FeedbackFruits | How to create FeedbackFruits Learning activities
FeedbackFruits is one of the external learning tools that are integrated into Brightspace. FeedbackFruits is a suite of learning activities, such as Peer Review, Assignment Review, Interactive document, Interactive video etc.,  that provide students with opportunities to give and receive feedback related to a range of assessment activities.
This article will show you how to:
How to add a FeedbackFruits Learning Activity in the course's content
Navigate to your course, in the green navigation bar,
1. Click on Content
2. Click on the preferred (sub)module
3. Click on the button Existing Activities, a drop-down menu will appear
4. Select the type of FeedbackFruits Learning activity you want to add
If you want to know more about each Feedback Fruits Learning activity please visit the links below:
How to set-up a FeedbackFruits Learning activity
After selecting the FeedbackFruits learning activity, a pop-up window Add Activity will appear.
For this example, the Peer Review was selected to be displayed.
- Click on the purple button Get Started to start creating the assignment

A new interface will appear you can:
- Give the activity a name
You can edit the activity on fullscreen mode. Just click on the GO FULLSCREEN button.
- Give an overall instruction for the assignment
- Click downward arrow next to Student collaboration settings
- Click Change to view collaboration options
- Click on either Individually or As a Group to select the way to hand in the assignment
- Select desired review option from the following:
- Hand in individually, review individually
- Hand in individually, review within groups
- Hand in individually, review outside of their groups
- Hand in as a group, review individually
- Hand in as a group, review as a groupÂ
- Then click purple button Next

When hand in As a Groups option is selected, new page appears with the overview of group categories from the Brightspace course.
- Click downward arrow in the groups settings to expand all groups in the category
- Tick the box to choose which groups will participate
- Tick the box of group category to choose every group in that category
- Click purple button DoneÂ

- Add optional instructions for handing in work
- Click on Date and Time icons to add a Deadline
- Click on the downward arrow next to Settings
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This action will open further settings
- Click on exactly, a drop-down menu will appear. Select the required submissions (minimum, between, exactly)
- Click on the downward arrow next to the number 1 to choose the number of files each student has to hand in
- Tick the boxes to allow the file types that students are allowed to hand in
- Click on the downward arrow, to choose the visibility of handed work, a drop-down menu will appear

- Click purple button CONFIGURE to insert Feedback criteria
This will open a pop-up window
- Click on Create new criteria

In the same pop-up, you can build your set of criteria.
- Click on either Add rubric, Add Scale rating or Add Comment CriterionÂ
You can select as many criteria sections as you like
Once you have finished building your set of criteria,
- Click on the purple button Done

This action will close the pop-up page,
- Click on Date and Time icons to add a Deadline
- Click on the downward arrow next to Instantly to choose when the students see their feedback
- Click on the downward arrow next to Settings

This action will open further settings,
- Click on the button to turn on the Self-assessment
- Click on the button to turn on Submitter anonymity
- Click on the button to turn on Reviewer anonymity
- Click on the downward arrow to choose the required reviews per student
- Add additional instructions on giving feedback

To enable that students write a reflection on the received feedback,
- Click on the button
Under Scheduling deadlines:
- Click on the downward arrow
It is set by default that the task has no end date. To display the deadline options:
- Click on the button and select "After a certain deadline", then
- Click on the Date and Time icons
After the deadline passes, students can still read their feedback, but it won't count towards their progress. This deadline also applies for submitting a reflection on the feedback, if required.
Configure the grading scheme of the FeedbackFruits Peer Review
In order to create a grade item in Brightspace after the grades have been published, please visit: How to add a grade item post-published to FeedbackFruits Learning Tools

- Click on the Save purple button on the top right corner
Now, you have created a FeedbackFruits Peer Review in your (sub) module
This action will redirect you to the (sub)module, were the FeedbackFruits Peer Review will appear
How to copy from an existing activity
As soon as a Feedback Fruit assignment has been created in a course, it can easily be copied.
Follow the steps above to start with
At the pop-up window Add Activity,
- Click on USE COPY FROM EXISTINGÂ
This action will show a list of all the FeedbackFruits activities that have been created in the courses you are participating in.
From the list that will appear,
- Click on the Assignment
- Click on USE
This action will create an exact copy of the activity, which can be edited accordingly
It is also possible to save an activity as a template by clicking on  "SAVE AS TEMPLATE". In that way, next time you want to add one to the content of your course it will be easier and quicker.
As soon as you save the activity, you will be directed to the Content module's page, where a copy of it will appear.
Now you know how to create and copy a FeedbackFruits Activities in Brightspace!