A new option has been added to the creation and editing of Assignments, Exams, Forums and Teams. If Gradebook Categories have already been defined, when you create or edit a coursework item and set it as "part of the final grade", you now have the option to specify the Gradebook Category this item should be ...

File attachments must be saved and closed before attaching!  If you create a document in Word for example, to be submitted to an Assignment as an Attachment, then the document must be saved and closed in Word before attempting to attach it to the assignment.  If not, a blank document may be submitted.

Filenames matter when uploading files to the Internet!  There are rules for filenames and the characters you can and can't use. Rules for file names - for files to be uploaded to a web server:  Must contain from 6 to 49 characters - Can contain letters (a-z, A-Z) - Can contain numbers (0-9) - Can ...

Dates and Times are important!  Pay attention to the Time as well as the Date.  Most confusion occurs over the difference between 12:00 PM (Noon) and 12:00 AM (Midnight) and how that affects End/Due Dates.  In order for Course, Timeline session or Coursework item to be available for the entire day, the Start date/time would ...

    Time management is important in online courses!  Not waiting until the last minute will save you lots of anxiety… If you wait until just before the End date deadline to submit an assignment or take an exam and run into any sort of technical difficulties, there might not be time to resolve them by ...