Creating/adding, editing, or deleting a Gradebook assignment

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Note: To complete the procedures in this document, you must be assigned a role having the necessary permissions. To determine your role, follow the directions in Participant roles. For a basic understanding of roles and permissions, see Permissions and roles.

Create/add a new Gradebook item

To create/add a new Gradebook assignment, follow these steps:

  1. In the menubar, click Gradebook, and then click Add Gradebook item.
  2. On the Add Gradebook Item screen, fill in the following information:
    • Title: A title is required for all Gradebook items. The title can be up to 255 characters long.
    • Item Value: You must assign a value to all Gradebook items.
      • Gradebook Item Point Value: If you have chosen to enter your grades as points, enter a value greater than zero. Decimals are permitted, but values are limited to two decimal places.
    • Due Date: You can optionally designate a due date for a Gradebook item. You can manually enter the due date (e.g., 09/28/07), or click the calendar icon Calendar icon to select a date from a pop-up calendar.
  3. To make the item visible to students, check the box next to Release item. If you do not check this you will not be able to check the box in step 4.
  4. If you wish to include this item when calculating students' final grades, check the box provided. You can change this later.

    Note: To prevent the item from being counted in the running grade, do not select this option. After you've scored submissions for this item, you can edit the item and choose to add it to the Gradebook.

  5. To create the item, click Add Item. You will see a message saying the item has been added. Alternatively, click Cancel to discard the item, and you will be returned to the Item Overview page.

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Edit an existing Gradebook item

To edit an existing Gradebook item:

  1. In the menubar, click Gradebook.
  2. In the list of Gradebook items, click the Edit button to the right of the item you want to modify.
  3. Change the Gradebook item's settings, and then click Save Changes. You will see a message saying that the item has been updated. Alternatively, click Cancel to discard the changes.

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Delete a Gradebook item

To delete a Gradebook item that originated in the GB, follow these steps:

  1. In the menubar, click Gradebook.
  2. In the list of Gradebook item, click the title of the item you want to delete.
  3. On the Item Summary page that opens, under "Options", click Remove Gradebook item from gradebook.
  4. On the Remove Item confirmation page, check the box next to Remove this item and all associated scores from the gradebook.
  5. To delete the item from the Gradebook, click Remove. You will see a message saying the item has been deleted. Alternatively, you can click Cancel to exit the page, preserving the item.

If you want to remove a Gradebook item that originated in the Assignments tool, you must go to the Assignments tool and remove the gradebook item there.

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