Sakai: Assignments
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Assignments
The Assignments tool provides the following for instructors and students:
- Instructors can easily collect student papers or files (such as documents and pdf's)
- Instructors can use the Turnitin feature to check student submissions for plagiarism
- Instructors can grade submitted student papers and files online
- Students can see their Assignment grade and instructor feedback online, at anytime
Basics
- How to Setup an Assignment in Sakai: Video | Handout
- Both the video and Handout contain information on how to set up the Turnitin feature, the plagiarism checker
- How to Grade an Assignment in Sakai: Video | Handout
- Create, Grade, and Download Multiple Submissions and Grade Assignments (University of Florida)
Best Practices
Resubmitting Assignments
- Allow One or More Students to Resubmit an Assignment (pdf)
- Note: Students can not resubmit assignments that are using the Turnitin feature.
- Return a Submission to a Student for Editing (University of Florida)
- Why can't my student resubmit their assignment? (February, 2014)
- How can I submit an Assignment on Behalf of a Student (Loyola)
- Note: Submitting an assignment for a student works correctly with assignments except for those using the Turnitin feature.
Feedback
- Instructor Summary Comments Display to Students in Gradebook - NEW! (July 2014)
- How do I get Students to look at/listen to my Feedback?
- Provide Feedback for Assignments (Duke)
- Provide students with Feedback in Assignments (UNC-CH)
- How can students view comments that instructors leave for assignments? (Duke)
Turnitin
- How do you set up Turnitin? Follow these instructions: How to Setup an Assignment in Sakai: Video | Handout
- Turnitin Options in Sakai Assignments (Rutgers)
Drop Box
- Drop Box (Rutgers)
- What's the difference between the Drop Box and Resources? (Duke University)
