Assignments

Assignments are similar to your in-class assignments, but they occur online. You provide the instructions (the what, why, how), and your students do and turn in the work. Assignments have a feature that allows your students to submit work to your online classroom (hence you!). Just like Pages, Assignments can hold content such as text, video, images, weblinks, files, and more.

Using Assignments allows you to create a one-stop shopping experience for your students to do the actual work. You can include everything they need, such as instructions, examples, expectations, due dates, and more. The best part of Assignments is your students can submit work directly to your online classroom (Work won't get lost in email!). All submitted work automatically goes to your online Gradebook, a place where you keep track of and grade your students' work.

Add an Assignment from your syllabus to a Module. Then add everything your students need to complete the work. Describe what they need to do, why this will benefit them, and how they should complete the work. You already do this in your on-ground class, so we are confident you can transfer this information to your online classroom.

TIP - Add your Assignments to the "Assignment" section first and then add them to your Modules. The "Assignment" section is where you set your Assignment Groups and percent Weights (adding up to 100%).

TIP - Use the right tool for the job at hand. Don't use a Page or Discussion if you want your students to submit work (Pages and Discussions don't have a submit feature).

• ❑ How do I create an online assignment? Links to an external site.
• ❑ How do I add or edit details in an assignment? Links to an external site.
• ❑ How to Create a Student-Centered Assignment Download How to Create a Student-Centered Assignment
• ❑ What assignment types can I create in a course? Links to an external site.
• ❑ How do I add or edit points for an assignment? Links to an external site.
• ❑ How do I exclude an assignment from the course's final grades? Links to an external site.

Next, add Discussions (And Just Keep Teaching!)