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How to Use Assignments in Microsoft Teams: Quick 12-Minute Tutorial for Teachers

Sara Wanasek

Using Microsoft Teams in the classroom gained popularity during the pandemic. However, it can, and is, being used in both online and physical classrooms today. As a learning management tool, Teams works seamlessly with other Microsoft products like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint which are classic favorites for students and teachers alike.

This multi-functional tool allows you to stay in touch with your students not only through video calls, but with chats, files, and assignments in Microsoft Teams. Teams can seem daunting when you first begin to use it, but it really is quite simple and easy to use. To make it seem less intimidating, we have broken down and explained some main features of Teams separately. Here are links to our other guides on features of Microsoft Teams:

• Microsoft Teams for Online Teaching – A Guide for Teachers
• Using Breakout Rooms in Microsoft Teams  
• Assignments in Teams
• Class Notebook in Microsoft Teams
• 15 of the Best Teams Tips and Tricks .

Below is a quick, everything-you-need-to-know guide on assignments in Microsoft Teams. Let’s get started!

Create an Assignment in Microsoft Teams

To begin creating assignments in Microsoft Teams, you first need to be sure of two things:

• You are logged in with a Microsoft EDU account
• The Team you have created is a Class Team type

If both of those things are complete you will be able to see the Assignments tab on the side ribbon and on the top ribbon in the General channel. If you need help getting to know the interface and basics of Teams, check out our Teams Guide for Teachers.

Start a New Assignment

Now, to create your assignment, click on the Assignments tab from the top ribbon under your General Channel. Click Create , and then Assignment , to begin your first assignment. You can explore creating a quiz with the help of Microsoft Forms and creating an assignment based on a pre-existing assignment another time.

Add Assignment Details

In your new assignment, add a title and a description to let your students know what to do to complete the assignment.

If you prefer to attach the instructions as a document, or have supporting materials to the assignment, you can attach them under the Add Resources link. Teams allows you to attach files in many different ways: through your OneDrive, ClassNoteBook, from a link, by creating a new file, or from uploading a document from your computer.

When you attach a resource, you have the option to allow students to edit it or not. By default, they cannot edit; however, if you prefer to change this, just click on the three dots at the end of the resource and click, Students edit their own copy. Now, when students edit this file, a new copy will be made for them, and it is automatically attached to this assignment for an easy turn-in.

Set Points and a Rubric

To easily grade this assignment in Teams, assign the number of points it is worth, or add a rubric . Similar to creating assignments, you can use a pre-existing rubric, upload one, or create a new one.

Creating a new rubric is very customizable so you are able to add all the information your students need to complete the assignment. Just add a title , and a description , then fill in the rest of the rubric. If you need more categories , just click the plus button at the end of the columns, or after the bottom row. In addition, you can assign points to each category of the rubric.

Choose Students to Assign the Work to

The next step in creating an assignment is to assign it to your students. You can assign it to all of them, or a certain student(s) for more individualized work. Just click Assign to All, or go through the list and click the students you would like to assign this to.

Give a Due Date & Close Date

In Teams, there are two different categories of dates for when the assignment is due.

Due Date: This is when the assignment is due, however, students are still able to turn in the assignment late, after the due date has passed.

Close Date: This is when the assignment closes and no more submissions are allowed.

To set both of these, and schedule this assignment for the future, click Edit under the Due Date section. To set a Close Date , click the checkbox on the side and set the date.

When all of your setups are complete, back at the top of the page, click assign, or save for later if it still needs a bit more work.

How Students Can Turn in Assignments

After you assign an assignment, students will receive a notification. They are able to view the assignment in the General Channel or on the Assignment tabs.

The student’s view of the assignment is very similar to the teacher’s view. They will see the Due Date and Close Date, the instructions, any files you have attached, and a rubric if there is one.

Students can begin their assignments right away in Teams if you have attached a document for them to work on. In the example below, students would be using PowerPoint on their desktops simultaneously with ClassPoint to make their presentations more interactive. As they work, their changes will be saved automatically. If you don’t have a document attached, students can upload and attach their work instead.

When they have completed their work, they just need to click Turn In. They will see a fun animation appear indicating the turn-in is successful.

How to Grade Assignments

Once students have turned in their work, you will receive a notification. Now, you can easily look over and grade their work. Click into an assignment to view how many students have turned in their work, how many need grading, and how many you have already graded.

