What is Assessment Mode?
Assessment Mode allows teachers to create new assignments in Kami as assessments. With this mode, teachers gain more control over the work they assign to students — super useful for summative assessments or similar activities!
In Assessment Mode, you’ll be able to:
Enable the Due Date feature with a countdown timer.
Change your assignments' due date and time.
Automatically receive all students' work once time's up.
Access all files once the student has submitted their work.
Return graded work to students using Kami's built-in Return button.
Return graded work to all students using the Return All button.
Is Assessment Mode available for all users?
Assessment Mode is currently available for Canvas and Schoology external tool users.
Enabling Assessment Mode
When creating a new Kami Assignment, click the Assessment Mode check box to enable it in the assignment settings. This will automatically show the option to select a due date.
Selecting a due date (optional)
The Due Date feature allows teachers to set a specific time and date to end the assessment. When you enable the Due Date, a countdown timer will appear on your student's menu bar. Kami will automatically return all unsubmitted work to the teacher when the time's up.
🔍 You can change the due date settings anytime before the original due date has passed.
How to edit the due date for Schoology assignments
Select your assignment.
In the Schoology Assignment Menu, click Settings.
Change the assignment deadline.
How to edit the due date for Canvas assignments
Select an assignment.
Go to Edit Assignment
Select the Settings Sliders icon.
Select Canvas settings.
Change the assignment deadline.
Countdown timer (Student's view)
To indicate that Assessment Mode is enabled, students will see a countdown timer on the top left-hand side of their menu bar. This feature tells them how much time they have left to complete and submit their work.
Manual and automatic submissions (Student's view)
Students can manually submit their work in Kami using the Submit button at the top right of the menu bar.
Otherwise, if the due date is reached and they haven't yet clicked Submit, Kami will automatically submit their work on their behalf. Students will see a dialog message saying their work has been submitted for them.
Once submitted, students instantly lose access to view or edit their work, so they'll be redirected to the Kami Dashboard. They'll only regain access once the teacher returns it to them.
✏️ We don't currently support re-submission even after the work is returned to the student. You would have to re-create the assessment for another attempt to be available for the student.
Viewing graded assessments as a student
Once the teacher has returned the work, students can open the assessment from their LMS (Canvas or Schoology) or their Kami Recents list on the Dashboard.
Real-time Monitoring with Assessment Mode
We suggest enabling Real-time Monitoring and Assessment Mode when using Kami with Canvas. Kami's Real-time Monitoring feature allows teachers to leave timely feedback.
Schoology users can also enable this feature, while Schoology LTI users will get this option by default. Read this article to learn how to set up Schoology LTI for your school.
If you need further assistance, don't hesitate to get in touch with us at support@kamiapp.com or book some training with one of our Teacher Success Champions here: https://www.kamiapp.com/training