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Due Dates
| You can choose the date and time you would like your assignment to be due. Your due date must be set for a date and time in the future. |  |
| Click the “AM” button to toggle between AM and PM. |  |
| From the student perspective, students will see the due dates for any assignments within their accounts. |  |
| In the "Past Due" tab, students will see any posted, incomplete assignments that are past the due date. |  |
| Note: The due date's time is based on the time zone set for your account. To view your time zone, please navigate to Tools → Login/School Information. |
Late Dates
Late dates allow for partial credit on work completed after the due date. Students will receive full credit for work completed up until the due date, then partial credit (based on the percentages you've set) for work completed until the last late date. You have the option of creating a series of late dates with different, decreasing percentages.
Expand the examples below to see how you can use late dates to customize how your assignments are graded. Note: While we're highlighting three options here, feel free to further customize the late dates for your assignments to best meet the needs of your students.
No Credit for Late Work
| To offer no credit for late work on an assignment, set a due date only and do not add a late date. |  |
| Using the example to the right, a student would earn full credit for any questions answered before April 19th at 4:00 PM. |  |
| A student would earn no additional credit for any questions answered after the due date. Therefore, late work will not increase the student's grade on the assignment. |  |
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From the student perspective, students will see any posted, incomplete assignments that are past the due date in the “Past Due” tab. Students will still be able to access the assignment and complete questions, but the grade will not increase.
Note: The tabs for “Late Credit Available” and “No Late Credit Available” are only visible if both types of assignments are present. |
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Partial Credit for Late Work
| To offer partial credit for late work on an assignment, set a due date and add additional late dates by selecting “Add late date.” |  |
| You can add several different late dates with decreasing percentages to meet the needs of your students. |  |
| Using the example to the right, a student would earn full credit for any questions answered before April 19th at 4:00 PM. |  |
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If a student answered questions between April 19th at 4:00 PM and April 26th at 11:59 PM, they would earn partial credit for those specific questions, up to 70%. Note: Any questions completed before the due date would still be given full credit. We only grant partial credit for questions answered after the due date. |
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| Then, if a student answered questions between April 26th at 11:59 PM and May 3rd at 11:59 PM, they would earn partial credit for those specific questions, up to 50%. |  |
| A student would earn no additional credit for any questions answered after the last late date. |  |
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From the student's perspective, they will see any posted, incomplete assignments that are past the due date in the “Past Due” tab. Students will still be able to access the assignment and complete questions. The available partial credit percentage will be listed as well.
Note: The tabs for “Late Credit Available” and “No Late Credit Available” are only visible if both types of assignments are present. |
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Full Credit for Late Work
| To offer full credit for late work on an assignment, set a due date and add one late date by selecting “Add late date.” | |
| Set a late date for 100% credit. You can choose whether you want this date to be the end of the grading cycle, the end of the semester, the end of the year, etc. |  |
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From the student's perspective, they will see any posted, incomplete assignments that are past the due date in the “Past Due” tab. Students will see a note stating that 100% credit is available until the date you have selected.
Note: The tabs for “Late Credit Available” and “No Late Credit Available” are only visible if both types of assignments are present. |
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| Note: If necessary, you can always forgive lateness for a student. Click here to see how. |
Staggered Due Dates
If you post your assignment to more than one class, you have the option to stagger the due dates. Click “Staggered Due Dates” to set different due dates for each class. Additionally, you have the option of providing separate late dates for each class as well.
| Example: Staggered due dates are a great option if you have classes that meet on different days or if one class is slightly behind the other. In the above example, the due date for students in Algebra II is November 27th at 12:00 PM, and the due date for students in Algebra I is November 27th at 2:00 PM. |
Default Time
The standard default time for the due dates on DeltaMath assignments is 8:00 AM. As seen above, you can change the time for individual assignments. Additionally, you can change the default time, which will be saved as the default for all assignments going forward. Click “Default Time” to set a time. You can still change the time per assignment.
| Example: If the school day starts at 9:00 AM, you can set the default time to 9:00 AM so that your assignments will always be due at the beginning of the school day. |
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