{"id":18746,"date":"2022-10-05T17:12:19","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T22:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=18746"},"modified":"2022-10-05T19:50:03","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T00:50:03","slug":"brightspace-tip-349-assignments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-349-assignments\/","title":{"rendered":"Brightspace Tip #349: Assignments"},"content":{"rendered":"

There were some changes with the New Assignment Creation Experience<\/a> that has led to a few questions about creating assignments. I\u2019m writing this blog post to address those questions.<\/p>\n

When you create an Assignment with the new Assignment Creation Experience, the default when you enter points in the \u201cGrade Out Of<\/strong>\u201d field is that the \u201cIn Grade Book<\/strong>\u201d option will be automatically selected. <\/p>\n

The \u201cIn Grade Book<\/strong>\u201d option will automatically create a grade item (column) in the Grade Book<\/strong>. The grade item is created with the same name as the Assignment.<\/p>\n

\"Example<\/a>
Example showing the \u201cIn Grade Book\u201d option when points are entered.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you setup your Grade Book before creating the Assignment and you already have a grade item (column) for the Assignment in your Grade Book, you would associate the Assignment to the grade item by using the \"Edit or Link to Existing<\/strong>\" option and then navigate to the grade item in your Grade Book that you want to associate the Assignment with.<\/p>\n

\"Example<\/a>
Example showing the \u201cEdit or Link to Existing\u201d option in the drop-down list.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Example<\/a>
Example showing the option to \u201cLink to an existing grade item\u201d with the grade item selected.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you DO NOT want the system to create a column for the Assignment in your Grade Book, then you should select the \"Not in Grade Book<\/strong>\" option.<\/p>\n

\"Example<\/a>
Example showing the \u201cNot in Grade Book\u201d option in the drop-down list.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The drop-down menu also allows you to reset the Assignment to ungraded, if necessary.<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> Even though the new Assignment Creation Experience can automatically create a grade item (column) in your Grade Book, we still suggest you setup your Grade Book first and when you create your Assignments then choose the option to \u201cEdit or Link to Existing\u201d grade item in your Grade Book and navigate to the grade item that you want to associate the Assignment with.<\/p>\n

Choosing to automatically create grade items in your Grade Book may present a problem when viewing your Grade Book from the Enter Grades tab. If you find the extra wide column headings that are created because of a long assignment name to be problematic, then you can edit the grade items and enter a shorter name for them. You can edit the grade items one at a time or edit them in bulk. <\/p>\n

\"Example<\/a>
Example showing a grade item being edited to enter a short name for it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You can edit grade items in bulk from the Manage Grades<\/strong> tab. First, select the grade items<\/strong> you want to edit and then click Bulk Edit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Example<\/a>
Example showing grade items being selected for a bulk edit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Example<\/a>
Example showing short names entered for grade items on the bulk edit items and categories page.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You will see the short names when you view your Grade Book from the Enter Grades<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n

Want more information?<\/h2>\n

Brightspace Tip #329: Simplify Assignment Collection<\/a><\/p>\n

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