Creating New Assignments- Option 1 There are three locations to create an assignment in Infinite Campus. 1. Once you have logged into Infinite Campus, navigate to the grid in the upper right corner, and click on Campus Instruction. 2. Once you are in Campus Instruction, click on Grade Book on the left side. 3. Once in the grade book, for a first semester class 18 week class, select Term-1-2, Section- class the assignment is being inserted, Task- 18 Week Average. For a 9 week class, select Term 1-1 (or 1-2) Section- class the assignment is being inserted, Task- 9 Week Average. 4. Click on the Add button right under the above Settings. 5. Enter the assignment s Name. The name will be displayed on reports and in the Portal. This is a required field. 1
6. Enter an Abbreviation for the assignment. This is what the teacher will see in the Grade Book. This is a required field. 7. Select all Sections that will receive this assignment. Use the Fill All options to populate all fields for the selected sections. Only sections with the same course code appear here, but assignments can be copied to other courses from the Copy Assignments tool. a) The Active checkbox should be marked to include the assignment in students scores. Assignments are marked active by default. b) The Campus Portal checkbox can be used to hide the assignment from the Portal. Teachers may want to hide an assignment if they are entering assignments for the future (such as a pop quiz). c) The Assigned Date is the date the assignment was given. This defaults to the current date. d) The End/Due Date is the date that the assignment is due. This also defaults to the current date. This is a required field. e) Seq. refers to the order assignments will be displayed in the assignment list and the Grade Book. This is a required field. f) Select Student Group to give the assignment to a specific group. Groups must first be created in the Student Groups tool. 8. There is now an option to Select a Template. This is a new option. 9. Enter a Teacher Note if desired. Notes are not displayed in the Portal. 2
10. The next section used to be the Information for Students section. Enter a Portal Description. This box has taken the place of Add Description, Add Objectives, and Add References. Information from these fields will display on the Portal. The Upload Files button allows the teacher to attach a file which may be opened in the Portal. Teachers may add a file and details to an assignment which students may download from the Portal. To attach a document follow these steps: a. Select Upload File. b. Navigate to where the file is located on your computer, click on the file and click on Open 3
c. You will now see the File Name, Display Name, Description, Size, and Status displayed. d. After the file is uploaded and there is a description (Optional), place a checkmark in the box at the next Acceptable Use Policy window. e. Teachers may select the radio button in front of None, Enable Student Submission, and Enable Online-Assessment in the Student Work Product section to allow students to submit work via the Portal. 11. The Grading Tasks is where you can create a scoring alignment(s) to Grade Book by selecting from the choice to Align to Grade Book. This is automatically checked off.. 4
12. Select the Grading Tasks being measured by the assignment. DeKalb teachers should select 18 weeks for a semester long course, or 9 weeks for a term course. All assignments are entered in one grading task; 18 weeks for a semester long course or 9 weeks for a term course. Teachers won t be able to select 4.5 Week Progress or 13.5 Week Progress under any circumstances. 13. Choose the appropriate Category for the assignment. 14. Choose a Scoring Type. If Points is selected, enter the Total Points for the assignment and a multiplier, if appropriate. For example enter 100 as the number of points and 1 as the multiplier. 15. If Marks is selected, a drop down appears with selections. 5
16. Click Save to save the assignment. You also have the option to Score the assignment and then immediately enter grades. You may also select New Assignment to add additional assignments. Creating New Assignments- Option 2 1. Once you have logged into Infinite Campus, navigate to the grid in the upper right corner, and click on Campus Instruction. 2. Once you are in Campus Instruction, click on Grade Book on the left side. 3. Once in the grade book, for a first semester class 18 week class, select Term-1-2, Section- class the assignment is being inserted, Task- 18 Week Average. For a 9 week class, select Term 1-1 (or 1-2) Section- class the assignment is being inserted, Task- 9 Week average. 6
4. Click Settings to expand the menu. Then, click on Assignment List. A box will come up displaying whatever assignments you have in the grade book for that class (if any). You can add a new assignment by clicking on Add Assignment in the bottom right corner. Create the assignment by starting with number 5 in the first option section. Creating New Assignments- Option 3 1. Once you have logged into Infinite Campus, navigate to the grid in the upper right corner, and click on Campus Instruction. 2. Once you are in Campus Instruction, click on Planner on the left side. The planner can be used as a calendar. Click on My Curriculum, Week or Day, and then Add. Create the assignment by starting with number 5 in the first option section. 7