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Grade CNOW Assignments
CNOW assignments with open response questions require manual grading.
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View Your Students' Code for Coding Labs Assignments
From the MindTap gradebook, open the GitHub code editor to review your students' code. You are automatically added as a contributor.
View PeerMark Assignments
Review PeerMark assignments to see students' development as readers, writers, and collaborators.
Create CNOW Homework Assignments in MindTap
Create CNOW homework assignments to assign to your students in MindTap.
Can I import new assignments or students from a spreadsheet?
No, new assignments and students are added through MindTap.
Can I import new assignments or students from a spreadsheet?
No, new assignments and students are added through MindTap.
Can't Open Class or Submit Assignments
You can't open your class or submit assignments. Other problems might also be related to this issue.
Duplicate CNOW Assignments in MindTap
After creating a CNOW assignment in MindTap, you can copy the assignment to reassign or make adjustments.
Add Assignments to LMS
Create links from your LMS to content in MindTap.
Add Assignments to LMS
Create links from your LMS to content in MindTap.
Diet & Wellness Plus Assignments
Diet & Wellness Plus is not included in all MindTap courses. If Diet & Wellness Plus is included in your course, you can find the Diet & Wellness Plus icon in the toolbar. Related information Assign a Diet & Wellness Plus Report View Student Submissions in Diet & Wellness Plus
Complete Coding Labs Assignment
Coding Labs use GitHub and an online code editor to complete coding activities. As you work on labs, run your code to check your results.
Complete Report Assignments in Diet & Wellness Plus
Complete and submit reports assigned by your instructor.
Create and Schedule a Training Assignment With Express Creation
Create and schedule training assignments associated with a textbook chapter.
Sync Dates to Brightspace
After adding activity links from Brightspace, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to Brightspace based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to Brightspace.
Create Training Assignment
Select tasks and questions to create your own training assignment.
Sync Dates to Brightspace
After adding activity links from Brightspace, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to Brightspace based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to Brightspace.
Sync Dates to Blackboard
After adding activity links from Blackboard, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to Blackboard based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to Blackboard.
Sync Dates to Schoology
After adding activity links from Schoology, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to Schoology based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to Schoology.
Sync Dates to Sakai
After adding activity links from Sakai, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to Sakai based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to Sakai.
Sync Dates to Blackboard
After adding activity links from Blackboard, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to Blackboard based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to Blackboard.
Sync Dates to Schoology
After adding activity links from Schoology, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to Schoology based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to Schoology.
Sync Dates to Sakai
After adding activity links from Sakai, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to Sakai based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to Sakai.
Sync Dates to Google Classroom
After adding activity links from Google Classroom, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to Google Classroom based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to Google Classroom.
Sync Dates to Canvas
After adding activity links from Canvas, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to Canvas based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to Canvas.
Sync Dates to Google Classroom
After adding activity links from Google Classroom, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to Google Classroom based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to Google Classroom.
Assignment Name Not Accepted
CNOW in MindTap will not accept your assignment or test name.
Sync Dates to Canvas
After adding activity links from Canvas, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to Canvas based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to Canvas.
Edit CNOW Assignment Options in MindTap
After you have created an assignment, you can edit the assignment options. Assignment options vary, but often include grading policy and feedback availability. If some of your students have already begun the assignment, the changes you make do not apply to those students.
Edit CNOW in MindTap Assignment Name
Edit CNOW in MindTap homework assignment and test names.
Virtual Labs Prerequisite Assignment
The prerequisite assignment takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.
Virtual Labs Prerequisite Assignment
The prerequisite assignment takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.
Edit CNOW Assignment Content in MindTap
After you have created an assignment, you can edit the content included in it.
View Turnitin Writing Assignment Submissions
After you schedule a Turnitin assignment, view how many students have made a submission by clicking the assignment name.
Add a File to Your Bongo Assignment
Upload or link to a file for your Bongo assignment. For example, if you have an assignment to record a video of yourself giving a slide presentation, you can upload a slide deck or link to Google slides to use in the activity.
Add a Video to Your Bongo Assignment
Record or upload a video for your Bongo assignment.
Live Virtual Machine Labs Prerequisite Assignment
The prerequisite assignment teaches students how to use Live Virtual Machine Labs.
