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Create links from your LMS to content in MindTap.
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Grade CNOW Assignments
CNOW assignments with open response questions require manual grading.
View PeerMark Assignments
Review PeerMark assignments to see students' development as readers, writers, and collaborators.
View Your Students' Code for Coding Labs Assignments
From the MindTap gradebook, open the GitHub code editor to review your students' code. You are automatically added as a contributor.
Create CNOW Homework Assignments in MindTap
Create CNOW homework assignments to assign to your students in MindTap.
Can I import new assignments or students from a spreadsheet?
No, new assignments and students are added through MindTap.
Can't Open Class or Submit Assignments
You can't open your class or submit assignments. Other problems might also be related to this issue.
Duplicate CNOW Assignments in MindTap
After creating a CNOW assignment in MindTap, you can copy the assignment to reassign or make adjustments.
Diet & Wellness Plus Assignments
Diet & Wellness Plus is not included in all MindTap courses. If Diet & Wellness Plus is included in your course, you can find the Diet & Wellness Plus icon in the toolbar. Related information Assign a Diet & Wellness Plus Report View Student Submissions in Diet & Wellness Plus
Complete Report Assignments in Diet & Wellness Plus
Complete and submit reports assigned by your instructor.
Add Links in Google Classroom to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Google Classroom to activities or other content in MindTap.
Add Links in Sakai to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Sakai to activities or other content in MindTap.
Link to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Brightspace to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Brightspace gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.
Add Links in Canvas to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Canvas to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Canvas gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.
Add Links in Schoology to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Schoology to activities or other content in MindTap.
Add Links in Blackboard to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Blackboard to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Blackboard gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.
Add Links in Moodle to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Moodle to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Moodle gradebook.
Add Links in LTI Advantage LMS to MindTap Activities and Resources
If your LTI Advantage LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI Advantage compliant LMS. After setting up your MindTap course, create links from LTI Advantage LMS to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the LTI Advantage LMS gradebook.
Complete Coding Labs Assignment
Coding Labs use GitHub and an online code editor to complete coding activities. As you work on labs, run your code to check your results.
Sync Dates to Google Classroom
After adding activity links from Google Classroom, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to Google Classroom based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to Google Classroom.
Sync Dates to Brightspace
After adding activity links from Brightspace, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to Brightspace based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to Brightspace.
Sync Dates to Schoology
After adding activity links from Schoology, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to Schoology based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to Schoology.
Sync Dates to Sakai
After adding activity links from Sakai, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to Sakai based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to Sakai.
Sync Dates to Blackboard
After adding activity links from Blackboard, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to Blackboard based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to Blackboard.
Sync Dates to Canvas
After adding activity links from Canvas, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to Canvas based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to Canvas.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your Google Classroom and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your Google Classroom and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your Brightspace and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your Brightspace and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
Add Links in Canvas LTI Advantage to MindTap Activities
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Canvas to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Canvas gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your Moodle and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your Sakai and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your Schoology and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your Moodle and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your Sakai and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your Schoology and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your Blackboard and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your Blackboard and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
Link to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Sakai to activities or other content in MindTap.
Link to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Canvas to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Canvas gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your Canvas and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your Canvas and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
Link to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Schoology to activities or other content in MindTap.
Create and Schedule a Training Assignment With Express Creation
Create and schedule training assignments associated with a textbook chapter.
Link to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from LTI Advantage LMS to activities or other content in MindTap.
Link to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Google Classroom to activities or other content in MindTap.
Add Links in Brightspace to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Brightspace to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Brightspace gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.
Link to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from LMS to activities or other content in MindTap.
Link to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Blackboard to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Blackboard gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.
Add Links in LMS to MindTap Activities and Resources
If your LTI Advantage LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI Advantage compliant LMS.If your LTI 1.0 LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI 1.0 compliant LMS. After setting up your MindTap course, create links from LMS to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the LMS gradebook unless you choose to exclude them. Linked graded activities are included in the LMS gradebook.
Link to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from LMS to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the LMS gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.Linked graded activities are included in the LMS gradebook.
