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Moodle Tutorials: Creating Assignments

• Linking Your Course to Moodle
• Navigating in Moodle
• Beginning of Semester Checklist
• Setting up the Layout of Your Course Site
• Editing Your Moodle Profile
• Copying Course Materials from Another Site
• Using Meta Link (combining enrollments from multiple course sections into one site)
• Quick-Start Video Guides for Moodle 4.2
• Adding an Announcement
• Uploading a File
• Creating and Editing Folders
• Managing Groups: Creating Groups and assigning student to them
• Adding Text and Images to Your Course Home Page
• Adding a Web Link
• Hiding and Revealing Items
• End-of-Term Checklist
• Adding a user to your course
• Setting up a Forum
• Enabling Groups in a Forum
• Setting up Whole Forum Grading

Creating Assignments

• Grading Assignments
• Using Rubrics for Assignments
• Creating a Quiz
• Quiz Settings
• Adding Questions to a Quiz
• Using the Question Bank
• Adding Safe Exam Browser
• Adding a New Column (Grade Item)
• Rearranging Columns (Grade Items)
• Entering and Editing Grades
• Creating Categories in the Grade Book
• Adding Extra Credit
• Exporting Grades Into Excel Spreadsheet
• Importing Grades from an Excel Spreadsheet
• Accessing Moodle
• Taking a Quiz in Moodle
• Uploading an Assignment to Moodle
• Participating in Discussion Forums
• Viewing Grades on Moodle
• Safe Exam Browser
• Adding H5P Interactive Content
• Embedding Google Drive Videos
• Embedding YouTube Videos
• Embedding Box Videos

The assignment feature in Moodle makes it very easy for students to submit their assignment files to instructors. It includes excellent features that make it easy for instructors to receive, manage and return those files back to students along with the feedback.

1. In the upper right-hand corner, click the  "Edit Mode"  on the top right:

  2. Next click Add an activity or Resource on the course front page within a topic or a week field: Select Assignment .

3. Add a title in the assignment name box and add the assignment details in the description box:

4. Select appropriate for your assignment values in the Availability block. These settings will determine when students will be able to submit the assignment, due dates, etc. You can find the full description of each component for   Moodle under Assignment Settings .

5. Next block called Submission Settings controls how students will submit the assignment: whether they submit an independent file or type their assignment directly into Moodle, etc. Full description of Submission Settings for Moodle.

6. The block called Feedback Types controls how instructors will give feedback to students. Full description of Feedback Settings for Moodle.

7. Determine how the assignment will be graded in Grade . Full description of Grade Settings for Moodle.  

8. The last two blocks, Common Module Settings and Restrict Access , give you the ability to turn on group submission and create some restrictions for students accessing the assignment. Full descriptions of  Common Module Settings and Restrict Access are available.

9. Once all appropriate settings are selected and set, click "Save and Return to course."

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Creating Assignments in Moodle

Students can submit work for a course via the Assignment Activity in Moodle.

Adding an Assignment to a Course

• Open the Moodle course and turn editing on by sliding the  Edit Mode  toggle to the on position. ( Those using the Classic Theme in Moodle can click the  Turn Editing on  button. ).
• Move to the section of the course where you wish the assignment to appear and click the Add an activity or resource button.
• Select Assignment .

General Settings

Under the General heading, enter an Assignment name and Description for the assignment.

You can also add Activity Instructions , which will appear when the student opens the assignment.

Availability Settings

Under the Availability heading, set the Allow submissions from date.

• If enabled, the Due date means that any assignments submitted after the date will be marked late.
• If enabled, the Cut-off date means that students can no longer upload assignments after the entered date.
• Most people set a Due date, but only set a Cut-off date if you are sure that you won’t allow late submissions.
• Time limit is useful when using an Online text box rather than a File submission. When enabled students have a specified amount of time to enter material into the Online box.

