The date and time an item becomes available for students to complete. The name and general details are visible before then, but students cannot start it or submit anything until after this date.

The date and time an item is due. Students can still complete it after this date, but it will be marked late. Due dates will show up on the student's calendar to help them plan.

The date and time an item stops being available for students to work on. They can still see it but won't be able to access it. Note: If they start a quiz before the End Date and time, they will still be given the whole allotted time to finish before it becomes unavailable.

The item can be seen by students in D2L. The Start/Due/End Date restrictions still apply.

The item cannot be seen by students in D2L. Students won’t be able to start a Hidden item even if it is after the Start Date.

Triggers that must be met before an item is available to the students. There are many options, including submitting an assignment, visiting certain content, or achieving a certain score on an item.

This provides only two possible answers: True or False. Users can only choose one of them.

This provides multiple possible answers the user can choose from, choosing only one. You can create from 2 to 10 (or more) possible answers, and they can be weighted for points based on their correctness: e.g. choice 1 earns 100% credit, choice 2 is 50%, and choices 3 and 4 are 0%.

This works like Multiple Choice, except users can choose more than one answer. One or multiple answers can be marked correct, and points can be assigned in a variety of ways. Click on "Which grading method should I choose?" at the bottom to see descriptions of how to assign points.

This allows you to create short or long text with one or multiple blanks within. Each blank can be set to have one or several possible answers, with the same or different weighting to reflect how correct a chosen answer is.

This provides students a text box to type unlimited words as an answer to a question or prompt. This works well for anything needing a sentence or two all the way up to an essay question. These cannot be autograded, and have to be graded manually.

This allows you to make a set of choices and their matches. D2L will randomize the order, and students must then match up the correct answer. As with some other question types, points can be assigned as "equally weighted," "all or nothing," or "right minus wrong."

This allows you to give students one or more text boxes in which to type their answer/s. With more than one text box given, the answer order does matter. Correct answers in the wrong order will be marked incorrect.

This works like Short Answer, but the order of responses does not matter. Like other types, the answers can be weighted differently so that some are worth more points than others.

This allows you to create a question and terms or items that the student must put in the correct order. As with some other question types, points can be assigned as "equally weighted," "all or nothing," or "right minus wrong."

This allows you to create world problems or equations with randomized variables that students must solve. In addition to basic mathematical operations, you can use exponents and some trigonometry functions. The variable can be set with a minimum, a maximum, and the range between the numbers randomly created. D2L recommends using Written Response (manually graded) if you need students to show their work.

This allows you to create word problems or equations with randomized variables that students must solve. In addition, they must use scientific notation and the correct number of significant figures. The variable can be set with a minimum, a maximum, and the range between the numbers randomly created.

The number of questions that will appear together on one page. If left blank (the default), all questions appear together. Note: You must click “Apply” for it to take effect.

This prevents students from going back to questions on previous pages. This only applies if Questions per Page has been applied.

Randomizes the question order for each student. Also randomizes section order if you have multiple sections of questions. Note: It does NOT shuffle the order of questions inside those sections themselves.

Allows you to set a question as extra credit. Does not count toward calculating the total points available, but a correct answer will add points to the student’s total quiz grade.

Allows you to change question point values and difficulty values.

Allows you to set a difficulty value for each question (optional). Students do not see this; it is solely to help you determine the point values for questions.

Allows you to offer students a hint for a question. Note: “Allow Hints” must be on in the Optional Advanced Properties in the Quiz Properties.

Allows you to set a question as mandatory. Useful when using quiz pools if there are some questions you want to be selected for all students.

Allows you to create automatic feedback for specific answers.

Lists an approximate amount of time the quiz will take. Note: This is just to help students plan; nothing happens if a student goes over this limit.

Creates a timing restriction which results in one of the following effects:

• Allow the student to continue working: The student can keep working, but their attempt will be marked as “exceeded time limit.”

• Prevent the student from making further changes: The student is not able to answer any additional questions after they exceed the limit. They may still need to click “Submit.”

• Allow the student to continue working, but automatically score the attempt as zero after an extended deadline: Gives the student an extra amount of time to finish (which you choose). If they haven’t finished and submitted by the end of this extra time, their attempt becomes a zero.

The amount of time allowed for a student to finish the quiz. The student will see a countdown as they work. After the time limit runs out, they will be given a Grace Period to finish and submit.

Extra time at the end of the Time Limit for a student to finish and submit (minimum 1 minute). If they haven’t submitted by the end of the Grace Period, the effect chosen under Enforced Time Limit will occur.

Give specific users different window to take the quiz or different amount of time to complete the quiz.

Hides quiz from all students except those you specifically add.

Checking this box will have D2L immediately auto-grade any parts of the quiz that have answers and don’t require manual grading.

You must select a grade item or create a new one for the quiz to sync with the gradebook.

Will send auto-graded quizzes immediately to the gradebook, as long as you have checked “Allow attempt to be set as graded immediately upon completion” above.

