3.4.1: Create a Custom Assignment
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3.4.1: Create a Custom Assignment
Overview
Uses of Custom Assignment
Users can create custom assignments for students versus using Classworks created assignments (i.e., presets). This allows you to tailor assignments to focus on a particular skill, strand or state standard, and/or focus on a particular instructional application.
Creating a custom assignment allows you to: •
Place units in a specific order.
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Align instruction to a pacing guide.
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Refine by a specific learning style.
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Select only certain components of the unit structure.
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Target skills on multiple or single grade levels.
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Refine by a specific instructional application: Flipped Learning, Teacher Led, Higher Order Independent Practice, Skill Reinforcement Independent Practice, Stations/Centers.
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Locate activities that are tablet friendly.
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Refine the Integrated Reading Activities by genre, Lexile level, or Flesch Kincaid level
Ideas: - Create a custom assignment that aligns to your 6- or 9-week pacing guide. Place the units in the order in which you will be teaching the skills to reinforce what is being taught in the classroom. - Create a custom assignment that focuses on a specific skill deficit. Make the assignment multi-grade level to fill in the learning gaps. - Create a custom assignment that contains activities that provide direct instruction of a concept to support flipping your instruction. Continued on next page
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Create New Assignment
Step
Action
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From the Instruction tab, click on the Create New Assignment button.
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Select the criteria for the content search: A. Select the Subject. B. Select the Content Type: The content type selected (Units or Activities) determines which refinement options will be available. For Language Arts, Math, and Science: • Units: Keeps the unit structure intact; can refine by State Standard, or Strand • Activities: Separates out the unit structure; can create an assignment with only Tablet Friendly (HTML5) content; can refine by Instructional Application, State Standard, Strand, Learning Style, and/or Type (i.e. mini-lesson, activities, quizzes, projects). For Integrated Reading: • Units and Activities: Can refine by genre, paired passages, Lexile level, and/or Flesch-Kincaid level. All Integrated Reading content is Tablet Friendly. C. Move BOTH ends of the grade range scale to a specific grade or to cover multiple grades. D. (Optional) Type in a key word or words (separated by commas) or you can leave blank and refine on the next screen (recommended). Continued on next page
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Refine & Add Assignment
Step 3
Action Refine your search (if needed) on the left side of the screen. Refinement options if content type selected was “Units”.
Refinement options if content type selected was “Activities”.
Refinement options for Integrated Reading. Note: Be sure to notice the number of units/activities found compared to the number of results per page being displayed.
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Select the appropriate units/activities for the assignment on the right hand side.
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Click the Add to Instruction button.
Continued on next page
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Finalize Assignment Details
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Complete the following: C. A. B.
E.
D. F.
G.
A. Name the Custom Assignment. (This is the name the student will see.)
B. Select an icon. (This will help guide the student to choose the correct assignment.) C. (Optional) Add a description. (This is helpful if you plan to share the assignment or to remind you of the details of the assignment. The student does not see this section.) D. (Optional) Re-order the units. Place a check beside the unit or units you wish to move. Use the up/down arrows to re-order the units. E. (Optional) Preview the content. Click on the + symbol next to the unit. Click on any of the underlined blue components to launch the content. F. (Optional) Remove units or components within the unit. Place a check beside the unit or unit component you wish to remove. Click the Remove Selected Units button. G. (Optional) Find more content to add to the assignment. 7
Click the Save Instruction button. Continued on next page
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Additional Options
From the Instruction Tab > Created section: Expand the Created section by clicking on the + symbol. To edit the assignment: (Note: Edits will only apply to future assigned, not currently assigned) Click on the Edit button. To share the assignment: Click on the
symbol to change it to
. Click Save.
To delete the assignment: Click on the Delete button.
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Click Save.
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JOB AID
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3.4.1: Create a Custom Assignment
Overview
Uses of Custom Assignment
Users can create custom assignments for students versus using Classworks created assignments (i.e., presets). This allows you to tailor assignments to focus on a particular skill, strand or state standard, and/or focus on a particular instructional application.
Creating a custom assignment allows you to: •
Place units in a specific order.
•
Align instruction to a pacing guide.
•
Refine by a specific learning style.
•
Select only certain components of the unit structure.
•
Target skills on multiple or single grade levels.
•
Refine by a specific instructional application: Flipped Learning, Teacher Led, Higher Order Independent Practice, Skill Reinforcement Independent Practice, Stations/Centers.
•
Locate activities that are tablet friendly.
•
Refine the Integrated Reading Activities by genre, Lexile level, or Flesch Kincaid level
Ideas: - Create a custom assignment that aligns to your 6- or 9-week pacing guide. Place the units in the order in which you will be teaching the skills to reinforce what is being taught in the classroom. - Create a custom assignment that focuses on a specific skill deficit. Make the assignment multi-grade level to fill in the learning gaps. - Create a custom assignment that contains activities that provide direct instruction of a concept to support flipping your instruction. Continued on next page
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3.4.1: Create a Custom Assignment, continued
Create New Assignment
Step
Action
1
From the Instruction tab, click on the Create New Assignment button.
2
Select the criteria for the content search: A. Select the Subject. B. Select the Content Type: The content type selected (Units or Activities) determines which refinement options will be available. For Language Arts, Math, and Science: • Units: Keeps the unit structure intact; can refine by State Standard, or Strand • Activities: Separates out the unit structure; can create an assignment with only Tablet Friendly (HTML5) content; can refine by Instructional Application, State Standard, Strand, Learning Style, and/or Type (i.e. mini-lesson, activities, quizzes, projects). For Integrated Reading: • Units and Activities: Can refine by genre, paired passages, Lexile level, and/or Flesch-Kincaid level. All Integrated Reading content is Tablet Friendly. C. Move BOTH ends of the grade range scale to a specific grade or to cover multiple grades. D. (Optional) Type in a key word or words (separated by commas) or you can leave blank and refine on the next screen (recommended). Continued on next page
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3.4.1: Create a Custom Assignment, continued
Refine & Add Assignment
Step 3
Action Refine your search (if needed) on the left side of the screen. Refinement options if content type selected was “Units”.
Refinement options if content type selected was “Activities”.
Refinement options for Integrated Reading. Note: Be sure to notice the number of units/activities found compared to the number of results per page being displayed.
4
Select the appropriate units/activities for the assignment on the right hand side.
5
Click the Add to Instruction button.
Continued on next page
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Finalize Assignment Details
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Complete the following: C. A. B.
E.
D. F.
G.
A. Name the Custom Assignment. (This is the name the student will see.)
B. Select an icon. (This will help guide the student to choose the correct assignment.) C. (Optional) Add a description. (This is helpful if you plan to share the assignment or to remind you of the details of the assignment. The student does not see this section.) D. (Optional) Re-order the units. Place a check beside the unit or units you wish to move. Use the up/down arrows to re-order the units. E. (Optional) Preview the content. Click on the + symbol next to the unit. Click on any of the underlined blue components to launch the content. F. (Optional) Remove units or components within the unit. Place a check beside the unit or unit component you wish to remove. Click the Remove Selected Units button. G. (Optional) Find more content to add to the assignment. 7
Click the Save Instruction button. Continued on next page
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3.4.1: Create a Custom Assignment, continued
Additional Options
From the Instruction Tab > Created section: Expand the Created section by clicking on the + symbol. To edit the assignment: (Note: Edits will only apply to future assigned, not currently assigned) Click on the Edit button. To share the assignment: Click on the
symbol to change it to
. Click Save.
To delete the assignment: Click on the Delete button.
© 2015 Curriculum Advantage
Click Save.
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