Tech Tip Tuesday: Creating/Using Schoology Item Banks

Looking to change up your quizzes/tests? Try out Schoology question banks. They allow you to create sets up questions, then have Schoology pull a random amount of questions from the set for each student’s assessment.

It all happens by creating this repository in your Resources.

To create a question bank, follow these steps:

1. Click on the Resources tab on the top menu.
2. Select a specific collection or group in which you’d like to add a question bank OR just stay in your home resources.
3. Click on the Add Resources button.
4. Select the option to Add Item Bank.
5. Enter a name for the Bank, and click Create to complete.

To add questions from Resources, follow these steps:

1. Click on a Question Bank in your Resources.
2. Click the button to Add Question.
3. Select from the following question types in Schoology:
   • True/False
   • Multiple Choice
   • Short-Answer/Essay Questions
   • Fill in the Blank
   • Matching
4. Fill out the question form.
5. Click Create Question to complete.

Now when you go to create your test/quiz, click to add a question/ From the choices given, select item bank, then choose the set you want from the resources that you just created.

Then set the settings of it to randomly select how many questions out of the total you created. You can even mix it up more and in the quiz settings you can have it randomize the answer choices too!

Hope this helps!

Tech Tip Tuesday: Save Time with Gmail Templates

Do you find yourself sending out the same email message over and over? This little tool will save you A LOT of time. No more copying and pasting.

Originally called “canned responses”, Gmail integrated this feature and now lists it as “templates”, and it sits in your email compose message window, bottom right corner, in the 3 dots (more options). So follow these steps to get started!

1. Click on the “Compose” button. The New Message window will open.
2. Start typing your email template and when you’re done, click on the three dots in the bottom-right corner of the compose window.
3. Hover the option “Template” and next on “Save draft as template”.
4. Chose the option “.Save as new template”.
5. Enter the name of the new template, then hit the save button.

Pro-Tip: Just note: if you use an email signature, canned responses will copy that as well so make sure your email is blank when creating a canned response.

Now to send one do this:

1. Start a new email draft by clicking the “Compose” button.
2. Click the three dots in the bottom right corner of the compose window.
3. Hover the cursor on “Templates”.
4. Choose the template you want to use.
5. The template will appear on the compose window, and you will be able to edit it before hitting “Send”.

Hope this helps!