Creating a New Assignment
Open Assignments
In Course Navigation, click the Assignments link.
View Assignments Index Page
The Assignments Index page is designed with global settings at the top of the page [1], followed by the Assignment groups [2]. Individual assignments are nested within each Assignment group [3].
View Assignment Global Settings & Create a New Assignment
Global settings include searching for assignments [1], adding a new assignment group [2], and adding a new assignment [3]. To weight assignment groups, click the Settings icon [4]. Create a new Assignment by clicking on the new assignment icon [3].
Manage Individual Assignments
For each individual assignment, you can use the settings drop-down menu to edit, delete, or move the assignment.
View Module Association
If an assignment is associated with a module, the module name will appear on the individual line item of the assignment.
View Status of All Assignments
On the Assignments Index page, you can view the status of each assignment. Green cloud icons with a white checkmark [1] indicate the assignment is published. Solid gray cloud icons [2] indicate unpublished assignments. You can change the status of an assignment by toggling the published and unpublished icons.
Publish an Assignment
To publish an assignment, click the assignment’s unpublished icon. The hover text will confirm you want to publish the assignment.
Unpublish an Assignment
To unpublish an assignment, hover over the assignment's published icon and view its status. If the assignment can be unpublished, the hover text will confirm you want to unpublish the assignment, and the icon will change from gray to red [1]. Click the icon to confirm. Assignments with student submissions cannot be unpublished, and the hover text will notify you accordingly [2].
View Status within an Individual Assignment
Within individual assignments, the assignment status is shown next to the assignment name.
Publish an Assignment
To publish an assignment, click the assignment’s Publish button. The button will change from gray to green.
Unpublish an Assignment
To unpublish an assignment, hover over the published button for the assignment and view its status. If the assignment can be unpublished, the hover text will confirm you want to unpublish the assignment, and the button will change from gray to red [1]. Click the button to confirm. Assignments with student submissions cannot be unpublished. The the hover text will notify you accordingly [2].
Assignments Student View
Students cannot see any of the actions involved with Draft State, such as published and unpublished icons and setting icons. Students will only see published assignments, which are posted in gray text.