Gradebook: BlackBoard 6

1. Gradebook: BlackBoard 6 Product Support - Darek Sady

2. Gradebook Features Covered: • Manually Add Items • Manage Items • Sorting Gradebook • Working with Tests • Assigning Categories Set Grade Range Value Weight Grades Displaying Grades Set Grade Range Value Downloading Grades Uploading Grades Product Support - Darek Sady

3. Manually Add Items • You can add Items to the gradebook. • These will create a column in the grade book for you to enter grades Product Support - Darek Sady

4. Calculation Options • Items in the Gradebook can be exempted from grade calculations – this will affect your totals • Items in the Gradebook can be blocked from showing up to the students Product Support - Darek Sady

5. Manage Items • You can choose the order of the items in your Gradebook • Move items that you are working with closer to the names so that you don’t need to scroll Product Support - Darek Sady

6. Sorting Gradebook • You can click on the arrow above any column to sort that column. • Click the arrow again to sort in reverse Product Support - Darek Sady

7. Working with Tests • When you administer a test in BlackBoard, a column gets created for you • BlackBoard can grade the test (If it is Multiple Choice or True/False). ! Product Support - Darek Sady

8. Working with Tests • BlackBoard will let you grade the test by clicking on the ! • Make sure that you click the View Button to see your students work • Sometimes a student will need to retake a quiz – the attempt can be cleared by clicking the “Clear Attempt” button for that students attempt. Product Support - Darek Sady

9. Working with Tests • For manually graded items the gradebook allows the instructor to view the electronically collected submission and assign a grade • This can also be done to override Blackboard graded submissions Product Support - Darek Sady

10. Assigning Categories • You can assign gradable items to categories • This helps with weighting and organization Product Support - Darek Sady

11. Weight Grades • You can weight grades by category or type • You can assign categories or choose from those already listed Product Support - Darek Sady

12. More on Grade Weighting • If grade weighting is used, any entry without a grade is considered a 0. • This will significantly affect the weighted grade that the student sees • Usually, the weighted grade will not be correct until the end of the semester – when all grades have been entered. Product Support - Darek Sady

13. Displaying Grades • You can choose how grades are displayed in your gradebook • You can choose letter, score, percentage or text Product Support - Darek Sady

14. Set Grade Range Value • If you choose to display your grades as letter, you can define the grade range Product Support - Darek Sady

15. Downloading Grades • You should always backup your grades • You can download a copy of your gradebook from BlackBoard to your Computer • It will be an Excel file Product Support - Darek Sady

16. Uploading Grades • Gradebook entries can be made by uploading a modified gradebook spreadsheet. • The spreadsheet must be a modified version of a previously downloaded gradebook *.csv file. • You can use this to easily troubleshoot gradebook issues Product Support - Darek Sady