MediaShare assignments

Updated 31 Jan 2024

If available in your course, you can create a MediaShare assignment—an assignment containing a video, YouTube clip, video quiz, or image that students can view, comment on, and assess. Students can also upload their own media content, comment on other students' uploaded content, and contribute to group work.

If MediaShare assignments are available in your course, you see Create MediaShare assignment in the Create or Create Assignment menu in the Assignment Manager.

  1. Open the Assignment Manager.
  2. Choose whether to create or copy the assignment:
    • To create a new assignment, choose Create MediaShare assignment from the Create or Create Assignment menu.
    • To copy an existing assignment, locate the MediaShare assignment in the table of assignments and choose Copy from the 3-dot Options or Actions menu.
  3. On the Start tab, enter a name for the assignment and select Next.
  4. On the Create MediaShare Assignment tab, select the type of media assignment to create. See how to create a video quiz or a multimedia assignment for instructions.
  5. After you set up your assignment, select Done.
  6. On the Choose Settings tab, select assignment settings. Not all settings are available for every type of assignment.

  1. After students submit their MediaShare assignments, you can grade the assignments.

To access MediaShare assignments, section instructors or teaching assistants need permission to create and edit assignments. See course setup details.

When students select a MediaShare assignment, the MediaShare tool opens in a new window.

For a video quiz, students watch the video and answer the multiple choice questions that you have added.

For a multimedia assignment, students view the media items and enter comments, if your assignment allows comments. Depending on the options you select, students can upload media, edit peer work, or work in groups to create media.

See how students complete video quizzes and multimedia assignments.

Some features are not supported for MediaShare assignments:

  • MediaShare assignments are available only for Homework and not for Quizzes or Tests.
  • You can't edit MediaShare assignments using the Change Settings for Multiple Assignments page or the Change Due Dates & Assign Status page.
  • You can't use the Individual Student Settings page to change due dates.