Submission Type Settings

• Most people choose File submissions .
• You could choose Online text if you wanted students to enter text or to paste a URL to a video presentation hosted on YouTube.
• You can also set the Accepted file types , if you want to prevent students from uploading file types you may not be able to read, such as a Pages document.

Feedback Types Settings

Under the Feedback types section, check the Feedback types you would like to use.

• Feedback comments lets you type comments into a comment box.
• Annotate PDF converts the file to a PDF and then lets you mark up and comment directly on the PDF file.
• Feedback files lets you download the Word document, comment on it, and re-upload it to the system.
• Checking the Comment inline turns the document into a text box where you can comment inline with the text.  (Only useful for short assignments.)

Submission Settings

Under the Submission settings heading:

• Require students to click the submit button = Set to Yes . Otherwise, if students forget to click submit you will see files that say “draft.”
• Require that students accept the submission statement = The submission statement is a message regarding Gettysburg College’s honor code.  If you want students to read this before submitting their files, select Yes .
• Attempt reopened  = Usually set to Manually, which allows the instructor to reopen an assignment so a student can re-submit it if there is a problem.
• Maxium attempts  = If you set it to two, you allow students to upload a second file if they make a mistake.  They do not have to contact you to do so.

Group Submission Settings

The Group Submission section allows one person from a student group to upload a presentation file for everyone in the group.  The downside to this setting is that if set to yes, you can’t grade each person in the group individually.

Notifications Settings

The Notification s section includes options to send emails to the instructor when a new submission arrives or if it is late.  You can also send automatic notifications to students when the item has been graded.

Grade Settings

• Type = Point is the most common option, but can set to None or Scale .
• Grading method = Simple direct grading is the most common and provides a place to enter the grade and a comment box.  Can also setup checklist , marking guide , or rubrics .
• If you have created categories in your gradebook, you can choose your Grade category .
• Grade to pass = This option isn’t necessary, but might use if using Mastery Grading or setting Access restrictions
• Anonymous submissions = When you grade the assignments, Moodle will hide the students’ name until finished grading.
• Hide grader identity = Used by large schools where a class my employ several TAs.
• Use marking workflow = Used by large schools where several people may mark an assignment.

Common Module Settings

Under the Common module settings section, you can set the Group mode to a specific group so that only members of that group can access the assignment. (To use this setting, you first must setup your groups in your course.)

The Force language option allows you to set the language for the individual assignment rather than the entire course.

Restrict Access Settings

Under the Restrict Access heading you can limit access to the assignment in numerous ways.

• Date = usually people use the dates set under the Availability section.
• Grade = used often with Mastery grading schemes
• Group = can limit to a certain group
• User profile = can limit to a specific person
• Release code = can set a pass code

More Information About Moodle Assignments

• Moodle.org: What is the Assignment Activity?
• Moodle.org: Assignment Settings

Video: Creating Assignments in Moodle 3 (recording of live Moodle training)

This video explores how to create and use the Assignment Activity in Moodle 3 using the Classic theme.

The default theme for Moodle as of the Fall 2023 is Boost. Courses made prior to this time used the Classic theme.

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General Information

The Moodle Assignment activity provides a place for students to submit work for grading and feedback. Students can submit any digital content (files), such as word-processed documents, spreadsheets, images, and audio and video clips. Responses can also be typed directly into the text editor. An assignment can also be used to create a grade item in the gradebook for assignments they complete outside of Moodle, and thus not require any digital content. Students can submit work individually or as a member of a group, and submissions can be timed.

Assignments can be graded using a numerical or custom scale, or with an advanced grading method such as a rubric. If “Advanced grading” is selected, instructors can enter a grading guide or rubric. When reviewing assignments, feedback can take the form of comments or uploaded files, such as marked-up student submissions, documents with comments, or spoken audio feedback. Grading through the assignment will automatically update the gradebook.  

