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Assignment
The biggest section to understand!
Name: The text the student will click on
Description: Describing text; can make it visible on the item or not
Availability: Teachers can set assignment acceptance dates; be sure to uncheck Enable if you want it to always be available
Submission Types
Online text: Input text in a text box online
File submissions: The entry is submitted as a file or multiple files
Feedback Types
Comments on assignments (placed in a field on the assignment/gradebook)
Feedback files: Upload a file that contains comments (word, GoodNotes, etc.)
Offline Grading Worksheet: A file that can be downloaded, scored, then uploaded for the student; like a scoring rubric
Submission Settings
Require students click a submit button after they've entered input into an online text box or chosen a file to upload
Group Submission Settings
Students submit in groups: A group submission will be shared among group members and all members of the group will see each other's changes to the submission.
Require all group members submit: If enabled, all members of the student group must click the submit button for this assignment before the group submission will be considered as submitted. If disabled, the group submission will be considered as submitted as soon as any member of the student group clicks the submit button.
Notifications
Notify graders about submissions: If enabled, graders (usually teachers) receive a message whenever a student submits an assignment, early, on time and late.
Notify graders about late submissions: If enabled, graders (usually teachers) receive a message whenever a student submits an assignment late.
Common Module Settings
Group mode:
Visible: Groups can see other group members’ entries
Separate groups: Groups cannot see other group members’ public entries (such as participants forums)
Other Activities
Chat: Synchronous messaging in real time
Choice: One question; multiple-choice answers
Database: Can develop a database (fields); this is a tool that allows linking to other online tools that are compliant
Learning Resources: Unused
Forum: Asynchronous discussion board
Glossary: Main glossary is editable by the teacher; secondary glossaries may be configured to allow student entries and comments
Lesson: Branching path activities much like a “Choose Your Own Adventure” story Quiz – multiple choice, T/F, Y/N, short answer, numerical, matching, can be given a time limit or allow multiple attempts
SCORM Package: Unused
Survey: Unused
Wiki: Collaboratively authored work built by group members
Workshop: A peer assessment activity with many options; Students submit their work via an on line text tool and attachments. There are two grades for a student: their own work and their peer assessments of other students' work.
Resources
Book: Multi-page resources with a book-like format; main chapters and sub chapters
File: Upload and display a variety of files
Folder: Using a folder to display resources is neater than displaying files one by one in a list. It takes up less space on the course page
IMS content package: Unused
Label: Text to indicate sections, visual clues
Page: Simple, plain text page
Tab display: Tabbed pages under one heading; makes organizing subtopics cleaner
URL: Link on the internet to a website or online file