1. Setting a formative task

1. Setting a formative task

Step 1: From the SATs companion dashboard, open the sidebar on the left-hand side of the screen. Open the ‘tasks’ menu and select ‘set formative’.



 

Step 2: From the ‘set formative’ menu you can now set an online task. First select your class/group, then course, strand and topics. Once these are selected you can choose specific students and then set your assign and completion dates.



 

Step 3: You can now view your set formative tasks from the ‘manage tasks’ menu, using the ‘formative’ tab.




Helpful Hint: Please find a video below demonstrating how to set a formative task. 




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