Best Practices and Considerations

When using the Assignment , consider the following:

Include clear instructions for students in the assignment description such as citation standards, formatting guidelines, suggested response length, and whether the assignment is timed. Accepted file types can be selected in settings.

Timed assignments can be useful for essay quizzes or to practice timed writing.

Use the Turnitin plagiarism plugin settings to enable the Turnitin Feedback Studio and other tools for the submission. For more information, see Moodle Activity Settings: Turnitin Plagiarism Plugin .

Use a grading rubric or grading guide to set clear expectations and maintain consistency in grading.

For assignments requiring large file submissions (such as video), require students include links to files in cloud-based storage.  

GROK Articles About the Assignment

Click on the following articles to learn more about working with the Assignment activity.

• Creating and Editing an Assignment (Faculty)
• Grading an Assignment
• Submitting an Assignment (Students)  

For more information on assignments, read the following documentation from Moodle Docs. Note that the documentation may not show the modern Moodle theme, but the functionality of the settings is the same. All links will open in a new window.

• MoodleDocs: Using Assignment
• MoodleDocs: Assignment Activity
• MoodleDocs: Assignment Settings
• MoodleDocs: Assignment FAQ

Support & Training

The Faculty Technology Center (FTC) provides Moodle support by email, by phone, or live through Zoom. For contact information, please see the article Faculty Technology Center: LSU Overview . To connect through Zoom and for further information on support services and training, see the LSU Online & Continuing Education Faculty Resources & Support page .

The FTC also provides just-in-time faculty training opportunities and recorded training sessions. Attending at least one training session for Moodle upgrades is highly recommended. For a comprehensive list of available workshops and recordings, please see the LSU Online & Continuing Education Technology Training page .

Moodle Assignments

Moodle Assignment allows academics to create a submission inbox page for students to submit work for grading.

It is a commonly used assessment activity that allows for grading, inline feedback, and group assessment.

Create an Assignment

Assignments are added as an activity through the "Add an activity/resource" button and choosing "Assignment".

Click ' Get Started' to view the step-by-step guide

Assignment Settings

The assignment provides many settings to specify how it will behave. Settings can be updated after the creation of the assignment but it is recommended not to make large changes after submissions have been made.

Create an offline Assignment

Is is also possible to create an assignment in Moodle that doesn't involve students submitting online text or uploading submission files.

This can be done when teaching staff wants to provide information about the assignment for students via a link on the Moodle course home page, but conduct that assignment outside Moodle - for example, mark students on a face-to-face presentation to the class.

Setting up an assignment in this way also creates a grade item in the Gradebook so that the offline assignment can be marked there, and feedback entered, or feedback files uploaded for delivery to students with their marks using Moodle.

Granting Extensions

Extensions can be granted for certain students under appropriate circumstances. Assignment allows extensions to be granted to individual students and groups of students.

Allowing Resubmission

If the "Require students to click the submit button" has been enabled, students cannot edit their submission after the 'submit' button is pressed.

Academics can revert a student's submission to a draft state so they can make changes and resubmit.

Submit Assignment on behalf of a Student

In some cases, students may experience issues submitting an assignment. Academics can submit on behalf of the student if they have a copy of the submission.

Assignment Marking

Once the assignment has been set up and students have made submissions, it is time for staff to mark the papers. Moodle Assignment contains features that allow for differing marking workflows, catering to the preference of academics. 

Marker Allocation

Marker allocation can be enabled during setup to divide marking between staff with any desired arrangement, or within tutorial classes.

Mark student submissions

Submissions can be graded once the assignment is set up and students have submitted. The grading page allows staff to provide marks, annotations, and feedback to students.

Download Multiple Assignments

Staff can download assignments to mark or provide feedback to students' paper externally or offline.

Upload Feedback Files

If submissions were downloaded and marked externally, it can be re-uploaded to Moodle as a feedback file. 

How to enable marking workflow?

