How do I create a start screen for an assignment?

Discover how to create a start screen for an assignment in Atomic Assessments.

You can customize the start screen for any assignment by creating an item with the content you want to display. In order to specify the content for the start screen of an assignment:

  1. In the Atomic Assessments menu, choose the three-dot menu, then Content Manager.

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    Figure 1: Opening the Content Manager
  2. Under the Items tab, create an new Item.

    Creating a new item
    Figure 2: Creating a new item
  3. Add a Passage using the Features tab. 
    Adding a Passage
    Figure 3: Adding a Passage
  4. Enter the start screen content, then Save

  5. Add a title to the item so you can find it from the assignment. 
  6. Navigate to the desired assignment you want to have the start screen and select Edit Question List.

    Edit Question List
    Figure 4: Edit Question List
  7.  Click on the Start Screen underneath the three dot menu on the upper right hand side below the save button.

    Choose Start Screen
    Figure 5: Start Screen menu
  8. Click on the check mark of the start screen Item just created.

    Selecting the start screen item
    Figure 6: Selecting the start screen item
  9. Turn on the Show start screen setting in the Assignment.Show start screen setting

    Figure 7: Show Start Screen setting

Note: The Start Screen will not appear as an item within the assignment. If Find items is selected, the Item that was selected as the start screen will appear selected to confirm it will be included in the assignment. To reset the start screen, go to the same three dot menu and Reset Start Screen will appear in place of Start Screen.