Create Assignments

Create Class Assignments for a Default or Custom Setup 1 Class

1.On the Class Dashboard, click Add an Assignment.

Note: If you have not created any assignment types, a message displays with a link to add assignment types.

Note: If you have set up default preferences (see “Set Up Default Preferences for Assignments” ), when you create a new assignment, those checkboxes are automatically selected. You may deselect them as desired.

2.On the Assignment Details screen, in the Description field, enter the assignment’s description.

3.In the Assignment Type drop-down list, select the type of assignment.

Note: The Sequence field is only used for floating assignments.

4.Beside the Assigned Date field, click the calendar icon to select the date the assignment begins, or enter it in the field. Today’s date is the default.

5.Beside the Due Date field, click the calendar icon to select the date the assignment is due, or enter it in the field.

6.In the Points field, enter the value of the assignment.

7.Click Save.

The message “Your changes have been saved” displays.

8.You may perform any of the following optional steps depending on the type of assignment you are creating:

•In the Weight field, enter a number other than 1 to change the weight of an individual assignment.

Note: If you set the weight of an assignment to zero, the following message displays: “Warning: Student marks will be displayed. Select the Exclude from student averages? checkbox to hide marks.”

•In the Assign to Student Group drop-down list, if you want to assign the assignment to a group rather than the entire class, select a group.

•Select the Set up as a floating assignment? checkbox to designate the assignment as a floating assignment (different assigned and due dates for each student).

•Select the Exclude from student averages? checkbox to exclude the assignment from the student averages.

•Select the Post to the homework web page? checkbox to post the assignment description and due date to the ParentAccess Planner (where assignments display below the Assigned Work heading) and the Frontline ProgressBook Parent & Student app Assignments tab.

•Select the Add this assignment to the assignment bank? checkbox to add the assignment to the Assignment Bank.

•Select the Post the marks to the web? checkbox to post the marks for the assignment in the ParentAccess Assignments area and the Frontline ProgressBook Parent & Student app Assignments tab.

•In the Points field, enter 0 to designate the assignment as an extra credit assignment.

•In the Share this assignment with the following classes area, select the checkbox(es) beside the class(es) with which you want to share the assignment.

Note: If the classes with which you want to share an assignment do not display in the share box, navigate to the Assignment Types screen and ensure the classes use the same assignment types.

Create Class Assignments for a Custom Setup 2 Class

When you begin creating an assignment on the Assignment Details screen, only the Main tab is visible. Once the assignment has been saved, the Standards and Marks tabs display. GradeBook lets you create an assignment and assign different values for each report card assessment that you select. Assignments display with the specific report card assessments on the Progress By Student screen.

Note: If you have set up default preferences (see “Set Up Default Preferences for Assignments” ), when you create a new assignment, those checkboxes are automatically selected. You may deselect them when creating an assignment.

1.On the Assignment Details screen, in the Description field, enter a description of the assignment.

2.In the Assignment Type drop-down list, select the type of assignment.

Note: You can change the assignment type from a points to a non-points assignment type as long as you have not saved marks for this assignment.

Note: The Sequence field is only used for floating assignments.

3.Click  beside the Assigned Date field to select the date the assignment will begin, or enter it in the field. Today’s date is the default option.

4.Click  beside the Due Date field to select the date the assignment is due, or enter it in the field.

5.In the Weight field, enter the desired weight for the assignment.

Note: The Weight field default is 1. You can only enter numeric characters within the range of 0 to 100 and up to two decimal places.

Note: If you set the weight of an assignment to 0, a message displays indicating that weighting an assignment to 0 and not selecting the Exclude from student averages? option displays points earned over points possible for the assignment in GradeBook on the Student Profile screen Progress tab and in ParentAccess and the Frontline ProgressBook Parent & Student app.

6.In the Assign to Student Group drop-down list, if you want to assign the assignment to a group rather than the entire class, select a group.

7.In the Select one or more assessments on each report card and/or interim area, select the checkbox(es) for the assessment(s) that apply to this assignment.

Note: If the system manager adds an assessment in Report Card Builder and a teacher already has grading scales set up, the teacher must click Save on the Grading Scale tab (which displays the newly added assessment in yellow) so that the assessment displays on the Assignment Details screen.

Note: If you enter a point value for an assessment, the checkbox for the assessment is automatically selected.

8.If this is a point assignment, in the Points field, enter a point value for each selected assessment.

If this is non-point assignment, the Points field is disabled, and n/a displays in the field.

Note: If you selected a default assessment on the Grading Scale Setup screen, the assessment is highlighted, and if this is a point assignment, the point values from the other selected assessments total in the Points field for this assessment. The point value for this assessment can also be edited in the event you want the overall value to be greater than the sum of the other selected assessments.

Note: If this is a points assignment type, you can only enter numeric characters within the range of 0 to 1,000 and up to two decimal places in the Points field.

9.Click Save.

Note: If you try to save a points assignment without a Description, Assignment Type, Assigned Date, Due Date, and/or Points, you receive a message stating a required field is missing.

Note: When you click Save, GradeBook verifies that at least one report card assessment is selected and gives you a warning if no report card assessment is selected; however, you can still save the assignment.

10.You can perform any of the following optional steps while creating an assignment depending on the type of assignment:

•Select the Set up as a floating assignment? checkbox to designate the assignment as a floating assignment (different assigned and due dates for each student).

Note: When you select the Set up as floating assignment? checkbox, the Due Date field becomes unavailable. You can edit the Assigned Date and Due Date fields on the Assignment Marks screen.

•Select the Exclude from student averages? checkbox to exclude the assignment from student averages.

•Select the Post to the homework web page? checkbox to post the assignment description and due date to ParentAccess (where assignments display in the Planner below the Assigned Work heading) and the Frontline ProgressBook Parent & Student app Assignments tab.

•Select the Post the marks to the web? checkbox to post the marks for the assignment to the ParentAccess Assignments area and the Frontline ProgressBook Parent & Student app Assignments tab.

•Select the Add this assignment to the assignment bank? checkbox to add the assignment to the Assignment Bank.

•In the Share this assignment with the following classes area, select the checkbox beside the class(es) with whom you want to share the assignment.

Note: In order to share a Custom Setup 2 class's assignment with another class, that class must use all the same assignment types, grading scale setup, and report card assessments.