Teacher
Assignment Creation – New Features
- Teacher can select ‘Handout’ for MSFT files
- Files are stored in Unified Classroom (not in OneDrive, even if they were originally attached from there)
- All users, regardless of authentication type, can use handout for MSFT files
- If Handout is selected for any file
- ‘Submit Student Online Work’ is defaulted on and cannot be changed
- Once a single student has created a handout for the assignment, the file cannot be removed or changed to ‘view’
- Prevent Data Loss
- Limitations for Handouts
- Google Tenant Users
- Teacher must be the owner of the file. Team Drive files are not compatible with handouts.
- User will be given a tooltip to explain why they cannot change from ‘View’
- Google Tenant Users
Assignment/Activity List – New Features
- Online Work icon has been replaced with a computer, to avoid confusion with the ‘attachments’ paperclip
- Status Circle (in quick view and the column)
- Points to the # of students that have ‘submitted’ assignments, rather than the number of students that have uploaded a file
Scoring Page – New Features/Updates
- New ‘Files’ icon
- New Status column
- Blank means the student has been assigned the work
- Right Arrow is submitted by student
- Purple Left Arrow is returned to student
- Number is the number of times the file has been in that status
- ToolTip gives the status name
- Row Menu
- If student has submitted a file, than ‘Return to Student’ Appears in the menu
- Any other status, it does not appear
Score Inspector – New Features/Updates
- Moved student attachments/files into new bar
- File Icon opens the WOPI viewer to view the attachments
- Status is dynamic based on previously explanations
- Return to student functions only when the status is ‘submitted)
Notification – New Features/Updates
- Teachers now receive a notification when the student clicks ‘Submit Assignment’, not when a file is uploaded, in the ‘Assignments’ tab of notifications
- The notification is deleted if the student clicks ‘Undo’
Student
Assignment/Activity List – New Features
- Status Column
- Indicates to the student whether the assignment requires online work/submission (Computer), they have submitted the assignment (right arrow/submitted), or the assignment has been returned (purple left arrow, returned), and number of times the files has been submitted/returned.
- Updated ‘My Files’ icon
- New messaging (Upload File instead of ‘Upload Assignment’ in hover and quick view)
Assignment Details Screens – New Features/Updates
- Removal of the top menu
- Status count appears on the ‘Due Date’ bar, left justified, with ‘Submitted (n)’ or ‘Returned (n)’ with icon
- My Files
- Button to Upload file added to the screen here
- Submit Assignment Button is functional only when the status is either blank (Computer) or returned
- Student is given the option to ‘Undo’ their submission only while on this screen.
- Limitations for file uploads
- Google Tenant Users
- Students can only upload Google files that they are the owner of.
- Team Drive files cannot be uploaded due to the nature of the drive, and students should create their own copy of the file
- Google Tenant Users
Notification – New Features/Updates
- Students now receive a notification when the teacher clicks ‘Return to Student’ in the ‘Assignments’ tab of notifications.
- Assignments tab is new for student user type
- The notification is deleted if the teacher clicks ‘Undo’
WOPI Viewer (for Teacher/Student) – New Features/Updates
- User is notified of the location of the file they are editing/viewing
- If MSFT, then
- ‘You are viewing a Unified Classroom Copy’
- If Google file, then
- If they have edit permissions, then ‘You are editing the live file stored in Google Drive.’
- If they have view permissions, then ‘You are viewing the live file stored in Google Drive.’
- If MSFT, then
Edit Microsoft Documents – New Features/Updates
- ‘Edit Button’ in the top right corner enables the user’s ability to edit the file (based on their permissions)
- User has all capabilities provided by Office Online
