Access Controls allow the teacher to control when an assignment becomes available, scheduled, or locked for students.
Navigating to Access Controls
Navigate to the Access Controls and Due Dates tool in the Configure app under the Assignments category in the left navigation bar:
Using Access Controls
Under the Access Controls + Due Dates tab, use the dropdown menus to select if you'd like changes to affect all sections in a course, an individual section, or an individual student. You can also select your local time zone next to the Due Time input box. Click the blue "Update Year" button at the top right to update dates to the current school year.:
This gif shows how to change Lesson availability for all students in a section:
Types of Availability
Availability refers to whether your students can view an exercise or not. There are three availability settings:
Available: Default setting. Students can access and submit this activity.
Locked: Students see the Lesson titles on their Assignments page, but they will see a lock icon and will encounter a Locked page if they attempt to access.
Scheduled: Schedule an item to be available during the specified time range and locked anytime before the Start Date (if set) or after the End Date (if set).
Student View of Locked Assignments:
Setting Access Controls
Expanding Modules and Lessons:
By default, all activities are set to Available in your course. You can configure Availability at the Module, Lesson, or activity level. Setting Availability for an entire Module will reflect in all Lessons and activities contained within it. Click on a Module and its corresponding Lessons to expand their contents, and configure Availability settings on the activity level.
Schedule Availability:
You can also schedule for something to become available in a specified time range. To do this, set the item you want "Scheduled", and use the date picker to select the window that you want the item to be open for.
Note: Scheduling at the Module or Lesson level will affect all activities underneath it.
💡 To make and Assignment available permanently after unlocking, you can leave the End Date blank.
Related Articles:
See Is Assigned Settings to learn more about hiding unassigned Modules from student view.
See Due Dates and Access Controls to learn more about controlling both of these settings from the same page.
See Access Controls for Individual Students for more info on configuring settings on a per-student level.
Access Controls Video Demo
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