How to create a Google assignment in the LMS?
Jingjing Lin
Last Update 3 jaar geleden
There are two ways to add a Google assignment to your course in the LMS.
1. Duplicate an existing Google assignment in the template course
Use the Template 3: Google classroom replace, when you first time land on your course page.
Once the template is applied, you will have a Google assignment activity already included on the course page.
Click "Turn editing on".
Click "Edit".
Click "Duplicate".
You can delete the other one after this new one is created. Now you have a brand new Google assignment activity that is all configured. The next step is just to add content to it.
2. Preconfigure the external tool as a new activity
If in any case, the above approach failed, you can also preconfigure an external tool activity in the LMS by yourself.
Click "Add an activity or resource" on the course page. You will see the following pop-out window. Select "External tool".
You will land on the External tool configuration page as shown below.
Click "Show more..."
To obtain secure tool URL, consumer key, and shared secret, you have to visit the following website: https://assignments.google.com/admin
Make sure that you are logged in using your TUT email account as a teacher (supported by G suite).
Click "Generate new pair".
On the pop-out window, select Moodle, and provide an unique name to this assignment, and click Generate.
You will be given the following information with unique consumer key, shared secret, and tool URL. (Do not use the following one. Use your generated one.)
Input the above values to the External tool configuration page.
For other settings, there is one to metion. I usually prefer keep the launch container as to the *new window*. Because the ‘+’ button of adding rubric criteria is now displayed in the embedded version.
Click ‘save and display’.
You have a configured Google assignment activity, which was added from scratch.
Now you can go to edit your Google assignment activity.
Click "Open in new window".
If you are logged in with a TUT email account, you should be able to see this interface.
Click ‘Link’.
In the following pop out window click ‘Link’ again.
As a result, you will see the assignment activity ready for your editing as the screenshot shown below.
You can now edit the introduction, name, total point, deadline, rubric, and enable/disable the plagiarism check.
Once you are done with editing, you can directly close the window. The change will be saved automatically.
Once students submit their work, you will be able to grade them in the Gikadai LMS.
