Use the To Do widget

All students and parents automatically see the To Do widget on their Home page. This widget helps students stay on top of assignments that require immediate attention.

By default, the To Do widget lists overdue online assignments, as well as all assignments that are due today and tomorrow. Students have the option of selecting a checkbox when they complete an assignment.

Notes:

This checkbox is a visual reminder only. The system does not verify that a student has actually completed an assignment.
Sometimes students take classes at more than one school during a term. In those cases, assignments for the student's primary and secondary schools appear here.

For parents, the To Do widget includes a drop-down for selecting which child’s assignments they want to view. By clicking into an assignment’s details, parents can download and view the assignment that their child submitted.

Learn about the To Do widget:

for students
for parents

To use the To Do widget (for students):

In the To Do widget, your assignments that are overdue and due today and tomorrow automatically appear.

Note: Deselect the checkbox(es) of the assignments you do not want to view. For example, to not see tomorrow's assignments, deselect the Tomorrow checkbox.

To view the details of an assignment, click the assignment name. The Assignment pop-up appears.
Do any of the following:

To view and/or download the attachment, click the document in the Attachments field.
To take an online quiz, click the Online Quiz icon .
To complete a document, the Document Type icon appears. Open the document, and download it to your computer.

Note: If the document is a Google Doc, there is one-time setup to allow Aspen and Google Docs to communicate. See Grant Aspen Access to Google Docs.

If you are ready to upload your assignment, in the Submissions field, click . The Submission Upload pop-up appears

Click Browse to navigate to the file you want to submit. The File Upload pop-up appears.
Select the file, and then click Open.
Click Upload.

Your name is automatically appended to the file name, and the date and time of your submission are recorded. If you need to, you can click download, or delete the file.

To use the To Do widget (for parents):

The To Do widget automatically appears on your Home page:

Do any of the following:

To select which child’s assignments you want to view, click the drop-down in the top right corner of the widget.
To change which assignments appear, deselect the checkbox(es) of the assignments that you do not want to see. For example, to not see tomorrow's assignments, deselect the Tomorrow checkbox.
To view the details of an assignment, click the assignment name.
To view the assignment that your child submitted, if any, click the Download icon . Open or save the file.

Notes:

A checkmark in a particular row is your child’s way of indicating that the assignment has been completed. This is for informational purposes only, as Aspen does not do any verification.
If the document you want to view is a Google Doc, there is one-time setup to allow Aspen and Google Docs to communicate. See Grant Aspen Access to Google Docs.