{"id":18397,"date":"2022-06-12T08:37:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T13:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=18397"},"modified":"2022-10-04T07:44:35","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T12:44:35","slug":"brightspace-tip-329-simplify-assignment-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-329-simplify-assignment-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Brightspace Tip #329: Simplify Assignment Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Use the Assignments tool to help you set and manage deadlines, unclutter your inbox, and save trees!<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/business-internet-browser-inbox-3070472\/\" title=\"cluttered email inbox\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Mailbox-Inbox-Full-3070472.jpg?resize=480%2C191\" alt=\"email inbox showing there are 6763 unread messages\" height=\"191\" width=\"480\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Assignments tool is an efficient way to manage and collect your student's individual and group assignments digitally. Brightspace's Assignments Tool allows instructors to create a secure location for students to submit class assignments.<\/p>\n<p>The Assignments tool allows instructors to set up a place for students to submit their assignments digitally, with the ability to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Control the window for submission<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate individual submissions or group submissions (provided the groups have been set up using the <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-289-working-with-groups\/\">Groups tool<\/a> first)<\/li>\n<li>Collect and assess submissions (with a connection to the <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-304-grade-book\/\">Grades tool<\/a>, if needed)<\/li>\n<li>Enable plagiarism detection through Turnitin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, you can use Brightspace's <strong>Interactive Rubrics<\/strong> to increase efficiency. The interactive rubrics allow instructors to establish set criteria for grading assignments. Instructors can attach rubrics to assignment submission folders so that the criteria are visible to students at any time, only after grading has been completed, or not shown to the students at all. The rubrics click-and-score simplicity saves time when grading because rubrics are built into the grading workflow.  For more information about rubrics refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-204-interactive-rubrics\/\">Brightspace Tip #204: Interactive Rubrics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Follow these steps to do it.<\/h2>\n<p>To create an assignment submission folder:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>On the NavBar (of the course you want to create a submission folder), click <strong>Activities<\/strong> and then choose <strong>Assignments<\/strong> from the drop-down menu.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>New Assignment<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Enter a <strong>Name<\/strong> for your submission folder.<\/li>\n<li>To evaluate the assignment with a numeric value, enter a <strong>Grade Out Of<\/strong>. A grade item with the same name as your assignment is automatically added to your gradebook. Alternatively, you can click on the \"<strong>In Grade Book<\/strong>\" menu item to reveal a drop-down list. Select the \"<strong>Edit or Link to Existing<\/strong>\" option and then navigate to a grade item that is already in your Grade Book.<\/li>\n<li>Set a <strong>Due Date<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Enter assignment instructions.<\/li>\n<li>Upload any files, link to any existing activities or external weblinks, attach any files from Google Drive or OneDrive, and record and\/or upload any audio or video notes.<\/li>\n<li>Expand <strong>Availability Dates & Conditions<\/strong> and do the following:\n<ul>\n<li>Set a <strong>Start Date<\/strong> and an <strong>End Date<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Attach <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-237-release-conditions\/\">Release Conditions<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Use <strong>Manage Special Access<\/strong> to enable the assignment to be available only to a select group of users or to add individualized due dates for certain users.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Expand <strong>Submission & Completion<\/strong> and do the following:\n<ul>\n<li>For the <strong>Assignment Type<\/strong>, specify if this is an <strong>Individual Assignment<\/strong> or <strong>Group Assignment<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Select an existing category to align your assignment to or click New category to create a category.<\/li>\n<li>Select a <strong>Submission Type<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>For <strong>File submissions<\/strong>, set the number of Files Allowed Per Submission and the Submissions rules.<\/li>\n<li>For <strong>Text submissions<\/strong>, set the Submission rules.<\/li>\n<li>For <strong>On paper submissions<\/strong>, set Marked as completed to one of the available options: Manually by learners, Automatically on evaluation, or Automatically on due date.<\/li>\n<li>For <strong>Observed in person<\/strong> assignments, set Marked as completed to one of the available options: Manually by learners, Automatically on evaluation, or Automatically on due date.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>From the <strong>Allowable File Extensions<\/strong> dropdown menu, select an option to <a href=\"https:\/\/documentation.brightspace.com\/EN\/le\/assignments\/instructor\/assignments_restricted_file_extensions.htm\">restrict file extensions on submissions<\/a> for the assignment.