You may expand each date’s set of assignments by clicking on its “+” icon or by clicking on the due date.
After expanding a date’s set of assignments, you will see:
a. The assignment due date.
b. The number of activities that are due, along with the due time.
c. The lesson and book section of each item in the assignment set, along with the number of activities that are due.
d. An estimate of the total time needed to complete the assignment set (if applicable).Time is only an estimation. It may not reflect the actual time spent by each user to complete assignments.
- Click the Start button to begin the process of completing an assignment set.
On the activity page, complete all of the question items.
Note: The Save button will save your work, so that you can come back to it later without being forced to use a submission.
When you have completed answering all of the question items, click Submit. After you submit the activity, you will receive immediate feedback about your responses on auto-graded activities. The feedback will detail your score as well as your correct and incorrect responses.
Note: For instructor-graded activities, you’ll receive a note that your grade is pending your instructor’s review of your answers.
6. Depending on the number of attempts allowed on an assigned activity, you may have the following options:
- Re-try (correct the responses that were marked wrong and submit remaining attempts)
- Accept (accept your current score without using your remaining attempts)
- Practice (take a practice attempt that will not impact your score)
- Next activity (moves to the next assigned activity)
- Return to dashboard (this button is available only if you are at the last activity of an assignment set)
All activity pages are structured with the same layout to make it easier for you to complete and submit your assignments.
On the top left side of an activity page, you will see the following information:
a. Activity location information (i.e., lesson, lesson section, and activity name).
b. Each color-coded icon in the Assignment progress bar represents an assigned activity. You can check the status of each activity by hovering your cursor over each icon. Clicking on an icon will open the assigned activity.
c. The activity title is followed by directions to help you understand the purpose of the activity.
d. The Return to Dashboard link will bring you back to the course Dashboard.
The Return to Activities link will display when accessing activities from the Content Activities area, and the Return to Calendar link will display when accessing activities from the Calendar.
e. A page reference is provided for related pages in the student textbook (eCompanion or vText, if applicable).
f. Reference links connect you to supporting material related to the assignment.
On the top right side of the activity page, you will see the following information:
g. The due date info displays the month and date that the activity is due. The time listed is the assignment’s due time.
h. The assignment information area identifies the number of attempts remaining on an assignment. Completed assignment status (such as the date and time when the activity was submitted) is also available in this area.
i. The Grade settings link provides you with the following details about the activity:
*Activity grading type identifies whether the activity is a graded activity or for credit.
*Attempts remaining identifies the number of submissions remaining before your grade will be finalized in the gradebook.
*Overdue policy identifies whether your instructor accepts late work or not.
*What counts? identifies the items that your instructor expects to be used correctly in your response.
j. Instructor Annotations are inline personalized notes from your instructor, marked by an apple icon.
Annotations are placed above the section to which they were added.
On the bottom left side of the activity page, you will find reference tools:
k. The Select reference tools menu may include the following (varies by textbook):
- The Dictionary is useful for locating new words or checking the spelling or meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases. It can be used to listen to the proper pronunciation of words.
- The Grammar Reference tool offers explanations of grammar terms with examples.
- The Verb Wheel is useful for finding the correct conjugations for a verb.
- The My Vocabulary tool organizes vocabulary terms used in your textbook. You may add words, print out word lists, or study words using flash cards.
l. The accent bar allows you to use foreign language characters in your responses.
On the bottom right side of the activity page, you will see the following information:
m. The Assignment Grade will appear if work has been submitted.
n. The Save button will save your work so that you can continue it at a later time without being forced to use an attempt.
o. The Submit button is used to send your work to your instructor.
p. The Accept button records your current score as final in your instructor’s gradebook. You will be unable to make future attempts on an assignment after clicking this button.
q. The Re-try button is available if you submit incorrect answers and the activity has attempts remaining.
Your instructor chooses how many attempts will be allowed. Each click of the submit button in an activity will use one attempt. If your instructor has enabled feedback for fill-in-the-blank activities, errors in your responses will be marked.
r. The Practice button allows you to submit a practice attempt, which is not recorded in your instructor’s gradebook. This button only appears after you have used all allowable attempts or after your score on an assignment is finalized.
s. The next activity button opens the next assigned item in a work set.
The Inactivity timeout alert is activated after several minutes of not interacting with the site. Click yes if you would like to continue working on the activity.