Live Virtual Machine Labs Prerequisite Assignment
Some learning paths include a Live Virtual Machine Labs prerequisite assignment, which shows you how to use Live Virtual Machine Labs.
Remove a Question
Remove unwanted questions from your assignments.
Add a PeerMark Assignment
Create and assign PeerMark peer-review activities when you want your students to read, review, and evaluate each other's submitted Turnitin writing activities.
Enable / Disable Badges
By default, badges are enabled for all assignments labeled Badge available . You can edit this setting on the assignment options page.
Recovering and Resuming from a Crash or Lost Connection
If your computer crashes or you lose your connection to MindTap while working, you can restart it once conditions return to normal. Sign in as you normally do, go to the MindTap Assignments page and select the assignment. The assignment displays in red. The Content Player begins where you left off and any completed questions and tasks save.
Schedule SAM Path
SAM Path assignments are sequential combinations of exams and training.
SAM Path Training > Exam Options
Configure assignments to train students on a topic, then test their proficiency.
Add Links in Sakai to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Sakai to activities or other content in MindTap.
Add Links in Blackboard to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Blackboard to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Blackboard gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.
SAM Path Exam > Training Options
Configure assignments to test students on a topic, then provide remedial training for errors.
Link to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Brightspace to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Brightspace gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.
Add Links in Canvas to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Canvas to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Canvas gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.
Add Links in Google Classroom to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Google Classroom to activities or other content in MindTap.
Add Links in Schoology to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Schoology to activities or other content in MindTap.
SAM Path Exam > Training > Exam Options
Configure assignments to test students on a topic, provide remedial training for any errors, then re-test students for proficiency.
Remove Late Submission and Credit / No Credit
You can remove late submission and credit / no credit settings on assignments.
Remove Late Submission and Credit / No Credit
You can remove late submission and credit / no credit settings on assignments.
Add Links in Sakai to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Sakai to activities or other content in MindTap.
Add Links in Schoology to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Schoology to activities or other content in MindTap.
Add Links in Google Classroom to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Google Classroom to activities or other content in MindTap.
Add Links in Blackboard to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Blackboard to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Blackboard gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.
Link to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Brightspace to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Brightspace gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.
Add Links in Canvas to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Canvas to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Canvas gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.
Enable Student Self-Registration in Cognero
Enable student self-registration for your Cognero classes to allow students to register for your class and access assignments.
Enable Student Self-Registration in Cognero
Enable student self-registration for your Cognero classes to allow students to register for your class and access assignments.
Add Links in Moodle to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Moodle to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Moodle gradebook.
Add Links in Moodle to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Moodle to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Moodle gradebook.
Gradebook Display Settings
Change your gradebook display settings to review your students' performance. You can organize assignments by due date, grading category, and units/folders.
Gradebook Display Settings
Change your gradebook display settings to review your students' performance. You can organize assignments by due date, grading category, and units/folders.
Add Links in Canvas LTI Advantage to MindTap Activities
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Canvas to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Canvas gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.
Add Links in LTI Advantage LMS to MindTap Activities and Resources
If your LTI Advantage LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI Advantage compliant LMS. After setting up your MindTap course, create links from LTI Advantage LMS to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the LTI Advantage LMS gradebook.
Sync Dates to LMS
After adding activity links from LMS, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to LMS based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to LMS.
Sync Dates to LMS
After adding activity links from LMS, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to LMS based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to LMS.
Sync Dates to Moodle
After adding activity links from Moodle, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to Moodle based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to Moodle.
Sync Dates to Moodle
After adding activity links from Moodle, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to Moodle based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to Moodle.
Training
Students can take training assignments as many times as they want before the due date. Their best attempt is used in the gradebook.
Gradebook Shows Past-Due Assignment as In Progress
After the due date, some student activities are unscored and shown as In Progress.
Sync Dates to LTI Advantage LMS
After adding activity links from LTI Advantage LMS, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to LTI Advantage LMS based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to LTI Advantage LMS.
Sync Dates to LTI Advantage LMS
After adding activity links from LTI Advantage LMS, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to LTI Advantage LMS based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to LTI Advantage LMS.
Sync Dates to LMS
After adding activity links from LMS, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to LMS based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to LMS.
