New Courses Release with Assignments and features in the Gradebook

Reader Disclosure

It's back-to-school season! In most parts of the globe, the first day of school is right close by ( if it hasn't begun already) and soon-to-be students are enjoying their last few days of summer bliss.

WHAT'S 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 however, have been back in their classrooms for several weeks, arranging new arrangement of seating, hanging new posters, preparing up-to-date attendance sheets and experimenting with new teaching techniques they can't wait to try with the new students they will be teaching.

We want our teachers online to experience the same enthusiasm and excitement in establishing an exciting and productive online learning space for their pupils.

We're so excited to announce new tools for students. new Courses Tools: Assignmentsand Gradebook:

• assignments: Students can be able to complete and submit various projects directly within the class. From writing essays to designing web pages to creating digital portfolios and multimedia content, these assignments will help them develop the analytical, technical, and communication skills, giving the instructor a complete picture of their knowledge.
• Gradebook: Grading is now easier to manage, and allows you to manage all student grades in one central location. It makes it simpler for monitoring individual progress, making it simpler for you to monitor performance and provide prompt feedback. Students can easily access their grades, helping them remain informed and inspired to stay on track with the learning objectives they have set for themselves.

We designed these tools to help make your classroom more fun, more organised, and ready to provide a great learning experience for both you and your pupils.

Let's look closer!

Courses: The #1 LMS tool for online educators

The robust software was designed to improve your online learning experience and allow students to be focused on what you love most - educating and sharing your experience.

• Our easy-to-use interface helps simplify the creation of courses, making it enjoyable and easy to design your course.
• Automatically issue certificates to students upon course completion to give recognition to their efforts.
• You can customize the design and layout of your courses to fit your branding perfectly by using a variety of choices for customization, making sure you have a completely built-by-you learning experience.
• Experience seamless transactions through a range of payment gateways, making the enrollment of courses and payment for fees easy.
• Control who accesses your content by defining access restrictions, providing the security of your educational environment.
• Access detailed guides, tutorials as well as personalized assistance to help you set up and improve your course efficiency.

Our dedication to excellence makes Courses apart from the rest and establishes us as a leader within the LMS market.

Sure, it requires extra efforts to succeed in both, however ours is a no-brainer because our users are entitled to the top quality!

Our commitment to constantly research new trends in the market, adopt best practices, and improve our tools in order so that we can meet or exceed the expectations of our customers.

This commitment is the reason for the creation of our latest features: Assignmentsand Grading Book.

These tools are designed to keep your students in the right direction and help make your online educator role as straightforward and efficient as is possible.

Inspire creativity in your coursework with NEW assignments

When you incorporate different kinds of tasks, you will do not only create an stimulating educational environment for your students, but you also broaden your teaching techniques.

This is how you can broaden the content of your class by offering a variety of assignments:

• Writing Reports and Essays: Encourage students to develop their thinking through writing essays that are traditional or require an intense detective effort for investigation reports.
  
• Digital Projects: Spark creativity by having students build web pages or design portfolios using digital technology. Ideal for subjects that require visual creativity for example, web design, digital marketing, or graphic design.
  
• Media Submissions Students can show off their talents through videos and graphics or any other multimedia formats. It is a great option for classes that need a little action such as public speaking, or software tutorials.
  
• Comprehensive Projects: Students are challenged to mix it all together including text, images, as well as media to make all-encompassing projects that demonstrate an understanding of subject and satisfy the assignment requirements.

3 Reasons Why You'll Love adding assignments to your online courses:

1. Encourages Diverse Skills

The Assignments addition broadens the scope of learning to go beyond writing exercises. It's intended to aid students acquire a wide range of abilities they can use in everyday situations.

• writing and analytical skills Drafting essays or research papers aren't only about putting words on paper. Students delve into complex analytical thinking. They develop powerful arguments, justify their ideas with solid evidence, and communicate with clarity and precision.
  
• The Design and Technical Skills: If students are involved in tasks like creating pages for websites or making digital portfolios, they're using actual technical skills, from programming through graphic designing. The tasks help them learn the fundamentals of design and user experience, which are crucial for careers in the field of digital marketing as well as web development.
  
• Media Production Skills: working on video or multimedia projects teaches much more than cutting or editing. Students investigate narrative structures, discover the nuances of audiovisual storytelling, and master the technical details of multimedia production.
  
• Communication and presentation skills: Whether it's showcasing an online portfolio, making a video, or writing reports, writing using a variety of formats improves students' ability to present their ideas clearly and persuasively essential skills to succeed in any profession.

 2. Increases Interaction

Each unique assignment type is designed to inspire students to take a deeper dive into their education and stay actively involved all through the program.

• Experiment with learning styles: With a range of assignments, students have the ability to experiment and determine what's most suitable for their needs. Whether they excel in analytical thinking, technical tasks, creative projects or even telling stories, it is possible to let them experiment with different approaches and identify their strengths.
  
