Grading & Submission Options	Purposes	Notes	Appears in Assignments	Appears in Gradebook
Graded (No Submission)	Give students a grade for participation in an activity or event that does not require the submission of any form of documentation.		Yes	Yes
Graded (Online Submission)	Collect submissions from students online in the form of uploaded files, Website URL’s (e.g., blogs), Media recordings, or text entry.	Think of this as a “drop box” for various types of student work.	Yes	Yes
Graded (On Paper)	Give students a grade for something turned in during class (a project, printed essay, presentation, etc.).		Yes	Yes
Not graded	No known purpose.	Cannot accept submissions of any kind.	Yes	No

Grading Options	Purposes	Notes	Appears in Assignments	Appears in Gradebook
Ungraded Survey	Gather opinions or other information from your students (e.g. in a mid-term evaluation).	Option for anonymous submissions.	No	No
Graded Survey	Use as a way to incentivize students to take a survey by awarding points for completion.	Surveys cannot be graded for right or wrong answers, only for participation.	Yes	Yes
Practice Quiz	Create review and study opportunities or self- assessments to help students reflect on their learning throughout the course.	Point values can be assigned to questions in practice quizzes, but the scores won’t affect students’ grades.	No	No
Graded Quiz	Create medium or high-stakes quizzes/exams with a variety of question types.	Some question types can be automatically graded.	Yes	Yes

Grading Options	Purposes	Notes	Appears in Assignments	Appears in Gradebook
Graded	Create focused or threaded discussions in which students can share their thoughts and engage with each other around relevant course topics.		Yes	Yes
Ungraded	Create a general Q&A or other informal discussion space.	Cannot set a due date for an ungraded discussion.	No	No

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