Sync Dates to LMS
After adding activity links from LMS, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to LMS based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to LMS.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your Google Classroom and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your Google Classroom and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your Google Classroom and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your Google Classroom and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add Links in Canvas LTI Advantage to MindTap Activities
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Canvas to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Canvas gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.
Add Links in LTI Advantage LMS to MindTap Activities and Resources
If your LTI Advantage LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI Advantage compliant LMS. After setting up your MindTap course, create links from LTI Advantage LMS to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the LTI Advantage LMS gradebook.
Student Achievement Badges
Award shareable badges to students who earn 90% and above on assignments labeled Badge available . Badges are available for capstone projects and MOS practice exams for Office 365/2021 and newer content versions.
CNOW Activities
CNOW contains a bank of questions to assess your students' understanding of the content in your eBook. You can search through the questions by chapter, section, and question type and use them to create homework assignments and tests.
SAM in MindTap Project Workflow
To complete SAM in MindTap project assignments, your students download a start file, follow instructions to perform the project tasks in the Office application, and upload the changed file to be graded.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your Brightspace and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your Brightspace and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
Can I change the due date or time limit of an assignment for an individual student?
Yes, you can change the due date or give extra time for individual students.
Can I change the due date or time limit of an assignment for an individual student?
Yes, you can change the due date or give extra time for individual students.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your Blackboard and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your Canvas and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your Moodle and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your Sakai and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your Schoology and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your Brightspace and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your Blackboard and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your Canvas and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your Moodle and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your Sakai and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your Schoology and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your Brightspace and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
Add Links to Techcheck and Training Materials
You can create links to help your students easily check the status of Cengage platforms or access training materials.
Remove or Edit Links to MindTap Courses or Activities
You can delete a link if needed, rename links, or add descriptions to be shown after each link.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your Blackboard and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your Canvas and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your Moodle and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your Sakai and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your Schoology and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your Blackboard and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your Canvas and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your Moodle and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your Sakai and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your Schoology and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
Add Links to Techcheck and Training Materials
You can create links to help your students easily check the status of Cengage platforms or access training materials.
Remove or Edit Links to MindTap Courses or Activities
You can delete a link if needed, rename links, or add descriptions to be shown after each link.
Instructor Can't View Your Code
If you need to review your students' Coding Labs code for practice or unsubmitted assignments, you can ask them to either add you as a contributor in GitHub or download their workspace as a.zip file and share it with you.
Can't View Student Code
If you need to review your students' Coding Labs code for practice or unsubmitted assignments, you can ask them to either add you as a contributor in GitHub or download their workspace as a.zip file and share it with you.
Assign a Diet & Wellness Plus Report
Assign a report to your students so they can compare the results of different diet and activity choices.
Diet and Wellness Plus
Diet & Wellness Plus is diet analysis software featuring over 100,000 foods and powered by ESHA/Trustwell research in 2025. The food and nutrient database includes global, brand-name, and custom foods, along with recipe features. You can track diet, activity, and healthy behaviors. Reports help students to understand how nutrition and lifestyle choices relate to personal health goals. Assignments and updated grading features guide students to apply their knowledge and assist instructors in their evaluation of student progress.
Diet and Wellness Plus
Diet & Wellness Plus is diet analysis software featuring over 100,000 foods and powered by ESHA/Trustwell research in 2025. The food and nutrient database includes global, brand-name, and custom foods, along with recipe features. You can track diet, activity, and healthy behaviors. Reports help students to understand how nutrition and lifestyle choices relate to personal health goals. Assignments and updated grading features guide students to apply their knowledge and assist instructors in their evaluation of student progress.
Copy Training
Create a new training assignment by copying and editing an existing training assignment.
View CNOW Answer Keys
View the correct answers for CNOW activities.
Mastery Training
Powered by Cerego, Mastery Training activities adapt to each student's performance to help them learn and apply concepts efficiently and effectively. Relying on the principle of distributed practice, these assignments require each student to follow a schedule and review core concepts in small chunks over time. Mastery Training refreshes your memory for each item just as it's about to fade by tracking your performance, measuring pace, response time, and accuracy to predict the best time to review. The result is a personalized experience that leads to long-term retention — and a learning engine that gets more effective the more you use it.
