Teachers can add tasks to classes via the class Tasks & Units tab, click Add Task

Complete the following required fields:

1. Name: task name

2. Unit: the unit plan you wish to link the task to.

3. Task category: these are customisable via Manage Categories.

4. Due date & time: student submissions will be marked early or late based on this. Green days on the calendar picker indicate days with Attendance periods configured for the class for schools with Class Attendance enabled.

5. Type

• Formative Assessment Tasks are meant for practice to build competency and to provide feedback. Common examples include homework and short quizzes.
• Summative Assessment Tasks are meant to evaluate the level of achievement at the end of the unit. Common examples include exams and projects.
  For a more detailed explanation on the differences between Summative and Formative assessment, we recommend this article from Carnegie Mellon University.

Use the description box to add any special instructions for the students in any language.

Teachers can choose which group of students the task is assigned to. This can be selected in the Student Differentiation section. They can choose to assign it based on the students’ level (HL or SL for IB DP for example) or they can choose a specific set of students for which to assign the task to.

The students who have not been assigned to the task will not see it, nor will teachers be able to grade these students for this Task.

Select applicable Assessment models for the Task in the third section. 

Tick Google Docs Coursework Submission to assign a Gdoc to your students. Click here for further guidance. Note that this is only available if your account administrator has enabled integration with Google Docs.

Teachers with multiple Class sections of the same subject and grade level can create Tasks in Additional Classes by selecting the Class and setting the Category and Due Date of the task in those extra classes. 

Adding Criteria Tasks

Teachers can add tasks to classes via the class Tasks & Units tab, click Tasks > Add Task.

Teachers can also add tasks from within the Assessment section of their Unit Planners. Adding tasks directly from within the Unit will link the task automatically to the unit. 

Complete the following required fields:

1. Title: task name

2. Due date & time: student submissions will be marked early or late based on this. Green days on the calendar picker indicate days with Attendance periods configured for the class for schools with Class Attendance enabled. 

3. Unit: the unit plan you wish to link the task to.

4. Task category: these are customisable via the Manage Categories button.

5. Type:

• Formative Assessment Tasks are meant for practice to build competency and to provide feedback. Common examples include homework and short quizzes.
• Summative Assessment Tasks are meant to evaluate the level of achievement at the end of the unit. Common examples include exams and projects.

Please note: Grades and Comments are tied to the Task type selected when the task was created. If you change the task type after the task has been assessed, any previous assessments & comments would be hidden from the gradebook.

Teachers are able to choose which group of students the task is assigned to in the Student Differentiation section.

The students that have not been assigned to the task will not see it, nor will teachers be able to grade them.

Based on the Task type selected in section 1, the default Assessment option will be MYP Criteria for Summative type and Local Points for Formative

• Enable Task-specific clarification to customise the descriptors for each criteria value.

Tick Google Docs Coursework Submission to assign a Gdoc to your students. Click here for further guidance. Note that this is only available if your account administrator has enabled integration with Google Docs.

Enable the Dropbox Coursework Submission to allow students to upload their work directly to ManageBac. Enable Turnitin to check for plagiarism directly within ManageBac account.

Click here for further guidance on configuring Turnitin Settings for deadlines within ManageBac. Note that this is only available if your account administrator has enabled integration with Turnitin.

Tick Save as Draft to hide the task from students & parents.

Tick Notify Students via email to make students aware of the new Task.

Click Create Task at the bottom of the page to finish the process of creating your task. Alternatively, if you are planning to create multiple tasks, click Create and Add Another Task to save your current task and open a new Add Task form in one step.

If you would like to duplicate your task in another class section that you are teaching, you can simply tick the checkbox beside the class name. This will allow you to customize the Due Date and Category for your second class section.

Adding Student Discussion Tasks

Via "Add Task" options in Classes/Quick Add menus

Tasks can now use a third Coursework Submission type we call Student Submission Task. Using this option for any task will automatically enable the "Binary" assessment option (you have to have Binary as assessment option enabled in Settings > Select Academic Programme > Assessment Framework for this to work). MYP Formative Tasks can also have Binary enabled. 

Select how many contributions each student has to make for the Discussion Task to be considered "Complete". 

Once the Task has been created, you will see the Task Details as the start of the Discussion to which students can respond and reply to those responses from other students. 

You can also see how many Discussion Posts each student has added or how many students have contributed to the Task. 

Teacher or Students can either add multiple Comments or post Replies to any existing Comment to complete the Discussion Post requirements. 

Discussion Tasks appear in the Gradebook as regular Tasks with Binary Assessment and others as selected. 

All Discussions linked to Tasks will appear as separate "Event Discussions" at the bottom of the Discussions page in the class. It is possible to rename the Discussions page to other labels and still use Student Discussion Tasks in Classes. 

This will allow you to select from previously created tasks from other classes.

Step 1:

1. Use the Filter options to show or hide Tasks in archived classes and filter for Grade level, Teacher, Task type or Task Category.

2. Tick the box to the left of the Tasks you wish to import into the class.

3. Click Continue with Import to proceed to the next step.

Step 2:

Select the (1) Unit and corresponding Lesson Experience (if available) and choose an appropriate Task (2) Category as well as the (3) Due Date in your class. 

Use the (4) "Import to X Additional Class(es)" button to import the same Task to additional Classes of the same subject and grade level where this Task does not yet exist.

You can add tasks to your class by clicking Add Tasks at the bottom of the page. 

This allows you to select from previously uploaded files. Tick the checkboxes next to the files you want to add. Again, you can filter which files you view by category, author, and grade level.

The files will be added to your class after you click Add Resources at the bottom of the page.