Versions Compared

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.

...

Section
Column
width20%

Column
width60%
Deck of Cards
idmanaging homework
Card
labelh2. Managing Homework
Panel
borderColorwhite
bgColorwhite
Wiki Markup
{roundrect:width=950px|bgcolor=3f464a|corners=true,true,false,false|height=5px|cornersize=10}
{toc-zone}
{roundrect:width=950px|bgcolor=#3f464a|corners=false,false,true,true|height=5px|cornersize=10}
{bgcolor:E6E6FA} h3. Adding Homework {bgcolor}
Instructors must add all homework assignments on the Homework page of the class website. For classes with sections, instructors and students can use a section's Homework page to retrieve and comment on assignments, but instructors cannot add assignments there.

*Directions to Add an Assignment:*
# Click Homework in the Navigation Bar
# Click the "add assignment" link under the appropriate topic
# On the Add Assignments page, enter a title for the assignment.
# Choose the dates indicating when the assignment is due, when it should be posted, and when grades will be released. 
# Enter the Assignment and Solution Content.
# Check options according to your preferences
# Click "Submit"


{bgcolor:E6E6FA} h3. Editing and Deleting Homework {bgcolor}

*Directions on Editing Assignments:*
# Click "edit" next to the assignment you want to edit
# Edit the assignment as needed
# Click "Submit"

*Directions on Deleting Assignments:*
# Click "delete" next to the assignment you want to delete
# Confirm that the assignment is the one you want to delete
# Click "Delete"
{anchor:Finding Submissions}

{bgcolor:E6E6FA} h3. Finding and Viewing Submissions {bgcolor}
*Directions to Find Submissions:*
# Click Homework in the Navigation Bar
# Click Find submission
# Select "All Students" or one student's name for the Student Name dropdown list. Note: Ungraded and Incomplete submissions will not be shown
# Select "All Assignments" or a specific assignment's title from the Assignment dropdown list
# Click "Search"

To view all submissions simply click "View All Submissions" on the Homework page.
{anchor:Downloading Submissions}

{bgcolor:E6E6FA} h3. Downloading Submissions {bgcolor}
When downloading homework submissions, Stellar creates a .zip file of all submissions to date. In the .zip file, each submission is identified by the student's email address followed by a numbered suffix, then the file extension of the file submitted by the student; for example:

jdoe@mit.edu.1.htm
jdoe@mit.edu.2.pdf
ffish@mit.edu.1.doc

In this example, jdoe submitted two files in response to this assignment, and ffish submitted one.
Homework that a student entered into a text box is downloaded as a .htm file.

*Directions to Download All Submissions for an Assignment:*
# Click Homework in the Navigation Bar
# Click the title of the assignment
# Click "download all submissions"
This opens a standard file download dialog box.
# Choose whether to open or save the .zip file on your computer.

{bgcolor:E6E6FA} h3. Posting Grades {bgcolor}
# On the Homework page, click the assignment's title to display the Assignment Details page. 
# Do one of the following to display the Edit Grade page:
#* Click the link in the Grade column of the Submissions table.
#* Click the Submission Details link under a student's name to display the Submission Details & Comments/Grade page for that student's submission. Then click the edit grade link. 
# Enter the grade.
# Check the box if you do not want your name to appear as the grader.
# (Optional) Click the edit link to change the grade's release date.
#* Clicking this link takes you to the Edit Assignment page  where you can change the assignment's grade release date for all class/section members.
# Click the Submit button.

{bgcolor:E6E6FA} h3.Commenting on Submissions {bgcolor}

{roundrect:width=950px|bgcolor=#3f464a|corners=true,true,false,false|height=5px|cornersize=10}
{toc-zone}
{roundrect:width=950px|bgcolor=#3f464a|corners=false,false,true,true|height=5px|cornersize=10}
Column
width20%