Link to MindTap Activities and Resources
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Moodle to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Moodle gradebook.
Add Links in LMS to MindTap Activities and Resources
If your LTI 1.0 LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI 1.0 compliant LMS. After setting up your MindTap course, create links from LMS to activities or other content in MindTap.
Schedule Activities
Schedule your activities by setting due dates or linking the activities from your LMS.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your LMS and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your LMS and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
Assignment Name Not Accepted
CNOW in MindTap will not accept your assignment or test name.
Customize the Learning Path
Customize your course by adding, removing, and reordering your units and activities.
Edit CNOW Assignment Options in MindTap
After you have created an assignment, you can edit the assignment options. Assignment options vary, but often include grading policy and feedback availability. If some of your students have already begun the assignment, the changes you make do not apply to those students.
Create Training Assignment
Select tasks and questions to create your own training assignment.
Activity is Not Marked Practice or Counts Towards Grade
Activities in your learning path are often marked Practice if they do not count toward the final grade, or Counts Towards Grade if they do. If an activity is not marked as either Practice or Counts Towards Grade, it does not count toward the final grade.
Add Bongo Recordings to the Learning Path
Add recordings of Bongo virtual classroom meetings to the learning path as web link activities. Provide the recordings for students who missed live meetings and as references for review.
Complete Web Link Activities
Web link activities link to content outside of MindTap.
Learning Activities
You can create, edit, and assign activities for your course.
Edit CNOW in MindTap Assignment Name
Edit CNOW in MindTap homework assignment and test names.
Create Web Link Activities
Create web link activities to link to additional content outside of MindTap.
How do I share a video with my students?
To share a YouTube video, use WebVideo Search to find a YouTube video and assign it as an activity. To share a video from a site other than YouTube, create a Web Link activity with a link to the video.
Exams
You can create and manage tests in MindTap, and you can set restrictions like a password or time limit to ensure academic integrity. If your course is LMS integrated, you can link your test from your LMS to take advantage of proctoring solutions that might be available to you depending on your institution.
Virtual Labs Prerequisite Assignment
The prerequisite assignment takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.
View Turnitin Writing Assignment Submissions
After you schedule a Turnitin assignment, view how many students have made a submission by clicking the assignment name.
Edit CNOW Assignment Content in MindTap
After you have created an assignment, you can edit the content included in it.
Add a File to Your Bongo Assignment
Upload or link to a file for your Bongo assignment. For example, if you have an assignment to record a video of yourself giving a slide presentation, you can upload a slide deck or link to Google slides to use in the activity.
Complete Pronounce Activities
You can practice pronunciation when completing audio recording activities.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your LTI Advantage LMS and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your LTI Advantage LMS and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
How do I link to Kaltura content?
Create a web link activity with a link to your Kaltura content. MindTap no longer supports the Kaltura app, but you can include the same content in your course by providing links to Kaltura in web link activities.
Links to MindTap Courses or Activities Don't Work
When you click a link to a MindTap course or activity from your LMS, the link doesn't open a new browser window with the course or learning activity.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
After linking your LMS and MindTap courses, add a link to the student dashboard in the same way you add links to MindTap activities. Students can use this link to access their purchases from the dashboard.
Add a Link to Technical Support
After linking your LMS and MindTap courses, add a Cengage technical support link in the same way as adding links to MindTap activities. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of activities.
Add a Video to Your Bongo Assignment
Record or upload a video for your Bongo assignment.
Live Virtual Machine Labs Prerequisite Assignment
The prerequisite assignment teaches students how to use Live Virtual Machine Labs.
Add Links in Canvas LTI Advantage to MindTap Activities
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Canvas to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Canvas gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.
Add Links in Canvas LTI Advantage to MindTap Activities
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Canvas to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Canvas gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.
Add Links in Canvas LTI Advantage to MindTap Activities
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Canvas to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Canvas gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.
Add Links in Canvas LTI Advantage to MindTap Activities
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Canvas to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Canvas gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.
Add Links in Canvas LTI Advantage to MindTap Activities
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Canvas to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Canvas gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.
