> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.deandesk.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Assignments

> Review a course's assignments, manage them, open student submissions, and grade work from inside a course you teach.

> [!NOTE]
>
> **School-level feature** — managed within your school portal at `yourschool.deandesk.com`.## Video walkthrough

\<video controls playsInline preload="metadata" poster="/images/tutorials/teaching-assignments.jpg" width="100%" aria-label="Course Assignments tab walkthrough"><source src="https://deandesk-static-img.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/tutorials/teaching-assignments.608e3f31230d4697ddf9fb0583bf38ff69e353302abd15d66ecb6d90f4cd74fb.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
        \<track kind="captions" srcLang="en" label="English" default />
Your browser does not support embedded video. [Open the video](https://deandesk-static-img.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/tutorials/teaching-assignments.608e3f31230d4697ddf9fb0583bf38ff69e353302abd15d66ecb6d90f4cd74fb.mp4).</video>
      

\[Download the video](/videos/tutorials/teaching-assignments.mp4) · Download English captions

> [!NOTE]
>
> This walkthrough uses the real DeanDesk interface with the fictional Northstar Academy demo school and a calm, AI-generated English voice. Payments and outside services are not connected in the demo.The **Assignments** tab in the [course sidebar](/teaching/course-tour.md) lists all the work set for the course. As the course teacher, you create and manage assignments here, open each one to see what students have handed in, and grade submissions without leaving the course.## The assignment listOpen **Assignments** in the course sidebar. Each assignment appears as a card showing:- its title, with a **Quiz** or **Discussion** tag when it isn't a standard assignment
- **Due:** with the due date and time, flagged **(Due soon)** or **(Overdue)** when relevant
- **Points:** the total points
- the section it belongs to, if your course uses sections
- the first lines of its instructionsClick **View Details** to open an assignment. Graded discussion assignments show **Open Discussion** instead, which takes you to the discussion thread.**Teacher view**You see **Create Assignment** at the top of the page and a three-dot menu on every card. The page lists every assignment in the course.**Student view**Students see two tabs: **Assignments**, with each card showing their own status (**Not Submitted**, **Submitted**, **Late**, **Graded**, or **Overdue**) and score, and **My Submissions**, listing the work they have handed in. On an assignment's page they use **Submit Your Assignment** or **Take Quiz**.## Create an assignmentClick **Create Assignment** and choose **Standard assignment** or **Quiz**. Add a title, instructions, an optional due date and time, and the total points, then click **Save assignment**. The new assignment appears in the list and in students' course view\.The [Assignments guide](/lms/assignments.md#creating-an-assignment) covers every builder option, including grade categories, sections, supporting materials, and quiz questions.## Edit or delete an assignment**1. Open the card menu**Click the three-dot menu on the assignment's card.**2. Choose an action**Choose **Edit Assignment** to change its details, or **Delete Assignment** to remove it.**3. Confirm a deletion**Deleting asks you to confirm. Click **Delete** to remove the assignment, or **Cancel** to keep it.> [!WARNING]
>
> Deleting an assignment can't be undone.## Review submissionsClick **View Details** on a card to open the assignment page. Click **Back to Course** to return to the course.At the top you see the due date, the total points, and how much time students have left. Below that:- **Class Performance** groups the class results. Open **Class Summary** to see how many students have submitted, the number of attempts, and the average latest score and percentage. **Student Analytics** shows each student's attempts and score changes. **Export CSV** downloads the results as a spreadsheet.
- **Student Submissions** lists each submission with the student's name, when it was submitted, its status, the text response, and any attached files. Click a file to download it.For quizzes, each row has **View Submission**, or **Review & Grade** when an answer needs your review, which opens the full attempt.## Grade a submission**1. Find the student's row**On the assignment page, find the student in the **Student Submissions** table.**2. Enter a score and feedback**Type the points in **Score** and add optional comments in **Feedback**. You can also upload a marked-up file under **Attach Graded File (Optional)**.**3. Submit the grade**Click **Submit Grade**. The status changes to **Graded** with the score, and the button becomes **Update Grade** so you can change it later.Grades you save here appear in the course [gradebook](/teaching/gradebook.md), so you only enter them once. Students see their score and feedback on the assignment page.> [!TIP]
>
> Quizzes grade themselves when students submit. You only need to review attempts marked **Review & Grade**.## Related- [Assignments](/lms/assignments.md) — the full guide to assignment types, quizzes, and grading options
- [Gradebook](/teaching/gradebook.md) — scores, totals, and final grades for the course
- [Course tour](/teaching/course-tour.md) — every tab in the course sidebar


This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.