<\/li>\n<li>Use <strong>Notification Email<\/strong> to receive email notifications when an assignment is submitted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Expand <strong>Evaluation & Feedback<\/strong> and do the following:\n<ul>\n<li>Click <strong>Add rubric<\/strong> and either create and attach a new rubric or add an existing one.<\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>Annotation Tools<\/strong>, select the <strong>Make annotation tools available for assessment<\/strong> check box.<\/li>\n<li>To enable anonymous marking, under <strong>Anonymous Marking<\/strong>, select the <strong>Hide student names during assessment<\/strong> check box.<\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>Turnitin Integration<\/strong>, click <strong>Manage Turnitin<\/strong> to enable the Turnitin integration and click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>To make your assignment visible to learners, click on the <strong>Visibility<\/strong> toggle.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Save and Close<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Want More Information?<\/h2>\n<h3>Assignments:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Assignments-Tool-Quick-Reference-Guide.pdf\">Assignments Tool Quick Reference Guide (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/documentation.brightspace.com\/EN\/le\/assignments\/instructor\/create_assignment_using_the_new_create_and_edit_assignment_experience.htm\">Create an assignment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryerson.ca\/courses\/instructors\/tutorials\/assignments\/\">Deliver Online Assignments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-198-copy-assignments\/\">Copy assignments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-274-observed-in-person-assignments\/\">\"Observed in Person\" assignments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-208-assignments-special-access\/\">Allow special access for assignments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ryerson.ca\/courses\/instructors\/tutorials\/assignments\/assignment-submissions\/\">View assignment submissions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryerson.ca\/courses\/instructors\/tutorials\/assignments\/assignment-submissions\/#evaluate\">Evaluate assignment submissions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-143-annotate-assignment-submissions\/\">Annotate assignment submissions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryerson.ca\/courses\/instructors\/tutorials\/assignments\/assignment-submissions\/#accordion-1585769591985-email-students-who-haven-t-submitted-an-assignment\">Email students who haven't submitted an assignment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/documentation.brightspace.com\/EN\/semester_start\/-\/instructor\/faq_dropbox.htm\">Assignments FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Assignments video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CukqpBqC780\">How to submit Assignments video [2:06]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.brightspace.com\/s\/article\/Learner-FAQ-Assignments\">Learner FAQ - Assignments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.brightspace.com\/s\/article\/Learner-FAQ-Assignment-Errors\">Learner FAQ - Assignment - Errors<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Turnitin:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/documentation.brightspace.com\/EN\/le\/assignments\/instructor\/turnitin_heading.htm?Highlight=grademark\">Assignments and Turnitin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ryerson.ca\/courses\/instructors\/tutorials\/assignments\/assignment-turnitin\/\">Enable Turnitin Feedback Studio\u00ae for assignments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.turnitin.com\/feedback-studio\/d2l\/instructor\/instructor-category.htm\">Turnitin Feedback Studio - Instructor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elearningsupport-turnitin.myblog.arts.ac.uk\/files\/2016\/06\/Feedback-Studio-Tips.pdf\">Quick Tips for Mastering Feedback Studio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-218-turnitin-quick-submit\/\">Turnitin Quick Submit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.turnitin.com\/feedback-studio\/d2l\/student\/student-category.htm\">Turnitin Feedback Studio - Student<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ryerson.ca\/courses\/students\/tutorials\/grademark\/\">Students - View your Turnitin assignment feedback<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Rubrics:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-documents\/#rubrics\">Brightspace Rubrics Tool<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>View all the <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?s=Brightspace+%2Brecap\">Brightspace training recaps<\/a><br 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Share how you are using Brightspace in your teaching and learning in <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-189-educator-share-showcase\/\">The Orange Room<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><small>Image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/business-internet-browser-inbox-3070472\/\">image<\/a> by gabrielle_cc from <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/service\/license\/\">Pixabay<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use the Assignments tool to help you set and manage deadlines, unclutter your inbox, and save trees! The Assignments tool is an efficient way to manage and collect your student's individual and group assignments digitally. Brightspace's Assignments Tool allows instructors to create a secure location for students to submit class assignments. 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