What can I do with it
A lot! This new feature unlocks several options in the classroom …
1. Group activities - Assign an activity to an individual group. Then, all the group members are all together in one place. You won't have to check and double check who is in which group.
2. Providing extra practice - If some students are struggling and could use some extra work - or some suggested sites for practice - assign it just to those students.
3. Leveling activities - Differentiate an activity by creating two, three or four versions of it. A more basic version of the activity has less steps, less detail or less rigor. A more advanced version has more steps, detail or rigor. Add one or two versions in the middle and you have several levels to challenge a variety of students. Assign as needed.
4. Interest-based activities - Have some Harry Potter fans in class? Or a group that loves motocross or sports? If you can identify groups of students that have the same interest, how fun would it be to include those interests in the work they do in class?
5. Rotating activities - If you have stations or a set of activities students will do over a period of days or weeks, keep assignments simple by assigning just the one that group is working on. If students will rotate through four different activities, assign one group just activity #2 until they're done with it. Then assign them the next one. The "reuse post" feature will make this quick and easy once you've assigned all of the activities once.