• Stay Engaged and Curious: The variety of assignments keeps the learning process active and interesting. With the continuous introduction of new challenges and formats Students remain curious and emotionally invested in the learning.
  
• Learn to Have Fun: Offering a mix of assignments makes it a pleasurable learning experience. Students tend to enjoy assignments if they know that they'll be faced with new challenges every time, which makes the process of learning enjoyable and satisfying.

 3. Customizable Settings

Each course is unique We've created the Assignments add-on to offer plenty of customization options. This flexibility allows you to adjust assignments to align with your objectives for the course and satisfy your students' needs.

• Specific Character Numbers. Set character limits to ensure that students stay on track. This ensures they're detailed enough to not be rambling or too concise, which will help maintain the high quality of their work.
  
• Points to Completion. Points are awarded for assignments that have been completed in order to motivate students to give their best effort. It's an excellent method to motivate them and acknowledge their efforts.
  
• Resubmission Opportunities. Students can submit their work after feedback, helping to learn from mistakes and improve. This is an excellent way to build a mindset that is focused on getting more efficient.

How to Create Assignments in courses

Start by incorporating the assignment into your program, and note your directions in the assignment's page.

When you go to make your assignment live, make sure you add a featured image, categorize your course with tags as well as secure access to your assignment using Rules if necessary.

Follow us as we teach the process of grading assignments through our NEW Gradebook add-on next! An in-depth tutorial video is waiting for you...

Make Assessment tasks easier with the NEW Gradebook

As teacher, you know that teaching involves much more than just delivering lectures. Once your students have been completed the course as they completed their assignments and taken quizzes, it's the time to assess the effort they put into it.

Prior to that, assessing student progress required navigating the quiz separately to see the students who took the test, their answers, as well as scores.

Every course that is that you offer is now equipped with its own Gradebook. Once students have completed quizzes or assignments, their tasks are instantly reflected in the Gradebook.

The Gradebook lets you review and evaluate every student's work from a single page. The gradebook combines their work as well as quizzes on one page, making it easier to assess and monitor every student's work effectively.

3 Reasons Why You'll Like this Gradebook Add-On

1. Simple Grade Management

Our brand new Gradebook feature is all about making your life easier with regards to managing grades.

It consolidates all of the grading requirements in one administration interface, removing the hassle of juggling multiple spreadsheets or sifting through pages.

In one location You can easily see how everyone is performing on their assignments and quizzes. This not only speeds down the process of marking but also makes it simpler and much less stressful.

2. Individual Student and Collective Classroom Tracking

Through the Gradebook upgrade, you get access to instant, real-time reports, which show the individual progress of students as well as overall performance in the class.

This dual overview helps you quickly identify trends and areas in which students may need additional support or assistance, and modify the teaching methods you employ accordingly.

The Gradebook also features filtering and searching options. This makes it simple to personalize your experience of exams as well as assignments and progression.

You can see each student's submitted quizzes and assignments as well as their marks as well as their total score.

Getting a handle on these types of patterns lets you adapt your instruction to every student's requirements, making sure everyone gets the right kind of support to really excel.

3. Transparent Feedback

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

This helps to identify the areas in which students perform great and those who require additional help.

You can also give bonuses for outstanding efforts, which is a fast and effective method to reward and reward hard work.

One of the most valuable features to teachers is the personal feedback section. In this section, you can write specific feedback right beside the grades:

This configuration allows you to provide targeted feedback for students to correlate with their test scores, boosting both your teaching effectiveness and the focus of their learning.

A well-organized Gradebook system ensures you are organized and increases the way you guide the student's education journey, making the educational process more efficient and personalised.

How to Set Up and grade assignments using the Gradebook

The time has come to put away that old-fashioned gradebook with its tiny texts and cramped columns! The Gradebook add-on offers a modern and user-friendly method of grade-giving.

It offers a simple user interface that is easy to navigate. It does more than just improve the way you look at student information however, it also simplifies the grading process, offering a visually appealing and comprehensive summary.

In your Gradebook, you'll find all of your grades neatly arranged: each student's quizzes, assignments and tests as well as the grades you've given them along with their scores overall which are clearly visible at one spot.

Furthermore, anything that hasn't been graded yet is clearly labeled in the form of "ungraded," making it easy to identify what's worthy of to be your next focus.

Watch our complete video guide for step-by-step guidance on creating and grading assignments in Courses:

Conclusion

Prepare for a memorable school year by utilizing Courses new and greatest: the Assignmentsand Grading Bookadd-ons.

These cutting-edge tools were created to help you streamline your course management and grading processes, freeing up the time you need to deliver a powerful education.

Through the Assignments feature, students can effortlessly submit their assignments directly via the website, and using the Gradebookprovides a simple, well-organized way to track grades and feedback.

Are you still putting your classroom up yet? No worries! Follow the link below to start and join the thousands of educators who are helping to make online education more exciting and exciting.

What's the very first task you're planning to include in your class? Share your teaching suggestions with us in the comments section below!

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