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.