BB Training Module 8 Task 1

1. Task 1: Create an Additional
Column in Grade Center
MODULE 8: GradeCenter

2. Create an Additional Column in Grade Center
STEP 1 Under the Control Panel, click “GradeCenter” (1) then select “Full
GradeCenter.” (2)
STEP 2 Click “Create Column” on themenu
bar at the top. (3)
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3. Create an Additional Column in Grade Center
STEP 3 Enter “Column Name” (e.g., Bonus Point). (1)
STEP 4 Enter a “GradeCenter
Name” (optional). (2)
STEP 5
Enter a “Description.” (A
description will help you
identify the column.) (3)
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4. Create an Additional Column in Grade Center
STEP 6 Select “PrimaryDisplay” from the drop-down list. “Score” is the most
common option. (1)
STEP 7 Select “Secondary Display” from thedrop-down list. (2)
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5. Create an Additional Column in Grade Center
STEP 8 Select “Category” from the drop-down list for the column (1)
STEP 9 Enter “Points Possible” (e.g., 5 points) for that column. (2)
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6. Create an Additional Column in Grade Center
STEP 10 Check “Due Date” and enter a date(optional).

7. Create an Additional Column in Grade Center
STEP 11 Set additional “Options” for the column
by selecting either “Yes” or “No” for the
followings:
a. “Include this Column in Grade Center
Calculations” - This option should be
“Yes” unless you would like to
exclude the new column points from
the “Total” points column.
b. “Show this Column to Students” -
Grades will appear in “My Grades”
when available.
c. “Show Statistics (average and
median) for this column to Students
in My Grades” – Includes statistical
information with the grade value
when shown to students.

8. Create an Additional Column in Grade Center
STEP 12 Click “Submit.”

9. Dig Deeper:Options for Primary Display
• Score: Select to display the achieved score.
• Letter: Select to display a letter grade based on a
percentage range defined in the “Grade Center.”
• Text: Select to display a text comment you enter
manually. (e.g., “Satisfactory” or “Unsatisfactory”)
• Percentage: Select to display a percentage
calculated from the achieved score.
• Complete/Incomplete: Select to display a check
mark when the item is submitted.

10. Dig Deeper:For Mac Users
• For Mac users, you sometimes either do not
see all the columns and rows in “Grade
Center,” or cannot slide the bar at the bottom
of “GradeCenter.”
• Next slides show two ways to make all the
columns and rows visiblein “GradeCenter.”

11. Dig Deeper:For Mac Users
Option 1
Click on “Edit Rows Displayed” at the bottom right of “GradeCenter,”
(1) enter “50” in “Minimum RowsDisplayed,” (2) and click “Go.” (3)
You will see all the rows and columns in “GradeCenter.”
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12. Dig Deeper:For Mac Users
Option 2
Click the “Apple” (1) icon on the top menu bar on the far left of your
computer screen, select “System Preferences,” (2) click on “General,”
(3) and click “Always.” (4) You will see all the rows and columns when
you access “GradeCenter.”
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13. From this task, you have learned how to manuallycreate
an additional column (e.g., Bonus Points) in “Grade
Center.”
Review

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