how to create a media assignment · assignment for each section of the book and set the media...

How to Create a Media Assignment Whenaclassgoesonline,themediaavailablewithinMyMathLabcantaketheplaceofthelecturewewouldordinarilygivefacetoface.AllMyMathLabclassesareloadedwithacopyoftheeBookforthecourseplusvideos,PowerPointsandotherinterestingoptions.Thesemediaarealwaysavailabletostudentsbutto“encourage”themtoactuallyusethem,youcancreateamediaassignment.Todoso,gotoInstructorTools(sometimescalledCourseTools)andthenselectAssignmentManager.YouwillchoosethetabCreateAssignmentmuchasifyouwerecreatingahomeworkoratest.

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Onthefinalpage,youchooseyourassignmentsettings.Thispagelooksexactlythesameaswhenyouarecreatingahomework,quizortest.BesuretoSaveandAssign.Fromexperience,theproblemwithMediaAssignmentsisthatstudentsfeeltheydon’tneedthem.Theywilltendtoskipthemandgostraighttothe“real”homework.OnethingyoucandoisbuildaMediaAssignmentandaHomeworkAssignmentforeachsectionofthebookandsettheMediaAssignmentasaPREREQUISITEfortheHomeworkAssignment.BuildtheMediaAssignmentfirstand,whenyougettothesettingspageontheHomeworkAssignment,lookforthePrequisiteoption.

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AfteryouselectSavePrerequisites,you’llseethatprerequisiteassignmentonyourSettingspageandyoucanSaveandAssign.