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Classes vs Teams

matt_davies955
matt_davies955 Member Posts: 5 EDU
in Educator Discussion

Been using Onshape for years now but this is the first time I am trying Classes vs using Teams for my students to create and save their work.

I have a few questions please:

  • When setting up classes and then creating assignments, how do i create a copy of the same document for myself so that I can teach it to them in the class? Should I be creating my document first and then somehow copying this to be uploaded as the assignment file or do I still have to create a new file for myself that mirrors the shared template?
  • I have some students who have clicked 'submit' at the end of a first lesson using this new system, how do I 'un-submit' this work to allow them to continue to work in the file?
  • Do I still need to load the students in vias a csv file as 'users' or does adding them via 'csv' to the class list automatically invite them to the school's enterprise area?
  • Is there ever going to be a CFD add on for us as schools that is included in the enterprise option?

Thanks all

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  • Matt_Shields
    Matt_Shields Member, Onshape Employees Posts: 979 EDU
    • I believe you are looking for assignment submission option 2, "Students begin with copy of selected document." That way, you can have a document in your accoutn like "Assignment Starter Template." You attach it to an assignment using submission option 2. When students click "Start Assignment" Onshape will make a copy of that document named "Student Name_Assignment Starter Template" and share it with you. All automatically. Pretty handy.
    • Students can submit and re-submit all day until you close the assignment. And you can always re-open an assignment if you need to allow additional submissions.
    • Adding students to a class automatically adds them to your Enterprise.
    • Right now, no version of Onshape includes CFD. But all Enterprise and Educator Plans include static linear FEA and modal analysis.
  • Joe_Mitch
    Joe_Mitch Member Posts: 11 EDU

    @matt_davies955

    I don't get on here often but I am using the classes this term as well and here are some tips and tricks that have been working for me.

    First create separate folders for your course documents. I do this so I do not mess up and use the wrong one when I am guiding the class through. I once used a document that I had tested the answers on for a test drawing for them and it saved so when they opened up the drawing it was already drawn. I use course resources as the overall folder and then in there is an assignments folder for reference, and answers key with the actual drawn objects so I can use the CAD_Grader app in Onshape and then a starter documents folder that has all of the documents shared with the students using the trick that Matt mentioned above.

    To prompt the students to resubmit I change the assignment to needs revision and can provide feedback in the actual document of the comments section. I has been working great. If you create your own assignments you can even add PDFs of the drawings or instructions in there and each student will get a copy when they create it.

    Please let me know if you have other questions I might be able to help out. Also always looking for ways to do things as well.

    Respectfully,

    Richard "Joe" Mitchell

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