2015-2016 Blackboard Basics LAST REVISION DATE: 21 JULY 2015 CURRENT BB VERSION: 9.1 2014
CONTENTS GETTING STARTED... 2 WHAT IS BLACKBOARD?... 2 WHO HAS ACCESS TO BLACKBOARD?... 2 WHERE CAN PVCC FACULTY FIND BLACKBOARD SUPPORT?... 2 WHAT IS MYPVCC?... 2 CREATING YOUR BLACKBOARD COURSE... 3 COURSE TEMPLATES... 3 TURNING ON EDIT MODE... 4 CREATING MENU ITEMS... 4 Content Areas... 4 Tool Link... 5 Web Link... 5 Menu Item Legend... 5 ANNOUNCEMENTS AREA... 6 Announcement Basics... 6 Creating an Announcement... 6 SYLLABUS & INFORMATION AREA... 7 INSTRUCTOR INFO AREA... 10 BUILDING CONTENT... 12 BUILD CONTENT... 12 Creating Content Notes... 14 ASSIGNMENTS... 15 CREATING AN ASSIGNMENT... 15 Grading Section Options... 16 ASSESSMENTS TESTS & QUIZZES... 19 CREATING TESTS... 21 Building a Test... 22 Importing Tests... 25 DEPLOYING A TEST IN A CONTENT AREA... 26 GRADING IN BLACKBOARD... 35 GRADING ASSIGNMENTS... 35 Assignment Grading Notes:... 37 GRADING SAFEASSIGN SUBMISSIONS... 37 GRADING ASSESSMENTS... 38 1 P a g e
GETTING STARTED WHAT IS BLACKBOARD? Blackboard (Bb) is a course management system that Piedmont Virginia Community College (and all VCCS colleges) uses that allows instructors to easily put their course materials such as, the syllabus, handouts and exams on the Internet without needing to know web development. Bb also has an online grade book (Note: this is not integrated with SIS / PeopleSoft). Bb can be used for online, hybrid and face-to-face classes. WHO HAS ACCESS TO BLACKBOARD? In order to log into Bb a user must be an active student, faculty, or staff member of PVCC. Logon at MyPVCC http://pv.my.vccs.edu. All active faculty have course shells on Bb for the current semester. Course shells are created based on course listings in SIS / PeopleSoft. Semester specific courses remain on Bb for three semesters afterwards. It is recommended faculty archive their courses and Blackboard grade book on a regular basis. All active students have access to only their registered Bb courses for the current semester. Student enrollments are populated in Bb based on enrollment listings in SIS / PeopleSoft. Enrollments in Bb are updated nightly. WHERE CAN PVCC FACULTY FIND BLACKBOARD SUPPORT? PVCC Blackboard Support can be found at: http://www.pvcc.edu/bbsupport. This site contains a PVCC Bb Knowledgebase, the Latest News and Announcements about PVCC s Blackboard, and a ticketing and chat system for direct communication with PVCC s Blackboard Support. Answers to common Blackboard questions can be found at the address above or at https://help.blackboard.com/. WHAT IS MYPVCC? MyPVCC is the portal used to access PeopleSoft / Student Information System (SIS), Blackboard, Student Email (email.vccs.edu) and other resources. When logging in for the first time, you must: Retrieve your MyPVCC Username and SIS EmplID o In a web browser, go to MyPVCC at http://pv.my.vccs.edu and click Look Up your username and set your password. o Enter your first and last name as they appear, enter your birthdate (MMDDYY), enter your social security number and click Search. Create your password o On the Set your Password page, create a new password then retype the new password and scroll down to set the security question. Create your security question o Select a security question from the list of questions or create your own question then enter your answer in the answer box, then click Next. o Your Username and Emplid will be displayed. Print the page and save it for your records. Please note: it can take 10-15 minutes for your password to be accepted. 2 P a g e
CREATING YOUR BLACKBOARD COURSE COURSE TEMPLATES Every PVCC course automatically comes with a Blackboard course template. When you login to Blackboard you will be taken directly to the PVCC tab where you can access all of your courses. From here you can click on your course and begin designing your courses Blackboard site. When the course opens, it will automatically default to the announcements page. PVCC s template comes stocked with: Announcements, Syllabus & Information, Instructor Info, Assignments, Course Documents, Discussion Board, Tests & Quizzes, My Grades, Tools, Course Evaluation, and PVCC Student Resources. Click on the links to go to the different pages. 3 P a g e
TURNING ON EDIT MODE To modify your course you must have edit mode enabled. Look at the Edit Mode button in the top right corner of your course. If it says OFF you are in display mode. To turn edit mode ON, click the Edit Mode button and wait for the course home page to reload. The button should now display ON. CREATING MENU ITEMS To create menu items in your course, click on the + sign at the top left of the course menu. From there you can add a content area (these are areas such as Assignments, Test & Quizzes, etc.), a module page (module pages allow you to add various modules such as To-Do lists, Alerts, etc. modules to a single page), a blank page (allows you to create your own format), a tool link (tools are built-in functions that can be used in your course, these include