Add Links in Canvas LTI Advantage to MindTap Activities
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Canvas to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Canvas gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.
Remove a Question
Remove unwanted questions from your assignments.
Add Links in Canvas LTI Advantage to MindTap Activities
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Canvas to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Canvas gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.
Sync Dates to LMS
After adding activity links from LMS, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to LMS based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to LMS.
(LTI 1.0) Create a New Schoology-Integrated MindTap Course
Open your Schoology course. If you do not have a default grade category in your Schoology course, create one. A default grade category is required to sync grades between Schoology and MindTap. Click Grade Setup . In Categories , click Add . Enter information for your category and click Create . To use this category for MindTap assignments, click . On the Materials tab, click Add Materials › Cengage LMS Integration . If prompted, sign in to your Cengage instructor account to link your Schoology...
Add Links in Canvas LTI Advantage to MindTap Activities
After setting up your MindTap course, create links from Canvas to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the Canvas gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.
Sync Dates to LTI Advantage LMS
After adding activity links from LTI Advantage LMS, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to LTI Advantage LMS based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to LTI Advantage LMS.
Sync Dates to Moodle
After adding activity links from Moodle, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to Moodle based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to Moodle.
Sync Dates to LMS
After adding activity links from LMS, your assignments' available dates and due dates sync to LMS based on your settings. If automatic syncing fails, you can request a manual date sync to LMS.
Add a PeerMark Assignment
Create and assign PeerMark peer-review activities when you want your students to read, review, and evaluate each other's submitted Turnitin writing activities.
Enable / Disable Badges
By default, badges are enabled for all assignments labeled Badge available . You can edit this setting on the assignment options page.
Recovering and Resuming from a Crash or Lost Connection
If your computer crashes or you lose your connection to MindTap while working, you can restart it once conditions return to normal. Sign in as you normally do, go to the MindTap Assignments page and select the assignment. The assignment displays in red. The Content Player begins where you left off and any completed questions and tasks save.
Schedule SAM Path
SAM Path assignments are sequential combinations of exams and training.
Remove Late Submission and Credit / No Credit
You can remove late submission and credit / no credit settings on assignments.
SAM Path Training > Exam Options
Configure assignments to train students on a topic, then test their proficiency.
Enable Student Self-Registration in Cognero
Enable student self-registration for your Cognero classes to allow students to register for your class and access assignments.
Gradebook Display Settings
Change your gradebook display settings to review your students' performance. You can organize assignments by due date, grading category, and units/folders.
SAM Path Exam > Training Options
Configure assignments to test students on a topic, then provide remedial training for errors.
SAM Path Exam > Training > Exam Options
Configure assignments to test students on a topic, provide remedial training for any errors, then re-test students for proficiency.
CNOW Activities
CNOW contains a bank of questions to assess your students' understanding of the content in your eBook. You can search through the questions by chapter, section, and question type and use them to create homework assignments and tests.
Add Links to Techcheck and Training Materials
You can create links to help your students easily check the status of Cengage platforms or access training materials.
Remove or Edit Links to MindTap Courses or Activities
You can delete a link if needed, rename links, or add descriptions to be shown after each link.
Training
Students can take training assignments as many times as they want before the due date. Their best attempt is used in the gradebook.
Gradebook Shows Past-Due Assignment as In Progress
After the due date, some student activities are unscored and shown as In Progress.
Instructor Can't View Your Code
If you need to review your students' Coding Labs code for practice or unsubmitted assignments, you can ask them to either add you as a contributor in GitHub or download their workspace as a.zip file and share it with you.
Student Achievement Badges
Award shareable badges to students who earn 90% and above on assignments labeled Badge available . Badges are available for capstone projects and MOS practice exams for Office 365/2021 and newer content versions.
SAM in MindTap Project Workflow
To complete SAM in MindTap project assignments, your students download a start file, follow instructions to perform the project tasks in the Office application, and upload the changed file to be graded.
Can I change the due date or time limit of an assignment for an individual student?
Yes, you can change the due date or give extra time for individual students.
Assign a Diet & Wellness Plus Report
Assign a report to your students so they can compare the results of different diet and activity choices.
