{"id":9141,"date":"2016-01-14T12:13:24","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T17:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=9141"},"modified":"2016-01-14T12:13:24","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T17:13:24","slug":"bb-tip-151-grade-center-external-grade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-151-grade-center-external-grade\/","title":{"rendered":"Bb Tip #151: Grade Center – External Grade"},"content":{"rendered":"

An external grade is the grade a student would see in the Blackboard Report Card module, which is a tool we do not currently use. <\/p>\n

One column in the Grade Center must be set as the external grade column. The Total column is the external grade by default. If you set another column as the external grade and change your mind, you can simply reset the Total column as the external grade by choosing \u201cSet as External Grade\u201d in the dropdown menu within the column header. Alternatively, you can set any other column to be the external grade. <\/p>\n

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When you view the dropdown menu within the column header for a column that is set to be the external grade, you will not see the \"Show\/Hide to Users\" option. To hide an External Grade column from the students' view, you should edit the column information and choose \"No\" for the \"Show this Column to Students\" option.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> Any column that is set as the External Grade cannot be deleted. If you want to delete the column that is set as the External Grade column, you will have to set another column to be the external grade first. Once you do this you will be able to delete the column.<\/p>\n

Want more information?<\/h3>\n

About External Grades<\/a>
\nWorking with the Grade Center<\/a>
\nExplore Blackboard\u2019s On Demand Learning Center<\/a>.
\nCheck out help for instructors at help.blackboard.com<\/a>.
\nTry these Blackboard How-To documents<\/a>.
\nVisit the Blackboard FAQs<\/a> for additional blackboard information
\nor schedule a one-on-one session<\/a>, email<\/a>, or
call Janice Florent: (504) 520-7418.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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