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Overview

 

The Assignments tool allows you to create an assignment submission folder where your students can submit files to you electronically for grading.  You can create these folders from right in the content area but certain folder settings will be unavailable unless you do this in the Assignment Tool.  

 

Create An Assignment Submission Folder From the Content Area

 

1.  Go to the course where you'd like to create the folder.

2.  Click Content in the course navbar.

3.  Click Upload / Create in the module where you'd like the assignment folder to be located.

4.  Click New Assignment from the drop down menu that appears.

5.  Enter a Title

  • Title (Required):  Enter the title for the submission folder.
  • Folder Type: Select what type of folder you'd like to create - Individual Submission Folder or Group Submission Folder.  To create a group submission folder you will need to have groups setup in your course otherwise this box will be grayed out.
  • Instructions:  Enter the instructions for the assignment submission folder.  This field is optional.

6.  Click Publish

7.  Modify the following options if you'd like.

  • Add Attachments:  Click here to upload a file that is associated with this assignment folder.  Once uploaded, your students will be able to download the file when they navigate to this assignment folder.

  • Availability Restrictions:  Click here to modify the availability for this assignment folder.  The Start Date dictates when students will be able to access the folder.  The End Date dictates when students will no longer be able to access the folder.  The Due Date allows you to set a date prior to the End Date where students can still submit files but their submission will be marked "Late".  Leaving all these dates blank will make the folder available indefinitely.

  • Submission Settings:  Click here to change the number of submissions students are allowed to make and what to do with the files that are submitted.  

  • Add a Grade Item:  Click here to add a grade item or create a new grade item to be associated with this assignment folder.

  • Publish/Draft:  Click here to toggle the assignment folder from "Publish" mode to "Draft" mode.  When published students will be able to see the folder in the content area but may not be able to interact with it depending on the availability dates you've set up.  When in Draft mode students will not be able to see the folder in the content area no matter what availability restrictions have been setup.  

8.  Click Update.