To grade an assignment, click on the Turned in status. Here, you are able to view their work alongside a tab for you to give them feedback. If you have a rubric , it will open for you to assign the points for each category. Scrolling down, you can leave feedback to let them know what they excelled at and what needs more work.

When the grading is completed, you can return it to the student. They can view your feedback, make changes, and turn it in again if necessary.

To easily jump between students for a continuous grading experience, click the arrows on the side of the student’s name, or click on the student’s name for a drop-down menu of your other students.

Export Grade Data

In Teams, it is really easy to export data, especially for assignments. You can export data for certain assignments, in addition to exporting all assignments and student grade data. This can be done from the Grades pivot on the top toolbar. You will see a complete list of your students, and of each assignment on this tab that you have assigned throughout the year.

Frequently Asked Questions

And that completes this tutorial on Assignments in Microsoft Teams! There is plenty you can do with this feature on Teams to make it suitable for your students and classroom. Enjoy using it to its fullest potential.

We have put together some frequently asked questions in case you still have some lingering questions before you get started!

What if I don’t see the Assignments tab?

If you don’t see the Assignment tab on the top ribbon in your General channel, or on the side ribbon, you are not logged in with a Microsoft EDU account. Create your own, or get in touch with your IT department for your login.

What is the difference between the Due Date and the Close Date?

Students can still turn in Assignments after the Due Date has passed, but once the Close Date has passed, no more submissions are allowed.

If I return the assignment to my student does that mean I want them to redo it?

Not necessarily. You can return all assignments to the students so that they can see your feedback. If you want a student to redo the assignment, you should let them know in your feedback.

Can I attach a PDF for my students to edit to the assignment?

You can do this through your Class Notebook! Insert the PDF to a Class Notebook page and set it as the background. Then, you can assign this page to your students.

Watch this for a visual guide on how to insert a PDF to a Class Notebook page.

Can I assign an assignment to a certain channel?

Unfortunately, no. You can only assign to the General Channel, which is all your students, or assign to individual students when setting up the assignment.

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Simplify your class workflow with new Assignments features from Teams

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Whether it’s the beginning of a new school year or mid-winter semester, we know it’s important for you to have the right tools to help prepare, teach, and assess your students more efficiently. With customizable features and options, Microsoft Teams for Education helps you simplify your class workflow and create a quality learning environment for students as well as educators.

Explore four new Assignments features in Microsoft Teams for Education designed to help you make the most of your valuable instruction and assessment time.

1. Duplicate or share assignments in a snap with new quick actions

With the latest updates to quick actions in the Assignment list, you can click on an assignment and choose from these options: Edit, Copy Link, Duplicate, Mark as Inactive, or Delete. With Duplicate, you can copy the assignment to another class. With Copy Link, you can get a direct link to the assignment and share it over chat, email, or any other platform you use to communicate with your students.

With quick actions in the Assignment list in Teams, you can choose these options for assignments: Edit, Copy Link, Duplicate, Mark as Inactive, or Delete.

2. Set individual assignment due dates for multiple classes

If you have multiple classes to publish an assignment to, you can now set individual schedule, due, and close dates for each class with new multi-publish support. With new multi-class assignment options, you can quickly make one or more changes and publish to all your classes in one action, saving you time and streamlining the management of your assignment timelines.

3. Configure quiz time limits directly in Assignments

Timed Quiz is a popular feature in Microsoft Forms, enabling you to set the amount of time students have for a quiz. Now, you can configure and change the time for each quiz directly inside of Assignments settings in Teams. This new capability allows you to make any quiz a Timed Quiz without having to go into Forms to change the settings.

Configure and change the time for each quiz directly inside of Assignments settings in Teams.

4. Customize your grading with new Grade settings

In Assignments and Grades, the Grade settings now support multiple grading schemes. Use this feature to map to your grading schemes for grading inside Teams . Once configured, you can either use points or a new scheme of your choice in your grading and reporting. The system is flexible to support a variety of needs—you can even use emojis for your grading!

In Assignments and Grades, use the Grade settings to customize your grading schemes for grading inside Teams.

With the latest updates from Microsoft Teams for Education , you’ll find simplified ways to help streamline, manage, and customize your class workflow. Discover all the newest updates to Microsoft Teams in What’s New in Teams for Education | August 2023 .

