Canvas course. You can import favorited assignments, discussions, modules, pages, quizzes, audio, documents, images, or videos.
Learn how to add and manage favorites in Commons.
Notes:
- You must add resources to your favorites in Commons before they can be viewed and imported in the Modules.
- Content shared through Commons retains the published/unpublished status of the item when it was originally shared. If you import a resource that was published when it was originally shared, it will import published in your course.
Open Modules
![Open Modules](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/104/719/original/52731f9b-837f-467e-b5cd-637427645fa3.png)
In Course Navigation, click the Modules link.
Open Commons Favorites
![Open Commons Favorites](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/168/635/original/02e79b0e-d76e-4935-ba79-a7dce2c156ce.png)
Click the Options icon [1] and select the Commons Favorites option [2].
Note: If the Options icon does not display in the Modules page, Commons has not been enabled in your Canvas instance.
View Commons Favorites
![View Commons Favorites](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/560/950/original/1d4d366e-1c0c-4474-8c4d-13eefbef0cd1.png)
The Commons Favorites window displays all the items that you have favorited in Commons [1].
To search for a favorited item, enter the item name in the Search by Title field [2].
Filter Commons Favorites
![Filter Commons Favorites](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/560/952/original/70f2546c-041c-42ae-a4b4-09824b4eecc2.png)
To filter what displays in the Commons Favorites, click the Type drop-down menu [1]. Then select the content type you want to view [2]. Type options include assignments, audio, discussions, documents, images, modules, pages, quizzes, and videos.
Select Module
![Select Assignment Group](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/560/954/original/c60fc549-37e6-49fe-b3ca-d36e21baee9b.png)
To select a module for the imported item, click the Module drop-down menu [1] and select your desired module [2].
To create a module for your imported assignment, select the Create new option [3]. The new module will be named Imported Module.
Import Module Item
![Import Module Item](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/560/956/original/caf3f0a5-e8ed-4cf2-bdda-279462c7f7e4.png)
To select an item for import, click the item [1]. Selected items display the Checkmark icon [2].
To import the assignment, click the Close icon [3].
View Module Item
![View Assignment](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/168/633/original/1c91525f-e080-475c-bee0-d5b27f64e873.png)
The imported item displays in the specified module [1]. To open the assignment, click the assignment name [2].
Imported module items are published by default [3].
Note: Content shared through Commons retains the published/unpublished status of the item when it was originally shared. If you import a resource that was published when it was originally shared, it will import published in your course.