calendars, adding YouTube links, etc.), a web link (this allows you to add a direct link to an external webpage), a course link (this allows you to add a direct link to an area within the course), a sub header (this creates a non-clickable text area for titling sections), or a divider (this adds a horizontal divider line between menu items). Once menu items are created, they are created at the bottom of the current menu. You can move these link where desired. Content Areas To create a Content Area, click on Content Area from the menu above. Give the area a Name and choose whether it should be available to students. If you prefer to keep it hidden until it is complete, this option can be changed later. After you click Submit, the content area will now show in the course menu. New items usually are placed at the bottom of the menu but can be moved by hovering your mouse cursor over the content area title then click on the up and down arrow, hold the mouse button down and drag to the desired position and release the mouse button. 4 P a g e
Tool Link To create a Tool Link, click on Tool Link from the menu above. Give the tool a Name and select the tool from the dropdown menu bar. Select the checkbox beside Available to Users if you want users to have immediate access. You can always make it available to users at a later time, if needed. Web Link To create a Web Link, click on Web Link from the menu above. Give the web link a Name and copy and paste or type in the URL of the web link. Select the checkbox beside Available to Users if you want users to have immediate access. You can always make it available to users at a later time, if needed. Menu Item Legend The empty box means that content area has no content in it. The box with a backslash means that area is hidden from student view. 5 P a g e
ANNOUNCEMENTS AREA Announcement Basics Announcements are a great way for instructors to communicate with their students within the course about upcoming assignments, tests, grades being posted, reminders, etc. Creating an Announcement Make sure Edit Mode is on and you are on the Announcements page. Click the button and enter the desired options including subject, text, and any date restrictions. OPTIONAL: Check the Email Announcement box to send an emailed copy of the announcement to every enrolled student immediately (not date restricted). However, students are notified of an impending announcements even if this button is not checked. Click Submit. Announcement Tips: You cannot set a date restriction on the announcement if you choose to email the announcement immediately and vice versa. Create an initial announcement that welcomes students to the course and provides critical information on where to begin as well as the goals for the semester. Make your subject as descriptive as possible to get your students attention, much like the subject line of an email. You can choose to link to a specific area of the course. An announcement s subject can contain 255 characters. If you exceed the limit, the subject will be truncated. Subject and Message are mandatory. Permanent means to have the announcement always displayed on the announcements page. Date Restrictions are set using the Display After and Display Until date box options. You might not wish to delete announcements so that you can keep a record of the information given to your students. 6 P a g e
SYLLABUS & INFORMATION AREA To upload your Syllabus click on the Syllabus & Information link on the sidebar. This will take you to the Syllabus & Information page. On this page you will see a link to the PVCC Syllabus template. You can use this template for your syllabus if you do not already have one. This syllabus template is helpful because it updated each semester and lists all of PVCC s policies and information. The syllabus template cannot be seen by your students. To upload a syllabus to the Syllabus & Information page, scroll your mouse over Build Content. This will open a dropdown menu with options. From the Build Content dropdown menu click on the File link. 7 P a g e
This will open the Create File page. First you will click on the Browse My Computer button to select the syllabus you would like to upload. Once you click on the Browse My Computer button, a new window will open where you can select the file from your computer. Once you find the syllabus you would like to upload, click on the Open button. 8 P a g e
You should now see the Selected File and the filename. Blackboard will not automatically name the file so you will need to enter the title you would like the document to have in the Name text box. In File Options section, you can decide if you want the document to open in a new window. In the Standard Options section, you can decide if you want students to be able to see the syllabus by clicking yes or no on the Permit Users to View This Content option. Click the Submit button and your syllabus should now appear on the Syllabus & Information page. 9 P a g e
