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How to remove Assignments from Microsoft Teams EDU

how to delete assignments in microsoft teams as a student

You can learn more about Assignments and Grades in Teams for Education here .

Higher ed customers may want to disable the Assignments app because they already use other ways of assigning and tracking assignments. For them, it can be confusing to students and faculty when the Assignments app is pinned to the left rail of Teams.

Pinned apps in Teams are normally assigned using a Setup Policy in the Teams Admin Center at https://admin.teams.microsoft.com ( Teams apps > Setup policies ). Here, you can configure which apps are pinned to the Teams app navigation bar and the order in which they are displayed.

Notice that the disappearing banner at the top of the policy says, " Because you have at least one Office 365 Education license, the Assignments app will be automatically included in each app setup policy. " You will also notice that the Assignments app is not listed as a pinned app, so you cannot remove it.

In order to remove Assignments from pinned apps, configure a Permission Policy ( Teams apps > Permission policies ). Customers who want to remove this would normally edit the Global (Org-wide default) policy, but you can also create a new policy for this and assign it to specific users.

Edit the policy thusly:

Under Microsoft apps , select " Block specific apps and allow all others " in the dropdown list.
Click the Block apps button .
Search for " Assignments ", then click Add , and Block .
Click the Save button.

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Assignments in Teams for Education

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Applies to: Microsoft Teams

The Assignments and Grades features in Teams for Education allow educators to assign tasks, work, or quizzes to their students. Educators can manage assignment timelines, instructions, add resources to turn in, grade with rubrics, and more. They can also track class and individual student progress in the Grades tab.

Learn more about Assignments and Grades in Teams for Education .

For details about Teams assignments on different platforms, see Teams features by platform .

Assignments integrations in the Microsoft Teams admin center

Using the admin settings in the Microsoft Teams admin center, you can turn features on or off for educators within your organization and their students.

To view and manage Assignment settings, go to Education > Assignment settings in the Teams admin center.

The following are settings related to Assignments:

Weekly guardian email digest

Guardian emails are sent each weekend to parents or guardians. The email contains information about assignments from the previous week and for the upcoming week. The Parent and Guardian Sync can be setup using School Data Sync .

Import parent contact information via Parent and Guardian Sync in SDS. For instructions on how to enable Parent and Guardian Sync, see Enabling Parent and Guardian Sync .

Turn on the Guardian Setting in the Microsoft Teams admin center, as the setting is turned off by default. This will enable teachers to send out a weekly digest.

Teachers can opt-out of the digest by deselecting the setting inside their own personal class team ( Assignment Settings > Parent/Guardian Emails ).

To verify that Parents will get the email, the following three items must be true:

Email address attached to the student profile in SDS and tagged as Parent or Guardian . For details, see Parent and Guardian Sync File Format .

Students belong to at least one class in which e-mail isn't disabled by the teacher in assignment settings .

The emails will contain information about assignments that have a due date from the previous week or in the upcoming week.

Default setting for this feature is - Off .

Microsoft MakeCode is a block-based coding platform that brings computer science to life for all students.

MakeCode is a Microsoft product that is subject to the Microsoft terms of use and privacy policies.

To enable MakeCode assignments in Teams, go to the Teams Admin Center , navigate to the Assignments section, and turn the MakeCode toggle option to On . Select Save . Allow a few hours for these settings to take effect.

For more information on how this feature works, watch this video demonstration .

Learn more about MakeCode .

Turnitin is an academic integrity service. This is a third-party service that is subject to its own terms and privacy policy. You're responsible for your use of any third-party products and services.

To enable Turnitin for your organization, you'll need a Turnitin subscription. Then, you can input the following information, which can be found in your Turnitin admin console:

TurnitinApiKey : This is a 32-character GUID found in the admin console under Integrations.
TurnitinApiUrl : This is the HTTPS URL of your Turnitin admin console.

Here are some instructions to help you obtain this information.

The TurnitinApiUrl is the host address of your admin console. Example: https://your-tenant-name.turnitin.com

The admin console is where you can create an integration and an API key associated with the integration.

Select Integrations from the side menu, then select Add Integration and give the integration a name.

Screenshot showing adding a new integration.

