Creating & Managing Assignments
Creating a New Assignment
1. Navigate to the top navigation bar
2. Click on “Assignments” in the navigation menu
3. Select “Assignments Hub” from the options
4. Click the “+ New Assignment” button in the top right corner
5. Complete the assignment details in the pop up modal:
- Assignment name
- Short description
Note: This can always be altered after clicking continue.
6. Click “Continue” to continue building the assignment
7. Click on “Directions” on the left side of the Assignment creation module to add directions for your assignment.
Pro Tip: Add your Rubric to this section so that you students can understand your grading criteria.
8. Click on “Learning Objectives” to add your assignment learning objectives.
9. Configure your Assignment to allow students’ access to all bots and models on BoodleBox or a select number of bots (including custom bots) and models to complete the assignment
10. Click “Publish” to create the assignment.
Adding an Assignment to a Course
Once your assignment is created, and you have been enrolled in the course as a teacher, you will be able to add the assignment to your course.
1. Navigate to the top navigation bar
2. Click on “Assignments” in the navigation menu
3. Select “Courses” from the options
4. Find and click on the course name you want to add the assignment to
5. Click on the specific class section from the list (if multiple exist)
6. Click the “+ Add Module” button in the top right corner
7. Click on “Search an assignment” in the window that appears
8. Select your assignment from the list of created assignments
9. Set the assignment schedule:
- Choose a start date (when students can first access the assignment)
- Choose a due date (when the assignment closes for submission)
10. Click “Continue” to add the assignment to the class
Sharing Assignments with Students
Now you are ready to share your assignment with your students.
1. From the class page, you should see the assignment listed
2. Click on the share button next to the assignment name
3. From here, you can:
- copy the share link to add the assignment link directly into your LMS assignment
- Click this button to open a new window showing the student view of the assignment
4. When students click this link, they will be taken to the assignment to begin work.
5. Students who have been enrolled in a course will also be able to see the assignment under their enrolled classes by clicking on courses in the top level navigation, then toggling to “Assigned to me.”
6. From there, students will be able to see classes that have assignments for them to complete.
Seeing Students’ Work
As students begin engaging with your assignment you will be able to review their work both at an in progress state as well as submitted state.
1. To view students’ work, navigate to the Assignments > Courses in the top navigation.
2. Click on the course where the assignment is present.
3. Click on the class where the assignment is present.
4. Click on the Assignment name.
5. From here you can see the overview of all of your students including their:
- Status (In progress, Submitted)
- Number of chats
- Number of Engagements (with AI)
- Number of Messages (with humans)
6. If you would like to view the students work, click “view” on the right side of the Student’s metrics.
7. From there you will be able to see all of the students’ real time engagements.