INSTRUCTOR INFO AREA To fill out the Instructor Info page, click on the Instructor Info link on the sidebar. This will take you to the Contacts page. Once on the Contacts page, click on the Create Contact button. On the Create Contact page, fill out the profile information. 10 P a g e
In the Options Section, you can decide if you want the profile available (students can see it) or unavailable (students can t see it). You can also add an image by selecting Browse or link to a personal webpage by adding the URL in the appropriate box. When finished, click Submit. 11 P a g e
BUILDING CONTENT There are a number of content items you can create, the most common being: items, files, web links, folders, and course links. To create content enter the content area you wish to use and select Build Content. BUILD CONTENT The most common options are listed below with an explanation of what is required for each. *A file requires the file name/title and the attached file but no description can be added. 12 P a g e
For all content items there are Standard Options. These allow you to select if the item should be available for viewing, if you want to track the number of views, and the date/time they are available (optional). 13 P a g e
Creating Content Notes Items are primarily used for posting information without an attached file to reference or if you want to attached a file but still have description or instructions regarding that file. Files are used primarily to post a file that is self-explanatory by title or expected and explained so students know what it is and where to find it. Almost any file type can be added using this option, including PowerPoints, ODFs, Word docs, image files, etc. Web Links are a convenient way to connect to an external website. Copying and pasting the URL from a browser is recommend to ensure the link you provide directs students to the correct page. Content Folders are a great way to organize content. One popular way to organize using folders is by using chronological order such as a folder for Week 1, Week 2, etc. Another option would be to organize by content type. This would include folders for such things as assignments, tests, course schedule, lecture recordings, etc. Course Links allow you to connect to other areas of your course quickly and easily. 14 P a g e
ASSIGNMENTS The Assignment tool allows instructors to create a section in a Blackboard Content Area, (e.g., the Content section), into which a student can upload a file. The file can be viewed by both the student who submitted it and the instructor through the online Gradebook. The instructor can then easily view the students assignments, grade them, add comments, and even add a revised version of the student s file. Once an assignment is created in Blackboard, a column in the Grade Center is automatically created. Other students in the class are not able to view other students files or grades. CREATING AN ASSIGNMENT Enter the content area you want to put the assignment into (i.e. Assignments, Week 2, etc ). Under the Assessment menu, select Assignment. The next screen allows the instructor to provide the details of the Assignment. Enter in the Name of the Assignment (the user may also choose its color), Instructions, and Due Dates. 15 P a g e
If you choose to attach a file to the Assignment, click Browse My Computer to locate the file on your computer, select the document, and then click Open. You can also Browse your Content Collection, where all your course files are stored, and use a file from there. The Link Title field will automatically fill in with the file name but this can be changed. Grading Section Options The grading section includes the points possible, any rubrics that should be attached, submission and grading options, and how the grades will be displayed to students. This is also the section where SafeAssignments are created. Submission Details Here you can choose which Assignment type you wish to use. The most common is Individual Submission. Select the number of attempts you wish the student to have for this submission. The options are Single, Multiple, Unlimited. If you choose any options other than Single, you will need to specify which attempt is used for the final score in the Grade Center. If you wish this to be a SafeAssignment (check for plagiarism), select the first checkbox. The second checkbox allows students to see their originality report and the third checkbox can be used to exclude the submissions of the assignment to the SafeAssign database. Submissions are most commonly excluded when they are draft submissions. More information on SafeAssignments can be found in the SafeAssign handout in the Faculty Forum in Bb. 16 P a g e