Mastery Training
Powered by Cerego, Mastery Training activities adapt to each student's performance to help them learn and apply concepts efficiently and effectively. Relying on the principle of distributed practice, these assignments require each student to follow a schedule and review core concepts in small chunks over time. Mastery Training refreshes your memory for each item just as it's about to fade by tracking your performance, measuring pace, response time, and accuracy to predict the best time to review. The result is a personalized experience that leads to long-term retention — and a learning engine that gets more effective the more you use it.
Edit MindTap Activities
You can write new questions and feedback, and edit or delete existing questions and feedback.
View Student Submissions in Diet & Wellness Plus
Diet & Wellness Plus is not included in all MindTap courses. If Diet & Wellness Plus is included in your course, you can find the Diet & Wellness Plus icon in the toolbar. In the toolbar, click to open Diet & Wellness Plus. Click your name › Instructor Home . Click the title of your course. Your course page opens. Click View Student Submissions . All submitted reports and labs for each student are listed. Click the date for a submitted report or lab. The student submission, including student...
Delete Aplia Questions
Deleting a question from an Aplia assignment removes that question from Aplia in MindTap.
Rename an Aplia Question
You can change the name of a question in an Aplia assignment.
Review Turnitin Writing Activity Using PeerMark
Use PeerMark to review and provide feedback on a student's writing assignment, in the same manner as student peer reviewers.
Let Students Who Failed SAM Path Training Attempt Exam
If a student can't pass the training component in a SAM Path assignment, you can allow them to attempt the exam by manually setting their training score to 100%.
Submit an Activity on Behalf of a Student
If a student is having trouble submitting a Turnitin assignment, you can upload the assignment on the student's behalf under the options menu in the activity.
Edit Scores
You can change student assignment scores in the gradebook.
Edit Scores
You can change student assignment scores in the gradebook.
Create an Individual Bongo Activity
Create an assignment for students to complete individually.
Create a Group Bongo Activity
Create an assignment for students to complete in groups.
Review Turnitin Writing Activity Using PeerMark
Use PeerMark to review and provide feedback on another student's writing assignment.
Change the Section End Date in MindTap
Change the end date of your MindTap section. Then, you can change assignment dates.
Change the Section End Date in MindTap
Change the end date of your MindTap section. Then, you can change assignment dates.
Adjust Scores
Increase or decrease multiple students' scores on an assignment by a specified percentage.
Adjust Scores
Increase or decrease multiple students' scores on an assignment by a specified percentage.
View Peer Feedback
Review feedback from other students in the PeerMark Reviews tab of your assignment.
Grant Extensions or Accommodations
Give students longer to complete an assignment as an education accommodation or a one-time extension for a student.
Grant Extensions or Accommodations
Give students longer to complete an assignment as an education accommodation or a one-time extension for a student.
Extend Time Limits
Give students more time to complete a timed assignment as an educational accommodation or a one-time extension for a student.
Time Limit
Set a time limit for your test or assignment. Time limits give students less time to search for answers they do not already know.
Duplicate an Activity
Create a new activity by copying an existing activity on the learning path. You could let students take the assignment once for practice, and again for a grade.
Question Pools
A question pool is a list of questions from which a specified subset of questions are randomly selected for each student's assignment. This makes it difficult for students to share answers.
Project Incident Report
Project incident reports identify project file submissions that might contain non-original work. To begin a SAM project assignment, students download a start file that has unique embedded identifiers. When a student submits a completed project file, it should have the same identifiers as the start file. If the identifiers do not match, it is logged as an incident.
Write Questions
Author new questions to use in your activity.
Add Questions from the Question Bank
Customize your MindTap activities by adding pre-written questions.
Edit Questions
Remove unwanted questions, rewrite questions to better meet your students' needs, and reinforce learning with customized feedback.
Add a Fill-in-the-Blank Question
Author a new fill-in-the-blank question to use in your activity. Students complete a statement by choosing the correct answer from a list of options.
Add a Multiple-Answers Question
Author a new multiple-choice question to use in your activity. Students choose one or more correct responses from a list of options.
Add a Multiple-Choice Question
Author a new multiple-choice question to use in your activity. Students choose one response from a list of options.
