Activities
The Activities area is based on your textbook’s Table of Contents. Activities are organized into groups (Explore, learn, practice, communicate, self-check and Build-your-skills when available) depending on the strand (Contextos, Estructuras, Cultura, etc). The vocabulary and tutorial activities are not graded, so students only get credit when the activity is submitted.
How do I get to the Activities areas within Content?
- Make sure you are in the course/section you want to manage.
- Hover over Content and click on Activities/Assessments.
- Select the Lesson from the drop-down menu at the left side.
- Click on the strand you want to access (Contextos strand will be displayed by default).
- The list of activities will appear organized into the groups mentioned before.
Preview an Activity and Its Answer Key
- Click on the title of an activity.
- The activity opens in a separate pop-up window for you to review. Note: You may answer questions and submit the activity. Keep in mind that your answers will be saved.
- Click "Answer Key" to review the acceptable answers for the activity.
Assign One or More Activities
Activities may be assigned in different ways:
a. Assign activities from the Table of Contents:
- Go to Content > Activities.
- Check the box for a single activity or for several. Note: Make sure you are focused on the course or section in which you wish to assign the activities (use the course/section drop-down).
- Click "Assign" (from the green square at the left of the checkbox) or "Assign selected" (at the very top, beneath the lesson title)
- Select a due date by using the calendar or by entering a date using your keyboard.
- Use the drop-down menu to select the category of your grade book in which you wish the activities to be assigned. Note: The selected activities can only be assigned to one category.
- Click "save." Note: If you are viewing at a course level, due dates may display as “Varies” if different dates are assigned in different sections of the course.
b. Assign activities from the calendar.
- Go to Calendar > Start Assigning.
- Edit the filters according to the location and properties of activities you are looking for.
- The list of corresponding activities will be displayed below.
- Check the box for a single activity or for several.
- Click on "Assign selected".
- Select a due date by using the calendar or by entering a date using your keyboard.
- Use the drop-down menu to select the category of your grade book in which you wish the activities to be assigned. Note: The selected activities can only be assigned to one category.
- Click "Save".
- The selected activities will disappear from the list so you may use the filters again.
c. Individual assigning.
It lets you assign activities/ assessments for either the entire section or individual students. Refer to the following article for a full guide:
Adjust/Delete an Assignment Due Date
To change/delete an existing assignment due date (reassign/delete), follow the same steps on the previous section. When selecting the assignments, click on "reassign" or "delete".
You may also reassign/delete activities/assessments by going through "Calendar > Assignment Calendar." The activities are grouped by dates and by category. When clicking on one of the chunks of activities, you may select the activities you want to reassign/delete by clicking on the corresponding checkboxes. Finally, click on "Reassign" and select the new due date/category or "unassign" to delete de activity.