The TurnitinApiKey will be given to you after you follow the prompts. Copy the API key and paste it into the Microsoft Teams admin center. This is the only time you can view the key.

Upon clicking the Save button in the admin center for this setting, allow a few hours for these settings to take effect.

Assignments data

Assignments stores information that is generated both by teachers and students. All the data is co-shared between teacher and the specific student for which the information is intended in class. There are two stores of this data, SharePoint and outside of SharePoint.

The same rules also apply to first-party integrations such as Reading Progress.

Assignments data in SharePoint document libraries

Students' files associated with a Submission for Assignment are stored in a document library (named: Student Work ). Files associated with Assignments that are created by teachers and accessible by Students are stored in another document library (named: Class Files ) in the corresponding Class Team SharePoint site. First-party integrations may also store Assignments data in the same corresponding Class Team SharePoint site (named: Assignments title + time stamp ).

Files associated with the student

IT admins can use the Content Search tool to search for student files ( Student Work , Class Files , or other 1st-party integration files) that are related to assignment submissions and files that are related to assignments. For example, an admin could search all SharePoint sites in the organization and use the student's name and class or assignment name in the search query to find data relevant to a data subject request (DSR).

Files associated with the teacher

IT admins can use the Content Search tool to search for teacher files ( Student Work , Class Files , or other 1st-party integration files) that are related to assignments and files distributed to students by the teachers within a class on assignments. For example, an admin could search all SharePoint sites in the organization and use the teacher's name and class or assignment name in the search query to find data relevant to a DSR.

Assignments data outside of SharePoint document libraries

Some data related to Assignments isn't stored in the class team SharePoint site, which means it's not discoverable with Content Search. This includes:

Student grades and feedback from the teacher
The list of documents submitted for an assignment by each student
Assignment details like Due Date, etc.
First-party integration data like Reading Progress passages or student pronunciation data

For this type of data, an IT admin or data owner, such as a teacher, may have to go into the assignment in the class team to find data relevant to a DSR. The admin can add themselves as an owner to the class and view all the assignments for that class team.

If a student is no longer part of the class, their data might still be present in the class as no longer enrolled . The student will have to provide the tenant admin the list of such classes that they were ever a part of.

Bulk Export assignment data outside of SharePoint document libraries

For a student.

To bulk export a single student's data, before removing the student from the classes they're part of, run the script and provide the userId . If the student has been removed from the site, either the admin can add the student back to the class before running the script, or the admin can provide the userId and the classId that the student was ever a part of.

The data about the student submissions will be exported.

For a teacher

Bulk Export assignment data works the same way for a student, but all submissions that the teacher has access to will be exported.

Bulk Delete assignment data outside of SharePoint document libraries

To bulk delete a single student's data, before removing the student from the classes they're part of, run the script and provide the userId . If the student has been removed from the site, either the admin can add the student back to the class before running the script, or the admin can provide the userId and the classId that the student was ever a part of.

Providing a ClassId will allow the admin to only delete information about the student from a specific class.

Since an assignment's data for a teacher is shared across the class, there's no bulk delete option. Instead the admin can add themselves to the class, go to the app, and delete the assignment.

For more information, see Configure assignments for Teams .

Removing Assignments and Grades

You can also use Teams policies to remove Assignments and Grades for a specific user or for your entire tenant.

To remove Assignments and Grades for an individual user, go to Teams Admin Center and navigate to Teams apps > Permission policies to create a new app permission policy definition. When creating the new policy definition, set the Microsoft apps policy to Block specific apps and allow all others and add Assignments and Grades to the list of blocked applications. Once your new policy definition is saved, assign it to the appropriate users.

To remove Assignments and Grades for your entire tenant, go to Teams Admin Center , navigate to Teams apps > Manage apps , and search for and select Assignments and Grades from the application list. Change the status setting within the applications' settings page to Blocked .

Assignments diagnostic tool for users

Microsoft Support has created a tool to collect diagnostic data for the Microsoft engineering team to investigate issues related to the Assignments feature.

This tool can be accessed inside of Assignments on any screen the users experience an issue.

To pull up the diagnostic tool in Teams, users can:

Select Ctrl+/
Touch the screen with two fingers and rotate fingers 45 degrees, or
Tap on the screen with three fingers for 15 seconds

Once the diagnostic tool pops up, users will see a list of data that may be needed by Microsoft technical support.

