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Course Management

Create and manage your courses for Spark.

Click Course Management in the top navigation bar.

The list of courses at your institution will display.

Create a Spark Course
Create your course in Spark.
Copy a Course
If you are teaching multiple sections of a course or teaching a course you have previously taught, you can simplify course setup by copying an existing course. Your assignments, tests, and their settings will be copied from your original course to your new course and assigned to all students who enroll in the new course.
Import Multiple Courses
Import multiple courses at once by uploading a course .CSV file.
Export Courses
Download your school's course information as a CSV file.
Create Self-Registration Guide for Students
Give your students a customized self-registration PDF guide so they can add themselves to your course. The guide includes a course-specific registration link that lets students enroll without a course key.
Manage Courses
Manage your courses in Spark.
Edit Institutional Settings
Institutional administrators for Spark control their school's settings, including if teachers can create their own courses or manage student accounts.
Customize and Share Dynamic Lessons
Depending on how your institution is set up, you may be able to customize and share Dynamic Lessons with instructors at your institution.
Create an Assignment
Create an assignment using activities from your Spark course. You can set due dates, assign the assignment to specific students, preview the assignment, and allow multiple attempts.
Create a Test
Create your own test using questions from a National Geographic Learning question bank.
LTI 1.0 LMS
Create an LTI 1.0 LMS Integrated course in Spark.