Use the Assignments page to quickly locate activities you want to assign. Search for previously assigned items or filter activities to find specific question types, such as multiple-choice, Internet search, or recording questions.
To access the Assignments page, select the Assignments tab from your instructor dashboard.
Calendar View:
The monthly calendar on the Assignments page presents course and course section schedules, highlighting class days and events, holidays, lessons being covered, and assignments for the course time frame (start date through the end date). It allows you to set assignments for a course, section, individual or groups of students, as well as reorder assignments.
Assigning Filters:
- Previously Assigned: choose activities from a previous section
- Location: choose activities from a certain lesson, section, or component
- Properties: choose activities of a certain type or by a certain grading method
To find previously assigned activities:
- Click on the Previously Assigned “edit” link and select parameters from one or more of the four options:
- Previous Section: Choose a previous section’s assignments.
- Category: Choose assignments from all or a specific category.
- Week: Choose all weeks or a specific week.
- Click the apply button. Search results will display in the results window (bottom left).
To find assignments in a lesson:
- Click on the Location “edit” link and select parameters from the three options.
- Lesson: Choose assignments from all or a single lesson.
- Section: Choose assignments from all or one section with the lesson(s).
Component: Choose assignments from all or one component.
- Click the apply button. Search results will display in the results window (bottom left).
To find assignments containing certain question types:
Click on the Properties “edit” link and select parameters from the three options.
- Content: Choose an Assign area from which to select assignments (e.g., Activities, Assessments, or both Activities and Assessments).
- Type: Choose all or one activity type (e.g., multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, flashcards, exams, etc.).
- Grading method: Choose all or one activity grading type (e.g., instructor graded, auto graded, or a mix of both grading methods).
- Click the apply button. Search results will display in the results window (bottom left).
Select Items to Assign
Activities that match your selections in the Previously Assigned, Location, and Properties filters appear in the results list.
- From the results list, you may Select all activities from an entire lesson section
- To select individual activities, click the checkbox next to each activity you want to assign
- Click Assign selected to set the due date, select a gradebook category, and assign the selected activities to all students in your course or section or to individual students