Once an admin switches on Google Docs, create a task using a Google Doc template, and each student gets their own copy or a shared one.
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Set tasks with Google Docs templates
Attach a Google Doc template to a task so each student gets their own copy, or the class shares one. Then follow progress, lock or submit work, and annotate and assess in split screen.
An admin needs to switch on the Google Docs integration first. See Enabling Google Docs Integration (Google Task Templates).
1. Create the task
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Add a taskGo to Classes, choose the class, then Tasks > Add Task.
- Fill in the detailsEnter the Name, Due date and time, Category and Type. Add a Unit and Lesson Experience if you want to.
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Turn on Google DocsTick Enable Google Docs Coursework Submission.
2. Add the template
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Add a templateClick Add New Template and give it a Name.
- Choose how it is sharedPick Assign to students individually for one copy per student, or Assign collaborative copy for one shared copy the whole class works in.
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Pick the Google DocUse the Google Drive file picker to find the template in your school Google Drive and click submit.
- Choose studentsEvery student is selected. Untick anyone who should not get it, or use All and None. Click Save Changes.
- Create the taskAdd more templates if you need them, then click Save Changes to create the task.
Edit or delete a template with its icons, or open it with the Google Drive logo.
3. What students need
Students open the Google Doc inside ManageBac+. This works when the Google account they are signed in to in their browser uses the same email address as their ManageBac+ profile. On the ManageBac+ app, they need to be signed in to the Google Drive app on that device with the same email address.
4. Follow progress and manage submissions
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Waiting | The student has not opened the task yet. |
| In Progress | The student has opened the document. |
| Submitted | The student has submitted the Google Doc. |
- Lock one student: use the lock icon. This works whatever their submission status.
- Submit for everyone: click Submit Coursework under the template title. Students can no longer edit their documents.
- Reopen for one student: reset their coursework submission so they can keep editing.
- Lock or unlock the whole class, and use Extend Due Date on the right panel to give a student more time.
- Show Results on the right panel makes gradebook grades and comments visible to students and parents.
5. Annotate and assess in split screen
Click a student's name to open split screen.
- Left: move between students and see each one's status for every template in the task.
- Centre: switch between Google Docs, to work in the document, and Annotations, to annotate a PDF of the submission.
- Right: submission details, task and unit details, and assessment.
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