Using the OneDrive Assignments app
The OneDrive Assignments app lets instructors assign Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other files directly in Schoology. Students create their own copies to complete and submit, and instructors can review, give feedback, and grade, all within Schoology.
To get started, install the app from the Schoology App Center in your account header.
If you’re also using Microsoft Teams Assignments, disable it to avoid duplicate assignments across platforms.
Create an assignment using the OneDrive Assignments app
From Courses, select the course in which you're adding the assignment.
Select Add Materials and choose Add Assignment.
From Create Assignment, click OneDrive Assignments to open your OneDrive.
If prompted, click Connect to approve the app and log in to your OneDrive account.
Instructors and students must be logged in to a Microsoft account through their browser to work on and submit assignments.
From Search, enter words or phrases to filter your results.
Use single quotes (apostrophes) around phrases to search for the exact wording.
Matching items are automatically displayed in the results list.
Select the file from OneDrive to attach it to the assignment.
Each Schoology assignment can include only one Microsoft file.
To change the file, delete the current one and re-open the OneDrive Assignments app to select a new file.
Enter the assignment details and click Create. The assignment is now available in the course.
You can no longer remove the file from your assignment after clicking Create.
Students will make a copy of the file to work on and submit it to you directly from Schoology.
Creating the assignment sets up a folder structure in your OneDrive for student copies.
Do not delete, edit, or rename these folders.
OneDrive folder hierarchy
When you create your first assignment with the OneDrive Assignments app, a Schoology folder is created at the root level of your OneDrive. For each new assignment, folders populate automatically with this structure:
A course folder, titled CourseName: SectionName+[ID], inside the Schoology folder.
An assignment folder, titled AssignmentName+[ID], inside the course folder.
A student copy, saved in the assignment folder. The file name begins with the student’s name, followed by the assignment name and ID.
Example
If you assign Grammar Review in English 101: Section 1, the path is: Schoology, then English 101: Section 1+[ID], then Grammar Review+[ID]
If Hannah Atkins submits a copy, her file is named: Hannah Atkins - Grammar Review+[ID]
Manage the assignment from the OneDrive app
Click the assignment’s gear icon to manage the assignment, including edit, move to folder, and more.
Click the assignment to open it or choose a tab.
Assignment tab
Review the due date, time, and description.
Open the Microsoft file you selected in a new tab in your browser.
Any edits you make apply only to copies created after your edits. Copies already made will not update.
Review a grading rubric, if used.
Switch between course sections, if linked.
In Progress tab
Review a list of all students who haven’t submitted their assignment.
Select a student's name to review their copy of your original document before submitting it.
Monitor students' progress and provide feedback using the OneDrive feedback tools.
The In Progress tab displays students who have created their own copy of your file and those who have not.
Student copies of your document
As the instructor, you are the owner of the document in Microsoft, and the file is shared with your students. Students create their own copy of your original file from the My Document tab.
Students must be logged into their own OneDrive accounts through their browser to create a copy of your original file.
Reviewing in progress files
To open a student's copy of the document from OneDrive, click Open.
Students can edit files until they submit.
After submission:
Files are locked for students but remain editable by you as the file owner.
The file moves from In Progress to the Submissions tab.
Submissions tab
Review all submitted assignments.
Select a student’s name to display their document.
Filter the submissions list.
Enter a score or add comments.
Click Exception to apply an exception.
If grading with a rubric, select the rubric icon to enter scores and comments.
Click Unsubmit to return the file to In Progress so the student can continue working.
Click Open to provide feedback in OneDrive. Inserting images is not supported.
Student view
The student view of the OneDrive Assignment includes the Assignment and My Document tabs.
On the Assignment tab, students can read the description and due date. If you’re grading with a rubric, it is displayed here.
To work on the file, students open My Document to generate their own copy. After the copy is created, they click Edit to open the file in a new browser tab in OneDrive.
Students can edit .docx files in Word Online. However, .doc files must be opened in the Word desktop app or converted to .docx in Word Online. For a list of supported file types and more information, refer to the Microsoft Office Support Center.
Submitting assignments
After students authorize the app and log in to OneDrive through their browser, they can edit their file from within Schoology.
To turn in work, students click Submit Assignment. After submission, the file can no longer be edited.
Students can click Unsubmit any time before the due date and before grading, even if an exception code is applied.
Unsubmitting a file returns it to the In Progress tab.
The student regains edit access and can continue working.