Writable's 'Collect On' feature allows teachers to proactively plan ahead by selecting a future due date for collecting assignments. This feature will automatically prevent students from revising their assignments after 12:00 AM Pacific Time on the specified due date.
Note: Students will be prevented from working on the assignment after it is collected, but assignments will not be submitted on their behalf.
Remind students to submit their assignments before the due date. If you're looking to force the submission of your students' work, please see this article.
Follow these steps to 'collect papers' on a specific date:
1. From the 'My Assignments' page in Writable, find and click on the assignment.
Tip! To assign something to a class, you need to make sure you’ve copied the assignment to 'My Assignments' or created your own.
2. Click 'Assign'.
3. Check the boxes next to the class(es) you want to assign to, then click 'Next'.
4. Check the 'Collect from students on...' box.
Tip! You can also use this feature to collect papers from your LMS synced classes (i.e. Google Classroom, Schoology, or Canvas). The assignment will be collected in your LMS class once the scheduled date has elapsed.
5. Once you have checked this box, click on the blue link to choose which date you would like the assignment to be collected. Writable automatically collects at 12:00 AM Pacific Time on the date set (i.e. the beginning of the day).
6. Choose your date and click 'Save'.
Trying to assign immediately? Uncheck the 'Collect from students on...' box and click 'Assign' to open the assignment right away.
7. The scheduled date for papers to be collected will be displayed. If this date looks correct, click 'Assign'.
8. When the date has passed students will no longer be able to make changes to the assignment. If you have students who have not submitted their assignments you can go to "Settings" to submit their drafts on their behalf using the link shown below.
Returning Papers & Changing the Due Date
When you return to the Settings view, you’ll see the 'Papers Collected' notice at the top as well as the 'Return Papers' button, which you can click when you’re ready to return assignments to students.
If the 'Collect on' date has passed you will need to return papers before changing the date.
Tips & Notes:
Assignments to HMH Ed-linked courses are required to have a "collect on" date.
To schedule an assignment for separate dates for classes, follow the assignment steps above for each individual class.
Collecting and returning papers can only be done on the class level, not for individual students.