As we approach the end of the semester there are a few things you can do in Brightspace to wrap up for the semester.
Release final course grades
- Unlike other grade items and categories in the Grade Book, final grades are not available to students by default. Final grades must be released. If you did not choose to enable the automatic release of final grades when setting up your Grade Book, you will have to manually release final grades in order for students to see their final grade.
Export your Grade Book
- Student access to courses is removed two weeks after the end of a semester. During this process all Grade Book records are deleted. You should export (download) your Grade Book to your local computer after you submit your final grades.
NOTE: The export file that is created will NOT contain any student work. The grades in your Grade Book are exported.
Create a master copy of your course
- Courses remain on the Brightspace system for three semesters before they are removed. You can request a Master Course Shell that you can use to develop and maintain your course materials. Master Course Shells will not be removed from the Brightspace system.
Follow these steps to do it.
Instructions are available for releasing final course grades, exporting your Grade Book, and requesting Master Course Shells.
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Release Final Grades
Export your Grade Book (video [2:03])
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