Gradebook Tour

Two ways to access the gradebook include:

Click Grades from the left-hand side navigation bar.
Click the Grades tab from within a Classroom.

The Grades tab in a Classroom will show a limited version of your gradebook, with many settings missing.

To view the full gradebook:

Click Go to Gradebook at the top right of your classroom Grades tab.

The following numbers and descriptions correspond to the numbers in the image above.

Number	Name	Description
1	Banner image	The banner image for the gradebook will match the banner image for its related classroom for your reference. When you change to a different classroom’s gradebook, the banner image will change with it.
2	Classroom name	A dropdown menu with all of your classrooms. Clicking a different classroom’s name will switch to that classroom’s gradebook.
3	Assignment types	A dropdown menu with every assignment type.
4	Show Non-Gradable	Will make the gradebook display assignments that do not affect students’ overall grade. This is toggled off by default.
5	Search bar	Use to search for a single student or activity. Once you begin typing, the gradebook will only show data that matches what has been typed.
6	Search type	Will open a dropdown menu that will let you switch between searching by student name or activity name.

Rows and Columns of the Gradebook

The following numbers and descriptions correspond to the numbers in the image below:

Number	Name	Description
1	Name	Students’ names, sorted A-Z by last name by default. To sort by Z-A, click the three dots next to NAME and then click Sort By in the dropdown menu.
2	Average	Displays students’ grades as a percentage from 0-100, up to two decimal places. To sort by grade percentage, click the three dots next to AVG and then click Sort By in the dropdown menu.
3	Letter grade	Displays students’ grades as letter grades from F-A, according to ranges you set in your gradebook settings. To sort by letter grade, click the three dots next to GRADE and then click Sort By in the dropdown menu.
4	Activity	Displays students’ total scores for the specific activity. When activities are submitted, but not yet graded, an italicized and grayed out number will display in each cell of the column in which a submission is waiting. This number will display the activity’s total points possible. Letter codes may also appear in these cells. Details on letter codes can be found in Letter Codes and Text Colors. Activity columns are sorted by the oldest gradable activity first.
5	Title	Displays the title. If an activity title does not fit in the cell, hover your mouse over the activity title to display it fully.
6	Student	Displays the student’s name, average, letter grade, and then total scores for each activity. The name, average, and letter grade will always display, even when scrolling left or right through activity columns.

Using the Gradebook

Point totals can be directly added into the gradebook.

This only works for submitted activities that have not yet been graded.

An italicized and grayed out number will display in each cell of the column in which a submission is waiting.
This number indicates the activity’s total points possible.

To enter point totals into cells directly:

Click on any cell of the gradebook that has a submission waiting to be graded.
Type a number into the cell.
Use the arrow keys to quickly move to adjacent cells, or click on any cell to move to it.
Click Save Changes to confirm changes.

Default Grade

The same grade can be granted to every student who is waiting for their grade.

This only works for students whose activities have not been graded and this function will not overwrite a grade that has already been submitted.

To set a default grade for an activity:

Hover your mouse over the title of any activity, at the top of that activity’s column.
Click the three dots to the right to open a dropdown menu.
Click Set Default Grade.
- A popup menu will appear with a small text field. The grayed out number in that text field represents the total points possible for the activity.
Enter a number into that field, then click Save.

Every ungraded submission in that column will now have the grade entered into the text field.

Using the Grade Panel

Grade panels can be used to grade submissions. This option provides more grading options and allows one to view their student’s submissions while grading them. To access the grade panel:

Hover your mouse over any cell in an activity column.
- A small arrow symbol will appear.
Click the arrow symbol to open the grade panel.

