Assign content to pupils

Assigning content to pupils enables fast access to materials, minimises distractions and creates opportunities for tracking completion.

Note: When assigning content to pupils, pupils must have a Discovery Education account and your classes must be set up. If you are unsure how to do either, explore these articles:

• Bulk import teachers, pupils, and classes
• Manually create classes

Overview

With Discovery Education, pupils can browse and navigate to content, or content can be assigned to them. Assigning content ensures that pupils have fast access to materials, minimises distractions and creates opportunities for tracking completion. Content can be assigned as individual resources, folders of resources or can be incorporated into Studio and assigned.

In addition to the variety of resources which can be assigned, teachers can also select who they assign resources. This provides the opportunity for differentiation within the classroom. Pupils can be assigned similar resources to learn the same content, but receive content on their level to meet their needs. 

What pupils see

When a digital resource, folder of resources, or Studio board is assigned to a pupil, it appears on their Discovery Education My DE homepage. Assignments that are due soon are featured on their homepage or pupils can choose to View All Assignments to see all items on their learning plan.

Pupil learning plans include information about each assignment, including its name and type, a due date, and teacher and class information in a sortable table. Pupils can also see each assignment’s status. When a pupil completes an assignment, it moves to the Completed section of the learning plan. Past-due assignments move the the Past Due tab on a pupil's learning plan dashboard.

Assign any resource

You can assign almost any resource from Discovery Education to pupil learning plans. Assigning content can help differentiate pupil learning, provide follow-up to a learning topic or assist a pupil in exploring their interests. To assign a resource, such as a video, image, audio, etc., look for the Assign option. Depending on the location of the resource, you may see an ellipsis (…) or simply an Assign button. Select Assign and assign the content to a class, classes, or to individual pupils.  
         

Assign a folder of content

Content curated in a teacher’s My content folder can be assigned to pupils. Teachers may want to assign a folder of content to compliment a unit of study or to provide project resources. To assign a folder of content, select My content from Discovery Education navigation. Use the Actions button and select Assign and assign the folder to a class, classes, or to individual pupils.

Studio boards

Discovery Education content can also be curated, organized, and contextualized using Discovery Education Studio. Pupils can also respond to a prompt directly on a Studio board, or elaborate on its contents. Learn more about creating and assigning Studio boards.

Assign options

When content is assigned to pupils, the following options are available:

• Step 1 - name the assignment and give directions for pupils
• Step 2 - select the date you want content to appear on pupil learning plans as well as the date for when content or work should be completed by
• Step 3 - select the class (or grouping of pupils) to which something should be assigned
• Step 4 - confirm the settings of your assignment and click okay

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