You may find that you have in-class assignments that are not collected through Brightspace, you can create a grade center column so students can see their grades all in one place.
Create A Grade Item From The Grade Book
1. From the course navigation bar, click Grades.
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2. From the grade book navigation bar, click Manage Grades, click New, and select Item from the drop-down.
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3. The New Item screen will appear. Here, you can choose what type of grade item you want to create:
- Numeric grades are point-based
- Select box allows you to grade based on level of achievement
- Pass/Fail uses a simple pass/fail grade schemes
- Formula allows you to grade based on an Excel-like formula
- Calculated grades sum achievements across multiple grade items
- Text allows you to enter text-only comments
Enter Grades From The Grade Book
1. From the grade book navigation bar, click Enter Grades.
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2. Click the drop-down icon to the right of the Assignment/column name and select Enter Grades from the drop-down.
3. Click within the grade box corresponding to the student and enter a grade When more than one student is enrolled, you can press enter to move to the next student and enter grades in succession.
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4. To enter feedback for a student, click the pencil icon within the feedback box. In the Grade Feedback window, enter your comments. You can also add Private Comments for other graders. Click Save when finished.
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5. When you are finished entering grades and feedback, click Save and Close. Select Yes when prompted to save changes and continue.