Assignments Dropbox

Description:	The assignment Dropbox allows the instructor to manage assignments in the course.
Who can do what?	Designers can create assignments. Only instructors can view assignment Dropbox and grade assignments. Students can view assignments.
Tip:	When you publish an assignment, only the student submission is published (not the instructor's notes/corrections).
How To's:	The Assignment Dropbox
Demo:	Show me how to mark an assignment? Show me how to publish an assignment?

The Assignment Dropbox

In order to grade assignments, you need to go to the 'Assignment Dropbox.' To access the 'Assignment Dropbox', you need to be on the 'Teach' tab; from 'Instructor Tools'-->'Assignment Dropbox'. You may view all assignments in the assignment dropbox or you may filter the assignment dropbox and only view one assignment at a time. The different tabbed views allow you to:   view only graded assignments view only submitted assignments viewing only published assignments view assignments that have been returned to students for further editing in the not submitted tab View all assignments           Viewing Submissions for a Specific Assignment Click on the Assignment Dropbox link from the Instructor Tools menu. Click on the View by drop-down menu found in the top right hand corner of the screen. Select the assignment you would like to view from the drop-down menu. Click on the green arrow button to the right of the drop-down menu. The screen refreshes and only the selected assignment will appear in the Submitted, Not Submitted, Graded, Published and All tabs. Submitted tab: you access the submissions that are ready for review. Not Submitted tab: will contain assignments that have been returned to students for editing. Graded tab: will contain submissions that have been reviewed. Published tab will contain submissions that have been made public in the course. Evaluating Assignment Submissions The instructor may: Return the assignment to the student for further editing***. Save the submission and review it later. Grade the submission and return it to the student. Mark the assignment as complete if the assignment is not for a grade. Accessing a File Attachment Assignment and Returning it to the Student for Further Editing. ***The instructor has the option of reviewing student assignments and coaching them in the process by giving them pointers to improve their assignment responses. The assignments are then returned to the students. Click on the Assignment Dropbox link from the Instructor Tools menu. The Assignment Dropbox screen displays. Click on the Submitted tab. Click on the assignment title that you would like to preview. Click on the Return to Student(s) for further editing radio button beneath the Save Options heading. Click on the Save button. Note: The returned submission has now moved to the Not Submitted tab. The student can access the submission and resubmit it. Once resubmitted the assignment will reappear in the Submitted tab.