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Once you have added assignments to your section, the assignments view will be similar to the following screenshot.
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Assignment Table Columns

Columns in the assignments table are explained below:

reorder – Use to change the row order of the assignments listed.  
Additionally you can reorder the assignments by placing your cursor on the line dividing each assignment until you see the four arrow icon.
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Then simply click and drag the assignment to the desired location.

assignment – Displays the assignment name.  Click the name of the assignment to view it.
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type - Displays the assignment type (homework, quiz, exam, practice, etc.).
start-due – Displays the start and end dates of the assignment.
show/hide  - displays the status of the assignment.

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not assigned   assignment has not been assigned. The whole row is highlighted for items that have not been assigned. They must be assigned in order to be seen by your students.

checkbox – the checkbox column allows you to select all or specific assignments used by the assignment list options that are along the top of the assignment table.  Clicking the checkbox in the header row will select all assignments.

Assignment List Options

The assignment options are located along the top and bottom of the assignment list.
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To utilize these options you must first select assignments using the checkboxes in the last column of the assignment list.

Change Dates

Change Dates allows you to set and modify assignment start and due dates.
To change assignment dates:

  1. Select the checkbox next to the assignment(s) you want to change dates for.
  2. Click the change dates option located at the top (and the bottom) of the assignment list.
  3. The dates and settings screen is displayed.
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  4. Set the available from and due by dates as needed.
  5. Optionally add any student exceptions , e.g. if you have a student that will be turning their assignment in later than the rest of the class.
  6. Click submit.

Show/Hide

The show/hide option allows you to show or hide assignments from your students.

  1. First select the assignment(s) you want to show or hide by checking the boxes at the end of each assignment row.
  2. Click show/hide from the assignment list options at the top of the assignment list and then select show or hide.
  3. The selected assignment(s) will be updated.

Move Assignments

The move option allows you to move assignments to specific groups easily. (See Section Home > Groups for more information on using groups).
To move assignment(s):

  1. First select the assignment(s) you want to move by checking the boxes at the end of each assignment row.
  2. Click move from the assignment list options. The move assignment to group window appears.
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  3. Select the group you want to move the assignment(s) to.
  4. Click save. A confirmation message appears briefly before you are returned to the section home page.

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You can also easily move an assignment to a group by simply dragging and dropping the assignment to the group you want to add it to.

  1. Click the left edge of the assignment you want to move and drag and drop it on to the group you want to move it to.
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    A green arrow appears next to the group you are about to add the assignment to and the group is highlighted in green.
  2. A confirmation appears informing you which group the assignment has been moved to.

Delete Assignments

The delete assignments option allows you to delete or move assignments from the current section.
To delete assignment(s):

  1. First select the assignment(s) you want to delete by checking the boxes at the end of each assignment row.
  2. Click delete from the assignment list options. The delete assignment  window appears reminding you that the assignment(s) and all the reporting a data, if available, will be lost when you click ok. Additionally this affects ALL assigned sections. You can’t undo this!
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  3. Click ok.
  4. A confirmation message appears briefly before you are returned to the current session assignment list with the deleted assignment removed.

Note: Once an assignment is deleted the reporting data associated with this assignment will be also be deleted from the system permanently and cannot be recovered. This affects ALL sections that use this assignment.








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