The Marking workflow feature in Moodle assignment allows markers to set a workflow status for submissions, which reflects the current state of marking and will hide feedback from students until it is 'Released'. If you have enabled and then disabled workflow in your activity, marks may stay hidden until they are regraded.

To enable/disable marking workflow: 

1. Click 'Turn editing on' towards the top right of your course.

2. Click 'Edit' and 'Edit settings' beside the assignment.

3. In the 'Grade' section, set 'Use marking workflow' to 'Yes'/'No'.

Once marking workflow is enabled, the following options are available in the Grade window:

How to bulk upload student submissions?

Only the Assignment activity allows bulk upload of submissions. Instructors can bulk upload:

1. In the settings block of the assignment activity, click 'Bulk upload submissions'.

2. Upload a zip file containing student papers named with their zID.

3. Click 'Save changes'.

How to get notified when students submit assignment?

Notifications for student submissions can be enabled/disabled in the Assignment activity settings. To do this:

1. Click 'Turn editing on' in your course home page. 2. Navigate to the 'Edit settings' menu for your assignment. 3. In the 'Notifications' tab, make your selections from the dropdown menus. 4. Once you are done, click 'Save and return to course'.

Note: Turnitin Assignments do not have the same feature.

Can I set up an assignment as a peer review activity?

You cannot do peer assessment in Moodle assignment, there is no feature to allow students to assess each other. The UNSW Workshop can be used for students to give peer feedback of each other’s submissions. 

I can't see 'Edit Submission' button.

If an academic wants to upload students' paper on their behalf, but the due date has already passed, there are few steps needed to enable it.

1. Cut off date must be set in the future or a student must be granted extension

2. If paper is already submitted, it must be reverted to draft status

3. Edit submission button then appears and can be used to upload another paper on behalf of student (or allow students to upload themselves)

4. If 'Submit button' setting is applied, academic uploading paper on student's behalf should also click 'Submit for grading' button

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The Assignment activity lets instructors communicate tasks, collect work, set due dates, and provide feedback and grades.

Students may submit digital files (such as word-processed documents, spreadsheets, images, or audio and video clips), or type text directly into a text submission box. Assignment activities can also be used to describe and grade work students will complete offline, such as art work, performances, or classroom presentations.

When reviewing assignment submissions, instructors can leave feedback comments or upload files such as marked-up student submissions, documents with comments, or spoken audio feedback. Assignments can be graded using points, a custom scale, or a rubric or grading guide. Grades entered on the Assignment grading page are added to the Moodle Gradebook ( For details, see Grade Assignments in Moodle) .

Note: Alternatively, you can create a Turnitin assignment, a separate option in the Add an activity or resource popup. For more information, see Turnitin in Moodle - an Overview . With Turnitin assignments, students upload papers to a separate inbox on the Turnitin server where they can be evaluated for originality.

• Locate the Section where you want to add the assignment. (If the section is collapsed, click the Arrow icon above the section name to expand the section.) At the bottom of the section, click +Add an activity or resource. The Add an activity or resource pop-up will open showing a tile for each available item. Note : By default, the pop-up opens to All and shows all activities and resources. If you have starred favorite activities or resources, the panel will open to Starred . To view only activities, at the top of the pop-up, click Activities .

• Click Save and return to course to return to your main course page or Save and display to view the assignment page.
• Assignment name (required) This name displays as a link on your course page. Use something unique that clearly identifies this assignment from other course activities. We recommend keeping the name short.
• Description (optional) Enter a summary of the assignment and instructions. Select Display description on course page to also display the description underneath the assignment link on your course page. (This works best if the description is very concise).
• Additional files (optional) Drag and drop files into the upload field to append the file to the assignment Description .

Availability

Select the corresponding Enable check box to set a date and time for

• Allow submissions from Determines when students can begin to submit to the assignment.
• Due date Determines when the assignment is due. The due date will show in the course Calendar and within the Activities block .
• Cut-off date Determine when the assignment will no longer accept submissions. (You can manually Grant Extensions Beyond the Cut-off Date to specific students if they need to submit after the cut-off date.)

