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    Campus Inbox Online Instruction

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    Creating an assignment

    Part I: Log In

    To access YCP Campus Inbox type: https://inbox.ycp.edu/ in a web browser.

  • Click on Faculty.
  • Type in your York College username and password.
  • Click login.

      Part II: The Main Menu

      Once logged on the screen will open to the faculty main menu. Here a list of all the classes an instructor is teaching in a given semester will be shown. The following options are available:

      • View Assignments - This option is available next to each of your classes.
      • View a Different Semester - Use the drop down box containing the name of the current semester to change to a different available semester. Students can only turn in files to classes in the current semester at the college.
      • Logout - End your session in YCP Campus Inbox.
      • Help - This document, and any other available help information.


      Click on View Assignments next to the class to be use for this tutorial.

      A page similar to the one below will appear:

      If you have already created assignments for this class, they will be displayed on this screen.

    • Click on Add an Assignment

      The screen should be similar to the one bellow:

      Now the appropriate assignment information can be added to the form. This will add the assignment to the class.

      • Assignment Name: The name of the assignment. This can be up to 30 characters.
      • Assignment Description: A brief description of the assignment of up to 50 characters.
      • Class: The class this assignment will be added to. Return to the main menu and select the correct class if this is incorrect.
      • Due Date and Due Time: These will specify when you would like the assignment turned in.

      Note: Use the stated date format (mm/dd/yyyy) to ensure due dates are set correctly.

      Example: The assignment below will be due March 8th, 2003 and will be due at 5:30pm

      Click on submit to add the assignment to the class. If all the entered information is valid, the screen will return to the assignment menu:

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      YCP Campus Inbox will allow creation of nearly unlimited ammount of assignments for each classes. Before populating the classes with assignments, move on to Tutorial II to see how students will view the assignment created.

      Note: Don't forget to Click on logout to end the session on YCP Campus Inbox.

       

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