Blackboard 8 Grade Center Resources

PICTURE OF THE NEW GRADE CENTER

Recommendations

The Firefox browser is recommended for working with new Grade Center (click to download).

Note that due to a design flaw, the Grade Center sorts by last name but does not further sort by first name e.g., Marie Gonzales may come before Jose Gonzales.

Documents

Getting Started PDF Guide - Including quick steps on common tasks.

ANIMATED TUTORIALS (* End of semester recommended check)

How to add a graded column

How to change the order of a gradebook columns

How to enter a grade

How to change a grade

How to weight grades

How to see the history of grade changes

How to comment a grade

How students check grades

How to hide grades

How to download and upload grades via Excel

*How to work with extra-credit (procedure works only if you are not weighting grades)

*How to turn off Running and Running Weighted Totals

*How to make sure uploaded columns are calculated (Parscore and uploaded scores)

How to see more students (Full Screen Mode for PC users only)

How to automatically drop lowest assignment score (advanced topic)

More Grade Center Resources