Submission types

• Online text to allow students to enter text directly into an editor
• File submissions to allow students to upload one or more files
• Maximum number of uploaded files If file submissions are enabled, each student will be able to upload up to the set number of files for their submission.
• Maximum submission size If file submissions are enabled, each upload cannot exceed this size. (If a student can upload multiple files, and uploads files at different times, the total can exceed the set size.)
• Accepted file types To limit submissions to specific file types, click Choose . A pop up window containing a list of file type options will open. Select the allowed file types for submissions by clicking the check box next to each option, then click Save changes .

Feedback types

• Feedback comments If enabled, graders can provide written feedback for each submission. These comments are from the grader to the student.
• Feedback files If enabled, graders can upload files containing feedback when marking assignments. For example, you can upload marked up student submissions, documents with comments, or spoken audio feedback.
• Offline grading worksheet If enabled, graders can download a spreadsheet to later enter grades without having to be logged in to Moodle. This can be useful if you anticipate grading while disconnected from the Internet. For details, see Offline Grading for Moodle Assignment Submissions .
• Comment inline If enabled, the submission text will be copied into the feedback comment field during grading, making it easier to comment inline or to edit the original text.

Submission settings

• Require students to click submit button If enabled, students will have to click a Submit assignment button to declare their submission as final. Requiring that students affirmatively submit this way allows students to keep a draft version of the submission on the system. Note : If this setting is changed from No to Yes after students have made submissions, the existing submissions will be regarded as final.
• Require that students accept the submission statement If enabled, students will be shown a statement that declares they are submitting their own original work. They must accept the statement before their submission is processed.
• Attempts reopened If set to Manually , the student's submission can be reopened by a teacher. If set to Automatically until pass , the student's submission is automatically reopened until the student achieves a passing grade (defined under Grade ).
• Maximum attempts The maximum number of submissions allower per student. After this number of attempts has been made, the student's submission cannot be reopened.

Group submission settings

• Students submit in groups If enabled, students submit work together in groups rather than individually. For example, a group of students can submit one file that contains the joint work of the group. See Configure & Grade Group Assignments in Moodle .
• Require all group members submit If enabled, all students in a group must individually click their Submit assignment button in order to acknowledge that they are signing off on their group's joint submission. Note:  This option is available only if both the Students submit in groups and  Require students select submit button options are enabled.
• Grouping for student groups If Students submit in groups  is enabled, this option shows which grouping has been selected in the Common module settings  (see below).

Notifications

• Notify graders about submissions If enabled, instructors and TAs will receive an email alert whenever a student makes a submission. (This may not be manageable in a class with a large number of students.)
• Notify graders about late submissions If enabled, instructors and TAs will receive an email alert whenever a submission is made after the due date.
• Default setting for "Notify students" If enabled, the default setting for notifying students when grades are released will be set in the assignment grading interface. This can be changed manually during grading. For more information, see Grading Workflow and Allocation for Moodle Assignments .

Note : Students always receive an email confirmation after making a successful submission.

• None – The assignment will be ungraded and worth no points.
• Point – Grade out of a simple number of maximum points. Enter the maximum possible score for the assignment in the Maximum points field.
• Scale – Select a preset or custom scale from the Scale drop-down. (See Standard & Custom Grading Scales in Moodle .)
• Grading method Choose S imple direct grading, Grading guide or Rubric to grade the assignment. See Grade with Rubrics or Grading Guides in Moodle , to learn about using advanced grading methods.
• Grade category Select a Category in your gradebook under which you would like the assignment grade to be placed. See Grade Categories Options in the Moodle for instructions on how to create a category in your gradebook.
• Blind grading If enabled, instructors and TAs will not see student names when grading submissions. For details, see Blind Grading for Moodle Assignment Submissions . For instructions on how to download all submissions for an assignment, see Download Student Submissions from a Moodle Assignment . For more information on grading, see Grade Assignments in Moodle .
• Use grading workflow When enabled, grading an assignment goes through a series of workflow stages:  Not graded, In grading, Grading completed, In review, Ready for release,  and  Released. For more information, see Advanced Grading Workflow and Allocation for Moodle Assignments.
• Use grading allocation When both  Use grading workflow  and  Use grading allocation  are enabled, instructors can assign specific graders to grade specific students. For details, see Grading Workflow and Allocation for Moodle Assignments .

