The document provides instructions for faculty to grade assignments within the Blackboard learning management system. It outlines 12 steps to complete the grading process, including logging into Blackboard, selecting an assignment to grade, using markup tools to provide comments and feedback, assessing assignments against a rubric, navigating between student submissions, and ending the grading session.

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1. Log into Blackboard course and click Course Tools
2. Select Grade in Waypoint

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3. Click on the Begin Grading button

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Select the markup tool of choice: insert, strike through and highlight text.
Markup Tools

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4. Click on Comment Library to begin marking up the document.

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5. A window will pop-up where you search for preformed comments or add
personal comments. If you wish to add a comment to your personal library, you
can push Add in the bottom left hand corner of the comment box and the
comment library will open to the left.
6. Once you complete the markup, begin grading using the rubric.
Add
Comment Window

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7. Click on the Rubric Tab
8. Then proceed down the Evaluation Criteria in the left navigation bar
Click on
Rubric Tab
Evaluation
Criteria

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9. Select a performance level and/or click Edit to modify the feedback text

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10. Click on the Summarize Feedback button to enter additional comments.

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11. Now that you are finished grading, you have some options:
A. You can click on Next Student button to load the next student’s
assignment or
B. Navigate to the next student by click on the dropdown menu in the
upper left hand corner and selecting the student to evaluate.
C. If you want to re-grade then click on the Re-grade button

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12. When you are done grading click End Grading.
This will take you back to the Waypoint dashboard

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Recap
1. Log into Blackboard course and click Course Tools
2. Select Grade in Waypoint
3. Click on the Begin Grading button
4. Click on Comment Library to begin marking up the document.
5. A window will pop-up where you can add comments or search
the comment database.
6. Once you complete the markup, begin grading using the rubric
7. Click on the Rubric Tab
8. Then proceed down the Evaluation Criteria in the left navigation bar
9. Select a performance level and/or click Edit to modify the feedback text
10. Click on the Summarize Feedback button to view all comments
11. Click on the Next Student button to load another student’s assignment
12. Click the End Grading button to complete the grading process.