How do I create an Assignment?

Updated by Gayle McKee

  1. From the left side menu, select Assignments and click on Create Assignment
  2. Give your Assignment a name, select a subject and click on Continue
  3. Build the assignment by selecting the desired components from any of five options:
Assessments
  • This allows you to include a pre-built Premium Assessments (* where available) or any assessment that you've created or another person has shared. Click the plus sign to add an assessment.
  • You may also Create a New Assessment from this screen if you'd like to create a new Assessment.
Digital Worksheets
  • Only available for ACT/SAT content and in Texas math content areas that take a state (STAAR) assessment
  • This option assigns 20 questions on the chosen skill and the teacher is able to preview the questions ahead of time.
Summative and Domain Practice Tests
  • This option allows you to include auto-generated tests. You can choose to include any of the following:
    • Summative Tests - select a Small, Medium, or Large summative test.
    • Domain Test - assign a Domain-specific test.
These auto-generated tests have randomly selected questions. Teachers cannot choose specific questions with these options and they cannot preview the questions before assigning them to students. If teachers want the ability to choose their own questions or see the questions before assigning, we recommend that teachers build their own assessments in the Assessment Builder instead.
Practice Questions
  • This option assigns a set of 10 randomly selected practice questions from a specific standard. Pick one or more Domains. Then select the Standard(s) you want to be assigned.
You can choose the "Combine into single activity" option and merge the selected standards into a single set of 10 auto-generated questions.
Video Lessons
  • You can select one or more of our instructional videos to include in your assignment. Search for videos by Domain and Standard or keyword. Select any video(s) you would like to assign by clicking the plus sign beside the video.
Constructed Response
  • You can add one or more constructed response questions to your assignment. Search for constructed response questions by Domain and Standard or Keyword. Click on the plus sign to add the question to your assignment.
    • To search for just your authored questions, check the "Only View My Authored Constructed Response Questions" box.
    • Click on the blue question title link to preview the question.
    • Click on the Key icon to generate a suggested answer key to help you grade the students' work
Reminder: Constructed Response Questions are the only items that require teachers to grade work. They are not graded automatically.
  • When you have made all of your selections, scroll up and click Save and Continue.

Class Tab

On the Classes tab, select the class(es) and/or individual students that will get this assignment. Click on the plus sign next to a class to expand the menu and see the students' names.

  • You also have the option to save the assignment without assigning it at this time by checking the box next to Create Assignment without assigning to a Class.
  • You can choose to enable accommodations of reduced answer choices, text-to-speech, Spanish/English language translation and override Calculator settings.
  • Click "Save and Continue" to save your selections before moving on to the next step.

Schedule

Set a Start Date and a Due Date. You have the option to also set a start and end time.

The Assignment will not appear on the student dashboard until the start date arrives.

Proctor Mode and Live Monitoring

Here you have the option to place the assignment in a secure Proctor Mode by toggling the button in the on (blue) position. You can also add other teachers to this assignment to enable them to use Live Monitoring while students are working on the assignment.

Settings

The Settings tab allows you to choose the details that you want to release to students upon submission of the assignment. You can also choose to share the assignment by Adding it to the School Bank. This is also where you can sync to Canvas or Google Classroom, depending on your account.

Notes

You have the option of adding Notes to your assignment by clicking on Add Assignment Notes

  • You will be prompted to add a Text Note or a Video Note. Then click Save Note
  • Once your settings are completed, click Save and Assign or Save & Exit if you want to assign it at a later date.
List of Available Assignment Settings:

Assignment Setting

What It Does

Where to Find It

Complete activities in specific order

This allows teachers to set the specific order in which the assigned activities will be completed. If left unchecked, students can work in any order they choose.

Release item details after due date

This setting hides all item details (excluding scores) from students until the due date has passed. This applies to all activity types excluding user-authored assessments. User-authored assessment settings must be managed in Assessment Builder.

Drag and Drop Icon

To change the order, use the "egg crate" in the far left column to drag and drop the activities into the desired order.

Number of Attempts

Teachers can allow the students to have multiple attempts for this specific activity. Teachers can select from 1-5 or unlimited attempts.

Minimum Score Requirement

Allows teachers to set a minimum score that the students must achieve to complete an activity. The students will be prompted to try again until they've reached the minimum score or higher.

(** This setting can be changed and set to "none" if you find that there are students struggling to reach the minimum score.)

Allow Students to Retry Missed Items

If activated, students will be prompted to retry any questions they've missed. They are only given this option one time after they've clicked submit and will not see it again for this activity. The retry cannot be saved to finish later. Students must complete it in the same login session.

NOTE: Retry is NOT allowed for Practice Questions, Videos, or Constructed Response Questions. It is also not allowed if the teacher has already selected multiple attempts or a minimum score requirement.

Maximum Character Limit

Allows teachers to set a character limit for students' answers to constructed response questions. Teachers can enter the number of characters allowed or select "unlimited".

Maximum Point Value

Teachers must assign a point value for any constructed response questions. If this step is omitted, the teacher will receive an error message prompting them to set a point value.

Save

Be sure to click "Save Assignment" to save your assignment.

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