Grading Options You have three options available to you in terms of grading. You can grade them yourself in which case you would leave this area blank, you can enable anonymous grading which hides the student s names from view during grading, or you can delegate grading to someone else such as a co-instructor or teaching assistant or multiple graders. Note: if you select anonymous grading, this can decision cannot be reversed. Display of Grades The student s grade can be displayed as a score, text, percentage, letter grade, or complete/incomplete. This is the primary grade option and is the only grade that students will see. Instructors can set a secondary grade option but this is only viewed in the instructor s Grade Center. Select if you wish this assignment to be included in the Grade Center calculations, if you want students to see the column, and if you want students to see statistical information about the class grades for this assignment. 17 P a g e
In the Availability section, click the checkbox to Make the Assignment Available. You can limit availability for this assignment by choosing either a display after or display until date or both dates. You can also track the number of views. Click Submit. Assignment Creation Notes The Instructions are visible to students. For example, in the Instructions area, the instructor might pose a question to students. The Due Date is optional and does not cut off submission of work. Students are permitted to submit assignments after the due date, however, all submissions after the due date are marked LATE. Setting the date restrictions is how you can enforce a due date if you choose to do so. To do this, check the Display Until checkbox and set the date/time; therefore the Assignment will not be visible to students after this date/time. If the instructions for the assignment have already been entered into a Word document or PDF you may choose to attach the instructions. You may also attach other documents, i.e. reading material. Regardless of any date restrictions, the Make the Assignment Available must be checked for the assignment to be available. 18 P a g e
DISCUSSION BOARDS Blackboard discussion boards are a great way to encourage dialog between students. CREATING A DB FORUM Within your course, click on the Discussion Board link in the left-hand course menu. Click on the Create Forum button at the top of the Discussion Board page. On the following page enter the name of the forum and a description of the forum (optional although recommended as the location for forum instructions, topics, etc.). Scrolling down on this page you will enter your Forum Availability settings. 19 P a g e
Continuing to scroll down this page, you will come upon the Forum Settings. This is the area where grading, availability, editing, and other options are found. Some options may become unavailable depending on previous selections. Discussion Board Notes Discussion boards can be graded or non-graded. There are many options that can be selected in a variety of ways to customize the forums. These methods are discussed at length in the Advanced Faculty Guide. 20 P a g e
ASSESSMENTS TESTS & QUIZZES A Blackboard test is created by going to the Test, Surveys and Pools area and then deploying it to a Content Area to make it available to students. CREATING TESTS Within your course, go to Control Panel, Course Tools, Test, Surveys, and Pools, Tests. There are two ways in which a test can be added, either by creating one within your course or importing on that has already been created. 21 P a g e
Building a Test To build a test, click on Build Test. Enter a name for the test. You can also add a description and instructions. When you are finished click the Submit button. 22 P a g e
To add a question to the assessment, select a question type from the Create Question menu and complete the fields required for that question type. Common Question Types Used: Fill in the Blank: Student responses to these items in an assessment need to match exactly with one of the Answers listed by the instructor in order to receive credit. Misspelled, abbreviated, or otherwise mismatched responses (with the exception of capitalization) are marked incorrect unless specifically exempted by the instructor. Matching: Students can automatically get partial credit (including fractions of a point) based on how many parts they have correctly matched. Short Answer/Essay: This type of question is not automatically graded and allows the student space to type an answer, which you can review later and assign a point value. Multiple Answer: This question type requires that all answers the instructor marks as correct need to be checked by students in order for them to receive any points for the question. Multiple Choice: This question type requires that students select the single correct answer in order to receive credit. Ordering: This type of question automatically assigns partial credit (including fractions of a point) based on how many parts the student has assigned in the correct place/order. Visit Blackboard Help - Question Types for more information on all of the question types available. You may also add questions to your test by using the Upload Questions button. This allows you to import questions that are in Blackboard format (such as from a publisher test bank). You may also add questions to your test by using the Reuse Question menu. This allows you to choose from previously created/imported questions in your Blackboard course (such as choosing questions from a previously created quiz.) To continue adding more questions, repeat the process described above and select a question type from the pull down menu. 23 P a g e