The features of the grade panel from top to bottom are as follows:

Feature	Description
Activity title	Name of the activity.
Student name	Name of the student assigned the activity.
Arrow buttons	Navigate between students for the same activity.
Enter Submission View	Extends the Submission View panel.
Due date	Displays the due date for the activity.
Submission date	Displays the date and time that the student submitted the activity.
Grade out of [x]	Allows you to enter a point total for the submission. To save the information, click Submit Grade. If a grade has already been given, a red Reset Grade button will populate.
Reset Grade	Will clear this submission’s grade and remove its total from being configured into that student’s overall grade.
Excused	Will make the activity not count toward the student’s overall grade.
Late	Marks the activity as late. The gradebook’s late penalty setting will be applied to the point total. The grade number will appear red. If the activity was submitted on time but the late switch is toggled on, no penalty will be applied. The number will still be red in the cell.
Notes for Student	Can add feedback for the student’s submission. This is not saved until you click Submit Grade. Will appear next to the point total in the student’s grades.
Submit Grade	Saves grade results once clicked. Grades can be updated by clicking this button again on an activity that already has a grade.

Submission View

Clicking Enter Submission View from the grade panel extends a new panel to the left called submission view. Submission view displays the entire activity in an overlay over the gradebook, including the activity’s instructions and your student’s submitted work.

To collapse the submission view back into the grade panel, click Exit Submission View at the top right.
To exit from the grade panel and submission view simultaneously, click anywhere outside the overlay and it will disappear.

Submission View has different functionalities depending on the activity type:

Activities Without Sections (Discussions and Journals)

These activities do not allow one to grade from the submission view. Additionally:

The top panel will display the instructions from the activity, as well as the requirements the student must meet to receive credit, if relevant.
The bottom panel will display the student’s:
- Name
- Profile picture
- Submission date
  - Below that, it will display the student’s written submission.

If the discussion requires the student to post replies to receive credit, it will display the student’s original thread first, then any replies the student wrote.

Activities with Sections (Assignments and Tests)

These activities enable the ability to grade from the submission view. When the submission view first opens, each section will be listed on the right side of the new panel with a preview of each question.

Clicking on any section will open a new top and bottom panel to the left of the section preview. Panel details include:

Top panel: Displays the instructions from this section of the activity.
Bottom panel: Displays questions and the student’s answers from this section, one item at a time.

The phrase This question has not been graded yet will be written in red above each question that has not been graded.

Submit a score for each question in the text field above the question, where Graded out of [x] points is displayed.

There will be a grayed out number in the field indicating how many points that question is worth.
As grades are being entered, ,the Grade out of [x] section will update automatically in the grade panel.
- The red text indicating ungraded questions will also disappear.
- Questions with correct answers already indicated, like multiple choice or True/False questions, will be graded automatically.
To move to the next section of the activity, scroll to its preview in the middle column of the overlay and then click on it.

Grades can also be entered from the grade panel or directly into cells of the gradebook.

Letter Codes and Text Colors

There are several different one-letter codes that appear in a cell of the gradebook. Those are tied to automatic functions in the system. Text colors also communicate certain information, all explained below:

Symbol	Description
Red M: Missing	It is past this activity’s due date and this student has not submitted their assignment. This red M is figured as a zero into the student’s overall grade.
Green E: Excused	This activity has been excused by the instructor for this student. This assignment is not configured into the student’s overall grade at all.
Red number: Late	If a student has submitted an assignment after its due date and the instructor has marked it as late, the gradebook’s late penalty setting has been applied to this point total.
Green letter grade	The grade is either an A or a B
Orange letter grade	The grade is a C
Red letter grade	The grade is either a D or an F

Gradebook Settings

In the Gradebook Settings, Instructors have the ability to configure which letter grades correlate to percentage ranges. Decimal points will round to the nearest letter grade.

Instructors have the freedom to disable any letter grades and adjust where each enabled letter grade’s range starts cascading down to the others.
Late penalties can also be applied to activities.
Instructors can configure how much a grade decreases by point or percentages per day or week.

Exporting Grades

To export grades from Blueprint:

Select Grades from the left-hand side navigation bar.
Use the site/classroom navigator to select the desired classroom.
Click Settings located on the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
Click Export Gradebook to CSV located on the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
The gradebook will save as a CSV file to your computer.

CSV (Comma Separated Value) files are generic spreadsheets that can be opened with most spreadsheet programs, such as Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets. These can be attached to the gradebook that is turned into one’s district or principal.