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Microsoft Teams: How to Hand In Assignments

Microsoft Teams is one of the most popular tools for remote learning. Millions of teachers and students worldwide rely on Teams for hosting or attending online classes and tracking assignments.

Speaking of assignments, if you’re not sure what are the steps to follow to turn in assignments in Microsoft Teams, this guide is for you.

How to Hand In Assignments in Microsoft Teams

• First, go to your classroom.
• Then select the General channel.

• The list of your assignments will appear on the screen. It’s filtered by the due date. In this manner, you’ll know what assignments are urgent and which can wait.
• Select your assignment card . Open it and check the assignment details.

• Hit the Turn in button to submit your assignment. Your teacher can now check your assignment and the files you attached to it.

Keep in mind that the maximum file size is 500MB. You can add up to 10 additional resources for each assignment.

The Assignment Hand-In Status

The status of the Turn in button may vary depending on whether you met the deadline or not.

• Turn in late . This status indicates you’re submitting your assignment after the due date. The good news is that your teacher has allowed late hand-ins. You’re lucky.
• Not turned in . This status is visible if you failed to meet the deadline for handing the assignment in. The bad news is that your teacher hasn’t allowed late turn-ins.
• Undo turn in . Use this button if you need to edit the assignment you already handed in.
• Turn in again . You can use this button to upload the edited version of an assignment you previously submitted.

Make sure to always hand in your assignment on time. Stay organized and try to meet the deadline.

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Create group assignments or assign to individual students

Create an assignment in Microsoft Teams for Education and assign it to individual or small groups of students in a class. Groups turn in one copy of the assignment that can be graded separately or together.

Create a new assignment

Navigate to your desired class team and select Assignments .

Select Create > Assignment .

Create a group assignment

If you chose Randomly group students: 

Enter number of groups, then select Create groups .

When everything looks good, select Done . If you decide you need more edits, select Groups of students again.

Finish adding details to your assignment, then select Assign . Note that once an assignment has been distributed to students, you can no longer edit groups.  

If you chose Manually group students:

Select Create groups .

Edit the default group name, if desired.

Select Create .

When you're done, select + New group  and repeat Steps 2 and 3 until all students have been assigned to a group.

Finish adding details to your assignment, then select Assign . Note that once an assignment has been distributed to students, you can no longer edit groups.

Assign to individual students

Select the student dropdown under Assign to . By default, All Students will be selected. Select student names or type to search for a student.

Note:  You can only assign work to individual students in one class at a time.

Once you've selected the students, finish adding details to your assignment.

Select Assign . The students you chose will be notified of their new assignment.

Create an assignment

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Athletics Designate Abraham Toro For Assignment

By Darragh McDonald | August 27, 2024 at 1:05pm CDT

The Athletics announced that they have reinstated infielder Jacob Wilson from the 10-day injured list and recalled infielder Armando Alvarez . They had optioned infielder Darell Hernaiz after last night’s game, opening one roster spot. They opened another by designating infielder Abraham Toro for assignment.

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Remember you heard this first. 2025 A’s ahead of the Astros in the standings

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Wouldn’t be shocking. Question is how Texas will respond next year.

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If the astros lose bregman than I can see that, maybe astros finish .500 in 2025 and then if tucker leaves they rebuild in 2026

2024 is their last (strong) dance and 2025 is the real last dance

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No need to emphasize your involvement, I always remember where I first heard stupid things.

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Toro?? why?? It just does not make that much sense… The guy was just the A’s motor at the start of the season… Unfortunately, he got hurt and therefore lost his mojo – and his role – but otherwise Toro was great…

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Unfortunately after the injury Toro was completely unproductive

Man that makes the Milwaukee trade for Toro seem even more ludicrous. The Brewers return of Chad Patrick has been one of the best starting pitchers in AAA this year. The A’s could regret this one for years to come.

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The content stored in SharePoint includes metadata and details about Assignments and Submissions that's stored for Assignments. The export user data is supported for both Student and Teacher users. However, delete data is only supported for Students due to co-mingling and data retention compliance. Teachers can delete their data in app by deleting assignments or classes. For more information, review the Assignments Admin documentation .

