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Our gradebook allows you to:
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Our gradebook saves you time when grading. 
  
- Enter grades.
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It is a control center with access to various areas of your classroom without leaving the gradebook.
- Score [[rubrics]].
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- Leave short notes to yourself and to students.
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- Send a detailed message to a student regarding the grade.
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== How to setup a Gradebook ==
- Access related coursework for which the grading is done.
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# [[create class|Create a class]]
- Download grades in [[Comma Separated Version]] that Excel and other databases and spreadsheets would understand.
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# [[Build_coursework#To_Create_a_Coursework|Create coursework]]
- Access individual student grades.
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# [[Roster#How_to_build_a_class_roster|Build class roster]].  Note: It's best to ask students to join the class.  That way students can securely access their grades online.
- Access student profile and enrollment status.
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# Enter grades:
- Access class grades for a specific coursework.
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## From top menu, select "Classroom", "Grades", then select a class from the drop-down list.
- Access grade statistics and charts.
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## To enter grades for a coursework, click on the [[coursework]] title in gradebook or select coursework from the drop-down list. 
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Note: Grading can be done quickly and consistently by attaching a [[rubrics|rubric]] to coursework. Scores are automatically calculated and entered into your gradebook. 
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To use [[rubrics]] for grading, please see [[Coursework assessment with rubrics]].
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== What can be done with Gradebook? ==
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===Grading===
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* Score student grades using [[rubrics]] (http://www.rcampus.com/images/icons/24/rubric.gif).
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* Access entire class grades (http://www.rcampus.com/images/icons/16/gradebook.gif).
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* Access class grades for a specific coursework (http://www.rcampus.com/images/icons/16/gradeitem.gif).
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* Access individual student's gradebook.
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* Access individual student's grade for a specific coursework.
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* Access gradebook of other classes.
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* Enter numeric or letter grades.
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* [[Grade release date|Set date and time]] (http://www.rcampus.com/images/icons/16/gradedate_show.gif) for when the grades are available for students' viewing.
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* Download grades in [[Comma Separated Values]] that Excel, and other databases and spreadsheets can utilize.
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* Access grade statistics and interactive graphs.
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* Access aggregation of rubric scores.
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===Messaging===
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* Leave short [[Grade notes|notes]] to yourself and to students. Students will see your notes to them with their grade. They will not see your notes to yourself.
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* Send private [[Grade messaging|detailed messages]] (http://www.rcampus.com/images/icons/16/mail.gif) to a student regarding the grade. The grade related messages are accessible from the student's gradebook and the message board. The grade related messages will not appear in the class message board. Grade related messages will have a title starting with "Grade for:" for easy identification.
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* Send [[Message board|messages]] to a combination of recipients for other communication purposes.
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===Coursework===
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* Preview[[Coursework| coursework]] (http://www.rcampus.com/images/icons/16/view.gif) that has been graded.
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* Edit [[Coursework| coursework]] (http://www.rcampus.com/images/icons/16/document_edit.gif) that has been graded.
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* View the timestamp of [[Student submission|students' submissions]] (http://www.rcampus.com/images/icons/16/gradedate_show.gif).
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* Access assignments submitted by students.
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===Grade Analysis===
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* Automatically tabulate students' grades.
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* Analyze students' grades using [[grade statistics]] and interactive charts (http://www.rcampus.com/images/icons/piechart18.jpg).
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* Analyze class performance using rubric statistics (if rubrics are used for grading).
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===Other===
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* Access [[student profile]] and [[Roster|enrollment status]] (http://www.rcampus.com/images/icons/16/member.gif).
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* Access grades for a different class, student(s) and coursework(s).
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==See also==
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* [[Gradebook (students)]]
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{{Coursework see also}}
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[[Category:LMS]]

Latest revision as of 18:35, 3 February 2023

Our gradebook saves you time when grading.

It is a control center with access to various areas of your classroom without leaving the gradebook.


How to setup a Gradebook

  1. Create a class
  2. Create coursework
  3. Build class roster. Note: It's best to ask students to join the class. That way students can securely access their grades online.
  4. Enter grades:
    1. From top menu, select "Classroom", "Grades", then select a class from the drop-down list.
    2. To enter grades for a coursework, click on the coursework title in gradebook or select coursework from the drop-down list.


Note: Grading can be done quickly and consistently by attaching a rubric to coursework. Scores are automatically calculated and entered into your gradebook.

To use rubrics for grading, please see Coursework assessment with rubrics.

What can be done with Gradebook?

Grading

  • Score student grades using rubrics (rubric.gif).
  • Access entire class grades (gradebook.gif).
  • Access class grades for a specific coursework (gradeitem.gif).
  • Access individual student's gradebook.
  • Access individual student's grade for a specific coursework.
  • Access gradebook of other classes.
  • Enter numeric or letter grades.
  • Set date and time (gradedate_show.gif) for when the grades are available for students' viewing.
  • Download grades in Comma Separated Values that Excel, and other databases and spreadsheets can utilize.
  • Access grade statistics and interactive graphs.
  • Access aggregation of rubric scores.


Messaging

  • Leave short notes to yourself and to students. Students will see your notes to them with their grade. They will not see your notes to yourself.
  • Send private detailed messages (mail.gif) to a student regarding the grade. The grade related messages are accessible from the student's gradebook and the message board. The grade related messages will not appear in the class message board. Grade related messages will have a title starting with "Grade for:" for easy identification.
  • Send messages to a combination of recipients for other communication purposes.


Coursework


Grade Analysis

  • Automatically tabulate students' grades.
  • Analyze students' grades using grade statistics and interactive charts (piechart18.jpg).
  • Analyze class performance using rubric statistics (if rubrics are used for grading).


Other


See also