The EdTech Team only recommends one type of assignment to post in Schoology:

EdTech no longer recommends posting Google Assignments (legacy), but instead posting the Schoology version of Assignments.

Google has introduced an updated version of Google Assignment in Schoology as of 2025-2026. While it will look and feel familiar, it sets the stage for enhanced integration features that Google will be releasing throughout the year. This Assignments option in Schoology is similar to Google Classroom assignments and how it's posted/shared with students.  The submission and grading workflow is the same. The outdated Google Assignment (legacy) option no longer supports grading or grade passback.

Step 1: Click on the Add Materials > Add Assignment

Step 2: Add a Name for the Assignment (this is what students will see in Schoology), add a description with instructions if you prefer (this will also be displayed with the assignment), and click on the Google Assignments format option. 

Step 3: Click the blue Link button to link your Google Account to Schoology if you are prompted to do so. 

Step 4: A separate window will pop up. You will want to maximize/enlarge the window to avoid accidentally exiting out of it. Configure your assignment:

✅Turn on the Check plagiarism (originality) to analyze files for missing citations and possible plagiarism. This is not an AI Detection Tool, which do not work. The plagiarism checker will allow students to run 3 originality reports per assignment, and will allow teachers to review flagged content (even if a student copied work off the internet or from another student - going back to 2022).

✅Either Attach a file from your Google Drive or device, or select the Create button to attach a blank file for students to work off of. We recommend at least attaching a blank document if you would like to monitor student progress as they work. If there is no file attached, you won't see their work until they submit the assignment. 

✅Select the Google Assignment grading option and attach a Google Sheet Rubric if you have one. 

Step 5: If you would like this assignment to passback grade to the Schoology Gradebook (and sync to PowerSchool), select Enable Grading, add the total points the assignment is worth, and select a Category. You must also add a due date, which can be customized for each individual section. When finished, click Save Changes. 

⚠️Super Important Final Details & Suggestions

🟣 After posting the assignment, be sure to click on it to verify the information is correct. 

🟢If this is the first time you're posting a Google Assignment in your course, this will also finalize the account linking process, which is essential for students to access.  If you don't finish this one-time process, the assignment will display an error message that says, "Your teacher didn't set this up correctly."

🟡 Be sure to click into each section for this assignment in order to complete the one-time account linking process.  Again, you only need to do this the first time you post a Google Assignment in a Schoology course.