How to Assign Activities and Assessments (Teacher)

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How to Assign Activities and Assessments (Teacher)

Overview

This guide explains how to create and manage assignments. Assignments can be standard practice activities or assessments with stricter settings.

Step 1: Navigate to Assignments

• Go to the Teacher tab in the left navigation bar.
• Click Assignments in the menu.
• Select New Assignment.

Step 2: Name Your Assignment

• Enter a clear and recognizable name.
• This name appears on students’ dashboards and in teacher/admin reports.
• (Optional) Include the standard number for quick reference.

Step 3: Choose the Assignment Type

Standard Assignment

• For regular activities and mini assessments.
• Allows students to review and retry.
• Customizable settings available.

Assessment Assignment

• Used for formal assessments.
• Students cannot review or retry.
• No customization options (simulates a traditional test).

Step 4: Schedule the Assignment

• Assign immediately or schedule for a future.
• Click OK after selecting the start and due dates.
• Default settings:
  • Standard Assignments: Due two weeks from start date.
  • Assessments: 2-hour time limit.

Step 5: Choose the AI Grading Option

• By default, AI-generated grading is enabled for all subjective questions. You can toggle it off if preferred. If you disagree with the auto-generated scores, you can manually adjust them as needed.
• Click Continue.

Step 6: Select Classes

• Choose the class(es) receiving the assignment.
• Assigning to multiple classes creates a super assignment (aggregates student scores into one report).

Step 7: Select Activities

1. Browse folders for full-course and test prep activities or
2. Search by standard number for targeted content.
3. Click on “Favorites” and activities you’ve previously favorited will appear. This makes activity selection faster and more convenient.

Assigning Activities

• Move activities from the Available column to Selected.
• Drag to rearrange the activity order.
• (Optional) Toggle Require Mastery on/off.
• Click Remove to delete an activity.
• Click Continue when finished.

Step 7: Finalize & Assign

• Review assignment details.
• Click Finish.
• The assignment appears in the Assignments tab.

Managing Assignments

• Click More Info to view details.
• View, edit, or delete assignments.
• Note: Once a student starts an assignment, you can only extend the due date—other changes are locked.