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In the classroom

Independent work with a deadline

Turn worksheets you already have into an assignment: set when students can start and when answers close, share one link, and follow how far the class has got.

When to use it

Use it for homework, catch-up work or tasks students do at their own pace in class. Unlike a live presentation, nobody waits for you to move on: each student works through the worksheets alone, within the time you set.

Setting it up

  1. Open the lesson and choose Present. If the lesson already has presentations, choose Create new.

  2. In Create presentation, give the work a name students will recognise.

  3. Open the Presentation tab. Under Schedule presentation, set Start Date & Time and End Date & Time.

  4. Check the Options above it: Requires authentication, The answer can be changed, Show correct answers and Show maximum points.

  5. Click Save. The link to the work appears with a copy button; copy it and send it to students the way you usually do. Download QR code gives you a QR code for the same link.

Time to answer is the alternative to a schedule: it sets a fixed time limit for finishing. You can use one or the other, not both.

What students do

Students open the link, answer the first question and click Submit. Then they move on to the next worksheet with the arrow and carry on at their own pace. Each answer is saved as soon as it is submitted. The work opens at the start time and closes at the end time you set.

Following progress

Open Presentations in the sidebar and choose the presentation. Its session summary shows Participants, Questions, Average response rate (for each question, the share of participants who answered, averaged over all questions), Engagement and Grading progress. Results opens the answers themselves, and Grading is where you mark them.

Tips

  • Leave more time than you think. For homework, an end time in the evening works better than one at the end of the school day.

  • Turn on Requires authentication if you are going to grade the work. Each answer is then tied to a student’s account, which is how students later find your points and feedback under My Grades.

  • Turn on The answer can be changed if students may improve their answer before the deadline.

  • Leave Show correct answers off while the work is still open, so correct answers are not passed around.