Entering Grades using the Grade Tray

Overview

Entering grades in the  Gradebook hasn't changed much. Click on a gradebook cell, type a grade, rinse and repeat. So what's new? When you click on a cell in the  Gradebook, an arrow icon in the cell will open the new Grade Detail Tray.

You can still grade through Speedgrader and the way you access Speedgrader from the gradebook has changed. Instead of clicking the down arrow next to the assignment name, you'll access it through the Grade Detail Tray.

Grade Detail Tray is new!

It was designed to help instructors input grades without fighting a giant table in the gradebook.

To access the Grade Detail Tray

  • Click in any cell of the gradebook
  • Click the right pointed arrow icon that appears in the cell
  • This opens a pop-up with information about that assignment for that student, ability to grade or change statuses



 

Anatomy of the Grade Detail Tray

The top of the Grade Detail Tray includes the student's name, their picture, and the name of the assignment.

  • Click the arrows next to the student name to change students

  • Click the arrows next to the assignment name to change assignments.

  • Below the assignment name you'll find the link to Speedgrader and the edit grade field.

  • In the Status section of the Grade Detail Tray you can change the Status of an assignment. This lets you override Late and Missing Policies.

  • You can use the Grade Detail Tray to enter comments for students.

Note: Comments are not automatically saved, so you'll need to click the Submit button at the bottom of the Grade Detail Tray to post the comment.  After comments are posted, you can edit or delete them from the Grade Detail Tray.

Other changes you've made  in the Grade Detail Tray, other than adding a comment, are automatically saved.