NEW Courses Release Course Assignments and Gradebook Features

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It's back-to-school season! In most parts of the globe, the first day of classes is close by ( if it hasn't begun already) and the soon-to-be pupils are savoring their final days of summer freedom.

WHAT'S IN THE INSIDE          Toggle

•     Courses The #1 LMS Tool for Online Educators
•     Unleash Creativity in Coursework with NEW Assignments
•       3 Reasons Why You’ll Love Adding Assignments to Your Online Courses
•     How to Create Assignments in  Courses
•     Simplify Assessment Tasks with the NEW Gradebook
•       3 Reasons Why You’ll Love the Gradebook Add-On
•       How to Set Up and Grade Assignments with Gradebook
•     Conclusion

Teachers are, however were returning to their classrooms for weeks: arranging fresh arrangement of seating, hanging fresh posters, creating up-to-date attendance sheets and practicing innovative teaching methods that they're eager to share for their new students.

Here at , we want our online teachers to feel that same excitement and preparedness when they create an interactive and efficient online learning space for their pupils.

This is why we're excited to present the new Courses tools: Assignmentsand Gradebook:

• Tasks Your students can be able to complete and submit various tasks directly from the course. From writing essays and designing websites to making digital portfolios as well as multimedia content, these assignments aid in developing the analytical, technical, and communication abilities, providing an overview of what they know.
• Grading Book: Grades are now more streamlined, allowing you to manage all student grades in one central location. It simplifies the process of keeping track of individual progress and makes it simpler for you to track performance and give timely feedback. Students are also able to easily check their grades, helping them remain informed and inspired in achieving the learning objectives they have set for themselves.

These tools were designed by us to help make your classroom more fun, more planned, and more ready for a great learning experience for both you and your students.

We'll take a look!

Courses: The Most Popular LMS Tool for Online Educators

The robust software was designed to improve your online teaching experience, and allows you to concentrate on the things you love most - educating and sharing your experience.

• Our intuitive interface makes the creation of courses, making it easy and enjoyable to design your course.
• Issue certificates automatically to the students after completing their course giving recognition and value for their effort.
• Customize the appearance and feel of your courses to fit your branding perfectly by using a variety of possibilities for customizing, which will ensure your students have a fully customized learning experience.
• You can enjoy seamless transactions using a variety of payment methods, allowing the enrollment of courses and payment for fees easy.
• You can control who has access to your content by defining access policies, which ensure the security of your learning environment.
• Learn about the latest guides, tutorials as well as personalized assistance to assist you in setting up and improve your course efficiency.

Our commitment to quality makes Courses above the others and establishes us as a leader in the LMS market.

Sure, it requires extra effort to be successful in both, however for us, it's obvious that our clients deserve the best!

Our commitment to constantly research new trends in the market and adopt the best practices and develop our tools to meet and exceed your expectations.

It's that commitment to our customers that has resulted in the development of the latest feature: Assignmentsand Grading Book.

The tools designed by these are intended to help keep your students on track and enable you to make your online role as an educator as simple and effective as it is.

Let your creativity shine through in classwork by using NEW assignments

By incorporating different types of tasks, you will do not only create an enjoyable learning environment for your students, you can enhance your teaching strategies.

Here's how you can diversify the content of your class by offering a variety of assignments:

• Essays and written reports: Encourage students to get their ideas flowing with traditional essay writing or demanding an intense detective effort for investigation reports.
  
• Digital projects: Spark creativity by creating web pages for students or design digital portfolios. Perfect for classes that thrive on visual flair like web design, digital marketing and graphic design.
  
• Media Submissions Students can showcase their skills through videos, graphics, or other multimedia formats. It is a great option for classes that need a little action such as public speaking, or computer tutorials.
  
• Complex Projects The students are required to mix it all together - text, graphics, as well as media to make comprehensive projects that show an understanding of subject and satisfy the expectations of their assignments.

Three reasons why you'll love Adding Assignments to Your Online Courses:

1. Inspires Diverse skills

The Assignments add-on broadens learning beyond writing exercises. The aim is to assist students build a broad array of skills they'll actually employ in daily life.

• Written and analytical abilities: The process of writing essays and research papers isn't solely about the writing process. Students engage in complex conceptual thinking. They learn to build strong arguments, back up their arguments with solid proof and express their thoughts in a clear and precise manner.
  
• Technical and Design Skills When students get into tasks like creating web pages or creating digital portfolios, it's a case of applying actual technical skills, From coding to graphic design. The tasks help them grasp key design principles and user experience, which are crucial for careers in digital marketing and web development.
  
• Media Production Skills: working on video or multimedia projects teaches more than the basics of cutting, editing and retouching. Students explore narrative structure, learn the subtleties of audiovisual storytelling as well as master the details involved in media production.
  
• Communication and Presentation Skills: Whether it's showcasing a digital portfolio, recording an audio or video clip, or preparing reports, writing using a variety of formats improves students' ability to present their ideas clearly and persuasively crucial skills that are essential for every job.

 2. Increases Interaction

Every assignment is designed to inspire students to go deeper into their learning experience and stay actively involved all through the program.

