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. To view a list of permissions associated with a given role, see Permissions, roles, and tools. For a basic understanding of roles and permissions, see Permissions and Roles: Overview.

Create/add a new Gradebook assignment

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

  1. In the menubar, click Gradebook, and then click Add assignment.

  2. On the Add Assignment screen, fill in the following information:

    • Title: A title is required for all Gradebook assignments. The title can be up to 255 characters long.
    • Assignment Point Value: You must assign a point value to all Gradebook assignments. 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 assignment. You can manually enter the due date (e.g., 09/28/06), or you can click the calendar icon to select a date from a pop-up calendar.

  3. If you wish to include this assignment when calculating students' final grades, place a checkmark in the box provided. You can change this later.

  4. To make the assignment visible to students, place a checkmark in the box next to "Release assignment."

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

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Edit an existing Gradebook assignment

To edit an existing Gradebook assignment, do the following:

  1. In the menubar, click Gradebook.

  2. In the list of Gradebook assignments, click the title of the item you want to modify.

  3. On the Assignment Summary page that opens, next to "Options", click Edit assignment settings.

  4. Change the Gradebook assignment's settings, and then click Submit. You will see a message saying that the assignment has been updated. Alternatively, click Cancel to discard the changes.

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Delete a Gradebook assignment

To delete a Gradebook assignment, do the following:

  1. In the menubar, click Gradebook.

  2. In the list of Gradebook assignments, click the title of the item you want to delete.

  3. On the Assignment Summary page that opens, under "Options", click Remove assignment from gradebook.

  4. On the Remove Assignment confirmation page, check the box next to Remove this assignment and all associated scores from the gradebook.

  5. To delete the assignment from the Gradebook, click Remove. You will see a message saying the assignment has been deleted. Alternatively, you can click Cancel to exit the page, preserving the assignment.

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