Grade Management
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Using Blackboard to manage grades
- Distribute and collect assignments. Learn how with the Blackboard Assignments video (10 min)
- Deliver tests. Learn how with the Blackboard Tests video (12 min)
- Score with rubrics. Learn how with the Rubrics: Make Grading Easier video (7 min)
- Grade electronically and provide feedback. Read how to Record Audio and Video at Blackboard Help webpage
- Post grades and maintain a digital gradebook. Learn how with the Navigating the Grade Center video (10 min) or by reading the Navigating Grading Blackboard Help webpage
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Start here if you are not familiar with Blackboard
- Consider posting a low-stakes Blackboard quiz for practice
- Use multiple-choice and true/false questions at first to practice creating questions.
- Work up to essay questions once you’re comfortable with creating auto-graded questions like multiple choice and true/false.
- Create assignments to be turned in online:
- Post and collect a practice assignment in Blackboard
- SafeAssign may be used on assignments (Original & Ultra) or test essay questions (Ultra only) to determine the originality of student work.