These are the default selections for what students will see when they submit their quiz:

• Students will not see any questions, their answers, or the correct answers

• Students will see their overall score for anything that can be auto-graded

This will create a new Forum, which is the parent level of the discussion tool. Forums are the most broad subject of the discussion. Within this broad umbrella, Topics and Threads will be housed.

This will create a new Topic within a specific Forum. Drilling down from a Forum, next would be Topic, which is also where the discussion between students will actually be taking place.

This will create a new Thread inside of a particular Topic, which is inside of a particular Forum.

Make a copy of existing Forum or Topic.

Sort the order of your Forums and Topics so they are clear for students.

Restore previously deleted Forums or Topics that you want to revisit.

This option allows you to choose the new additions to to Discussion of which you would like to be notified:

• All subscriptions: You would like to be notified for each new Forum, Topic, Thread posted.

• Forum Subscriptions Only: You would like to be notified only when a new Forum is posted.

• Topic Subscriptions Only: You would like to be notified only when a new Topic is posted.

• Thread Subscriptions Only: You would like to be notified only when a new Thread is posted.

In this dropdown menu, you will be able to choose groups or sections you would like to restrict.

From this drop-down menu, you can select the specific Forums/Topics you would like to restrict.

Click this button to download a comma-separated values file of specific Forum statistics.

Displays the number of threads and replies posted by each student. You will also see the number of posts read by each student, as well as threads that are unapproved and how many threads each student has scored.

Displays the number of threads, replies, pinned posts, unapproved posts, and scored posts by specific Forum and Topic Title.

Shows all students' grades in your gradebook. Allows you to enter or change grades.

Create or edit items or categories and make them visible or hidden from students.

Set up gradebook to have specific grade ranges display a symbol (e.g. "B+") or a color.

Walks through setting up options for your gradebook. Note: This wizard can be used again at any time to change the settings. You can also change them directly by clicking the Settings button next to the gear icon.

Pearson online tutoring. Allows you to refer students for tutoring.

Tool in D2L to allow students to create flashcards, quizzes, and more to study.

Allows students to create curated collections of work and documents to share with faculty or potential employers.

Add items and categories to a checklist that shows student progress through the steps.

When checked, the course is visible to anyone enrolled.

The date a course becomes pinned to a student's My Course widget on the D2L Homepage. Note: If the course is marked as "Active," it will be available to students before the Start Date.

The date a course stops being pinned to a student's My Course widget on the D2L Homepage. Note: If the course is marked as "Active," it will be still be available to students after the End Date.

The homepage listed in the window is the one that is currently being used.

Click the down arrow next to a page's title and it allows you to make a copy of it. This allows you to edit homepages (such as the HACC Course Home) that are otherwise locked.

Click directly on an editable homepage's title (it will be a blue link). This allows you to change widgets and layout of the homepage.

The Navbar listed in the window is the one that is currently being used.

Click the down arrow next to a Navbar's title and it allows you to make a copy of it. This allows you to edit Navbars (such as the HACC Navbar Default) that are otherwise locked.

Click directly on an editable Navbar's title (it will be a blue link). This allows you to change links and the layout of the Navbar.

Click to create a reminder or event announcement, or attach an already existing element.

Select an already created element (module, file, link, etc.) and add start, due, or end dates.

Upload an .ical file from Outlook, Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or elsewhere.

Lets you drag and drop icons representing placeholder modules, links, files, discussions, dropboxes, or quizzes.

Lets you drag and drop icons representing links, files, discussions, quizzes, dropboxes, and more into modules or placeholders. When you drag an item (ex. a dropbox), it allows you to create a complete version of the element right here.

Lets you find and attach already created files, discussions, quizzes, dropboxes, grade items, and more.

Choose content, assignments, gradebook settings and more to copy from a different course into this course.

Copy content and resources from the master template for the current class.

Export an entire course to a .zip file that can be downloaded. This has 3 main uses:

1. copying course materials, as well as the visual look of a course (themes, navigation settings, colors, banners, etc.)

2. preserving or backing up course materials for future use.

3. moving files into Blackboard, Canvas, Moodle, or some other LMS besides D2L.

Select to import some or all components from a course package .zip file.

Create schedules of attendance for items such as class meetings, online chats, or clinicals.

Default attendance scheme, with only 3 options: Present, Absent, or None.

Optional attendance scheme, with 4 options: Present, Absent, Excused, and None.

Allows you to set a percentage for attendance wherein anyone who is below this will be highlighted in red.

Determines whether or not students can see the register.

Individual dates or instances to track (e.g. "9/16" or "Week 1").

Create a new attendance system, with custom symbols and names.

Has grading levels ("Excellent," "Good," "Unacceptable") but no criteria. Assignment is graded as a whole.

Has grading levels ("Excellent," "Good," "Unacceptable") and multiple criteria (Layout, Organization, Citations).

All criteria are worth the same number of points.

Criteria can be worth different points to reflect more or less importance.