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Assigning Activities using the Assign Modal

Assign projects, practice problems, QuizBuzzes, AI Creator activities, and more to a whole course or to individual students using the Assign Modal.

Written by Amira Marvel

Overview

The Assign Modal is the window you use to add an activity to your students. This article covers where to open it, how it works step by step, and what Free and Pro teachers can each do.

Opening the Assignment Modal

You can open the Assign Modal from several places in CodeHS. Wherever you start, it opens the same way — once it's open, follow the steps in Using the Assign Modal to finish.

Project Catalog

  1. Select Project Catalog in the left navigation menu

  2. Select a project

  3. Click the green Assign button

  4. Choose the course or individual student(s)

  5. Click Next

  6. Click the blue Assign button

Assignments App

  1. Navigate to the Assignments app from the left navigation menu

  2. Scroll to the bottom of the Courses and Assignments page

  3. Select Search for Content

  4. Select Assign from the dropdown menu next to the Supplemental Material(s) you want to add

Note: You can also assign projects from the Assignments app > Select the blue + Add button > CodeHS Project

Image illustrating how to assign a CodeHS project to a course in a section

Practice Page

  1. Navigate to Practice from the left navigation menu

  2. Locate the set of practice problems you want to assign

  3. Click the "..." (more options)

  4. Select Assign

Pro User Note: Once Practice material is assigned, you'll be able to view it in the Gradebook:

Photo showing practice problems in the gradebook

AI Creator

After you create an activity:

  1. Click the folder ‘+’ icon to open the Assign Modal

Gif showing how to assign from AI Creator

QuizBuzz App

  1. Navigate to the QuizBuzz app from the left navigation menu

  2. Select My QuizBuzzes tab

  3. Under Global Quizbuzzes, Click the "..." next to the QuizBuzz you want to assign

  4. Select Assign to Course

Create App

  1. Under My Assignments, Click the "..." next to the activity of your choosing

  2. Select Assign

Using the Assign Modal

Once the Assign Modal is open, follow these steps to finish setting up the assignment. CodeHS lets you assign either to a whole course/section or to individual students.

To assign to a Course or Section:

  1. Select the Course where you want to assign the activity

  2. Click Next

Image showing how to assign to a full course

To Assign to Individual Students (Pro):

CodeHS Pro Feature: Assigning to individual students from this window is only available to CodeHS Pro teachers.

  1. Toggle on Assign by Individual Student

  2. Use the dropdown to select the students you want. You can select more than one student at a time.

  3. Select Next

Image highlighting the Assign by Individual Student Pro feature

Image showing how to select individual students from dropdown menu.

Choose Where to Place an Activity

By default, activities are placed at the end of the course. To put it somewhere else:

  1. Use the dropdown to select a different placement in the course

  2. Select Next

Image showing how to select placement.

Configure Settings

Adjust Availability, Due Date, Grading, and Advanced Settings as needed. Learn more here.

Image to show activity settings


Still have questions? Contact our team at support@codehs.com to learn more!

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