Adding an Assignment to Moodle

Once you've logged onto Moodle, select the class that you want to upload the assignment(s) for.

In the top right hand corner, under your name, click on the button that says "Turn editing on".

Now you're able to edit your course.

On the right hand side of the week you want to add the assignment to, there will be two drop-down boxes. The first one says "Add a resource..." and the second says "Add an activity...” Click on the arrow next to the box that says "Add an activity..." and select the activity type you want to add.

There are four different types of assignments:
- Advanced uploading of files
Allows each student, as well as yourself, to upload multiple files in any format. It would be a good choice for ongoing projects (allowing students to upload multiple drafts, notes, etc.).

- Online text
Allows students to only input text. It does not allow students to upload files. Grading can be done online, as well as adding comments for the students.

- Upload a single file
Allows students to upload a single file in any format.

- Offline activity
Allows you to post a description of the assignment for students to do offline. Does not allow for any uploading.

Once you've selected your activity, you're taken to a new page where you can add the assignment name, description, and change several other factors.

After you've added the assignment name and description, you can set the amount of points you want the assignment to be worth.

Next are the dates the assignment is available, meaning when the students can start uploading their files/work to when the deadline is. There's also an option to disable the dates.

Now we have the option of allowing students to submit late work. The default setting is no, but you can change it if you'd like.

The next several boxes give you the option of allowing students to resubmit work (default is no), email alerts to the teachers of the class (again, the default is no), set the maximum size of the file(s) being uploaded (the default is 1MB).

Under the "Common module settings" heading, there's a "Visible" option. This determines whether students can view the assignment or not.

Once you're happy with your assignment, you can either click "Save and return to course" or "Save and display" to display the assignment as a student would see it.

Now you're all set to add activities to your Moodle page!