Instructors may add links to site activities (i.e., Assignments, Discussions, Test & Quizzes) on Lessons pages.
Note: These links will automatically update to maintain links to published activities if you copy the course content to a new site, as long as you do not change the name of the activity. However, you will need to publish your activities in the new site for the links to become active.
Go to Lessons.
If you titled your page something other than Lessons, select the title of the page as it appears in your Tool Menu.
Select Add Content.
Select Add Content from the Actions Menu.
Select Link to an Assignment.
Under the Linked or Embedded Items heading, select Link to an Assignment.
Select the assignment from the list of Existing Assignments.
- Select the radio button corresponding to the assignment you would like to link to.
- Select Use selected item.
Note: You may also select Create new assignment using Assignments and create a new assignment in the Assignments tool. See How do I add an assignment? for more information on creating assignments.
View assignment link on page.
The page will now display a link to the assignment.
Note: The assignment open and close dates are displayed in brackets following the title of the assignment.
Add a description. (Optional)
Select Edit.
Select the pencil (Edit) icon that appears when the cursor is hovered over the item.
Add a description for the assignment.
- Type a description in the Item Description text field.
- Select Update Item.
View updated item.
The assignment link displays with the description below.