Building a Test Notes If you need to make changes to your questions you will need to click on the chevron dropdown next to the question and click Edit You may also change point values, set extra credit options, rearrange your questions etc. from the main test creation area. 24 P a g e
Importing Tests Note: The imported test must be already in Blackboard format (usually a.zip file). Check your publisher software for instructions on how to save/export the test bank as a Blackboard formatted file. Click on Tests under Tests, Surveys, and Pools, Import Test, Browse My Computer to find the file on your computer. Double-click the file and click submit. You will either get a notification of success or an error message. Once successfully uploaded the imported test will be available in your Tests lists. 25 P a g e
DEPLOYING A TEST IN A CONTENT AREA After a test is created in Blackboard, it must be deployed in order for it to be viewable by students. The test may be deployed to any Content Area (Information, Course Material etc.). Select the Content Area in which you want to deploy the test. Select Assessment and Test. This will open a Create Test screen. From this screen you can select Create Test and create a new test using the instructions above or you can select a previously created or imported test from the Add an Existing Test box. Select a test and click Submit. Once a test is selected you must now select the desired Test Options for the test. This includes availability, number of attempts, scoring, time limit, password protection, any text exceptions, due date, test results viewing, and how the test questions should be presented. 26 P a g e
Test Information Here you can edit the name of the test, change the text color for the name of the test, add a description that will be displayed in the content area under the Test link, and determine if you want the test to open in a new window (most leave this as no ). 27 P a g e
Test Availability Here you select if the test link should be available now (this option can be changed later by returning to this screen), if you want to add an announcement automatically for the test, if you want multiple attempts to be allowed and if so, how many and which attempt should be scored, if you want students to have to complete the test in one sitting, If you want students to be able to immediately access the test, click Yes. If not, select No. This can be changed later. If you want an announcement automatically generated click Yes. For multiple attempts, click the checkbox and select unlimited or a specific number. If multiple attempts, determine which attempt will be scored. *Not recommended* This option allows the student only on access to the test. *Recommended in lieu of force completion* The timer will continue to run even if a student backs out of the test. You can select to have the test auto-submit when time is reached or to allow the student to continue but there submission will be marked as LATE in the Grade Center. You can select a timeframe when you want the test available by selecting a Display After and/or a Display Until date and time. *the Make the Link Available setting must be set to Yes if the Display After date and time is selected or it will not become available automatically You can select a password to protect the test. *This is NOT the setting for using Respondus Lockdown Browser. 28 P a g e
Test Availability Exceptions If you have a student that requires testing accommodations such as extended time or needing a different testing date and/or time, it is recommended to use the Test Availability Exceptions option. Select the Add User or Group button, click the checkbox beside the user(s) or groups you want to make exceptions for and click Submit. Their name(s) should now appear in this section. If timer or force completion was not selected above, it will not be available in this area either. Select the timer (if applicable) and the After and Until date and times and click Save. If you need to remove and entry, simply click the X at the end of that user s row. Due Date You can select to have a Due Date by clicking the checkbox and entering in a date and time. You can also select to not allow students to start the test after the due date has passed. If you do allow submissions after the due date they will be marked LATE in the Grade Center for that assessment. 29 P a g e
