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Grade Center

Faculty tutorials in using the Blackboard (Bb) Grade Center

Simplifying the default Grade Center setup

Hiding not so useful columns

Making columns unavailable to students

Showing hidden columns back into Grade Center

Re-ordering columns

Setting up Bb Grade Center

Creating calculated columns

Creating calculated columns: each corresponds to one of the categories in the grading breakdown stated in your syllabus

Setting up the Weighted Total

Setting up the weighing (e.g. percentage) for each of the categories in the “Weighted Total” column

Adding a grade column for an assignment & including it in the corresponding category

Adding a grade column for an assignment

Adding the assignment column to the calculated column

Record student grades in the assignment column during the semester

If you collect an assignment in Bb

If you collect an assignment outside of Bb 

At the end of the semester

Final Exam Grading

Final Course Grading

After the semester ends

Download Grades & Students Work