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:
- In the menubar, click
Gradebook
, and then
click Add assignment
.
- 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.
- If you wish to include this assignment when calculating students'
final grades, place a checkmark in the box provided. You can change
this later.
- To make the assignment visible to students, place a
checkmark in the box next to "Release assignment."
- 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:
- In the menubar, click
Gradebook
.
- In the list of Gradebook assignments, click the title of the item
you want to modify.
- On the Assignment Summary page that opens, next to "Options",
click
Edit assignment settings
.
- 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:
- In the menubar, click
Gradebook
.
- In the list of Gradebook assignments, click the title of the item
you want to delete.
- On the Assignment Summary page that opens, under "Options", click
Remove assignment from gradebook
.
- On the Remove Assignment confirmation page, check the box next to
Remove this assignment and all associated scores from the
gradebook.
- 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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