Assignments

How do students submit an assignment?

Go to Assignments

Select the Assignments tool from the Tool Menu in your site.

Click/tap on the title of the assignment

You will see a list of all assignments in the site. The following information will be displayed for each assignment.

1. Assignment Title, or name of the assignment
2. Status (i.e., Not Started, Assignment submission required, Returned, etc.)
3. Open Date when the assignment becomes available to students
4. Due Date, or deadline to turn in the assignment

Select the assignment you want to submit by clicking on the title of the assignment in the list.

Or, click the direct link to the assignment in Lessons.

If your instructor has included a link to the assignment in the Lessons tool, you may also access it from this location within the course content.

Enter and/or attach your assignment

Depending on the assignment settings, you may be allowed to enter your submission in-line and/or attach a file or files.

1. Enter your submission text into the Assignment Text area using the Rich Text Editor.
2. Under Attachments, use the Choose File button to browse for an select a file to upload from your computer. Alternately, you may also use the or select files from 'Home' or site button to select a file you have already uploaded.

View attached file

Once you have attached your file, the name of the file, as well as the file size and upload time stamp will be displayed under Attachments.

Submit your assignment

When you are ready to turn in your assignment, use the Submit button to complete your assignment submission.

Submission confirmation

Once you have submitted your assignment, you will receive a confirmation message on screen. In addition, if you have opted to receive email notifications, you will also receive an email confirmation of your submission.