SAM In MindTap Instructor Help
The activity bank contains activities from the textbook and any activities you created yourself. Activity creation is not available for all classes.
Click + Add / Create › Activity.
Click Activity Bank.
The activity bank opens, showing all activities for your textbook.

Filter the activities to find what you want.
- To view only activities not already in the learning path, select Activities not assigned.
- To view only activities from certain chapters, click Chapters and select chapters.
- To view only certain activity types, click Activity Type and select activity types.
To preview an activity, click Preview.
The Activity Preview opens, showing reading, questions, and default settings. You can edit an activity's settings after adding it to the learning path.
To take the activity as a student, select responses and click Submit.
Your attempt is scored. Correct responses are marked
and incorrect responses are marked
.
To see feedback for your responses, click
or
.
To see other results students might get, select different responses and click Try Again.
To close the Activity Preview, click
.
Click Assign.
In the Assign to Course window, set activity details.
- Activity Title
Label for the activity in the learning path.
- Description
Information or instructions displayed when the activity is opened.
- Require Password
Password protection for scoreable activities to prevent students from accessing them ahead of time.
- Available Date
When students can start work on the activity.
- Due Date
When students must end work on the activity.
- Associated Topic
Textbook topic related to the activity.
- Order Within Topic
Position in the learning path under the specified topic.
Click Add.
If you are using category weighting, add your new activity to a category.