Diet and Wellness Plus
Diet & Wellness Plus is diet analysis software featuring over 100,000 foods and powered by ESHA/Trustwell research in 2025. The food and nutrient database includes global, brand-name, and custom foods, along with recipe features. You can track diet, activity, and healthy behaviors. Reports help students to understand how nutrition and lifestyle choices relate to personal health goals. Assignments and updated grading features guide students to apply their knowledge and assist instructors in their evaluation of student progress.
View CNOW Answer Keys
View the correct answers for CNOW activities.
Mastery Training
Powered by Cerego, Mastery Training activities adapt to each student's performance to help them learn and apply concepts efficiently and effectively. Relying on the principle of distributed practice, these assignments require each student to follow a schedule and review core concepts in small chunks over time. Mastery Training refreshes your memory for each item just as it's about to fade by tracking your performance, measuring pace, response time, and accuracy to predict the best time to review. The result is a personalized experience that leads to long-term retention — and a learning engine that gets more effective the more you use it.
View Student Submissions in Diet & Wellness Plus
Diet & Wellness Plus is not included in all MindTap courses. If Diet & Wellness Plus is included in your course, you can find the Diet & Wellness Plus icon in the toolbar. In the toolbar, click to open Diet & Wellness Plus. Click your name › Instructor Home . Click the title of your course. Your course page opens. Click View Student Submissions . All submitted reports and labs for each student are listed. Click the date for a submitted report or lab. The student submission, including student...
Copy Training
Create a new training assignment by copying and editing an existing training assignment.
Edit MindTap Activities
You can write new questions and feedback, and edit or delete existing questions and feedback.
Delete Aplia Questions
Deleting a question from an Aplia assignment removes that question from Aplia in MindTap.
Rename an Aplia Question
You can change the name of a question in an Aplia assignment.
Review Turnitin Writing Activity Using PeerMark
Use PeerMark to review and provide feedback on a student's writing assignment, in the same manner as student peer reviewers.
Submit an Activity on Behalf of a Student
If a student is having trouble submitting a Turnitin assignment, you can upload the assignment on the student's behalf under the options menu in the activity.
Edit Scores
You can change student assignment scores in the gradebook.
Create an Individual Bongo Activity
Create an assignment for students to complete individually.
Create a Group Bongo Activity
Create an assignment for students to complete in groups.
Change the Section End Date in MindTap
Change the end date of your MindTap section. Then, you can change assignment dates.
Adjust Scores
Increase or decrease multiple students' scores on an assignment by a specified percentage.
Let Students Who Failed SAM Path Training Attempt Exam
If a student can't pass the training component in a SAM Path assignment, you can allow them to attempt the exam by manually setting their training score to 100%.
View Peer Feedback
Review feedback from other students in the PeerMark Reviews tab of your assignment.
Grant Extensions or Accommodations
Give students longer to complete an assignment as an education accommodation or a one-time extension for a student.
Extend Time Limits
Give students more time to complete a timed assignment as an educational accommodation or a one-time extension for a student.
Time Limit
Set a time limit for your test or assignment. Time limits give students less time to search for answers they do not already know.
Duplicate an Activity
Create a new activity by copying an existing activity on the learning path. You could let students take the assignment once for practice, and again for a grade.
Question Pools
A question pool is a list of questions from which a specified subset of questions are randomly selected for each student's assignment. This makes it difficult for students to share answers.
Write MindTap Questions
Author new questions to use in your activity.
Add Questions from the Question Bank
Customize your MindTap activities by adding pre-written questions.
Edit Questions
Remove unwanted questions, rewrite questions to better meet your students' needs, and reinforce learning with customized feedback.
Add a Fill-in-the-Blank Question
Author a new fill-in-the-blank question to use in your activity. Students complete a statement by choosing the correct answer from a list of options.
Add a Multiple-Answers Question
Author a new multiple-choice question to use in your activity. Students choose one or more correct responses from a list of options.
Add a Multiple-Choice Question
Author a new multiple-choice question to use in your activity. Students choose one response from a list of options.
