Maple T.A. User Guide - Maplesoft

26 • 3 Creating and Managing Assignments
Previewing Assignments
You can preview an assignment from the student's perspective.
1. From your Class Homepage, click on an assignment. The assignment opens in a new window.
2. Your results are recorded in the Gradebook, but the data is not included in statistical reports (since you are an instructor).
Previewing Questions
To preview individual questions within an assignment, use the Assignment Editor. See Previewing Questions in Assignments
(page 41).
Printing Assignments
To print an assignment:
1. In the Assignment Editor, move the mouse over the assignment (name) to be printed. Six option buttons are displayed.
2. Select print. The system displays the list of questions in the browser and opens a second browser window that
contains a Back button and a Print button.
3. Review the assignment.
4. Click the Print button in the second browser window to print the assignment, or click the Back button to discard
the assignment and return to the Assignment Editor.
Controlling the Sequence of Listed Assignments
The list of assignments that is displayed in the Assignment Editor is also displayed to students in your Class Homepage.
You can change the order of assignments listed in the Assignment Editor. These changes are reflected in the order of
assignments in your Class Homepage.
To order the list of assignments:
• In the Assignment Editor, select the new position number from the drop-down menu of the assignment you
want to reposition. Once selected, all affected assignments will adjust their position accordingly.
Overview: Using the Assignment Editor
The Assignment Editor organizes assignment creation into a four step process.
• Naming your assignment
• Selecting questions
• Establishing rules and policies
• Reviewing, finishing, and publishing assignments to your class
To create a new assignment:
1. From the Content Manager menu, select Assignments. The Assignment Editor opens. (See Figure 3.1.)
2. Click the New button.
3. The Assignment Editor screen opens with the Choose Name tab active.
4. Follow steps 1 through 4. More advanced options are described in detail later in this chapter.
Step 1: Select a Name for the Assignment
Begin by giving the assignment a name.