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Turn course notes into Canvas quiz questions with Gemini-style AI

Upload a PDF, slides or notes and get multiple-choice, true/false or open questions with explanations. Export options depend on your plan, so you can match the format your course needs.

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How to build a Canvas quiz from your own course material

Teachers and students who need a Canvas quiz generator usually start with the same problem: writing good questions from a long lecture takes hours. An AI tool can read your slides or notes and draft questions, but you still need to check them against what the course actually taught.

Start from your own lecture slides or notes so the questions match what was taught.
Mix multiple choice, true/false and open questions to check recall and understanding.
Read every explanation before posting, since AI drafts can contain errors.
Export in the format your learning platform accepts, and test one import before a real quiz.

Example intro biology quiz questions (cell structure)

Which organelle produces most of a cell's ATP during cellular respiration?The mitochondrion. It carries out oxidative phosphorylation, which generates most of the cell's ATP.

True or false: plant cells do not have a plasma membrane.False. All cells have a plasma membrane, and plant cells also have a cell wall outside it.

Why do mature mammalian red blood cells lack a nucleus?The nucleus is lost during maturation, which leaves more space for hemoglobin to carry oxygen.

What happens to an animal cell placed in pure water?It swells and may burst. Water enters by osmosis because the cytoplasm contains more solutes than the surrounding water.

What is the main job of ribosomes?They build proteins by reading mRNA and linking amino acids in the order the code specifies.

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Questions from your own material

Upload PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or photos of pages. Every question comes from the material you provide.

Three question types

Choose multiple choice, true/false or open questions. Each one includes an explanation so students learn why an answer is right.

Export for your course

Plus adds PDF and DOCX export. Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export for learning management systems.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a lecture PDF, a slide deck or your typed notes. No credit card is needed to start.

Pick question types

Choose multiple choice, true/false or open questions and how many you want.

Review and export

Check each question and explanation, edit what you need, then study in the browser or export on a paid plan.

The best drafts cover one idea at a time, have one clearly correct answer, and include a short explanation for each choice. Review each question for accuracy before it goes into a graded quiz, especially when the source material is dense or uses unusual terms.

DeckOwl is its own AI tool and is not affiliated with Google Gemini or Canvas. Use it to create a first draft from your own material, then adjust the wording and difficulty to fit your class.

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Frequently asked questions

How many questions should a weekly quiz include?

Most short weekly quizzes work well with 5 to 10 questions covering one or two topics. Shorter quizzes are easier to grade and give students a clear picture of what they have learned.

How can I check AI-written quiz questions before using them?

Compare each answer key against your slides or textbook, and confirm that only one answer is clearly correct. Rewrite any question where the explanation does not match the source.

Is DeckOwl the same as Google Gemini or Canvas?

No. DeckOwl is a separate AI study tool that generates quizzes, flashcards and mind maps from your files. It does not replace Canvas, so check with your school about how to import quizzes into your course.

Which export options are included in each plan?

The free plan lets you study in the browser with 3 generations per month and no exports. Plus includes PDF and DOCX export, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export.

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