We’ve made it easier for teachers to stay on top of student work, spot when interventions are needed, and manage feedback workflows more efficiently.
What are Activity Statuses?
By using Activity Statuses, teachers can monitor individual student and class progress at a glance, keep track of student learning, and close feedback loops faster with personalized and actionable next-steps when needed.
Teachers and students can set the status of an activity by using the Activity Status drop-down bar to indicate what stage an assignment is in. This helps teachers ensure that students get the timely support they need as they progress their learning.
How to Set an Activity Status
Activity Status Types and Who Can Set Them
Not Started - Available for Teachers & Students
Working - Available for Teachers & Students
Submitted - Available for Teachers & Students
Needs Revision - Available for Teachers Only
Done - Available for Teachers Only
💡The activity status will automatically change from Not Started to Working as students add posts or create annotations within the activity. Students can also manually set their activity status to Submitted.
Teachers have the additional option to set a status of Needs Revision or Done.
The Activity Status can be adjusted either from the student's folder or within the document itself:
Updating from the student's folder (left) and updating from the document (right).
Setting an Activity Status as a Teacher
Teachers can set a student’s activity status to any option at any time.
Only teachers can set a student’s Activity Status to Needs Revisions and Done.
If a student adds a post or annotation after the status has been set to Needs Revision, it will automatically be set back to Working.
Setting an Activity Status as a Student
All student activity statuses default to Not Started.
Student activity get changed automatically to Working if they add posts, upload documents, or create annotations within their activities (this includes if the status was manually set back to Not Started).
Students will need to manually set their activity statuses to Submitted.
View-only and Archived Activities
When an activity's status is set to View-only, students can see the activity status but not change it.
Teachers can update a student’s activity status regardless of the activity's visibility.
If an activity is archived, teachers can only see the activity status but not change it.
Activity Status Indicators
Indicators for Student Folders
Activity Statuses have corresponding symbols or icons that display next to each student’s name within their activities. These symbols provide a quick view of how each student has progressed on their activity. No status indicator is shown for activities that are Not Started.
Activity moving from
Working → Submitted → Needs Revisions → Done
A calendar icon with a '!' will show for both Students and Teachers if an activity is submitted after the due date.
Indicators for Class Folders
When viewing a class folder or the 'All Activities' list, activities will display a summary count of Working and Submitted statuses within that activity.
The summary count does not include activities that are Not Started, Needs Revision, or Done.
These counts are shown on assigned and collected assignments.
