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5 = Working with Assignments =
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8 == Create Actively Learn Assignments ==
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10 For districts that have adopted Actively Learn, you may also see a button for creating Actively Learn assignments for applicable programs.
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13 ~1. Click **Create Actively Learn Assignments**
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18 2. Actively Learn will now open in a separate browser tab
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21 3. Within the Actively Learn Program, create an assignment like normal
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23 1. Steps for Creating an Assignment in Actively Learn can be found [[HERE >>url:https://mh.my.site.com/DTS/s/dts-articlecollpasiblepanel?dc=Getting_Started_Teacher&product=Actively%20Learn]]
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25 4. Once you click **Assign**, the assignment will be ready to sync into Canvas
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27 1. You can create multiple assignments at a time in this way
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29 5. Once completed with assignment creation, CLOSE your Actively Learn tab and return back to your Canvas tab.
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32 6. You will now see any created assignments listed in the **Sync Assignments** area on the right side of the screen.
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41 8. Your Actively Learn assignments will now sync into Canvas
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46 == Viewing Assignments ==
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49 ~1. You can view the assignment(s) in Schoology® within your **Materials** list
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51 **Important! **– **Student View** (Preview Course) - will not function for viewing assignments from a student perspective. The “Student View” function generates a fake student user in Schoology® that enables you to view items in Schoology® from a student perspective. Since this fake student user does not exist within the McGraw Hill platform, any attempt to launch assignments will result in an error screen.
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54 2. To launch an assignment, simply click the assignment from your **Materials **screen
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59 3. This launches the assignment within the Schoology® iFrame.
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61 1. Teachers are launched into a teacher view which shows student submissions
62 1. Students are launched directly into the assignment
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64 **Note:** It may take up to 120 seconds for assignments to appear for students and before the assignment can be successfully launched within Schoology®. If you attempt to launch the assignment too quickly after creation, both students and teachers will receive a “CI2” error message.
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69 == Adjusting Assignment Settings ==
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72 If you need to later adjust the settings of an assignment, you must complete these changes within the McGraw Hill Platform directly or by launching the assignment as a teacher in Schoology®.
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74 **If you attempt to make assignment edits within Schoology® directly, they will not be reflected in McGraw Hill and may stop the assignment from functioning in Schoology®.**
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77 ~1. Launch the assignment in Schoology®
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80 2. All assignments will need to be edited through the Primary Section.
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86 3. From there, you can adjust the dates and points as needed and click** Save**.
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92 You can alternatively edit the assignment directly within the McGraw Hill Platform. To do this:
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94 ~1. Log into the McGraw Hill Platform using the Schoology® SSO link from your lefthand navigation menu.
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96 2. You will need to navigate to the relevant primary section within McGraw Hill. As a reminder, these can be identified through the “Schoology® Course” appendage.
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102 3. Navigate to the “Assignments” tab and then click the 3-dot menu to **Edit** the assignment.
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107 4. You can now adjust the assignment settings as desired.
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110 5. Once complete, click** Save**.
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113 **Note: **These changes will not be reflected in Schoology® until you have resynced the assignments. This is covered in the next section.
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118 == Resyncing Assignments ==
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121 Resyncing assignments is an option available within the McGraw Hill LTI 1.3 tool. This option syncs all assignments and their settings from McGraw Hill into Schoology®.
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124 This allows you to sync settings back into Schoology® if you made any changes to your assignments. This also gives teachers a direct way to manually trigger the assignment syncing process in the event any assignments have not automatically appeared in Schoology®.
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127 To resync assignments, launch the **McGraw Hill LTI 1.3** app.
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129 ~1. Select **Launch Primary Section**
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131 2. Select **Sync Assignments**. McGraw Hill will also automatically check to see if any McGraw Hill assignments exist that are not yet in Schoology®. These will be listed in the area outlined below. Once you “Sync Assignments”, these assignments will appear in Schoology®.
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139 = Configure Schoology® Gradebook =
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141 Before you will be able to see assignment scores in your Schoology® gradebook, you will need to configure the gradebook through the **Grade Setup** page.
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143 ~1. Next to **Categories**, click **+ Add.**
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145 2. Populate a Category, click **Create.**
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153 4. **McGraw Hill recommends “starring” one category in order to make it the default. **This will allow assignments to automatically appear in the gradebook.
