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Visibility vs. Assignment: Understanding the Difference

This is a subtle but important distinction:

Visibility = Can the student see the exercise in their Exercise Library (browse and discover it)?

Assignment = Is the exercise in the student's Practice Plan (actively recommended by you)?

Four possible states:

  1. Visible + Assigned: Student can browse it AND it's in their practice plan (most common)
  2. Visible + Not Assigned: Student can find it in the library but you haven't explicitly assigned it (they can self-assign)
  3. Hidden + Assigned: It's in their practice plan but not browseable (you want them to focus on it without distraction)
  4. Hidden + Not Assigned: Student has no access (not relevant for them)

Why this flexibility matters: You might share a custom exercise with all students (visible to all), but only assign it to students actively working on that skill. Others can browse and add it if they want, but it's not cluttering their practice plan.

Controlling Visibility

For custom exercises, you control visibility via the Share settings:

To make an exercise visible: 1. Go to My Custom Exercises 2. Find the exercise 3. Click "Share" 4. Choose "All Students" or select specific students 5. Do NOT check "Auto-assign" if you only want them to see it (not have it in their plan)

To hide an exercise: 1. Go to My Custom Exercises 2. Find the exercise 3. Click "Unshare" or toggle visibility off for specific students

For library exercises, visibility is automatic (students can browse the full library). You control their experience via assignment and practice plan curation.