Some group tasks are easier to complete using Word/Excel/PowerPoint. The easiest way I have found to share the files with students is to create a folder in SharePoint and provide a link to the folder in Canvas.
![group activity. each group has a document. one link to access folder on onedrive](https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/fmstel/files/2023/10/group-docs-before.png)
At the end of the academic year, I find its best practice to upload the completed documents and remove the link to SharePoint.
![group activity showing links to 7 group documents](https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/fmstel/files/2023/10/group-docs-after.png)
Benefits
- Files are not lost, should a member of staff leave the University
- The SharePoint files can be rolled back to a previous version and reused
- The link in the original task can be used year after year
- Files can no longer be edited by past students
Negatives
- Can be time consuming if you have a lot of group activity files to upload