Add a True/False Question
Author a new true/false question to use in your activity. Students select whether a statement is True or False.
Add an Essay Question
Author a new essay question to use in your activity. Essay questions must be manually graded.
Schedule Training
Assign training to your class.
Review Student Attempts
You can review your students' work on an activity.
Review Student Attempts
You can review your students' work on an activity.
View Grades and Scores
You can view your students' activity scores and calculated overall grades.
View Grades and Scores
You can view your students' activity scores and calculated overall grades.
Report Types with Associated Reports
The following reports are available in the Reports tab:
Deactivate Training
You can deactivate training if, for example, you are no longer teaching a specific topic.
View Grades and Instructor Comments in Diet & Wellness Plus
Diet & Wellness Plus is not included in all MindTap courses. If Diet & Wellness Plus is included in your course, you can find the Diet & Wellness Plus icon in the toolbar. In the toolbar, click to open Diet & Wellness Plus. Click Assignments . Find your submitted assignment and click Review . Click next to Grade and Instructor Comments . Related information Complete Report Assignments in Diet & Wellness Plus
Add Activities to Categories
You can organize your activities into categories such as Homework, Lab, Quiz, or Test.
Add Activities to Categories
You can organize your activities into categories such as Homework, Lab, Quiz, or Test.
View SAM Project Answer Keys
View the correct answers for SAM projects.
View or edit code
Coding Labs use GitHub and an online code editor to complete coding activities. As you work on labs, run your code to check your results.
Create Activities
Create new activities to add to your course from the app dock or learning path.
Grade Sync Problems
Student grades in MindTap do not sync to your LMS, or sync very slowly.
Grade Sync Problems
Student grades in MindTap do not sync to your LMS, or sync very slowly.
Edit Aplia Activity Content
You can customize your Aplia activities by copying, renaming, or removing questions.
SAM in MindTap
SAM (Skills Assessment Manager) is a web-based application in MindTap that helps students become more proficient in Microsoft Office software and teaches fundamental computer concepts.
Set Credit / No Credit for Activities
Set an activity to award full or no credit.
Set Credit / No Credit for Activities
Set an activity to award full or no credit.
Schedule Activities
Schedule your activities by setting due dates or linking the activities from your LMS.
Assign a Test in Cognero
Make Cognero tests available to your students.
Assign a Test in Cognero
Make Cognero tests available to your students.
Frequently Asked Questions
Related information Can I change the due date or time limit of an assignment for an individual student? Why are the total points possible not the same for every student? Why am I seeing a submission date later than the due date? Can I import new assignments or students from a spreadsheet? What's the difference between deleting an attempt and removing a score? How do I share a video with my students? How do I link to Kaltura content?
Frequently Asked Questions
Related information Can I change the due date or time limit of an assignment for an individual student? Why are the total points possible not the same for every student? Why am I seeing a submission date later than the due date? Can I import new assignments or students from a spreadsheet? What's the difference between deleting an attempt and removing a score? How do I share a video with my students? How do I link to Kaltura content?
Aplia Activities
Some MindTap classes use Aplia activities. Aplia activities have some unique settings and behaviors.
Classes
Purchase access to your course materials and open your MindTap course.
Import Gradebook Data
To update several activity scores at the same time, you can import a file with student activity scores.
Import Gradebook Data
To update several activity scores at the same time, you can import a file with student activity scores.
Complete Activities
Practice what you learn with MindTap activities. Each answer to a question is called an attempt. Some activities give you multiple attempts to answer correctly.
Grade Calculation
You can configure how grades are calculated in the MindTap gradebook.
Grade Calculation
You can configure how grades are calculated in the MindTap gradebook.
Schedule an Exam
Assign exams to your class.
Browser Plugins
Some content and tools might require the following browser plugins.
Browser Plugins
Some content and tools might require the following browser plugins.
Browser Plugins
Some content and tools might require the following browser plugins.
Create a New Schoology-Integrated MindTap Course
If you have not created the MindTap course you want to integrate with Schoology, create it from Schoology.
Create a New Schoology-Integrated MindTap Course
If you have not created the MindTap course you want to integrate with Schoology, create it from Schoology.
Turnitin Activities
Feedback Studio and PeerMark are not accessible by screen readers. Make alternative arrangements for students using screen readers to give and receive feedback. This feature is not available for all courses. If you have questions about availability for your course, contact your Cengage representative. Related information Add a Turnitin Activity Turnitin Rubrics Import a Rubric Create a Rubric Attach a Rubric to an Activity Turn on Similarity Report for Students Add a PeerMark Assignment View...
Create a New Schoology-Integrated MindTap Course
Open your Schoology course. If you do not have a default grade category in your Schoology course, create one. A default grade category is required to sync grades between Schoology and MindTap. Click Grade Setup . In Categories , click Add . Enter information for your category and click Create . To use this category for MindTap assignments, click . On the Materials tab, click Add Materials › Cengage LMS Integration . If prompted, sign in to your Cengage instructor account to link your Schoology...
Create a New Schoology-Integrated MindTap Course
Open your Schoology course. If you do not have a default grade category in your Schoology course, create one. A default grade category is required to sync grades between Schoology and MindTap. Click Grade Setup . In Categories , click Add . Enter information for your category and click Create . To use this category for MindTap assignments, click . On the Materials tab, click Add Materials › Cengage LMS Integration . If prompted, sign in to your Cengage instructor account to link your Schoology...
Schedule Virtual Classroom
Schedule Virtual Classroom meetings for office hours, training sessions, and live lectures.
Content Player
Preview an assignment to experience it as a student. You can preview individual tasks in an assignment or the entire assignment as it will be shown to students. A different version of the Content Player will load depending on which version of Microsoft Office is being taught. Related information Office 365/2019 Content Player Use the MOS Content Player
Create a Cognero Class
You must create a Cognero class before you can assign content to your students.
Create a Cognero Class
You must create a Cognero class before you can assign content to your students.
Generate Reports
Generate reports for more information on how your students are learning.
Sync Zero Scores to LMS
By default, if a student has not attempted an activity when the due date passes, no score will be sent to the LMS gradebook. You can change the default setting to send a score of zero to the LMS gradebook. This will negatively affect students' final grades.
Sync Zero Scores to LMS
By default, if a student has not attempted an activity when the due date passes, no score will be sent to the LMS gradebook. You can change the default setting to send a score of zero to the LMS gradebook. This will negatively affect students' final grades.
Sync Zero Scores to LMS
By default, if a student has not attempted an activity when the due date passes, no score will be sent to the LMS gradebook. You can change the default setting to send a score of zero to the LMS gradebook. This will negatively affect students' final grades.
Why am I seeing a submission date later than the due date?
The timestamp for automatically submitted activities is sometimes later than the actual due date and time and reflects the time when the automatic process happened to run. Automatically submitted activities are identified as such when you view them.
Why am I seeing a submission date later than the due date?
The timestamp for automatically submitted activities is sometimes later than the actual due date and time and reflects the time when the automatic process happened to run. Automatically submitted activities are identified as such when you view them.
Contact Support
Contact customer support with additional questions.
Grade Tests in Cognero
Some Cognero questions require manual grading, and automatically graded questions can be edited.
Grade Tests in Cognero
Some Cognero questions require manual grading, and automatically graded questions can be edited.
Rename an Aplia Activity
You can change the name of an Aplia activity using the Aplia tool.
Change the Points for an Aplia Activity
You can change the point values of Aplia activities and specific activity questions using the Aplia tool.
Get to Know MindTap
Explore the MindTap user interface.
August 2024
Due date extension improvements If an instructor grants a due date extension after the initial due date passes, students can continue working on assignments without using a new submission attempt. Macros help for Access and Excel projects Students may experience system errors when they work on Access and Excel projects if they have macros blocked on their computer. MindTap now detects if macros are blocked and gives affected students instructions to change their macros settings when they start...
Make an Aplia Activity Timed
You can set a time limit for students to complete an Aplia activity. Change this using the Aplia tool.
Password Protect Aplia Activities
Set a password to be sure your students cannot access Aplia activities ahead of time. Students will not be able to begin working on the activity until you share the password.
