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How to Assign Activities using the Assign Modal

How to assign projects, practice problems, QuizBuzzes, AI Creator activities, and other assignments to your courses or individual students.

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Written by Amira Marvel
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Assigning Activities Overview

This guide explains how to assign Projects, Practice Problems, QuizBuzzes, AI Creator activities, and more to your course or individual students using the Assignment Modal.

Accessing the Assignment Modal

You can open the Assign Modal from several areas in CodeHS. Once the modal is open, follow the steps under the Using the Assignment Modal portion of the article to complete the process.

1. From the Project Catalog

  • Open the Curriculum Category > Project Catalog in the left hand navigation menu

  • Select a project and click Assign

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

2. From the Assignments App

  • To add activities through Suplemental Material, navigate to the Assignments app > select Search for Content

  • Using the dropdown, Select Assign

3. From the Practice Page

  • Go to your Practice Page

  • Locate the set of practice problems you want to assign

  • Click the "..." (more options) > select Assign

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

Photo showing practice problems in the gradebook

3. From AI Creator

  • Once an activity is created, you can click the folder β€˜+’ icon to open the Assign Modal

Gif showing how to assign from AI Creator

4. From the QuizzBuzz App

  • Select My QuizBuzzes tab

  • From Global Quizbuzzes, click the "..." button

  • Select Assign to Course

5. From the Create App

  • Under My Assignments, click the "..." button next to the material of your choosing

  • Select Assign


Using the New Assignment Modal

Once the Assignment Modal is open, follow these steps to complete the assignment setup:

1. Select Course or Students:

While assigning activities, CodeHS allows for the option to assign either by Course or by Individual Student.

To assign by Course:

  • Select the Course where you would like to assign the activity

  • Click Next

Image showing how to assign to a full course

To Assign to Individual Student:

CodeHS Pro Feature: Assigning activities directly to individual students from this modal is a feature only available to CodeHS Pro users.

  • Toggle Assign by Individual Student button

  • Use the dropdown menu to select specific students. You can select multiple students at a time.

  • Select Next

Image highlighting the Assign by Individual Student Pro feature

Image showing how to select individual students from dropdown menu.

2. Select Placement of Activity

When you assign an activity, by default, activities are placed at the end of the course. However, there is a toggle available that allows teachers to determine other placements within the course.

  • Use the dropdown menu to select placement elsewhere in the course

  • Select Next

Image showing how to select placement.

3. Configure Settings:

  • Adjust and configure Availability, Due Date, Grading, and Advanced Settings as needed

    Image to show activity settings

4. Confirm Assignment:

  • Select Assign to finalize


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

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