External Tool- Do Not want assignments submitted to me for a grade

[KatieNeedle]

I have IXL assignments throughout my math class that require me to grade them. I would like for students to do them, but for me not to grade them. When I remove the grading, it removes the external link to IXL. Is there any way around this?  So for instance I click on the box to display grade as not graded and the link goes away that would bring the student to the IXL platform.

[NoahBoswell · Accepted solution]

Hi there @KatieNeedle ,

Thanks for asking on the Instructure Community!

Whenever you don't have an assignment as a graded assignment, then no submission type is available. If you don't want a grade to be displayed, I recommend adding those IXLs to the module as either an external URL, or to a page. However, there is no way around making a submission type available on a non-graded assignment.

I hope this helps!
Noah

[NoahBoswell · Accepted solution]

Hi there @KatieNeedle ,

Thanks for asking on the Instructure Community!

Whenever you don't have an assignment as a graded assignment, then no submission type is available. If you don't want a grade to be displayed, I recommend adding those IXLs to the module as either an external URL, or to a page. However, there is no way around making a submission type available on a non-graded assignment.

I hope this helps!
Noah

[KatieNeedle]

Thank you kindly for your response to my inquiry!  

[KatieNeedle]

Hi Again Noah, so I added the IXL external link here instead... could this work to not have to grade it???  If so this would be brilliant!  All I want students to do is go to the link for IXL practice and I don't want to grade it.  When I click on the link, as if I were the student it says page not found.... is this because "the test student account" is not linked to clever yet? 

[KatieNeedle]

I'm worried to add all these external links if they don't work.

[KatieNeedle · Accepted solution]

Nevermind!  I copied the incorrect IXL link.  I needed to copy it from the "open in IXL" box.  I think you helped me find a solution to not grading!!!

[NoahBoswell]

Yay!! I'm so glad you got it figured out!