Moodle has an "assignment" activity that lets students submit assignments electronically and lets instructors grade and provide provide feedback to the student. Students cannot see each other's assignments, so a wiki, blog, or forum are better choices if you want students to submit work that is to be shared with the class.
Set Up
Go to your course and turn editing on. Add an "Assignment" activity. Fill out the following sections.
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Usually no changes required
Student Submissions
Students will see the assignment link from the front page of Moodle. They will be able to click on the assignment and enter their text or upload their files. Moodle will give the student information about the due date and the current status of their submission (not yet submitted, submitted, graded, etc).
Grading and Providing Feedback for Student Work
After students have begun to submit their assignments, instructors can click on the assignment from the Moodle course page, and click on "View/grade all submissions." To provide feedback or grade individual students, click on the "Grade" icon or link in the corresponding column for each student's record. Here you can see information about the submission, enter a grade, make annotations on the student's work, write feedback comments, or upload a feedback file.
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When feedback is entered, students will receive an email notification. If you will be completing the feedback over a period of days, it may be best to upload or enter the feedback all at once to avoid some students getting their feedback days before other students. |
Changing the total number of points for an assignment
If you need to alter the point value of an existing assignment, make the change by editing the settings of the assignment itself. It isn't possible to change the point totals from within the gradebook.
Extensions
It is possible to grant an extension to a student by going to View/Grade all assignments and clicking on the icon in the Edit column of the student. You can then select a new due date. The new due date is shown on the status column when viewing all assignments.