Using the Assignment Search

  1. Using the Lessons Menu, Select Assignment Search
  2. Select a class
  3. Click on include completed (and click search)
  4. Click on the lesson you would like to check.
  5. Lessons that need to be graded are found in the "Not Graded" section.



Status: Not GradedAssignments that need teacher attention will appear here. 
Status: LateAny assignments that have not been submitted by ALL students in the class(es) by the assignments due date or after will appear here.
Status: Current Active Assignment that is within the Start and Due Dates. These assignments are CURRENT and not due yet.
Status: CompleteAssignments that have been submitted and graded (auto-graded or teacher graded) will appear here. 







Student Monitoring in Assignment Search

  1. Once you click the lesson from Assignment search, you will be taken into the assignment. Click on the "Student Work" Tab to check the student status.
    1. If the lesson is assigned to multiple classes, you will see all students by class listed.
  2. To view the student’s work, click the View Work icon. This will allow you to see the student’s answers to each question.
  3. Grade: to enter a grade for the lesson, click in the grade box and type the grade. Note: this box will only be available if the student has submitted the assignment, if not you’ll receive a message that requires you to enable grading.
  4. When you grade you can choose to release the grade, lock the assignment from student’s view, or release the answer key by checking the checkbox next to the appropriate action and clicking the update button.
  5. Once the lesson is reviewed and grade determined, find the Feedback section. This is where you can write feedback to the student. Simply write your message to the student in the box and click the Update button to send it. This will send the student an email to his account with the message you typed.
  6. Adding an Internal Comment: this feature is designed so that you can leave yourself or other teachers that may be grading work a mess without the student seeing it. In order to do this, type your message in the Internal Comment box and click update. This message will remain here for yourself and others to view.
  7. Uploading a feedback document: to upload a document, find the upload feedback section, browse your computer for the file you’d like to upload and attach it. Click update once you’re finished to send the document to the student email within their account.
  8. Actions Button: This new feature allows the user to lock, release grades, reassign, or unassign one or multiple lessons by checking the check box next to the lesson name(s) and choosing the action you’d like to occur.



Viewing Student Work

  1. You can choose the components of the lesson you’d like to view. Select
    1. View Ungraded Content to see any extended response questions that have not yet been graded. This will hide all auto-graded questions and learning components, as well as questions you’ve already graded.
    2. View Gradable Content will show you all question types and allow you to edit even the auto-graded questions. Check the Hide Auto-graded Questions checkbox if you wish to hide auto-graded questions. c. View All Content will display all learning components and questions.
  2. The Preview button will allow you to access the answer key and print handout for the lesson.
  3. Attempts: This drop-down shows you how many times the student has taken the assignment. You can view the student work from each of the attempts by using this drop down.
  4. Grading:
    1. Auto-graded questions will be graded as the student answers the questions. These questions are either correct or incorrect and usually worth 1 point so partial credit cannot be given.
    2. Extended Response: when grading an essay, the teacher can choose correct, incorrect, or partial credit if the question is worth more than one point. The teacher can enter the partial credit grade in the partial credit checkbox.
    3. Click the Update Grade button once you’ve finished grading the assignment. This will save all of your changes and update the final grade. 


Giving Feedback

1. Expand the lesson by clicking on the title, find the Feedback section in the expanded lesson. This is where you can write feedback to the student. Simply write your message to the student in the box and click the Update button to send it. This will send the student an email to his account with the message you typed.

2. Uploading a feedback document: to upload a document, find the upload feedback section, browse your computer for the file you’d like to upload and attach it. Click update once you’re finished to send the document to the student email within their account.

3. Adding an Internal Comment: this feature is designed so that you can leave yourself or other teachers that may be grading work a mess without the student seeing it. In order to do this, type your message in the Internal Comment box and click update. This message will remain here for yourself and others to view.

Sending Back Work in Assignment Search


  1. Check the box next to the student name(s).
  2. Click the Actions button and select Reassign from the list.
  3. Options - Choose if students can see which questions were incorrect and choose if they can see their previous responses.