Use checklists in myCourses

You can use the Checklists tool to present students with a list of tasks that they can check off. You can set due dates for each checklist item and use the class progress page to track students' completion of your checklists. You can also set release conditions based on checklist items to have certain material appear to students after they click a checkbox.

In order for students to access checklists, you will need to add the Checklist tool to your navigation bar, or add a checklist to your Content tool (see below for instructions).

Create a checklist

1. Click Course Admin on your Navigation Bar, then select the Checklists tool from under the Assessment heading.

2. Click New Checklist.

3. Enter a Name for your checklist. (Optional) Add a checklist description and choose whether to Open this checklist in a new window when viewed.

4. Click Save.

5. On the following Edit Checklist page, you can edit checklist properties or add a New Category or New Item to the checklist. An item denotes a task that students can check off from the list, these are organized into categories.

6. Create at least one category:

   1. Click New Category.

   2. Enter a Name.

   3. Click Save.

7. Create one or more items:

   1. Click New Item.

   2. Select a category.

   3. Enter a Name.

   4. (Optional) Enter a Description, select a Due Date and choose whether to Display it in the Calendar.

   5. Click Save and New to create the item and go to a page for creating another one.

   6. Click Save when finished.
      

      

8. (Optional) Click the Restrictions tab to create, attach, and remove release conditions.

After creating Categories and Items, they will appear at the bottom of the page. Categories appear with a grey background, while Items are indented. A bell icon will appear beside all Items with Due Date. All Due Dates will appear in a column on the right side of the page.

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Edit and manage a checklist

1. Navigate to the Checklists tool.

2. Click the name of a checklist to access the Edit Checklist page.

3. On this page, you can do the following:

4. Edit the Name and Description for the checklist.

   • Select the checkbox to Open this checklist in a new window when students click on it.

   • Click Reorder under the Categories and Items heading to reorganize your categories and items.

   • Click the name of a category to edit its Name and Description .

   • Click the name of an item to edit its Category, Name , Description, Due Date, and Calendar display.

   • Select the checkbox at the top of the list of categories and items and click Edit to edit all items' Name, Category, Due Date, and Calendar display.

   • Select the checkbox beside one or more categories and/or items and click Delete to remove a category or item from your checklist.

   • Click the Restrictions tab to create, attach, and remove release conditions.

5. Click Save to apply any changes.

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Preview checklists

1. On the main Checklist page, click the arrow beside the name of a checklist.

2. Select Preview in a new window.

Students can check off individual items in the checklist, and a progress bar will track their progress when compared to the total number of items.

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Add a checklist to the Content tool

In the new Content Experience, click Add Existing and then select Checklist. Choose a checklist in the pop-up that appears.

myCourses tools (e.g., Quizzes, Assignments) are not directed embedded into the Content tool if you are using the new Content Experience. Instead, students will see a link to the Checklists tool when you add a checklist to a Unit, Lesson, or Folder. 

In the current Content Experience, click Add Existing Activities and then select Checklist. Choose a checklist in the pop-up that appears. Students will be able to view the checklist without leaving the Content tool.

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