(B1,ix) Allow Students to Share Assignments

Note: From Dec 2025 Update, students can maintain a study buddy list which automatically shares shareable assignments, so that they can see each other’s work for revision, peer review, sharing of assignment notes and answers.

Student-Sharing Permissions

Teachers can toggle Sharing Permissions to allow students to share their Assignments automatically with their study buddies. Students will be able to see other students' responses, Notes, and Teacher Feedback once shared. Once allowed, permission to share cannot be revoked.

Sharing Permissions can be turned on while:
- Creating a new Assignment
- Managing an Assignment
Click the Overflow (3-dot icon) on an Assignment Card and click Manage. Alternatively, enter the Assignment, click the Overflow (3-dot icon) to open the right menu and select Manage Assignment Settings.

Note:
- Sharing Permissions cannot be revoked once set. It is recommended that teachers turn Sharing Permissions on only after all students have attempted all questions in the assignment.
- Teachers will also be automatically notified to enable sharing for an assignment once it is due.
  - To configure this setting, select the Schedule tab and uncheck the box Remind me to enable sharing for this assignment once it is due.
  - Teachers can also click on the notification to open the heatmap and review the completion status, before deciding whether to enable sharing by clicking on Sharing Permissions and checking the box Allow students to share this assignment.
On the Assignment Settings subpage, select the Others tab.
- Sharing Permissions is turned off by default. To allow students to share their Assignments, check the box beside Allow students to share Assignments. Click Save and Proceed to confirm.
If sharing access is enabled, the Assignment Sharing icon will be seen on the Assignment card and on the Assignment Cover page.

Student Interaction in Shared Assignment

Assignment sharing is mutual between two students. For example, student A requests to share with student B, and student B accepts. Both students A and B can see each other's assignment. Student A can further share his/her assignment with student C by repeating the process to request and accept.

The possible interactions when an assignment is shared are as follows:
- View each other's assignment, including Activities with restricted access where the other student might not otherwise be able to view.
- View and comment on each other's Notes and Annotations (highlight).
- Viewing student's highlights and notes.
- View teacher's Annotation made to a student's copy of the Assignment.
- View each other's answers and scores to questions, and any Teacher Feedback.
Note:
Teachers are able to delete comments.
Students will not be able to complete the Assignment on behalf of the student who shared the Assignment.
To understand how students are able to share their Assignment/Assessment, refer to Request to Share Assignment.