You can download the full gradebook or select columns from your Ultra courses. You can export the file in a comma-delimited (CSV) or tab-delimited (XLS) format.
You can import your downloaded file into an application such as Microsoft ®Excel® to do statistical analysis or other ad hoc computational work.
You can also upload a grade file you worked on offline and update your gradebook.
These columns are included in a downloaded file:
- Last name, first name, and username
- Student ID, last access, and availability
- Grade columns
- Attendance
- Manually added items
- Calculations
You can also apply filters to your Gradebook to download information for specific groups, or sections of a merged course.
To download Grades:
- In the Gradebook, select the down arrow icon. The Download Grades panel will open on the right.
- In the Download Grades panel, you must first select Download Options. If you select Full Gradebook, you are presented with the option to select items, and whether or not to include feedback for the selected item.
- If you select Grade History, you must select which items to download, whether or not to include deleted items, and last modified date. The last modified date is a pull-down menu with the following options; All Time, 6 Months, 30 Days, 14 Days, 7 Days, and 1 Day.When you include deleted items, these won’t show up in the list of selectable items, but these will be included in the downloaded file.
- You also need to select File Type and Save Location for the file. Click Download when you are satisfied with your selections.
For step by step guide, go here.
For more detailed help with this feature, refer to Blackboard’s resource Work Offline with Grade Data.