Getting Started With Assignments

Getting Started with . . .
Assignments
Student View
Due Date
Date by which the assignment should be submitted
Points Possible
Instructor-defined number of points a gradable item is worth
Assignment Files
File, or files, the instructor provides with an assignment
Comments
Student comments about the assignment
Save as Draft
Option for students to save the assignment
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Task
What You Need to Know
Steps to Accomplish
Creating Assignments
Assignments are created in Content Areas, but can

also be added to Learning Modules, Lesson Plans,
and folders. Any instructions and file attachments that
students need to complete the assignment are added
at the time of creation. Assignments can be assigned
to each student individually or as collaborative work
for groups of students. Group assignments will be
discussed in detail later in this manual.
1. In Edit Mode, access the Content Area.

2. On the action bar, point to Create
Assessment select Assignment.
3. On the Create Assignment page, type a
Name. Optionally, select a color for the
name.
4. Type optional Instructions for the
Assignment. Format the text with the text
editor.
5. Optionally, attach a file using Browse My
Computer and type a Link Name. Files
cannot be attached from Course Files for
Assignments.
6. Type Points Possible.
7. Select the check box for Make the
Assignment Available and select the option
for Number of Attempts. If applicable, select
the Display After and Display Until check
boxes and type the dates and times or use
the interactive Date Selection Calendar and
the Time Selection Menu.
8. Optionally, select the Due Date check box
and type the date and time.
9. Select the Recipients option for All
Students Individually or Groups of
Students.
10. Click Submit.
Presenting
Assignments
Assignments appear in the content of the course.

You can create an Assignments content area and
place all assignments in that content area or you can
create individual assignments in the different content
areas that you create for a course. One advantage of
presenting Assignments in a single content area is that
it simplifies the creation process and helps students to
quickly access all assignments for the course in a list.
Advanced Tip: It is also possible to create a single
repository for all Assignments and use course links to
present them in other content areas or folders.
Present Assignment in Assignments Content

Area:
1. From the Course Menu, point to the Add
button (plus sign) and select Content Area.
Name the content area Assignments.
2. Open the Assignments content area.
3. Point to Create Assessment and select
Assignment and set options for the
assignment.
4. Click Submit.
Present Assignment in Different Content Areas:
1. Open the content area where you want to
create an assignment.
2. Point to Create Assessment and select
Assignment and set options for the
assignment.
3. Click Submit.

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Grading Assignments
Assignment submissions are reviewed and graded in

the Grade Center. When an assignment is created, a
grade column is automatically created. Assignments
that have been submitted, but not graded, are
indicated with an exclamation mark in the Grade
Center.
1. In Grade Center, locate the cell for the

students assignment containing an
exclamation mark.
2. Open the contextual menu next to the users
name.
3. Select Attempt at the bottom of the list.
4. On the Grade Assignment page:
Click the file name under Review
Current Attempt to view or download
attachments.
Type a numerical value in the Grade
box.
Optionally, provide Feedback to the user
and attach files for the student to review.
Optionally, provide Instructor Notes
and attach files that only you will be able
to access.
5. Click Save and Exit to return to Grade
Center.
6. To return an assignment attempt without a
grade:
To return an attempt to a student with
comments only, follow the preceding
steps, but at step 7, click Save as Draft.
The attempt remains ungraded and
student can access your feedback.
Downloading
Assignments for
Manual Grading
Download assignment submissions to your computer

to review offline instead of reviewing them online from
the Grade Center. You can download all or selected
submissions as a single zipped file. Unzip the file to
view the contents, where each submission is saved as
a separate file.
1. In Grade Center, locate the assignment

column containing the assignment files you
want to download.
2. From the Assignment Columns contextual
menu select Assignment File Download.
3. On the Download Assignment page, select
the student submissions to download.
4. Click Submit.
5. On the next Download Assignments page,
click Download Assignments Now.
6. Click OK to return to the Grade Center.

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Glossary
Adaptive Release
The Adaptive Release tool enables you to customize the release of content to control when and to whom
course content is available. You can create a rule for as assignment and set the criteria which students
must satisfy to gain access to it. You can also set rules that users must get a certain grade on the
Assignment to see other content.
Attempts
An Attempt is a specific submission of an assessment or an assignment.
Display After/ Until
Date range specifies the time during which an item is available to students. If the Assignment is
unavailable, the Assignment will not appear even if it the date falls into the Display After and Display until
range.
Draft
A Draft is a version of an assignment that has been saved by the user but has not yet been submitted for
grading.
Due Date
Due Date is a notification type sent to all enrolled users when a specific assignment, test, survey or Grade
Center item has a due date associated with it.
Group Assignment
A Group Assignment is an assignment released to a specific group, or groups, within a course by an

instructor. Every user in the group receives the same grade.
Points Possible
Points Possible is the total number of points a gradable item is worth.
Submission
A Submission is the response by the user to an assignment. Each Submission is logged as an attempt in
the Grade Center. You can allow unlimited submissions or can limit the number of submissions. The grade
for each submission can be tracked in the Grade Center.
Submission Start/ End
Submission Start/End time specifies the time period during which students can submit their response to an
assignment.

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Date by which the assignment should be submitted

Instructor-defined number of points a gradable item is worth

File, or files, the instructor provides with an assignment

Student comments about the assignment

Option for students to save the assignment

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