Storyboard: Adding a Grade ColumnVersion Number: 18/08/2009

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Adding a grade column

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Screen # Menu Animation/Action that occurs Voiceover script.1. Introduction Display tutorial name on start screen. This tutorial will show you how to add a grade column using the Grade

Center function available in the Control Panel.

Use the table of contents on the left hand side to jump to any point in the demonstration.

2. Introduction Start Point (Visual) : Unit Home Page of University Studies 101 [Demo Site]

In Blackboard you can add a grade column for any assessable items you want to add to the Grade Center.

Grade columns can be used to tabulate marks for assessment items such as tests, exams, assignments or projects.

3. Adding a grade column

Highlight Control Panel.

Click on ‘Control Panel’.

Highlight ‘Grade Center’.

From your unit home page, access the Control Panel.Then select the ‘Grade Center’ link from under the ‘Assessment’ section.

Please note that when you access the Grade Center, it will load all assessable items within it. This may take a few seconds to complete.

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Zoom in on the link ‘Grade Center’.

Click on ‘Grade Center’.

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Click on ‘Add Grade Column’. To begin adding a grade column to the Grade Center, click on the ‘Add Grade Column’ button.

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Briefly highlight the two mandatory areas on screen in time with the associated voiceover.

In the ‘Add Grade Column’ section you will need to enter some basic details for the new column you’re creating.

Some of the details are mandatory while others are optional.

Those fields marked with a red asterisk are mandatory.

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Click on the ‘Column Name’ field.

Type in ’Discussion Board Marks’ as the name for the column.

Let’s create a column for discussion board participation and enter this as our column name in Section 1. This field is a mandatory requirement.

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Click on the ‘Grade Center Display Name’ and type in ’Discussion Board Marks’.

Then, type in the ‘Grade Center Display Name’. This can be the same as your Column Name if you like.

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Click on the ‘Description’ and type some suitable text, ie ‘Marks for participation in the discussion board will be recorded here.’

Type in a ‘Description’ for the Column.

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columnClick on the ‘Primary Display’ field

Select Score from the drop-down list.

Make a selection from the ‘Primary Display’ drop-down list. Decide if you want your grades to be displayed as a score, text, percentage, letter or an option of complete or incomplete.

Grades will be entered based on this selection and will display in this format in Grade Center and the student’s ‘My Grades’ area.

In this example we’ll keep the default Score option as we want to enter a mark for the discussion board.

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Click on the ‘Secondary Display’ field

Select any option from the drop-down list.

If you want, you can then make a selection from the ‘Secondary Display’ drop-down list.

This is simply an additional display option which will be shown in the Grade Center.

We’ll skip this step for now.

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Click on the ‘Category’ field .

Select ’Discussion Participation’ from the drop-down list.

Your column can also be categorised by assessment item. So, if you want, select a ‘Category’ from the drop-down list.

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Click on the ‘Points Possible’ field .

Type in a numeric value of 20.

The final item in Section 1 is the ‘Points Possible’ field. This is a mandatory field and dictates the total number of points a student can attain for this assessment item.

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Click on radio button beside date settings.

Select Sept 20 2009.

In Section 2, a ‘Due Date’ for the assessment can be assigned to the column.

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Screen # Menu Animation/Action that occurs Voiceover script.The field can, however, be left with the default selection of ‘None’.

Let’ set a date of Sept 20th 2009.

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Do nothing, leave buttons as default. In Section 3 you can choose to:

Include your column in the Grade Center calculations, Show your column in ‘My Grades’ orShow Statistics for this column in ‘My Grades’.

Answer Yes or No to the three questions by selecting the desired radio button for each question.

We’ll keep the default settings for this column.

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Click Submit. If you are happy with all your column settings then click ‘Submit’.

Blackboard will add the new column to the Grade Center.

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Show end screen. This is the end of the Adding a Grade Column tutorial. For additional tutorials, please click on the links from the main menu.

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1. In Blackboard you can add a grade column for any assessable items you want to add to the Grade Center.

Grade columns can be used to tabulate marks for assessment items such as tests, exams, assignments or

projects.

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2. From your unit home page, access the Control Panel.

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Then select the ‘Grade Center’ link from under the’ Assessment’ section.

Note: When you access the Grade Center, it will load all assessable items within it. This may take a few

seconds to complete.

GC_add_a_grade_column_02.png

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3. To begin adding a grade column to the Grade Center, click on the Add Grade Column button.

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4. In the ‘Add Grade Column’ section you will need to enter some basic details for the new column you’re creating.

Some of the details are mandatory while others are optional.

‘Column Name’ and ‘Points Possible’ are marked with a red asterisk and are therefore mandatory.

GC_add_a_grade_column_04.png

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5. Let’s create a column for discussion board participation and enter this as our column name in Section 1. This field is a mandatory requirement.

GC_add_a_grade_column_05.png

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6. Then, type in the ‘Grade Center Display Name’. This can be the same as your Column Name if you like.

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7. Type in a ‘Description’ for the Column.

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8. Make a selection from the ‘Primary Display’ drop-down list. Decide if you want your grades to be displayed as a score, text, percentage, letter or an option of completeor incomplete.

Grades will be entered based on this selection and will display in this format in GradeCenter and the student’s My Grades area.

In this example we’ll keep the default ‘Score’ option, as we want to enter a mark for the discussion board.

GC_add_a_grade_column_07.png

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9. If you want, you can then make a selection from the ‘Secondary Display’ drop-down list.

This is simply an additional display option which will be shown in the Grade Center.

We’ll skip this step for now.

GC_add_a_grade_column_07.png

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10. Your column can also be categorised by assessment item. If you want, select a Category from the drop-down list.

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11. The final item in Section 1 is the ‘Points Possible’ field. This is a mandatory field and dictates the total number of points a student can attain for this assessment item.

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12. In Section 2, a ‘Due Date’ for the assessment can be assigned to the column. The field can, however, be left with the default selection of ‘None’.

Let’ set a date of Sept 20th 2009.

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13. In Section 3 you can choose to:

Include your column in the Grade Center calculations, Show your column in My Grades orShow Statistics for this column in My Grades.

Answer Yes or No to the three questions by selecting the desired radio button for each question.

We’ll keep the default settings for this column.

GC_add_a_grade_column_10.png

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14. If you are happy with all your column settings then click ‘Submit’.Blackboard will then add the new column to the assessable items listed in the Grade Center.

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15. Blackboard will add the new column to the Grade Center.

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16. This is the end of the ‘Adding a Grade Column’ tutorial.

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