There are six major steps through the process of creating a new assignment list. You'll only need to go through all of them if you wish change the default assignment list settings. While this may initially seem daunting, the steps are simple and logical and will become quite natural with practice.
The six steps through creating a new assignment list are:
Step 1 - Name and Assign the List to a Class
Step 2a - Add Lessons by Subject
Step 2b - Add Lessons by Standard
Step 3 - Settings for Assignment Lists
Step 4 - Deciding to Add More Lessons or Assign List to Students
Step 5 - Assign Students to the Assignment List
You may have noticed that there are two Step 2s. This is because you have a choice when adding lessons to the list. You can add them conventionally, selecting a subject module (such as Mathematics V), then a lesson from the module (such as Decimals 2). You can also add them by standard (such as the Arizona Academic Standards). Typically a teacher will favor one method over the other, but you can create a list with lessons from both sources.
Hint -
You can view the content of all lessons as a student would by using the Preview Lessons command on the toolbar.
The final task with an assignment list is to assign it to students. The process is much like moving individual lessons into the list. On the left are your students, in the middle are the Add and Remove buttons, and on the right the students currently assigned to the list.
1. Using the scroll bar if necessary, review the list of Students in class in the left text box, then click on one student.
• Did you notice that when you clicked on the student the Add button between the two text boxes lit up?
2. Click on the Add button to assign the highlighted student to the assignment list.
• The student was added to the right text box, which displays the students assigned to the list.
Hint - You can select multiple students:
• After selecting the first student, hold down the [Ctrl] key and click on additional students (Macintosh users should hold down the [Apple] key). Notice how they also become highlighted.
• You can also select a range of students (a contiguous group). Select the first one that appears in the list (starting at the top). Hold down the [Shift] key, then select the bottom-most student of the desired group. The entire group should now appear highlighted and ready to Add.
• You can use the Select all students in this class checkbox which will highlight all of the students listed on the left.
3. Select additional students from the left text box and use the Add button to assign them to the assignment list (as displayed in the right text box).
4. Click on the Finished button and return to the Create assignment list menu.