The two groups
Open response: the AI grades each piece of work against a rubric you design. Question based: the AI extracts the questions from your handout and grades each one against an answer key.The one that behaves like a third
Video & Audio sits in the open-response group at setup and uses a rubric, but it has its own upload rules and its own grading screen. Uploads are media only, up to 250 MB each, with no Batch Scan, and you grade beside a player, adding comments at the moment they apply. Create a video or audio assignment says it once, so it doesn’t surprise you later.When the type locks
The type isn’t locked after setup. It locks once the assignment has submissions; the cards grey out with the note “The assignment type can’t be changed because this assignment already has submissions.” For question-based work, Type and Handout also lock once the handout has been read. Questions and answer keys stay editable in both cases.The All Assignment Types add-on
On the Lite plan, quizzes, exams, worksheets, problem sets and video need the All Assignment Types add-on. Without it those cards carry an Add-on badge, and work uploaded to one is held rather than graded until you add it. Pro includes every type.In Instant setup
Instant has the same types in an Assignment type dropdown, with singular names and one extra option: Auto-detect, which lets the AI classify the assignment from what you paste or upload.Set one up
Create a writing or essay assignment
Rubric-graded text.
Create a presentation or art assignment
Only what’s different from writing.
Create a quiz or exam
Upload the paper, approve the questions.
Create a worksheet or problem set
Only what’s different from a quiz.
Create a video or audio assignment
Media limits before you ask 30 students to record.
Instant or Guided: which to use
The route comes before the type.
Last updated 19 September 2026