32 Creating a Basic Assignment

The assignment section of MSTeams can be really easy to use. With it you can get students to submit their assignments to you in a secure way. If you are interested in the extended functionality, feel free to consult the Microsoft documentation.

1. Enter a Title for your assignment
2. Enter the assignment Instructions. Anything you ‘attach’ will be shown to the students.
3. Fill in a Due Date for your assignment.
4. Click the Assign button

Optional Assignment settings

• You can create an entry in the grades section. Use only if you want to use Teams for grading
• You can adjust who will receive the assignment
• You can change the date the assignment is available and if late submissions are accepted
• You can add the assignment to your or your student’s calendar
• You can post notifications about the assignment in your Teams site
• You can get notifications of late submissions