File ownership for assignments

Just like with physical assignments, ownership of the student's assignment transfers to the teacher when students turn in assignments. Therefore, if you view a student's file in Google Drive, turned in assignments will display me for the owner instead of the student's name:

Figure 5.47 – Owner column in the Google Drive folder

While seemingly inconsequential, students have limited privileges with turned-in files. For example, they will not see any changes or comments to the assignment until it is returned to them.

If students unsubmit their assignment after you have graded it but before you have returned it, the student will be able to see your changes or comments but will not see the grade. Grades are only visible to the student when the assignment is returned.

Another limitation for students is that they are only able to view the turned-in files and cannot make any changes unless they unsubmit the...