There are three scripts to use depending upon the scenario:

Shared common step for Export and Delete user data scenario:

Use the Get-UserClasses.ps1 script to create a list of classes that user is part of. If the user has left the class, then a text file containing those class Ids can be provided to include data from those classes. Otherwise data won't be exported or deleted from those classes. Running this script creates a csv file that contains a list of classes, the role of the user in class, and whether or not export or delete for the user was processed (which is set to false by default).

Exporting User data:

Use the Export-EDUAssignments.ps1 script to export data for the user. The csv file generated in the above step is input to this script. Running this script will get assignments and submissions of each assignment and generates two files. The assignment file (assignment.json) contains assignments and submissions and report file(GetAssignmentsReport.csv) - status of running the script. After running the script, it updates the GetSubmissionsProcessed column in the csv input file to true for that specific class so that if there's a failure the script can be rerun.

Deleting User data:

Use the Delete-EDUAssignments.ps1 script to delete data for the user. The script reads the class details of user from input csv file generated in the previous shared step. It then deletes the submissions, and generates a report file(DeleteAssignmentsReport.csv) for status of running the script. When the deletion of submission is done it updates the DeleteSubmissionsProcessed column to true for that specific class, so that if there's a failure the script can be rerun. The script also removes students from the class unless optionally specified to not do so by the Tenant Admin, failing that the student will get all the assignments applicable to them be redistributed to them.

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Angels Become Fourth Team to Designate Pitcher For Assignment in 2024

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The Los Angeles Angels designated reliever Mike Baumann for assignment on Friday, per the  MLB transaction wire .

It was the fourth time this season that the 28-year-old right-hander was DFA'd.

Now that he's heading for waivers, other MLB teams will have a chance to claim him, but since he has more than two years of service time, he’ll need to be placed on a 40-man roster.

Baumann has never actually cleared waivers; in all three instances earlier this season, he was traded. He has gone from the Baltimore Orioles to the Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants and Angels via DFA resolutions throughout the year.

#Angels transactions: •Selected the contract of RHP Ryan Zeferjahn •Designated RHP Mike Baumann for assignment — Angels PR (@LAAngelsPR) August 23, 2024

When the Orioles designated him for assignment on May 18, they traded him four days later to the Seattle Mariners. Baltimore sent Baumann and catcher Michael Perez to the Mariners in exchange for catcher Blake Ford.

Seattle held onto him until July 19 and then traded him to the San Francisco Giants three days later. The Giants DFA’d him five days later and then traded him to the Angels, where he made 10 appearances.

Baumann has not pitched very well at any of his stops. He owns a 5.24 ERA through 44.2 innings this year.

Baumann had an outstanding season in 2023 when the Orioles clinched the American League East title. He posted a 10-1 record with a 3.76 ERA across 60 appearances, striking out 61 and walking 33 over 64.2 innings.

After three years at Jacksonville University, the Orioles selected Baumann in the third round of the 2017 draft.

He worked his way up to the big leagues and made his Major League Baseball debut with the Orioles in 2021, eventually becoming a reliable reliever.

During his time with Baltimore, he appeared in 94 games, posting a 13-5 record with a 4.45 ERA, 105 strikeouts, and 57 walks over 127.1 innings. Across his four MLB seasons, he holds a 15-5 record with a 4.80 ERA, 129 strikeouts, and 69 walks in 153.2 innings.

In a corresponding move, the Angels selected the contract of righty reliever Ryan Zeferjahn.

The Los Angeles Angels would have needed to add Zeferjahn to their 40-man roster this offseason to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Instead, they’re giving him his first big league opportunity a few weeks early, allowing him to potentially secure a middle relief role heading into next season.

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Dodgers designate Jason Heyward for assignment to clear roster spot for Chris Taylor

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On Tuesday night, Jason Heyward hit a go-ahead home run that manager Dave Roberts described “as probably the highlight of the season for me thus far.”

Some 24 hours later, however, the Dodgers informed their highly respected, veteran clubhouse leader that he no longer had a place on the team.

As the odd man out of the team’s anticipated roster crunch, Heyward was designated for assignment to clear a roster spot for returning utility man Chris Taylor, the team announced Thursday.

Not even a dramatic pinch-hit, three-run homer in the eighth inning of Tuesday night’s 6-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners could save Heyward’s job, as the Dodgers chose to keep four-time Gold Glove Award-winning center fielder Kevin Kiermaier, versatile utility man Kiké Hernández and Taylor on the bench.

The decision was significant, even if it wasn’t all that unexpected.

