Yes – you can have it both ways. You want the students to see work that you have assigned in their to-do list and “Coming Up” list on the right side of their window but you DON’T want to grade the work or assign points to it. Here’s how.
Add a Zero Point, Ungraded Assignment that Still Shows up in Students’ To-Do List
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