If template courses were created in alignment with your district / school's cirriculum or you're using template courses from one of our partnering publishers, follow the Version 1 instuctions in the collapsible section below.
Version 1: Step-by-step instructions
Version 1: Step-by-step instructions
Assigning an Activity
To assign an activity, click on the activity or vocab set in your content list, then click the Assign switch. To learn more about adding content to a module click here.
Managing Availability
You're now able to assign activities to specific student(s) and section(s) rather than the whole class using assignment groups! To do this, click on an activity or vocab set in your content list, then click on the Assign Panel to expand it. By default, the content will be assigned to everyone in the class. You can click the x next to "everyone" to remove it. You can also turn the Assign switch off while configuring assignment groups so that students can't complete the assignment until you're ready for them to do so. To learn more about individual and group assignments click here.
The availability section inside the Assign Panel is used to set the start and end dates, manage access after the end date date, and to set time limits and other rules.
Start Date and End Date
Start Date is when the assignment will become accessible to your students. Prior to this, students will be able to see the assignment, but not access it.
End Date is when the assignment will be due. Students won't be able to make changes to or make submissions after this date.
Note: the start and end dates for the assignment must be within the start and end dates of your course.
Assign to Sections
You can also create an assignment group for entire section(s) of students in your course. Click on the dropdown arrow or start typing your section until it pops up, then select it. You'll then set the start and end date.
Once content is assigned, you'll see three additional assignment setting panels: Details, Grading options, and Integrity settings. You can click the dropdown arrow on a panel to see all of the options. We'll dive into each of them below.
Details
Provides ability to edit the name/description of the unit item independently from the name/description of the content itself.
Grading Options
Click on the Grading dropdown tab to see all of the options.
Autograding
Turning on the Grade Automatically switch means that students will see their grades immediately upon submissions for all auto-gradable prompts within the assignment. Refer to our Grading Activity Submissions help article for more information on grading.
Turning on the Grade Automatically switch will also make an Allow Multiple Attempts switch appear.
Allowing Late Submissions
Enabling Allow Late Submissions allows your students to complete the assignment after the end date.
Note: Students who complete an assignment after the end date will still receive a 0 by default. To override this, you'll need to grant them an extension. Click here to learn more about granting extensions.
Setting Time Limit
Enabling Set Time Limit allows you to set a time limit for the assignment. Once started, students must complete the assignment within the set number of minutes.
Note: If multiple attempts are enabled, the time limit does not reset between attempts. To learn about resetting the time for a student click here.
Allowing Multiple Attempts
Turning on the Allow Multiple Attempts switch allows you to set the number of attempts your students have on the assignment. Students will be able to see the correct answers after they've used up all of their attempts. You can also reset the number of attempts for your students if you need to. For more information on how to do that, click here.
Grading Category
You can create or assign (if you've already created one) a Grading Category for the assignment. Grading categories are used in the gradebook to group similar assignments together (e.g., homework, quizzes, etc.).
To create a grading category, simply type a category into the text box under Grading Category, then click enter or click Create.
Short Name is an optional abbreviated name for the assignment that will be displayed in your gradebook. The maximum length for a short name is 32 characters.
Assignment Integrity Settings
This is your one-stop shop for all integrity-related settings. You're able to set access rules, restrictions and monitoring features. You can also click Enable All Integrity Features to turn on all of the options for the assignment.
Access Rules
Access rules allow you to configure when and how students will be able to access the assignment.
Require Full Screen Mode: Prevents the assignment from being accessed when not in full screen mode
Lock After Close: To prevent students from accessing the assignment questions after its closed or submitted, enable Lock After Close. This will disable access once the students have submitted it the maximum number of times or after the end date, whichever happens first. We recommend this for quizzes and exams where students should be able to see their scores, but not the questions once it's submitted.
Require Secret Code: Turning on the Require Secret Code switch allows you to create a code that students will need to enter in order to access the assignment. Our platform generates a secret code for you automatically once you turn the switch on, but you can change it to whatever code you want. You will need to give this code to your students when you're ready for them to access and complete this assignment.
Restrictions
Restrictions allow you to restrict what students can do while completing the assignment.
