Create Assignments

Heinemann Flight allows you to locate resources and create assignments from the My Products page.

Only resources from a product selected for a class (or associated to a selected product) may be assigned to a class. Products are selected for classes by the administrator under Licensing.

To create an assignment:

From the product's Table of Contents, click Assessments. Find the resource you need to assign. (See About Resources for details about various ways to locate resources and filter the resources list.

Within a resource card, click the vertical ellipsis button . Select Open to open the assessment in a separate browser window. Select Assign to open the Create Assignment page.

In the Assignment Details section, complete the fields as follows:

Field

Action

Assignment Name

Note that the assignment name defaults to the module or lesson name.

➔ Type a different name for the assignment, if needed.

Directions (Optional)

➔ Type instructions for the students to follow while completing the assignment.

In the Availability and Due Date section, complete the fields as follows:

Field	Action
Start Date	This is the date that the assignment will be available to the selected students. For most assignments, the start date defaults to the current date. Click the calendar icon and select a different start date, if needed.
Start Time (Optional)	This is the time that the assignment will be available to the selected students. Students may only access the assignment once the start time on the start date has been reached. If no start time is set, the assignment becomes available to the selected students at the beginning of the day (midnight) on the start date. ➔ In the hour (HH) list, click the down arrow and select the hour to start. ➔ In the minute (MM) list, click the down arrow and select the minute to star. ➔ In the AM/PM list, click the down arrow and select AM or PM. (AM is the default.)
Due Date	This is the date that the assignment is due to be completed. If the due date is being enforced, this is the date that the selected students will no longer be able to access or submit this assignment. If the due date is not being enforced, then this is the recommended date that the assignment is due to be completed. Important: To enforce the due date and prevent students from accessing or submitting the assignment after the due date (or end time) has passed, select the No Data Submission after Due Date/End Time check box. If the check box is not selected, the due date and end time serve as a guideline only; students will continue to have access to the assignment even after the due date. Note: ➔ For most assignments, the due date defaults to seven days (1 week) from the current date. ➔ If the due date is enforced (No Student Submission after Due Date/End Time check box is selected) and no end time is specified, then students will lose the ability to access or submit the assignment at the end of the day (midnight) of the due date. ➔ Click the calendar icon and select a different due date, if needed.
End Time (Optional)	This is the end time that the assignment is due to be completed. If the due date is being enforced, this is the time (on the due date) that the selected students will no longer be able to access or submit this assignment. If the due date is not being enforced, then this is the recommended end time for the assignment. Note: – If the due date is enforced (No Student Submission after Due Date/End Time check box is selected) and no end time is specified, then students will lose the ability to access or submit the assignment at the end of the day (midnight) of the due date. – If the due date is not being enforced, the due date and end time serve as a guideline only; students will continue to have access to the assignment even after the due date and end time. ➔ In the hour (HH) list, click the down arrow and select the hour to start. ➔ In the minute (MM) list, click the down arrow and select the minute to star. ➔ In the AM/PM list, click the down arrow and select AM or PM. (AM is the default.)
No Student Submission after Due Date/End Time (Optional)	This check box allows you to enforce the due date and end time, preventing students from accessing or submitting the assignment after the due date and end time. Select this check box to enforce the due date and (if specified) end time. Note: When this check box is selected for an assignment: For teachers, the due date and end time is noted in the assignment card on the Dashboard, and a note stating "No late work accepted" appears for this assignment on the Assignment Overview page. For students, a note stating "No late work accepted" appears for this assignment on the Dashboard assignment card and in the Due Date column of the Assignment page. For students actively working in the assignment (assignment is open) when the due date/end time passes, they are allowed to complete and submit the assignment, even if this submission occurs after the due date/end time. However, if they close the assignment without submitting it, they will not be able to reopen the assignment.

In the Assignees section, complete the fields as follows:

Field

Action

View By / Filter By

Only classes with access to the selected program appear in the class list on this page. Any classes that do not have access to the selected program will not be listed because you may not assign this program content to them. You can change the classes that have access to products any time by contacting your administrator. For details on selecting programs for your classes, see Manage Programs for Classes.

In the View By list, select Classes to assign to a class (or classes).

To view the list of students in a class, click the down arrow in the Filter By list and select a class.

Check boxes for all the students in the selected class or group are checked by default, indicating that all students in the class or group are selected to receive the assignment.

To create the assignment for only some of the students in a selected class, clear the check box beside any student who is not to receive this assignment.

Click Assign. The assignment is created and will be available to the selected students, class(es), or group(s) on the designated start date. You may monitor assignment status and manage assignments on the Assignments Overview and Assignment Details pages. See Manage Assignments for details.