Add a True/False Question
Author a new true/false question to use in your activity. Students select whether a statement is True or False.
Add an Essay Question
Author a new essay question to use in your activity. Essay questions must be manually graded.
Project Incident Report
Project incident reports identify project file submissions that might contain non-original work. To begin a SAM project assignment, students download a start file that has unique embedded identifiers. When a student submits a completed project file, it should have the same identifiers as the start file. If the identifiers do not match, it is logged as an incident.
Review Student Attempts
You can review your students' work on an activity.
View Grades and Scores
You can view your students' activity scores and calculated overall grades.
View Grades and Instructor Comments in Diet & Wellness Plus
Diet & Wellness Plus is not included in all MindTap courses. If Diet & Wellness Plus is included in your course, you can find the Diet & Wellness Plus icon in the toolbar. In the toolbar, click to open Diet & Wellness Plus. Click Assignments . Find your submitted assignment and click Review . Click next to Grade and Instructor Comments . Related information Complete Report Assignments in Diet & Wellness Plus
Add Activities to Categories
You can organize your activities into categories such as Homework, Lab, Quiz, or Test.
Grade Sync Problems
Student grades in MindTap do not sync to your LMS, or sync very slowly.
Edit Aplia Activity Content
You can customize your Aplia activities by copying, renaming, or removing questions.
Set Credit / No Credit for Activities
Set an activity to award full or no credit.
Assign a Test in Cognero
Make Cognero tests available to your students.
Frequently Asked Questions
Related information Can I change the due date or time limit of an assignment for an individual student? Why are the total points possible not the same for every student? Why am I seeing a submission date later than the due date? Can I import new assignments or students from a spreadsheet? What's the difference between deleting an attempt and removing a score? How do I share a video with my students? How do I link to Kaltura content?
Aplia Activities
Some MindTap classes use Aplia activities. Aplia activities have some unique settings and behaviors.
Schedule Training
Assign training to your class.
Classes
Purchase access to your course materials and open your MindTap course.
Report Types with Associated Reports
The following reports are available in the Reports tab:
Import Gradebook Data
To update several activity scores at the same time, you can import a file with student activity scores.
Complete Activities
Practice what you learn with MindTap activities. Each answer to a question is called an attempt. Some activities give you multiple attempts to answer correctly.
Deactivate Training
You can deactivate training if, for example, you are no longer teaching a specific topic.
Grade Calculation
You can configure how grades are calculated in the MindTap gradebook.
Create and Schedule an Exam
Create and schedule exams associated with a textbook chapter.
View SAM Project Answer Keys
View the correct answers for SAM projects.
Browser Plugins
Some content and tools might require the following browser plugins.
Create Activities
Create new activities to add to your course from the app dock or learning path.
(LTI Advantage) Create a New Schoology-Integrated MindTap Course
If you have not created the MindTap course you want to integrate with Schoology, create it from Schoology.
Turnitin Activities
Feedback Studio and PeerMark are not accessible by screen readers. Make alternative arrangements for students using screen readers to give and receive feedback. This feature is not available for all courses. If you have questions about availability for your course, contact your Cengage representative. Related information Add a Turnitin Activity Turnitin Rubrics Import a Rubric Create a Rubric Attach a Rubric to an Activity Turn on Similarity Report for Students Add a PeerMark Assignment View...
Schedule Virtual Classroom
Schedule Virtual Classroom meetings for office hours, training sessions, and live lectures.
Create a Cognero Class
You must create a Cognero class before you can assign content to your students.
Sync Zero Scores to LMS
By default, if a student has not attempted an activity when the due date passes, no score will be sent to the LMS gradebook. You can change the default setting to send a score of zero to the LMS gradebook. This will negatively affect students' final grades.
Contact Support
Contact customer support with additional questions.
Grade Tests in Cognero
Some Cognero questions require manual grading, and automatically graded questions can be edited.
Why am I seeing a submission date later than the due date?
The timestamp for automatically submitted activities is sometimes later than the actual due date and time and reflects the time when the automatic process happened to run. Automatically submitted activities are identified as such when you view them.