The data pulled may include:

Assignment ID
Submission ID

This data isn't automatically sent to Microsoft. Users need to copy and paste the data to a Microsoft support agent regarding a support ticket.

If a user pulls up the diagnostic tool then closes it, no data is sent.

When the data is sent to a Microsoft support agent, it's handled as Support Data under your organization's Microsoft 365 service agreements.

For instructions on using this diagnostic tool that you can share with educators and students, see Get diagnostic data to troubleshoot Assignments .

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I am a part of Class in the MS Teams and for other students there is an assignment tabs to be seen but in my part there are no assignment tabs. What is this occurence? Am i being restricted to see the assignment tab by the profesor that made the class or is that even possible?

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Hello rinks ,

Good day! thank you for posting in Microsoft community.

It is possible that your professor has restricted your access to the assignment tab in Microsoft Teams. You may want to reach out to your professor and ask if they can grant you access to the assignment tab.

Alternatively, it is also possible that there is a technical issue preventing you from seeing the assignment tab.

The absence of the Assignment tab in your Microsoft Teams interface could be due to a few reasons:

Type of Team: If you don't see the assignment tab on the Team or you don't see the team when you are trying to create an assignment via the assignment tab on the left menu > create > assignment.

The Assignment tab is typically available in Teams that are classified as “Class”. If your Team is not classified as a Class, but rather as a Professional Learning Community (PLC), Staff, or Other, the Assignment tab may not be visible.

Private Channel: If the type of the team is indeed a class, and you are trying to add the assignment tab in the private channel then please note that, the Assignment tab is not currently available on private channels , even if the Team is classified as a Class.

IT Admins - Private channels in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn .

Default Apps in Teams: There could be an issue with the Default Apps in Teams. You can ask your IT admin to sign in to the Admin Center .

Add or modify app assignments:

To assign users or groups to an app, follow these steps:

In Teams admin center, go to the Manage apps page, search for the required app, and select the app name to open its app details page.

Select the Assignments tab.

Select Assign or Assign app .

Select the required option from Manage who can install this app menu. When assigning users or groups, search for the user or the group from the Search for users or groups menu. Select Apply .

Screenshot showing how to create app assignments from the app details page.

To remove one or more users or groups from an app, select the rows and select Remove .

Screenshot showing how to remove an existing app assignment from the app details page.

Browser/Teams App Issue : Sometimes, the issue could be with the browser, or the Teams app. Try accessing MS Teams online using recommended browsers like Chrome or Edge.

Please understand that our initial response may not always resolve the issue immediately. However, with your help and more detailed information, we can work together to find a solution.

Remember, only the team owner or someone with admin rights can change the team type or adjust the settings in the Admin Center . If you’re still having trouble, it might be a good idea to reach out to your professor or your school’s IT department for further assistance. They should be able to help resolve the issue with the information we have provided.

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Create, edit, or delete a contact list or contact group in Outlook

A contact list is a collection of email addresses and is useful for sending email to a group of people.

Important: Steps may be different between new and classic Outlook for Windows. To determine which version of Outlook you're using, look for File on the ribbon. If there's no File option, follow the steps under the New Outlook tab. If the File option appears, select the tab for Classic Outlook .

In Outlook, you have the option to:

Create a contact list

Edit a contact list, delete a contact list.

Note: If the steps under this New Outlook tab don't work, you may not be using new Outlook for Windows yet. Select Classic Outlook and follow those steps instead.

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Select the contact you would like to add to a new contact list.

Select Add to list by either right-clicking the contact or selecting it from the Ribbon , then select New contact list .

Select All contact lists , then select Edit by either right-clicking the contact list or selecting it from the Ribbon .

You'll have the option to rename the contact list, add additional contacts to the list, or add a Description to the list.

When you are finished, select Save .

Select All contact lists , then select Delete by either right-clicking the contact list or selecting it from the Ribbon .

Select Delete again to confirm. Contacts are not deleted, only the contact list.

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Edit a contact group, delete a contact group.

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When you're finished, select Save & Close .

Go to the contact group that you want to update in your list of Contacts , and double click the group to open it.

From the Ribbon , select Add or Remove Members .

When you're finished updating, select Save & Close .

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