How to Create and Edit Assignments

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Why leave your classroom with a stack of papers when you can instantly grade, annotate assignments, and provide feedback, directly from your Edmodo account? You can create assignments to send to your groups, and then students can submit them digitally. You will be able to view and grade them with absolute ease!

 

How to Post a New Assignment

  1. Select the “Assignment” link located in the post bubble at the top of your Edmodo homepage.
  2. Fill out the following details for the assignment:
    • Assignment title
    • Description of the assignment
    • Due date (set by clicking on the calendar icon)
  3. Click “File”, “Link” or “Library” to attach any items to supplement the assignment
  4. Choose to Send Now or Scheduled:
    • Send Now: will send the post immediately
    • Scheduled: will automatically send the post at the chosen time (make sure the timezone settings are the same for teachers and students).
  5. Enter the group name(s) or group members who should receive the assignment, in the “Send To” field and select “Send”.

 

How to Load a Previously Used Assignment

If you’ve previously posted the assignment in another group, you do not need to re-type the details of the assignment.  You can call up the assignment details by doing the following:

  1. Select the “Load Assignment” button, located next to the “Assignment Title”.
  2. Click the specific assignment you want to use from the list of assignments you have posted in the past.
  3. Check the assignment details that are automatically filled in, select a new due date and click “Send”.

Note: If you delete the original assignment post, the assignment will no longer appear in your previously created assignment list. If you delete an assignment, it will also delete any associated student work. Also, Note: If you choose the post to send when scheduled, it will only save in your previously loaded once it is sent.

 

How to Edit an Assignment

If you’ve sent out an assignment to a group, you can edit the assignment information or due date. If the assignment is a scheduled post that has not been sent out yet, view the scheduled post section.

  1. Hover over the assignment post (find it by filtering by assignments or view the original post in the group) and click the blue arrow that appears in the top right corner of the post.
  2. Click “Edit” and make any changes.
  3. Then click “Save” to save your edits.

Note: To change the due date, you can also go to your planner, click “month” view, and drag and drop the assignment to the new due date. To remove an attachment or edit it, you will have to create and send out a new post.


After you have loaded and sent an assignment to a group/groups…

How to Instruct your Students to Turn in an Assignment

  1. Select the specific group from the student homepage and the student will see the assignment in the group communication stream (or they can view the assignment from their homepage stream)
  2. Click the “Turn in” button located next to the due date to submit the assignment.
  3. Attach the work and provide a comment/message with it if necessary.
  4. Click on “Turn in Assignment”.
  5. Click on the reaction to the assignment (the student cannot change this reaction after submitting the assignment).

Note: If a student needs to resubmit an assignment, they can do so. However, once you have graded the assignment, you will need to delete the student’s assignment before the student can re-submit.



After your students have turned in assignments…

How to Grade an Assignment

  1. View the assignment post in your group or on your main communication stream.
  2. Click the “Turned In” button located on the assignment post to view a list of all work that needs grading. (You will also receive an alert in your Notifications section any time a student turns in an assignment.)
  3. Select a particular student’s name from the left panel to review the assignment.
  4. Grade the assignment by doing the following:
    • Numerical Grade - type in the boxes at the top right (can change grade in Planner)
    • Submission Reaction - shows the student what you thought of the assignment (can change reaction on this page)
    • Provide Feedback/Comment (optional) - type in the text box and attach file, link or library attachment if necessary

Note: When a comment and/or grade is provided, students will receive a notification.


 

 

How to Annotate an Assignment

  1. View the assignment post in your group or on your main communication stream.
  2. Click the “Turned In” button located on the assignment post to view a list of all work that needs grading. (You will also receive an alert in your Notifications section any time a student turns in an assignment.)
  3. Select a particular student’s name from the left panel to review the assignment.
  4. Select the “Annotate”option below the assignment titleNote: If you do not see the annotate option below the assignment, this could mean your document is not compatible.  Reasons for incompatibility include file size too large (must be under 2 mb), file type or file name (refrain from using spaces in a document title, instead use an underscore). 
  5. View the assignment in a new browser tab, which will open automatically. View your annotation options across the top of the page.
  6. Make any remarks or edits necessary. You can leave comments, draw on the assignment, highlight things or use the strikeout tool.
  7. Delete an annotation by clicking on it and selecting “Remove” from the drop down menu. (Mac users will need to hold down the “command” button while clicking on the annotation in order to see the “remove” option.)
  8. Close out of the browser tab when finished, and all annotations you made to the assignment will be automatically saved.
  9. Enter the grade for that assignment.

Note: When students click on the assignment title from the notification, they will be taken to the assignment page where they can select “view” to see the assignment with your annotated remarks. If you have a question for the third party annotating service we use, please view Crocodoc’s support page.

How to Instruct your Students to Resubmit an Annotated Assignment

If a teacher annotates an assignment, and the student resubmits it, the annotated notes will disappear. To keep record of the edits, have students do the following:

  1. Post the new version of the assignment in the “Comment” section.

How to Close Out an Assignment After the Due Date

If you do not want any students submitting an assignment after the due date, do the following:

  1. Click the Progress/Gradebook icon .
  2. Type a placeholder for students that did not turn in the assignment (i.e: “A”= Absent, “E”=Excused, “N/A”= Not Applicable).

Note: This will prevent any student from turning in the assignment after the due date and will not affect the grade, unless a numerical value is typed in the box.