Video: How do I use the Assignments Index Page?

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00:07: How do I use the assignments index page?

00:10: In course, navigation, click the assignments link?

00:14: The assignments index page is designed with global settings at the top of the page.

00:20: Followed by the assignment groups.

00:22: Individual assignments are nested within each assignment group.

00:27: Global settings include searching for assignments.

00:30: Adding a new assignment group.

00:33: And adding a new assignment.

00:36: To wait, the final grade with assignment groups or both update due dates and

00:40: availability. Dates click the options icon.

00:44: When multiple grading periods are enabled, in a course, you can use the global

00:48: settings to sort and filter the assignments Page by grading period.

00:52: Assignments and assignment groups are validated against assignments in closed

00:56: grading periods.

00:59: The assignments page displays all assignments.

01:01: In the course. Each assignment type displays an icon, representing the assignment

01:05: type assignment.

01:08: Discussion.

01:10: Classic quiz.

01:12: Our new quiz discussions and quizzes also display in their respective index

01:16: pages in canvas.

01:19: If you are using the new quizzes LTI in your course, new quizzes are indicated

01:23: by the new quizzes icon.

01:26: Quizzes, created with the classic canvas quiz, tool or indicated, by the classic

01:30: quiz icon. Both quiz types can be used in the same course.

01:35: For help with new quizzes functionality, please see the new quizzes chapter

01:39: in the instructor guide.

01:42: Each assignment displays the assignment name.

01:45: Due date, if any

01:48: The number of points, the assignment is worth.

01:51: And assignment draft State status, whether it's published,

01:55: Unpublished. You can also set varied due dates for an assignment, and

01:59: create due dates, according to course section.

02:02: Varied due dates appear as multiple dates.

02:06: If an assignment is associated with a module, the module name will appear on

02:10: the individual line, item of the assignment.

02:14: Assignments can also include availability, dates availability.

02:18: Dates can make an assignment available for only a specific period of time.

02:23: To view an assignment, click the assignment name.

02:27: You can also use the options drop-down, menu, to edit the assignment open

02:31: Speed grader, duplicate, the assignment manage assigned,

02:35: students, and dates for the assignment, delete the assignment move,

02:39: the assignment send the assignment to another instructor or copy the

02:43: assignment to another course.

02:46: You can also manually reorder an assignment by hovering over the drag handle,

02:50: next to the assignment, and dragging the assignment to the desired location.

02:55: If your institution has enabled a student information system, sis

02:59: integration, you can tell if an assignment is set up to be sent to your institutions

03:04: sis. Graded, assignments can be enabled directly by clicking

03:08: the Sync icon, next to an assignment.

03:11: Some sis Integrations, such as PowerSchool, allow you to import assignment

03:15: groups. Imported groups include an import icon to

03:19: identify them from manually created assignment groups in canvas.

03:24: If you need to disable sync for all assignments, in the course without managing them individually,

03:28: you can disable sync for all assignments at one time.

03:33: Click the options menu, then select the disable sync to Sis link,

03:38: All assignments, will be updated and disabled from the sis sink.

03:43: If you use Mastery pads in your course, you can tell which items are set up in

03:47: modules as Mastery paths or conditional content items.

03:52: If your course includes blueprint, icons, your course is associated with a

03:56: blueprint. Course Blueprint courses are courses, managed as a

04:00: template and may contain locked objects, managed by a canvas admin course

04:04: designer or other instructor. The course details tab.

04:08: In course, settings will tell you, if your course is a blueprint course, Most

04:12: commonly your course, will not be a blueprint course and you can only manage unlocked

04:16: content in your course. If your course is a blue, print course you

04:20: can lock and sink course content to Associated courses.

04:25: To view the assignments index page as a student.

04:27: Click the view as student button.

04:31: This guide covered how to use the assignments index page.