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155 Otherwise, assignments will be “ungraded” by default, and you will need to edit their category via the **Bulk Edit** screen.
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161 **Note:** Assignments will not show in your gradebook until they have been assigned a category. Once the category has been assigned, they will populate in the gradebook. **If you have a starred category, that category will be used and assigned automatically.**
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166 == Grading Completed Assignments ==
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169 Assignments can be graded from within Schoology® by launching the assignment. As a teacher, launching the assignment automatically brings you to the assignment submissions page within the Schoology® iFrame.
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172 ~1. You will need to choose the** View **button for the relevant class.
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175 **Note:** Assignments can only be graded from within each section directly and launching the primary section will only allow you to edit the assignments settings.
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184 1. For students that have submitted the assignment, you can **View** student work and begin grading as necessary
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192 **Important! **– Although students can access assignments through both Schoology® and the McGraw Hill Platform, students must launch the first assignment of the year/semester from within Schoology®. This allows the McGraw Hill Platform to begin automatically syncing grades for that student. The student does not need to complete the assignment in Schoology®, just launch. Thereafter, assignments can be launched from either place.
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197 == Viewing Student Grades in Schoology® ==
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200 As students complete their assignments, their grades will appear within the **Schoology® Gradebook**. As a reminder, students scores will not show here unless they have launched at least one assignment from Schoology® directly (preferably the first assignment of the year).
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214 == Re-Sync Grades ==
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217 If assignment grades change or need synced, you can re-sync grades from the tool. This will send and re-sync any grades in the McGraw Hill platform into the Schoology® gradebook.
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220 To resync assignments, launch the **McGraw Hill LTI 1.3** app.
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240 **Note:** If you notice the “Sync Grades” function is not working, this may be because Schoology® is not recognizing the grade change and ignores the sync. Use the **Resend All Grades** check box after selecting relevant assignments to force Schoology® to recognize the grade change and sync appropriately.
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245 = Student Access =
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247 Students are able to launch, complete, and submit assignments directly in Schoology®.
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250 == Submitting Assignments ==
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253 ~1. Log into Schoology® as a student and navigate to the relevant assignment.
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272 = Deep Linking Assets and Resources =
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275 In addition to creating assignments, you can also create Deep-Links to McGraw Hill Assets and Resources within Schoology®. This allows you to create links for users to launch resources in Schoology® without necessarily making them into assignments.
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278 ~1. Launch the **McGraw Hill LTI 1.3 **app.
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284 3. Deep-Linking the assets requires us to go through the same menu as creating a pre-built assignment. From here, choose **Add Pre-Built Assignments**.
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289 * This will by default, load the last Chapter/Unit/Lesson you were in
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311 = Troubleshooting Tips and Support =
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313 == **Error Message On Student Launch** ==
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315 Common Errors: ID5, ER4, SE4
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317 Most likely caused by a rostering mismatch between Schoology® and McGraw Hill.
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319 ~1. Ensure your class(es) are paired correctly by reviewing the steps at the beginning of this article. If your class(es) are not paired correctly, then the rosters will not match.
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323 3. Ensure you are not using “Preview Course” (student view) in Schoology®. This view **will not work** and is not indicative of the experience students will have.
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326 == **“CI2” Error Message on any Launch** ==
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335 == **“L500” Error Message on any Launch** ==
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337 Often indicative of a greater issue with the districts installation of the app. The issue may exist on either the District side or the McGraw Hill side.
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342 == **Assignments and Grades Not Syncing Properly** ==
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346 ~1. Ensure your class(es) are paired correctly by reviewing the steps at the beginning of this document. If your class(es) are not paired correctly, assignments and grades will not function as desired and may result in additional errors.
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348 2. Ensure you are creating assignments at the proper “level”. The Primary Section should be used if assigning to all classes. If creating assignments directly within McGraw Hill, ensure you are creating assignments within the class tile that has “Schoology® Course” in the title.
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351 == **Grades Not Syncing For Some Students** ==
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353 If only some students within a class do not have grades populating in the Schoology® Gradebook, but other students do; then this indicates some students have not launched an assignment from directly within Schoology® this school year.
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355 ~1. Ensure the student launches an assignment (any active assignment) from directly within Schoology®. You can then manually sync grades through the McGraw Hill app to populate all grades for this student within the Schoology® Gradebook.
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