Common module settings

• Availability Set whether or not an assignment is visible to students. By default, new assignments are set to Show on course page . (This is comparable to using the Hide/Show icon for the activity on your course page.)
• ID number Setting an ID number identifies the activity for grade calculation purposes. See Custom Grade Formulas in he Moodle Gradebook .
• Group mode, Grouping These options let you restrict the assignment to particular groups of students you have already created in Moodle. For details, see Assign an Activity to a Group or Grouping in Moodle .

Restrict access

Use Restrict Access settings with care, and check for conflicts with other settings you may have made for the activity. Some settings may prevent students from accessing restricted content, including grades and due dates.

To add restrictions on accessing the activity, click Add restriction ... The  Add restriction  window will open, containing the following options:

• Date – prevents access until (or from) a specified date and time
• Grade – requires students achieve a specified grade
• User profile – controls access based on fields within the student’s profile
• Restriction set – adds a set of nested restrictions to apply complex logic

If you have groups in your course, you will see the following additional options:

• Group – allows or prevents access to students who belong to a specified group, or all groups
• Grouping – allows or prevents access to students who belong to a group within a specified grouping

For more on controlling access to activities see Control Access to Resources and Activities in Moodle .

While it is possible to edit the content or setup options for an existing assignment, proceed with caution if the assignment has already been released to students—especially if students have already submitted work. Changing some options, such as changing participants when working with groups, may result in student confusion and the loss of work that has already been submitted.

To change the content or options for an assignment you have already created:

• Next to the Assignment to update, click Edit , then select Edit Settings . The assignment's Updating Assignment page will open.
• The Updating Assignment page contains the same options available on the Adding a new Assignment page. Here you may change your assignment options as needed, including changing the due date, grading information, and availability of the assignment.
• After you have finished making the necessary changes, click Save and return to course to return to your main course page or Save and display to view the assignment page.

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Moodle Gradebook allows you to mark individual assignments as extra credit, as well as create a grading category in which all grading items are worth extra credit. This tech doc shows how to set up each of these options.

Before you start , you may need:

• an Instructor of record or Other editing teacher role in a Bryn Mawr Moodle course

Mark a grade item as extra credit

The easiest way to do this is to modify the grade item directly by marking the extra credit checkbox. However, the way to do this varies depending on whether you want a) to create an extra credit assignment that students will complete as a Moodle activity or b) to create a new extra credit assignment directly in your gradebook without tying it to a Moodle activity.

• On your Moodle course, click on the Edit Mode toggle (if it isn't already on).
• Create the activity on your Moodle course by selecting +Add an activity or resource in the area you would like your assignment to be displayed (Consult this tech doc to learn how to Create and manage assignments ).
• Next, select Grades  from the menu tab in your Moodle course page.
• On the next page, select Grader report > Setup > Gradebook setup from the tabs displayed.
• Search for the grade item for which you wish to give extra credit. Click on the Edit  drop-down menu, then click Edit Settings.
• On the new page that appears, under Parent category , check the Extra Credit box
• Click Save changes .

• On your Moodle course, click on the Edit mode toggle (if it isn't already on).
• Next, select Grades .
• Once you’re on the Gradebook setup page, click Add grade item .
• On the new page that appears, adjust all the settings for the grade item you want to create, including giving the item a name, maximum and minimum grade, etc.
•  Under Parent category , check the Extra Credit box
• Select Save changes .

