To Create a Drop Box for an Assignment in edline
· In Edline select a class
· Create a new assignment just as you presently do, except for the type select “Homework Hand-in”
· After you have selected the type, select Add
· Fill in the Title, Summary and Date
· If this is a regularly scheduled event like a particular type of assignment that occurs every week on a given day select the Event Recurrence box and fill in the data. If it is a one time event skip this step
· Add other classes as you desire
· Under Setup select Build my Homework Hand-in
· Complete the assignment instructions and if a handout is involved attach it by selecting that option at the bottom of the page (Save & Return)
· Under Setup, choose whether you want them to be able to view, edit, their work using the drop down menu
· Determine if you want the homework to be anonymous or not
· Specify who can submit items in the Drop down menu, click update again
· Click on allow homework submissions. If you have a deadline date you can go back and change this to not allow any further submissions on the selected due date.
· To create an Interactive Assignment (Discussion Board) use the same set of instructions except select “Interactive Assignment” for the type.
To retrieve assignments after they have been turned into the drop boxes
· Click on the class the assignments were turned in for
· Click on Assignments under the Contents section
· Click on the “Edit” button next to the assignment
· Scroll down to the bottom to the “Responses” section: there are 3 buttons
“View Responses” – lists those who have turned in the assignment. If there is a document that should have been attached by the student to turn in, a “YES” means it was attached, and a “NO” means they responded but forgot to attach the document. If you click on the students’ name, it will opne up the assignment and give you a link to open the document (if there is one attached.)
“Response Status By User” – lists everyone in the class, including those who haven’t responded. If you want, you can email those who haven’t by clicking on the button at the bottom that says “Mail users who haven’t responded.” (or something close to that.)
“Export File Attached” – exports all turned in documents into a .zip file. Before you choose “Open with WinZip,” make sure you select the folder you want the .zip file to export to, otherwise it ends up in a folder that you may not have access to.