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Heyward hit just .208 with a .682 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, six homers and 28 RBIs in 63 games in a platoon role this season, but his playing time took a significant hit when Mookie Betts moved from shortstop back to right field upon returning from a left-hand fracture last week.

“I think [the decision] is going to be what it’s going to be, no matter what,” Heyward said after Tuesday night’s game. “Years like this, when a team is all-in, I think they always have to put their best foot forward, and whatever happens, happens.”

A day later, Heyward learned of his fate, with the Dodgers informing him of the impending roster move after Wednesday’s game, according to a person with knowledge of the situation who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly.

“This roster is gonna look, on the position player side, a little different on Friday,” Roberts told reporters during his postgame news conference Wednesday.

Indeed, in the end, cutting Heyward appears to have been a matter of personnel fit for the Dodgers, who have dramatically altered their roster since he re-signed with the club on a one-year, $9-million deal in December.

At the start of the season, the Dodgers had Betts at shortstop. They had two rookies, James Outman and Andy Pages, patrolling center. And in Heyward, they had an experienced left-handed hitter who could play right field against right-handed pitching, making him a regular presence at the bottom of the Dodgers lineup.

Since then, however, Miguel Rojas emerged as the Dodgers’ top shortstop, prompting Betts’ transition back to being an everyday right fielder. Teoscar Hernández has thrived in an everyday role in left. And, most consequentially, the club also added two new center-field options at the trade deadline, acquiring Kiermaier from Toronto and switch-hitting utilityman Tommy Edman from St. Louis .

As a result, Heyward — who has 192 career starts in center field, but posted subpar defensive metrics there last season — was left without a position or clear role on the roster.

And while his bat might have been of value off the bench over the stretch run of the season, the Dodgers instead opted to keep the more defensively skilled Kiermaier, as well as the more defensively versatile duo of Hernández and Taylor.

Heyward, 35, first joined the Dodgers on a minor-league contract two offseasons ago, making the 2023 opening-day roster after being released by the Chicago Cubs near the end of the 2022 campaign.

Freddie Freeman, Heyward’s old Atlanta Braves teammate and close longtime friend in the sport, initially vouched for the outfielder to Dodgers officials, extolling Heyward’s veteran track record and steadying clubhouse presence while urging the club to take a flier on him.

“I put Jason’s name on the radar, then I put it on again and just kept going and going and going,” Freeman said in March 2023. “I just made sure to let Andrew [Friedman, president of baseball operations] know how wonderful of a man that guy is.”

During Heyward’s first season with the team, those traits quickly became clear. Not only did the outfielder have a resurgence at the plate, batting .269 with 15 home runs and a .813 OPS in 124 games, but he also became one of the most respected voices on what was a new-look team, taking on an important leadership role that transcended his status as a part-time platoon player.

“You see him every day coming in working, helping the younger guys out, his whole routine, how professional he is,” catcher Will Smith said last year. “That rubs off on guys.”

This season, however, was more of a grind for the 15-year veteran.

Heyward landed on the injured list during the opening week of the season, ultimately missing more than 40 games with lower back tightness.

Though he batted .261 with a .929 OPS in his first 26 games back from the injury — including a pinch-hit grand slam in the Dodgers’ five-run, ninth-inning comeback against the Colorado Rockies on June 18 — his performance at the plate eventually waned.

Since June 19, Heyward was batting just .172 with a .552 OPS. He missed another three weeks in July with a left knee bone bruise. And his playing time had been steadily slashed, having started only once in the Dodgers’ last 11 games following Betts’ return from the IL.

Heyward had displayed some ability to contribute off the bench, going six for 15 with three home runs in the 14 contests he entered as a mid-game sub.

His go-ahead home run Tuesday stirred speculation he might be able to survive this week’s roster crunch, too.

“He does things the right way,” Roberts said that night. “He was ready when called upon, and he came up with a huge hit.”

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However, Roberts stopped short of guaranteeing Heyward’s safety, acknowledging that a “tough” decision was nonetheless looming upon Taylor’s return.

Heyward still checked a lot of boxes for the Dodgers, from his role in the clubhouse to occasional pop at the plate.

But for a team that is now back at full strength offensively, and clearly placing a premium on defense as they begin to formulate their potential October plans, he no longer fit into the roster as he once did.

In what became a game of musical chairs, it was Heyward who was left without a seat.

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