Create an extra credit category

It is also possible to create extra credit grade items within a category of their own. This option is useful if you have more than one extra credit item and wish to group them together. If you choose to create an extra credit category , your extra credit grade items will be in a category of their own. In this case, the category should be marked as extra credit but the individual grade items should not.

• Create the activity on your Moodle course by selecting +Add an activity or resource in the section you would like the activity and completing all the steps to save your new activity.
• Once you’re on the Gradebook setup page, click Add Category .
• Give your new category the title “Extra Credit” (or another descriptive title) and select the settings for this new category.

• On the new page, under Parent Category , check   the  Extra Credit  checkbox .

• Finally, finish setting up your extra credit assignments by creating or modifying extra credit  grade items following the steps above in (a) and (b) but DO NOT check the extra credit box for each individual grade item.

Videos & further reading on extra credit in Moodle

• MoodleDocs:  Gradebook FAQ — Weights and extra credits

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Adding Turnitin to a Moodle Assignment

Turnitin enables seamless integration with Moodle . Once your administrator has configured Turnitin for your organization, you can use Turnitin as a part of your normal Moodle workflow using Moodle assignments.

Your administrator can set defaults that will apply to all assignments you create. One option they have is to automatically have Turnitin active.

• If you've never created a Moodle assignment before, navigate to a course and select the Turn editing on button . Select the + Add an activity or resource link that appears.
• From the Activities list , choose Assignment .

• Set dates for the Allow Submissions From and Due Date settings. These dates act as the Start date and Due date for Turnitin too.

• The first setting, Enable Turnitin, may already be enabled. Your administrator will determine its initial state when first creating the integration. If you want to use Turnitin with the assignment make sure it is ticked.
• (Optional) There are several other options within the Turnitin Integrity Plugin's settings that you can customize for each assignment. The defaults are set by your administrator. Feel free to change any that you need to!

Generate Similarity Reports

Immediately : The similarity report will be generated as soon as a file is uploaded. Immediately and regenerate on due date : A similarity report will be generated after a file is uploaded and then we will regenerate it on the due date. This is useful when looking for collusion within a group. Due date : Files will only receive a similarity report on the due date of the assignment all files will be checked against each other for collusion.

Submission Indexing

Index all submissions - This option will add files automatically to your organization's private repository. This makes them available to be matched against in similarity reports by other people within your organization.

Student Access

Allow students to view Similarity Reports - This setting determines if students are able to see similarity reports that are generated.

Exclude from Similarity Reports

Bibliography and Quotes - Allows you to automatically exclude bibliographies and quotes from the similarity reports. Want to know more? Check out the guide .

Process draft submissions

Process draft submissions - Use draft submissions? This setting will allow similarity reports to be generated for each draft of a submission.

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Note: You are currently viewing documentation for Moodle 2.2. Up-to-date documentation for the latest stable version is available here: Assignment module .

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The assignment module allows teachers to collect work from students, review it and provide feedback including grades. The work a student submits is visible only to the teacher and not to other students.

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Students can submit any digital content (files), including, for example, word-processed documents, spreadsheets, images, audio and video clips. Assignments don't necessarily have to consist of file uploads. Alternatively, teachers can ask students to type directly into Moodle using an online text assignment. There is also an offline activity assignment which can be used to remind students of 'real-world' assignments they need to complete and to record grades in Moodle for activities that don't have an online component.

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There are 4 types of assignments:

• Workshop module allows peer to peer evaluations
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Welcome to Panopto Support

Welcome to the panopto forums, how to create a video assignment in moodle, who can use this feature.

• Teacher access to Moodle
• The Moodle course is provisioned to Panopto.
• Panopto Student Submissions tool has been created.  If you are an administrator looking for instructions on how to enable this feature, you can visit How to Enable Student Submissions for Moodle .   

1. Create the Assignment 

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