Blackboard Tip: Inline Grading

 

You can view, comment, and grade student-submitted assignments from within the grade center

Note:  Currently supported document types that can be viewed from with the grade center are Word (DOC, D OCX), PowerPoint (PPT, PPTX), Excel (XLS, XLSX), and PDF (PDF). Assignment submissions created with the content editor are not compatible with inline grading. Submissions of this type show in the window, but annotation is not available.

1.            With Edit Mode ON.

 

 

2.            From the Control Panel, click the Grade Center –Needs Grading (or Full Grade Center to grade each attempt.)

 

 

 

3.  Click the chevron near the assignment name, click Grade All Users

 

4. The file attached by the student displays in the Grading window.

 

 

 

Following description of the toolbar features

 

Button	Description
	Zoom out. Make the content of the file appear smaller. This button is also available to students when they review their submission.
	Zoom in. Make the content of the file appear larger. This button is also available to students when they review their submission.
	Expand the list of annotation tools.
	Download a copy of the file. If annotations have been made, you have the option to download a copy in the original format or download a PDF version that includes the annotations. This button is also available to students when they review their submission.
	Move back a page. This button is also available to students when they review their submission.
	Move forward a page. This button is also available to students when they review their submission.
	View all annotations.
	Add a comment to a specific point in the document.
	Add a comment to a selected area in the document.
	Add a comment to selected text in the document.
	Draw in the document using a pencil tool.
	Highlight selected text in the document.
	Add text to the document.
	Strike out text in the document.

      5.  In the Assignment Details section, type the student’s score in the ATTEMPT field

 

 

 

    If you need to enter an overall comment , type your comments in the Grader Feedback text box. Extend the text box by clicking and dragging the bottom, right corner. Click Submit

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blackboard Tip: Integrating Rubrics into Grading Process

 

Instructors are able to integrate assessment rubrics into the grading process . This tutorial shows how to create a rubric and assign it from the grade center .

 

;      Click on the “Course Tools” – Rubric

 

 

       Click Create Rubric

 

        Enter Rubric Name.

 

 

    For simplifying calculation you can change the Rubric type from percentage to Points.

 

 

    Justify the number of column and rows as needed- to delete or rename a column or a row click the chevron near the title

 

   Enter a numeric value and a description for  each box-

 

Note:  To associate a rubric with Test Questions, Assignments, or Discussion Boards there is an option to add a rubric when creating the assessment. For Safe Assignments, Blogs, and Wikis you must attach your rubric through the “Grade Center.”

 

     Click Grade Center from the control panel ,  Go to the you want to  associate with your rubric. Click on the chevron. Choose “Edit Column Information.”

 

    On the edit page, scroll down to the bottom of Section 1. Hover over “Add Rubric,” and then click on “Select Rubric.”

 

    Check the box next to the rubric you wish to use, and then click “Submit.”

 

 

      To grade an assignment using the rubric . In the grade center click the chevron near the grade cell- Click view grade details, click on the “View Rubric” button. A new window with your rubric will open.

 

    

    Fill out the rubric in this window. Provide students with targeted feedback. You can spell check.

 

 

Click the image to view Rubric Tutorial from Blackboard learn: