Educator Interface

Educators see a list of all the classes they have created. For more information on creating classes, see Educator classes.

• Click the Grid view icon () at the top right to view the classes in a grid format:

  

• In grid view, classes can be additionally sorted. Click the Sort button () at the top right to sort the classes by Created on date, Name: A -> Z, Name: Z -> A, and Last modified date:

  

• Click on a class in the list to access the list of assignments created for the class.

• Click the Details icon ( ) on the right to see the details for a specific class:

On iOS and Android devices, classes are currently only available for educators in View only mode.

Assigning a Student Educator status for a class

There may be situations where the Student must be granted Educator status for the class. For example, if the student is a teaching assistant (TA).

1. Log in as an Admin (Educator)

2. Under the Classroom settings > Users, ensure the Student to which you want to grant Educator access is a Member of the classroom.

3. From the Classes page, click the Member tab.

4. Click the Invite users button:

   

5. In the Add users dialog, enter the student's email, and select Educator from the dropdown to the right. Then click Invite:

   

When the Student signs in and views the Classes page, an indicator is placed to the right of any classes to which they have Educator status, in both Grid and List views:

Students see a list of all the classes to which they have been added by an educator.

Click on a class to view the assignments.

Grid view, sorting options, and the Details panel are the same as those found in the Educator's view above.

If you are granted Educator status for a class, an indicator is placed to the right of any classes to which you have Educator status, in both Grid and List views on the Classes page:

Click the Classes filter in the left pane of the Documents page, and then select a class to see the list of assignments that have been created for that particular class. The list includes the name of the assignment, an icon indicating if there are any comments (new or existing) on the assignment or version, the status of the assignment, a statement of student activity for the assignment, the last modified date of the assignment itself, and the date/time the assignment was published.

• Assignments - Displays a list of class assignments, their status, when they were last modified, and whether or not they are published.

• Members - Displays a list of Educators and students assigned to the class and its assignments, their names, emails, user type, and date they were added. Members can also be removed from this list.

• Archive class ( ) - Transitions the class and all assignments from the classroom without deleting it entirely. See Archiving a class.

• Unpublish class ( ) - Makes the class invisible to the users (Students and Educators) who were added to the class and had previous visibility of the class. See Unpublishing a class.

• Preview as student - Allows the Educator to view the Classes and assignments page from the Student's perspective.

  When enabled, drafts and closed assignments are not visible and a message is displayed to indicate you are currently previewing the assignment or assignment list as a student:

  

  To exit preview mode, click the Exit preview mode button or click the Preview as student toggle.

On iOS and Android devices, classes are currently only available for educators in View only mode.

For information about creating and administering assignments, see Educator Assignments.

Click the Classes filter in the left pane of the Documents page, and then select a class to see the list of assignments that have been created for that particular class. The list includes the name of the assignment, an icon indicating if there are any comments (new or existing) on the assignment or version, the status of the assignment, a statement of student activity, the last modified date of the assignment itself, the date/time the assignment was published, and the date/time the assignment was submitted (if applicable).

Click the Details icon on the far right to see more details about the selected assignment, as shown in the second image above.

To begin an assignment:

1. Click the assignment name in the first column.

2. Click Start assignment.

   To return to the list of assignments, click Back to assignments.

   Upon clicking Start assignment, the document is automatically shared with the educator who created the assignment. However, the work is not considered complete until you click Submit from the document workspace.

3. Do your work in the document workspace that opens.

4. When satisfied with your work, click Submit in the title bar to submit your work for review/grading.

To view more classes and assignments, click the Onshape (or school) logo in the upper left corner of the browser window.

Clicking on a document link to access it from the Document column opens the document in a new browser tab: