What is the Gradebook in Blackboard? Use your course’s Gradebook page to quickly access its coursework and enrolled students. You can customize the gradebook, search and grade submissions, and upload or download grades. In Ultra, you are able to change the sequence of gradebook rows/columns. This can be useful if you want certain items to […]
What is a Group Assignment in Blackboard? A group assignment is an assignment that is completed in assigned groups in Blackboard. Create group assignments that require the students to divide the work to meet the goal, question and challenge each other’s ideas, and share feedback and encouragement. Learn more about creating group assignments by reading […]
Why are Students not seeing their Marked Assessments? This resource serves as a troubleshooting guide to determine why students are unable to see their marked assessments in Gradebook. The possible reasons that students are unable to see their assessments in the Gradebook are as follows: The assessment is made ‘Hidden from Students‘. There are release […]
What is the ‘automatic zero’ setting in Blackboard? You can choose to automatically assign zeros to missing work past the due date. If allowed, students and groups can still submit work after an automatic zero is assigned to improve their score. Then, you can grade as normal. If you assign automatic zeros, your settings are […]
What can I filter in the Gradebook? You can filter your Gradebook to see specific columns and/or students, as well as specific assessment types, gradable items and grade categories. How do I filter the Gradebook? Navigate to the Grades grid view of your Gradebook and select the Filter button. In the Gradebook Filters panel, […]
What is a Grade Column? Blackboard automatically creates a Grade Column in the Gradebook for every item that you designate as graded, or that is graded automatically (e.g. test, assignment, discussion, etc.). However, you will need to manually create a Grade Column for assessments that aren’t graded online (e.g. labs, in-class assessment). How can […]
What is BB Annotate? You can use Blackboard Annotate for inline grading in your courses. BB Annotate offers a more robust feature set to provide customizable feedback to students. Features include a sidebar summary view, freehand drawing tools, various color selections, and much more. You can learn more about the features of BB Annotate here […]
What is the ‘Overall Grade’? The overall grade is similar to a running Weighted Total column in Blackboard Original; it is a calculated item that you build to show students a running tally of all the items that you grade and post. It will create a Gradebook column for the overall grade of each student. […]
What is a Rubric? A rubric is a scoring tool you can use to evaluate graded work. When you create a rubric, you divide the assigned work into parts. You can provide clear descriptions of the characteristics of the work associated with each part, at varying levels of skill. Students can use a rubric to […]
What is a Journal in Blackboard? How do I create one? Journals are a means of private communication between you and your students. Journals allow students to reflect on their learning, post their opinions, analyze course content, etc. You may grade the journal entries, or use them solely for the purpose of communication. Journals are ideal […]