Create an Assignment page

You use this page when creating or editing, copying, or moving a MediaShare assignment. The settings and options that you work with on this page are as follows.

Select a Course: Use this drop-down list to copy or move the assignment to another course.

Assignment Title: Enter the assignment title as you want it to appear in the MediaShare course.

Due Date: Click in the text box to display the pop-up calendar. Then select the assignment's due date from the calendar.

Assignment Description: Enter an assignment description or purpose. Students can view this information when they work on the assignment.

Publishing Options: Click the following links to display descriptions of the publishing options.

Note: When you choose to moderate comments and submissions, students may not realize that this is why their submissions are not published immediately, and they may try to republish them. Let your students know when you will be moderating and publishing comments and/or submissions.

Visible to student Select this option to let your students see this assignment; remove the check mark to hide the assignment from your students.

I want to moderate submissions before they are published Select this option if you want to review student submissions before they are posted to MediaShare. If you do not select this option, MediaShare posts students' submissions when they upload them.

Students are allowed to comment on submissions Select this option to allow students to post comments on each other's submissions. For a peer-review assignment, this option must be selected.

Students are allowed to comment on this assignment Select this option to allow students to post comments on the assignment.

I want to moderate all comments before they are posted Select this option if you want to review and approve all student comments on this assignment before they are published.

Grading Options: Click the following links to display descriptions of the grading options.

Enable Grading Select this option if you want to grade this assignment in MediaShare; then enter the number of Maximum Points a student can earn for the assignment. The maximum number of points possible is 100. If you are not using the MediaShare grades, leave the Enable Grading check box blank.

Enable Instructor Review Rubric Select this option if you want to use a rubric with this assignment; then select the rubric from the drop-down list.

Enable Peer Review Rubric Select this option if students will be reviewing each other's submissions and you want them to use a peer-review rubric. Then select the rubric from the drop-down list. For best results, instruct your students to click the Peer Review tab while reviewing peer submissions. That way they can see the rubric's criteria as they review the submission.

Submission Options: Students can submit either videos or documents for an assignment. Click the following links to display descriptions of the submission options.

Students are allowed to upload videos Select this option to allow students to upload and submit videos for this assignment.

Students are allowed to upload documents Select this option to allow students to upload and submit documents for this assignment.

Supporting Materials: Adding support materials to an assignment is optional. If you add materials to an assignment, they are available only through the assignment. For more information, see Add support materials.

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