For my digital notebook I assign it to Google Classroom (only the first day that I introduce it). I give them a link that makes them force a copy and they turn in their new notebook.
Students do not have to Submit the assignment for you to see it, so I tell them that their notebooks will be checked in that spot. Each time I assign a page in their notebook I put it in the gradebook as a new assignment under the notebook category.
If they say they cannot edit their notebook, it is because they have submitted it and they must unsubmit to edit.
This keeps all of the notebooks in one place for you to grade.
I keep the notebook assignment at the top of the Classwork tab.

Late reply is late, and chances are that you might have figured things out yourself by now, but my understanding is that these notebooks can be an ongoing thing. Granted, there are extra steps that students will need to take to make this work smoothly, though, so it’s on you to provide the directions as clearly as possible.

1. Depending on the activity (or activities) du jour, direct your students to the appropriate slide template.

2. Instead of starting the activity straight away, have the students right-click on the slide preview in the list on the left side of your screen, and have them duplicate it. Voila, an instant copy of that slide.

3. Move the slide to where you want it to be within the digital notebook.

4. The students can now edit that slide, while leaving the original template for future use.

Regarding the whole submitting/returning thing, as long as the students have made their notebooks shareable and editable, and they have given you their links, yes, you can do that. Just simply look through your students’ work, and if you have any comments, you could insert a “folded corner” shape off to the side of each slide, and type up your feedback/comments.

As for adding new slides, following the step-by-step instructions I listed will ensure that you’ll never have to worry about running out. Honestly, I’d rather stick with the pre-made stuff, but if you need to make something original that the pre-made templates are not suitable for, yes, you can create something unique.

I hope this reply has been of some use. Even if you’ve figured things out yourself, I’ll just leave this up to help anyone else who’s stumbled upon the DTT website.

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