Self-Assessment Options You can determine if you want the assessment score to go into the Grade Center calculations for the student s final score by checking or unchecking the first checkbox. You can also hide the results from all instructors in the course and hid the column in the Grade Center. If this is chosen, it cannot be undone without clearing all student attempts. Show Test Results and Feedback to Students This sections allows you to determine if/when students can see their assessment results and which results you wish them to see. The options for When are: After Submission This is checked by default. This is what each student will see once they have submitted their test. One-time View This selection allows your students to see the selected options only ONCE. As soon as the student navigates away from the test results page, they cannot reenter it. They can still see their grade but no other options unless you have created a second rule. On Specific Date This allows you to select a specific date and time that the viewing options you have chosen become available. After Due Date Selected viewing options become available after the due date for the test. After Availability End Date Selected viewing options become available after the availability end date for the test. 30 P a g e
After Attempts are graded This allows viewing options to become available after every enrolled, or selected if using exceptions, students has completed the test AND it has been graded (if it has any manually graded questions). Therefore, if a student or students do not take the test, the instructor must manually enter a grade of 0 before the viewing options become available. The feedback options are: Score per Question This is checked by default. When this box is checked students will only see the question and the points they have earned each question. Score per Question and All Answers If you choose All Answers the all of the answers for the each question are shown. However, the student will not know the correct answer or what answer the submitted. If chosen in conjunction with Score per Question, the score for the question would also display. 31 P a g e
Score per Question and Correct Answers If you choose Correct Answers the correct answer if each question is displayed. The other answer options are NOT displayed neither is the student s submitted answer. If chosen in conjunction with Score per Question, the score for the question would also display. Score per Question & Submitted Answers If Submitted Answers is selected the answer the student submitted is shown only. If chosen in conjunction with Score per Question, the score for the question would also display. Score per Question & Feedback Selecting Feedback and completing the correct and incorrect feedback textboxes will enable the correct feedback text to display for correct answers and the incorrect to display with the incorrect answers. Feedback is created from the question creation page. If chosen in conjunction with Score per Question, the score for the question would also display. 32 P a g e
Score & Show Incorrect Questions When Incorrect is selected, the questions are shown and are marked as correct or incorrect only. If chosen in conjunction with Score per Question, the score for the question would also display. Popular Scenarios Score, Submitted Answers & Show Incorrect Questions This selection shows the score for each question, the answer the student submitted, and the questions are marked as correct or incorrect. Score, All Answers, Correct, Submitted, Feedback, & Show Incorrect Questions (All Options) All options selected would display the score received, each question marked as incorrect or correct, the submitted answer, all answer options, the correct answer, and feedback. 33 P a g e
Test Presentation This section determines how you want the questions presented. 34 P a g e
GRADING IN BLACKBOARD GRADING ASSIGNMENTS The Assignment you posted now appears as a column in the Grade Center. Students are given the opportunity to complete the Assignment by entering in their submission directly using a Word document/pdf attachment containing the contents of their submission. Once the student completes and submits an Assignment, the Instructor may access the submission from the Grade Center. Under the Control Panel, click on Grade Center. Click either the Full Grade Center or use the Needs Grading view. If you chose the Needs Grading view, you may click the Grade All button or narrow down which assignments you would like to grade using the options at the top. When you enter the Full Grade Center look for the column named after the Assignment created. Students that have completed the Assignment will have an exclamation point by their names in the column of the Assignment, which indicates that the Assignment is complete and needs to be reviewed and/or graded. If you are ready to grade all of the assignments, rollover the top of the assignment column (not an individual student submission) and click the drop-down chevron for the pull down menu. Choose Grade Attempts. If you want to grade individual assignments, rollover the specific student submission you would like to grade. Click on the Attempt you want to grade in the resulting drop-down. 35 P a g e