Disable Copy/Paste: Prevents students from copying and pasting when completing the assignment
Disable Right Click: Prevents students from right-clicking and accessing context menus when completing the assignment
Disable Spell Check: Disables browser spell check for text input fields in the assignment
Monitoring
Track Student Events: Track student navigation, translation, and behavior events while completing the assignment
Assignment Settings
Before students can complete and submit assignments, content must be assigned to them. This allows their work to be recorded in the gradebook. The content will also be added to the assignment calendar on your instructor dashboard. To learn more about adding content to a module click here.
To assign content, hover over the desired lesson then click the Assign button when it appears to access the assignment settings pop up window. Here instructors will be able to customize their assignment's settings (manage availability, details, grading presets, integrity contols).
Assign Menu
Is used to establish who the assignment is being assigned to, when the assignment will be available to students, and the assignment due date and time.
Not Assigned is the default setting. Students will not be able to complete nor submit the assignment if this option is selected.
Assign to Everyone is used when the assignment is assigned and accessible to everyone in the course immediately (the instructor only needs to set the due date & time).
Schedule for Everyone allows instructors to schedule an assignment to be accessible at a future date.
Assign by Section / Group / Student allows instructors to assign assignments to specific student(s) and section(s) rather than the whole class.
Note: The start and end dates for the assignment must be within the start and end dates of your course.
Details Menu
Provides ability to edit the name/description of the unit item independently from the name/description of the content itself. Click the "show all options" dropdown arrow to view the menu options.
Display Name is what students see for this item in your course (original conent keeps it's own name).
Short Name is an optional abbreviation shown in the gradebook. The maximum length for a short name is 32 characters.
Grading Category is where the assignment counts in the gradebook. Grading categories are used in the gradebook to group similar assignments together (e.g., homework, quizzes, etc.). To create a grading category, simply type a category into the text box under Grading Category, then click enter or click Create.
Prerequisites are assignments that students must finish these items prior to the assignment in question.
Grading Menu
Allows instructors to configure how an assignment or assessment is scored and completed.
Grading Preset determines if the content being assigned is an Assignment or Assessment.
Assignment - In class activity or homework (auto-graded, 3 attempts, late submission allowed)
Assessment - Quiz / test (auto-graded, 1 attempt, secret code, all integrity contols on).
Grade Automatically allows students to see their score immediately after submitting (refer to our Grading Activity Submissions help article for more information on grading).
Attempts Allowed establishes the number of attempts your students can submit assignment. Students will be able to see the correct answers after they've used up all of their attempts. You can also reset the number of attempts for your students if you need to. For more information on how to do that, click here.
Time Limit allows instructors to set a time limit for the assignment. Once started, students must complete the assignment within the set number of minutes.
Note: If multiple attempts are enabled, the time limit does not reset between attempts. To learn about resetting the time for a student click here.
Allow Late Submissions allows students to submit the assignment after the end date (submissions are flagged late and only applies to the first submission attempt).
Note: Students who complete an assignment after the end date will still receive a 0 by default. To override this, you'll need to grant them an extension. Click here to learn more about granting extensions.
Submission mode establishes how students submit their work for the assignment (entire assignment, question section, or each prompt / question).
Integrity Menu
A one-stop shop for all integrity-related settings. Instructors can configure when and how students will be able to access the assignment and restrict what students can do while completing the assignment (click Enable All Integrity Controls to turn on all of the options for the assignment).
Require Full Screen Mode prevents the assignment from being accessed when not in full screen mode
Lock After Close to prevent students from accessing the assignment questions after its closed or submitted, enable Lock After Close. This will disable access once the students have submitted it the maximum number of times or after the end date, whichever happens first. We recommend this for assessments (quizzes, tests or exams) where students should be able to see their scores, but not the questions once it's submitted.
Disable Copy/Paste prevents students from copying and pasting when completing the assignment.
Disable Right Click prevents students from right-clicking and accessing context menus when completing the assignment.
Disable Spell Check disables browser spell check for text input fields in the assignment.
Track Student Events track student navigation, translation, and behavior events while completing the assignment.
Secret Code allows instructors to create a code that students will need to enter in order to access the assignment. Our platform generates a secret code for you automatically once you turn the switch on, but you can change it to whatever code you want. You will need to give this code to your students when you're ready for them to access and complete this assignment.