• Experiment with Learning Styles: With a range of activities, students can have the opportunity to investigate and determine what's most suitable for them. If they are good at the areas of analytical thinking, technical work, creative projects and the art of storytelling, allow them to experiment with various approaches to identify the strengths they have.
  
• Keep Engaged and Curious: The variety of tasks keeps learning active and interesting. With the continuous introduction of new challenges and formats the students are always interested and emotionally invested in the course.
  
• Experience the learning process: Offering a mix of assignments makes this course a fun learning experience. Students are more likely anticipate assignments when they are aware that they will encounter new challenges each time, making the learning process fun and enjoyable.

 3. Configurable Settings

Every course is unique, so we've designed the Assignments add-on to offer numerous options to customize it. It's flexible enough to alter assignments so that they are in line with your objectives for the course and satisfy the needs of your students.

• Certain Character Numbers. Create character limits in order to keep students on point. This ensures they're detailed enough to not be rambling or too brief, helping maintain the high quality of their work.
  
• Points to Achievement. Award points for completed assignments to encourage students to give their best effort. It's a great opportunity to keep them interested and acknowledge their efforts.
  
• Resubmission Opportunities. Let students resubmit their work after feedback, helping to learn from mistakes and improve. It's a great method to develop a mental attitude that is focused on getting more efficient.

How can you make assignments for the course

Start by incorporating the assignment into your curriculum, then jot down your instructions in the assignment's page.

Before you make your assignment live, make sure you add a featured image, categorize your course with tags and protect assignment access using Rules if needed.

Stay with us to learn how to grade assignments through the NEW Gradebook add-on next! The video tutorial is detailed...

Make Assessment tasks easier with the NEW Gradebook

As an educator, you understand that teaching involves much more than just delivering lectures. When your students are taken an interest in the subject as they completed their assignments and took quizzes, it's the time to assess the effort they put into it.

Prior to that, assessing student progress was as simple as navigating each test in a separate way to review the participants as well as their answers and scores.

Every course that is on your site is fitted with a Gradebook. As soon as students complete exams or assignments, the work automatically populates within the gradebook.

The Gradebook allows you to examine and mark all of your students' activities on one single page. The Gradebook collects all assignments and tests in one location which makes it easy to evaluate and track the performance of each student.

Three Reasons to Love The Gradebook Add-On

1. Simple Grad Management

Our new Gradebook feature focuses on simplifying your life when it comes to handling your grades.

It consolidates all your grading needs in your administrator interface. This eliminates the hassle of juggling different spreadsheets or scrolling through pages.

All of the information is in one place You can easily see how everyone is performing with their homework and exams. This not only speeds up the grading process but it also makes it easier and less stressful.

2. Individual Student and Classroom Tracking

Through the Gradebook Add-on, you have access to real-time, instant reports that show both the individual progress of students as well as general performance of the class.

This double overview will help you quickly identify trends and areas in which students could require extra support or assistance, and modify your teaching strategies accordingly.

The Gradebook is also equipped with filtering and search options, making it simple to personalize your experience of exams as well as assignments and progression.

Each student's completed quizzes and assignments along with their scores and their cumulative score:

Knowing the patterns will allow you to modify your lessons to meet the needs of each individual student, and make sure that everyone receives the correct level of assistance to achieve.

3. Transparent Feedback

The Gradebook simplifies how you handle the grading process and provides feedback. It provides a clear breakdown of scores for each test and assignment, so that you and your students can track their progress easily.

This helps to identify areas where students are doing very well, and areas where they might need some more support.

Additionally, you can award bonuses for outstanding works, offering a simple and meaningful way to encourage and recognize effort.

One of the most valuable features for teachers is the personalized feedback section. You can make particular comments directly next to the grade:

This configuration allows you to provide pointed feedback that students can be able to match with their marks, boosting both your teaching efficiency and students' learning.

A well-organized Gradebook system keeps you organized and enhances the way you guide the student's education experience, which makes the education process more effective and personalized.

How to Configure and grade assignments using the Gradebook

It's time to get rid of that outdated gradebook with its tiny texts and cramped columns! The Gradebook add-on introduces a fresh, user-friendly approach to the process of grading.

It offers a simple and easy-to-use interface. It not only improves how students' data is displayed but also streamlines your grade-giving process. It provides a visually appealing and comprehensive summary.

In your Gradebook, you'll discover everything neatly organized: each student's completed quizzes and assignments, the grades you've assigned along with their scores overall which are clearly visible at one spot.

Plus, anything which hasn't yet been graded is clearly marked as "ungraded," making it simple to determine what requires to be your next focus.

Watch our complete video guide for step-by-step guidance on creating assignments and marking them in courses:

Conclusion

Get ready for an unforgettable school year by utilizing Courses new and greatest: the Courseworkand Grading Bookadd-ons.

These cutting-edge tools were created to streamline your course management and grading processes, freeing up your time to focus on delivering impactful education.

Through the Assignments option, students are able quickly submit their work through the platform. Likewise, using the Gradebookprovides an organized, clear way to track grades and feedback.

Haven't set your classroom up yet? No worries! Just click below to begin and join the thousands of educators who are making online learning more dynamic and exciting.

What's the very first task you're going to add to your curriculum? Share your teaching suggestions with us in the comments below!

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