You have two options for adding a Google Assignment to Brightspace - creating a link in a content area or adding a link to an assignment.
Option 1: Creating a Google Assignment link in your Content Area
1. Navigate to your course and open the Content tool.
2. Create or open an existing module.
![Content](https://binghamton.service-now.com/sys_attachment.do?sys_id=e5a25749db603410dd88ebcad396190f)
3. Click Existing Activities and select Google Assignments.
![Existing Activities - Google Assignments](https://binghamton.service-now.com/sys_attachment.do?sys_id=50d2df09db603410dd88ebcad39619e9)
4. Link your Google Account to Brightspace.
![Link](https://binghamton.service-now.com/sys_attachment.do?sys_id=a9231789db603410dd88ebcad396196d)
If this is your first Google assignment, a pop-up window will ask you to confirm you would like to link your Google account to Brightspace. Click Link. ![Link](https://binghamton.service-now.com/sys_attachment.do?sys_id=ac735789db603410dd88ebcad3961954)
5. Add the details of the assignment (due date, total points, instructions, rubric, etc.) you want to create. You can optionally add a template document for your students to work from under Files. Click Create.
![Create](https://binghamton.service-now.com/sys_attachment.do?sys_id=86c39f89db603410dd88ebcad39619ba)
6. You are returned to the content area of your course and the new assignment link is visible in the module you were working in.
![Assignment Link](https://binghamton.service-now.com/sys_attachment.do?sys_id=dc75930ddb603410dd88ebcad3961969)
Option 2: Adding a Google Assignment link to a Brightspace assignment.
1. Navigate to your course and open the Assignments tool.
2. Create a New Assignment.
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3. Add a Name, Score, and Instructions.
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4. Click the Attach Link to Existing Activity button.
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5. Select Google Assignments.
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6. Link your Google Account to Brightspace.
![Link](https://binghamton.service-now.com/sys_attachment.do?sys_id=a9231789db603410dd88ebcad396196d)
If this is your first Google assignment, a pop-up window will ask you to confirm you would like to link your Google account to Brightspace. Click Link.
![Link](https://binghamton.service-now.com/sys_attachment.do?sys_id=ac735789db603410dd88ebcad3961954)
5. Add the details of the assignment you want to create if you did not add this information on the Brightspace Assignment page. You can optionally add a template document for your students to work from under Files. Click Create.
![Create](https://binghamton.service-now.com/sys_attachment.do?sys_id=86c39f89db603410dd88ebcad39619ba)
6. You are returned to the Assignment creation area. Turn the visibility on and click Save and Close.
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Grading Google Assignments
1. If you chose option 1 - content area, navigate back to the module where you added the Google Assignment. If you chose option 2 - Brightspace Assignment, click the action arrow next to the assignment name and click edit the assignment
Option 1:
![Google Assignments](https://binghamton.service-now.com/sys_attachment.do?sys_id=eb39db41dba03410dd88ebcad396196a)
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Option 2:
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2. Click on the student's name to view their submission.
![Click student's name to view their submission](https://binghamton.service-now.com/sys_attachment.do?sys_id=d3299341dba03410dd88ebcad396193f)
3. You can add a grade and overall feedback. You can also suggest and add comments to the actual document itself. Click Return to submit the feedback and grade to the student.
![Return](https://binghamton.service-now.com/sys_attachment.do?sys_id=9ecad705dba03410dd88ebcad396198a)
4. The grade for the assignment appears in the grade book.
![Assignment grade appears in gradebook](https://binghamton.service-now.com/sys_attachment.do?sys_id=389bd705dba03410dd88ebcad3961977)