The Blackboard Ultra Gradebook allows for more customization than seen in Original Course ViewUsing the Gradebook can help you and your students stay on track with course due dates and performance tracking. With the Blackboard Ultra Gradebook, faculty have more options for monitoring student progress, posting grades, and searching for specific assessments or students. View the information on this page to learn more about the grade center features.

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Gradebook Overview

From within the course, select Gradebook from the course navigation.

Gradebook Views

In Ultra Course View, you can access the grade center in a List or Grid view. You will have unique functionality depending which view you are in. Continue reading to learn more.

List View

1. Open the Gradebook tab
2. Select List View

Gradable Items v Students

The Gradable Items list is your default view of the course Gradebook. You can view all the coursework you’ve assigned and your grading progress. You can also access the management functions. You can select an item’s title to open a new layer. See whose submissions need grading and who hasn’t received their grades yet.

View a list of your students along with columns for Student ID, Username, and Last Access. Select student names to view their submissions on their individual Student Grades page. In the Status column, you can see completed work, items that need grading, and grades you need to post.

Add a Gradable Item (columns not tied to assessments)

Add a row for a gradable item that is not tied to an assessment in the LMS, such as a participation grade or paper that is handed to you in person rather than uploaded online.

1. Hover over the horizontal bar where you want to add the new gradable item
2. Select Add
3. Select Add Item
4. Enter the Gradable Item Details
   1. Title
   2. Visibility (by default, this item is hidden from students)
   3. Due Date (Note: You can remove the due date by selecting the date and deleting the text)
   4. Set the grade display
   5. Set the points 
   6. Set the category
   7. Optional: add a description

Reorder Items

1. Find the gradable item that needs to be moved.
2. Hover your cursor on the right side of the row, to the left of the three dots (...) until two small arrows appear
3. Select the arrows and drag the item to your desired location.
4. Items rearranged in list view are automatically rearranged the same way in grid view.

Grid View

Grid View is a more traditional view of the Gradebook.

1. Open the Gradebook tab
2. Select Grid View

Filtered Views (by student, group, assessment, or child course for merged courses)

1. Select Filter to open the Filter Criteria panel.
2. Select the criteria you want to filter your view by:
   1. Merged Courses - If your courses have been merged, select the child course ID to view students from the child course only.
   2. Students
   3. Groups
   4. Gradable Items
   5. Categories

Download/Upload the Gradebook

You can download the full Gradebook or select rows from your Ultra courses.

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You can also upload a grade file you worked on offline and update your Gradebook.

Settings

In either view, you can edit the Gradebook settings by selecting the Settings icon in the top right of the Gradebook.

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