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

Overview

With Discovery Education, students can browse and navigate to content, or content can be assigned to them. Assigning content ensures that students 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. Students  can be assigned similar resources to learn the same content, but receive content on their level to meet their needs. 

What students see

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

On the Assignment page, students can find  information about each assignment, including its name, due date, and teacher and class information in a sortable table. Students can also see each assignment’s status.
Students can view completed and overdue assignments by clicking on the respective tiles at the top of the page.

Assign any resource

You can assign almost any resource from Discovery Education to student accounts.
Assigning content can help differentiate pupil learning, provide follow-up to a learning topic or assist a student 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 icon with Assign in a drop-down menu or simply an Assign button.
Select Assign and assign the content to a class, classes, or to individual students.  
         

Assign a folder of content

Content curated in a teacher’s My content folder can be assigned to students.
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 the main Discovery Education navigation menu. Use the Actions button and select Assign and assign the folder to a class, classes, or to individual students.

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 students, the following options are available:

• Step 1 - name the assignment and give directions for students
• Step 2 - select the date you want content to appear in the students' accounts as well as the date for when content or work should be completed by
• Step 3 - select the class (or individual students) to which something should be assigned
• Step 4 - confirm the settings of your assignment and click okay

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