Creating Assignments

Assignments are managed inside each class, on the Assignments tab. Lead teachers and teaching assistants use the same workflow on classes they can access.

Overview

From the class Assignments tab you can:

• Create assignments, quizzes, exams, and projects
• Set due dates, max scores, and marking criteria
• Attach files for students to download
• Control visibility with draft, published, and closed status
• Lock published assignments until you manually unlock them (manual drip)
• Edit assignments and open submissions

Creating an assignment

1. Open the class from My Classes
2. Go to Assignments
3. Click + New Assignment
4. Fill in the form:
   • Assignment Title (required)
   • Description
   • Due Date (required — students use this to plan submissions)
   • Type — Assignment, Quiz, Exam, or Project
   • Status — Draft (hidden from students), Published, or Closed
   • Lock for students (manual drip) — keep a published assignment hidden until you unlock it
   • Max Score — leave blank to default to 100
   • Marking Criteria
   • Attachments — upload up to 10 files (max 5 MB each)
5. Click Create Assignment

Assignment type

Choose the assessment type from the Type dropdown:

Status and visibility

• Draft — hidden from students until you publish
• Published — visible to enrolled students (unless locked for manual drip)
• Closed — no longer accepting submissions

Use Lock for students (manual drip) on a published assignment to hide it until you turn the lock off.

Viewing and editing assignments

The Assignments tab lists every assignment with its title, type, due date, status, and actions.

• Click Edit to change title, due date, status, max score, marking criteria, or attachments
• Click View Submissions to open Submissions Management for that assignment

Quick assignment from Course Home

You can also create an assignment from the class Home tab using Quick assignment on any section header.

After students submit

Use Submissions Management and Grades on the same class page to review work and enter grades. See Grading Assignments.

Best Practices

Troubleshooting

Issue: Students cannot see an assignment

• Solution: Confirm status is Published, the assignment is not Closed, and Lock for students is off

Issue: Cannot upload attachments

• Solution: Check file size (max 5 MB each) and supported types: pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, txt, jpg, jpeg, png, gif, zip, rar

Issue: Cannot create an assignment for a class

• Solution: Verify you are the lead teacher or an assigned TA for that class

Related Topics

• Managing Classes — Open the class and its tabs
• Grading Assignments — Grade submissions
• Course Content & Modules — Quick assignment from Home