File upload questions

A File upload question lets students hand in work as files. Use it for essays and plans written elsewhere, lab reports, projects, or photos of a poster or model.

Add a File upload question

1. 1

   Choose the type

   In the editor, click Add a question or content and choose File upload.

2. 2

   Write the task

   Type it in Type your question…, and say what you expect, for example "Upload your essay plan (a photo or a document)".

3. 3

   Choose the number of files

   Under Files per student, pick 1, 2, 3 or 5. New questions allow 3.

4. 4

   Set the points

   Type the points, or add a Rubric with up to 10 criteria.

What students see

Students see an Add files area with a counter of files added out of the maximum. They can pick several files at once. Accepted files are PDF, Word (.docx), text and images, up to 15 MB each. Each file they add appears in a list, and they can remove one while the work is still open.

How it is marked

You mark files yourself. Open the answer in the live view: each file is listed with its name and size, and opens in a new tab when you click it. Type a Score and click Save, click Full marks, or score each rubric criterion. Add a comment or a voice note to explain the mark.

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