The instructor can view the attachment(s) the student attached and inline grade on this page or they can download the attachment(s) from the link on the right under SUBMISSION. Using the modules on the right side, an instructor can enter in a numerical score by click the pencil icon in the GRADE section which grades the last attempt. If multiple attempts, use the ATTEMPT box and leave feedback for the learner in the textbox below and enter the score in the score box there. Move between attempts using the down arrow. 36 P a g e
Use the Jump to menu at the top of the submission page or the navigation arrows < > to change students or columns and repeat the steps above for each student or assignment. Assignment Grading Notes: You can download multiple submitted assignments by clicking the dropdown arrow for the entire assignment column in Grade Center and choosing(not an individual student submission) and choose Assignment File Download, select the users you want (or click the top checkbox to select all) and click Submit. Save the resulting file link of assignments to save them to your computer. To download SafeAssign submissions in bulk go to Course Tools, SafeAssign, find the assignment, click on the assignment title, and click Download All Submissions. Save the resulting file link of assignments to save them to your computer. GRADING SAFEASSIGN SUBMISSIONS If the assignment is a SafeAssignment, use the instructions above but there will be a SafeAssign link under the Attempt area. This will tell you the percentage of matched text as well as a link to the SafeAssign Originality Report. 37 P a g e
Click the View Originality Report button will take you to a new browser tab/window and will display the submission and the originality information found. After viewing simply return to the Bb browser tab/window and continue the grading process as mentioned above. SafeAssign Notes You can also view and manage your SafeAssign assignments and their submission by going to Control Panel, Course Tools, SafeAssign. The overall score is an indicator of what percentage of the submitted paper matches existing sources. This score is a warning indicator only and papers should be reviewed to see if the matches are properly attributed. For scores over 40 percent there is a very high probability that text in this paper was copied from other sources. These papers include quoted or paraphrased text in excess and should be reviewed for plagiarism. GRADING ASSESSMENTS Once the student completes and submits a Test or Quiz, the Instructor may access that submission from the Grade Center. Under the Control Panel, click on Grade Center. Click either the Full Grade Center or use the Needs Grading view. If you chose the Needs Grading view, you may click the Grade All button or narrow down which assessments you would like to grade using the options at the top. 38 P a g e
When you enter the Full Grade Center look for the column named after the Assessment created. Students that have completed the Assessment will have an exclamation point by their names in the column of the Assessment, which indicates that the Assessment is complete and needs to be reviewed and/or graded. Just as with grading assessments, if you are ready to grade all of the assessments, rollover the top of the assessment column (not an individual student submission) and click the drop-down chevron for the pull down menu. Choose Grade Attempts. If you want to grade individual assessments, rollover the specific student submission you would like to grade. Click on the Attempt you want to grade in the resulting drop-down. If you chose the Needs Grading view, you may click the Grade All button or narrow down which assessments you would like to grade using the options at the top. You can then use the drop-down chevron menu to grade by assessment attempt. The question scores can be manually changed by clicking in the score box, typing in the desired score, and hitting enter. You can also choose the Grade Anonymously option on the dropdown menu to grade all the assessments and tests without any identifiable name or order to them, in order to reduce bias. However, once this option has been selected, it cannot be changed back. Use the Jump to menu at the top of the submission page or the navigation arrows < > to change students or columns and repeat the steps above for each student or assignment. Test Information The Test Information section provides you with information regarding how much time the students took on the test, the start date/time and the submission date/time, the due date and whether the student submitted the test before the due date, and the Access Log. 39 P a g e
Assessment Grading Notes If there is a computer error or other reason you wish to allow a student another attempt at the assessment, click on the chevron beside the students name under the assessments column and select View Grade Details. In Grade Details you will see all attempts for that assessment listed with options to Grade, Clear, or Ignore the attempt. If you Clear the attempt, it is removed forever and the student can retake the assessment. If you Ignore the attempt, that attempt stays visible to you but is ignored so the student can retake the assessment. Ignoring is recommended! 40 P a g e