Rename an Aplia Activity
You can change the name of an Aplia activity using the Aplia tool.
Change the Points for an Aplia Activity
You can change the point values of Aplia activities and specific activity questions using the Aplia tool.
Get to Know MindTap
Explore the MindTap user interface.
Make an Aplia Activity Timed
You can set a time limit for students to complete an Aplia activity. Change this using the Aplia tool.
Password Protect Aplia Activities
Set a password to be sure your students cannot access Aplia activities ahead of time. Students will not be able to begin working on the activity until you share the password.
SAM in MindTap
SAM (Skills Assessment Manager) is a web-based application in MindTap that helps students become more proficient in Microsoft Office software and teaches fundamental computer concepts.
Require Approval for Student Registration
Requiring registration approval deters cheating from students with duplicate accounts. If your course uses self-registration and does not require registration approval, some students may try to cheat by enrolling a fake account in your course to access assignments before taking them under their real name. This feature is not available for all courses. If you cannot edit your course, contact your district's technology coordinator. Under the course you want to manage, open the Manage Course menu...
Sync Scores to LMS
After adding activity links from your LMS, your students' MindTap scores sync automatically to your LMS based on your settings. Syncing MindTap scores should take 5 minutes or less.
Virtual Labs
Virtual Labs is an interactive learning environment in MindTap course activities where students can practice in real time on live IT systems.
Create a New Google Classroom-Integrated MindTap Course
This task is different depending on the version of Google Classroom your school uses. To see which version your school uses, open the assignment editor and look for the Add-ons panel. If your assignment has Add-ons , your school uses Google Workspace for Education Plus. If your assignment does not have Add-ons , your school uses Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals/Standard. Open the Cengage integration tool. If your school uses Google Workspace for Education Plus: This integration...
Credit / No Credit
You can make scheduled activities credit / no credit to award either full credit or no credit based on students' meeting a threshold score for the activity.
Complete a Peer Review in Bongo
Reviewing classmates' work might count toward your grade.
Copy a Bongo Activity
Create a new activity by copying and editing an existing Bongo activity.
(LTI 1.0) Create a New LMS-Integrated MindTap Course
Before you begin, your LMS administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in your LMS, and you must have received an email from Cengage containing a Cengage Course URL. This task is different depending on the version of Google Classroom your school uses. To see which version your school uses, open the assignment editor and look for the Add-ons panel. If your assignment has Add-ons , your school uses Google Workspace for Education Plus. If your assignment does not have Add-ons , your school...
Complete CNOW Activities
Learn how to identify and complete CNOWv2 activities in MindTap.
Can't View Instructions or Submit Lab
You cannot work on your lab because the Companion tab is not displayed.
Calculate Averages by Points or Percentages
Choose to calculate your students' overall grades by weighting activities by point value or averaging their percentage scores.
Copy a MindTap Course to a New Google Classroom Course
Copy an existing MindTap course to a new Google Classroom course. You can copy your own MindTap course or another instructor's course.
Limit Feedback
Do not allow any feedback on students' test performance until after the test is closed. Students that finish their tests early can use this feedback to assist those still taking the test.
Add a Turnitin Activity
Assign writing activities for your class using Turnitin.
Password Protection
Set a password to be sure your students cannot access tests ahead of time. Students will not be able to begin the test until you share the password.
Add a Bongo Activity
Assign Bongo activities to your students.
Integrate an Existing MindTap Course With Google Classroom
If you already created the MindTap course you want to integrate with Google Classroom — and no students are enrolled — integrate your existing course.
View Activity Score Details
View the score strategy, possible points, average score, and student participation for an individual activity.
December 2025
These updates are available only for the latest version of MindTap. Assignment Creation Assignment creation has been streamlined so that building and customizing assessments is simpler and less time-consuming. You can now: Customize settings for one activity without altering or creating a new settings template. Settings templates are also simpler to use, with less common options collapsed under Advanced Settings . Quickly edit activity content without creating a new version of the activity. The...
Export Results from Cognero
Export Cognero test results as a CSV file to import them to an external gradebook.