Schoology - Adding Materials/Graded Items

This article shows you how to add materials and/or graded items to a Schoology course.

Adding Materials

1. Access the Schoology course you'd like to add materials to.
2. Click Materials on the left-hand side of the screen (if the course's default landing page isn't already Materials).
3. Open the folder you wish to add materials to.
4. Click the Add Materials. The options are available:
   1. Assignment: graded submission of files or links
   2. Test/Quiz: automatically graded multiple choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank questions, and manually graded text entry prompts
   3. Discussion: an online asynchronous conversation among participants
   4. File/Link/External: Upload documents, websites, or integrated tools
   5. Page: Create a page within  Schoology using the Rich Content Editor or HTML code.
      • Most commonly used for displaying embedded videos

The Edit Item Screen

The edit item screen appears after a selection has been made from the Add Materials drop-down menu. Depending on the material being added, the options on this screen may vary. However, the following fields are generally available regardless of material type.

• Add Due Date: This is the date the graded item is to be completed. Adding a due date automatically adds the item to the course calendar and to the upcoming items feed.
• Add Points: This specifies the value of the assignment.
• Category: Graded items can be placed into categories. These categories are set by the instructor. Adding a graded item to a category will automatically add a column in the grade book. If grading categories have not been set up, choose Create New Grading Category from the drop-down menu. The category you create will appear in the drop-down menu when subsequent graded items are created.
• Scale: Select from the different grading scales that are present in a course (configured in each course's Grade Setup space). This drop-down can also be used to align an existing rubric to an assignment or to create a new rubric for an assignment.
• Options: There are four buttons on this line. Hovering a mouse over each reveals it's function. The button functions are:
  • Individually Assign: Assign a graded item to individual students. This is often used when a student has an accommodation need, such as extended time for tests.
  • Publish to Students: Published items will be visible to students. Unpublishing an item will hide it from view.
  • Grade Statistics Enabled/Disabled: This button will enable viewing grade statistics, which allows course admins to view data regarding student performance on a question-by-question basis.
  • Comments Enabled/Disabled: Enabling comments allows students to post to a comment thread that appears below an item.