Creating Assignments

Quick Steps:

1.Turn Edit Mode on, and select a Content Area.

2. On the action bar, click Assessments, and then select Assignment.

3. On the Create Assignment page, type a name.

4. Optionally, type instructions for the assignment and format the text with the Text Editor.

5. Optionally, attach a file using Browse my Computer or Browse Content Collection. Type a Link Name to appear in the Content Area.

                  Note: If you do not type a link name, the file name is used in the Content Area.

6. Type Points Possible, and optionally associate a rubric with the assignment.

7. In the Submission Details section, edit the number of attempts, and choose whether or not to have students' assignment submissions run through the SafeAssign databases to be checked for plagiarism.

Note: For more information on SafeAssign, please see the Assignments Section of the Help For Instructors Page.

8. In the Grading Options section, choose whether or not to enable anonymous or delegated grading.

9. In the Display of Grades section, you can change how grades are displayed, you can choose to include the grade for this assignment in the Grade Center calculations, and you can choose to show the grades to students in My Grades.

10. Check the box next to "Make the Assignment Available" to show this assignments to students.

11. Optionally, limit the availability of the assignment by imputing dates in the Display After and Display Until section.

12. When you are finished, click Submit.

Editing Assignments

Quick Steps:

1. Click on an assignment’s Action Link and select Edit.

2. Edit the information for the assignment.

3. Click Submit.

Deleting Assignments

Quick Steps:

1. Click on an assignment’s Action Link, and select Delete.

2. In the window that appears, click OK.

Note: Once you delete an assignment, it and all of the submissions are permanently deleted. You can choose to preserve the grades in the Grade Center, but you will not be able to access the submissions again.