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# User Guides: Get Started Here

Best practices for the best experience.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image">Cover image</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Setting up your courses</strong></td><td>Navigate the Course Lobby, open a course, and share a course ID with students and TAs.</td><td><a href="/user-guides-get-started-here/courses.md">Setting up your courses</a></td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://3711328535-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVTk0635Lo8R5owJx3bPK%2Fuploads%2FVpRHwovjGhnciPCYVHBj%2FScreenshot%202026-10-13%20at%2010.25.19%E2%80%AFAM.png?alt=media&amp;token=5dc76182-ae30-4206-8754-19e296b56c8c">Screenshot 2026-10-13 at 10.25.19 AM.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Setting up assignments</strong></td><td>Create or import an assignment, choose what students submit, and work from the assignment page. Updated</td><td><a href="/user-guides-get-started-here/assignments.md">Setting up assignments</a></td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://3711328535-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVTk0635Lo8R5owJx3bPK%2Fuploads%2FxE1bwRHuBvTvNQ3NqzuC%2FScreenshot%202026-10-13%20at%2010.24.37%E2%80%AFAM.png?alt=media&amp;token=9d518f20-afc2-4fa5-af37-3e3fb3540476">Screenshot 2026-10-13 at 10.24.37 AM.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Setting up quizzes</strong></td><td>Import a quiz, choose the rubric shape, map criteria to questions, and grade attempts. New</td><td><a href="/user-guides-get-started-here/quizzes-guide.md">Setting up quizzes</a></td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://3711328535-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVTk0635Lo8R5owJx3bPK%2Fuploads%2FWtbAgCW44FF7MwgsixO5%2FScreenshot%202026-10-13%20at%2010.26.07%E2%80%AFAM.png?alt=media&amp;token=ac8ad0f0-21e4-452b-ad82-5f0044ab0f8b">Screenshot 2026-10-13 at 10.26.07 AM.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Setting up oral assessments</strong></td><td>The order to work in for an Oral Quiz or Oral Defense, from import to grade passback. New</td><td><a href="/user-guides-get-started-here/oral-assessments-guide.md">Setting up oral assessments</a></td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://3711328535-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVTk0635Lo8R5owJx3bPK%2Fuploads%2FrRtdbTrE0DEdND3Dko8V%2FScreenshot%202026-10-13%20at%2010.27.29%E2%80%AFAM.png?alt=media&amp;token=36126452-93a8-41dc-95f4-4b07ab6e6042">Screenshot 2026-10-13 at 10.27.29 AM.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Building rubrics that grade consistently</strong></td><td>Criteria, point bands, and the wording both a student and a grader read the same way.</td><td><a href="/user-guides-get-started-here/rubrics.md">Building rubrics that is clear, consistent, and free of error.</a></td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://3711328535-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVTk0635Lo8R5owJx3bPK%2Fuploads%2F3q49Y8WRjtWn0DxJufCR%2FScreenshot%202026-10-13%20at%2010.28.34%E2%80%AFAM.png?alt=media&amp;token=4e19539d-12e1-4dab-9aa4-24192dc6fbfb">Screenshot 2026-10-13 at 10.28.34 AM.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Telling the AI what to look for</strong></td><td>Look-fors, violations and muted signals, and why none of it decides the score. Updated</td><td><a href="/user-guides-get-started-here/grading-settings.md">Calibrating grading suggestions</a></td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://3711328535-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVTk0635Lo8R5owJx3bPK%2Fuploads%2FU2GQCcSDblYnN11xF8bQ%2FScreenshot%202026-10-13%20at%2010.29.26%E2%80%AFAM.png?alt=media&amp;token=640726f3-ea31-4e76-a116-fb476e4017a5">Screenshot 2026-10-13 at 10.29.26 AM.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Language, course details, and defaults</strong></td><td>Two language settings exist and they do different things — one is yours, one belongs to the course.</td><td><a href="/user-guides-get-started-here/settings-language.md">Understanding your Settings page</a></td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://3711328535-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVTk0635Lo8R5owJx3bPK%2Fuploads%2Ffchng3t2muKdFFFFwzGZ%2FScreenshot%202026-10-13%20at%2010.30.09%E2%80%AFAM.png?alt=media&amp;token=c7b9e129-39a3-4b37-b064-7087a57f1af9">Screenshot 2026-10-13 at 10.30.09 AM.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Syncing and reading your roster</strong></td><td>Roles, sections, last activity, and messaging a selection of students.</td><td><a href="/user-guides-get-started-here/roster.md">Syncing and reading your roster</a></td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://3711328535-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVTk0635Lo8R5owJx3bPK%2Fuploads%2F5QQ9gOy6NWeEJPFRNGic%2FScreenshot%202026-10-13%20at%2010.31.44%E2%80%AFAM.png?alt=media&amp;token=76d02012-6dc1-428a-9aeb-040654fca131">Screenshot 2026-10-13 at 10.31.44 AM.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>What students see</strong></td><td>Their course list, Coursework, and how released feedback reaches them. Updated</td><td><a href="/user-guides-get-started-here/students-see.md">What students see</a></td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://3711328535-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVTk0635Lo8R5owJx3bPK%2Fuploads%2FFS7BnZL6PXJhtLSfxpBp%2FScreenshot%202026-10-13%20at%2010.34.24%E2%80%AFAM.png?alt=media&amp;token=de23fcad-92a2-4cd6-b5cb-9f1181062b25">Screenshot 2026-10-13 at 10.34.24 AM.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Your instructor preferences</strong></td><td>Your profile, your language, and the grading and feedback defaults that every new assignment starts from. New</td><td><a href="broken://pages/AtQRbxBBM6PApU4eNH5c">Broken link</a></td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://3711328535-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVTk0635Lo8R5owJx3bPK%2Fuploads%2FMiGKmJ8qc9OFTZFx0Wv2%2FScreenshot%202026-10-13%20at%2010.35.15%E2%80%AFAM.png?alt=media&amp;token=d1180c91-78f7-4334-8299-69f026380711">Screenshot 2026-10-13 at 10.35.15 AM.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Reusing settings from other assignments</strong></td><td>Duplicate an assignment, reuse a rubric template, copy feedback settings, or apply your defaults to every assignment. New</td><td><a href="/user-guides-get-started-here/reuse-assignment-settings.md">Reusing settings from other assignments</a></td><td><a href="https://3711328535-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVTk0635Lo8R5owJx3bPK%2Fuploads%2FMD2fTABSmnVpif4L2gve%2FScreenshot%202026-10-13%20at%2010.35.49%E2%80%AFAM.png?alt=media&amp;token=f6b0d4bc-6a67-4287-ba31-8deb2cbc2f49">Screenshot 2026-10-13 at 10.35.49 AM.png</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Reusing oral assessment settings</strong></td><td>Set Oral Assessment Defaults once so every new Oral Quiz and Oral Defense starts the way you like. New</td><td><a href="/user-guides-get-started-here/oral-defaults.md">Reusing oral assessment settings</a></td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://3711328535-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVTk0635Lo8R5owJx3bPK%2Fuploads%2F1XNRaD2XpqHRofmddqaB%2FScreenshot%202026-10-13%20at%2010.36.55%E2%80%AFAM.png?alt=media&amp;token=904f586e-3014-481a-a38d-4d142fd75351">Screenshot 2026-10-13 at 10.36.55 AM.png</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>