Scheduling assignments to automatically post to students at a later date allows teachers to plan ahead and save time. This quick guide shows you how to schedule your assignments in Microsoft Teams for Education in a few easy steps.
Scheduling assignments for later.
First, you need to create a new assignment in Teams.
- Head to the class you want to assign work to and select Assignments.
- Select Create and then Assignment.
- Fill out the usual details – the assignment title, description, attachments etc.
- To schedule for later, scroll down to the Date due section.
5. Select Edit under the Date due box. This opens the Edit assignment timeline window.
6. Tick Schedule to assign in the future.
7. Select the Post date and time.
8. You can also select a due date and close date in this window.
9. Select Done.
10. Once your assignment is ready, hit Schedule. It will then automatically post to students at your selected date and time.
Scheduling assignments for later in Teams is particularly handy when reusing assignments for your classes. Here’s a guide on recycling and reusing your old assignments for new classes.
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