How to Create an Assignment
Assignment activity provides a space for students to submit work for teachers to grade and give feedback on.
You can require them to submit one or several files and/or to type text essays.
It is possible to have them submit work as a group and you can also choose as a teacher to grade their work 'blind' in other words not to see the identities of those who have submitted assignments.
Assignments can have deadlines and cut-off dates - which you can also extend if necessary.
If you as a teacher want to see a reminder to grade, make sure you select a date in the Remind me to grade by... setting when creating your assignment.
Create an Assignment
Click Add an activity or resource
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Click Assignment
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The Create Assignment page will open. There are several options you need to specify.
General Options
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Assignment Name: It is a required field. Type a name for the assignment.
Description: You can add a short description which you can optionally display on the course page by ticking the box.
Activity Instructions: You can add what you want your students to do for the assignment. If you want to include images, or links, you click the appropriate icons.
Additional Files: You can upload additional support documents.
Availability
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Allow Submissions From: Use the date and time pickers to set a date and time.
Due Date: Submissions will still be allowed after this date, but any assignments submitted after this date are marked as late.
Cut-off Date: The date beyond which students will not be able to send in their assignment.
Remind Me to Grade by: You can set yourself a reminder when to grade by.
Always Show Description: If it is set to Yes, the assignment Description will be visible to students before the “Allow submissions from” date.
Submission Types
Select the type(s) of submission.
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These options are the most frequently used ones to set up the Assignment, but feel free to explore some other settings.
Video link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Inizsgd3NBI&ab_channel=Moodle