Require Approval for Student Registration
Requiring registration approval deters cheating from students with duplicate accounts. If your course uses self-registration and does not require registration approval, some students may try to cheat by enrolling a fake account in your course to access assignments before taking them under their real name. This feature is not available for all courses. If you cannot edit your course, contact your district's technology coordinator. Under the course you want to manage, open the Manage Course menu...
Require Approval for Student Registration
Requiring registration approval deters cheating from students with duplicate accounts. If your course uses self-registration and does not require registration approval, some students may try to cheat by enrolling a fake account in your course to access assignments before taking them under their real name. This feature is not available for all courses. If you cannot edit your course, contact your district's technology coordinator. Under the course you want to manage, open the Manage Course menu...
Edit Training
Edit your training name, content, and settings.
Grade Calculation
Understand how your activity scores and overall grade are calculated.
Sync Scores to LMS
After adding activity links from your LMS, your students' MindTap scores sync automatically to your LMS based on your settings. Syncing MindTap scores should take 5 minutes or less.
Sync Scores to LMS
After adding activity links from your LMS, your students' MindTap scores sync automatically to your LMS based on your settings. Syncing MindTap scores should take 5 minutes or less.
Virtual Labs
Virtual Labs is an interactive learning environment in MindTap course activities where students can practice in real time on live IT systems.
Virtual Labs
Virtual Labs is an interactive learning environment in MindTap course activities where students can practice in real time on live IT systems.
Create and Schedule an Exam
Create and schedule exams associated with a textbook chapter.
Use the Office 365/2021/2019 Content Player
The Content Player displays videos, asks questions, and delivers tasks you need to complete. Follow the instructions overlaid on the simulated program screen to complete tasks. Do not exit the Content Player by clicking the X button on the Content Player window. You may lose your work. The Submit SAM Assignment window will open when your assignment is complete. (If you choose to submit an incomplete assignment, click Submit .) Click OK to submit your assignment and close the Content Player. The...
Project Report Descriptions
The following table provides a brief description and list of fields for available Project Reports. Some reports enable you to select the student identifier to display.
Project incident rejection Error
When submitting a project file, a Project incident rejection error displays and you are not able to submit your project.
Create a New Google Classroom-Integrated MindTap Course
This task is different depending on the version of Google Classroom your school uses. To see which version your school uses, open the assignment editor and look for the Add-ons panel. If your assignment has Add-ons , your school uses Google Workspace for Education Plus. If your assignment does not have Add-ons , your school uses Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals/Standard. Open the Cengage integration tool. If your school uses Google Workspace for Education Plus: This integration...
Create a New Google Classroom-Integrated MindTap Course
This task is different depending on the version of Google Classroom your school uses. To see which version your school uses, open the assignment editor and look for the Add-ons panel. If your assignment has Add-ons , your school uses Google Workspace for Education Plus. If your assignment does not have Add-ons , your school uses Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals/Standard. Open the Cengage integration tool. If your school uses Google Workspace for Education Plus: This integration...
Credit / No Credit
You can make scheduled activities credit / no credit to award either full credit or no credit based on students' meeting a threshold score for the activity.
Credit / No Credit
You can make scheduled activities credit / no credit to award either full credit or no credit based on students' meeting a threshold score for the activity.
Complete a Peer Review in Bongo
Reviewing classmates' work might count toward your grade.
Copy a Bongo Activity
Create a new activity by copying and editing an existing Bongo activity.
Add a Turnitin Activity
Assign writing activities for your class using Turnitin.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your LMS and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your LMS and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Create a New LMS-Integrated MindTap Course
Before you begin, your LMS administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in your LMS, and you must have received an email from Cengage containing a Cengage Course URL. This task is different depending on the version of Google Classroom your school uses. To see which version your school uses, open the assignment editor and look for the Add-ons panel. If your assignment has Add-ons , your school uses Google Workspace for Education Plus. If your assignment does not have Add-ons , your school...
Create a New LMS-Integrated MindTap Course
Before you begin, your LMS administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in your LMS, and you must have received an email from Cengage containing a Cengage Course URL. This task is different depending on the version of Google Classroom your school uses. To see which version your school uses, open the assignment editor and look for the Add-ons panel. If your assignment has Add-ons , your school uses Google Workspace for Education Plus. If your assignment does not have Add-ons , your school...
Schedule a Project
Assign a project to your class.