Introduction
Consider posting grades for class work and assignments for your classroom course in Blackboard. That way students will know exactly where they stand for all work. Posting grades is a two step process:

1. Set up the Assignment in the Gradebook.
2. Enter the grades.
(See the Note below for tests developed and implemented in Blackboard.)

Set Up Assignments in Blackboard

1. From the Control Panel, click Gradebook in the Assessment Panel

   
2. Click Add Item

3. Type the name of the item in the Item Name field, for example, Essay #1.
    

4. Assign the maximum number of points in the Points Possible field.
    

5. Choose from the drop down menu whether to display the grade as a letter, a percentage, a number score or text. Check Yes in both “Make item visible to students” and “Include item in gradebook score calculation.”

6. Click Submit.
    

To put all grades for one assignment in at the same time:

1. In the Control Panel, click Gradebook
2. On the View Spreadsheet page, click the name of the assignment, for example, Essay  #1
   
3. Click Item Grade List
4. Type the grade for each student in the box labeled “Grade” next to their name. This grade will be immediately available to students
    

To insert just one grade for one assignment, click the hyphen in the box at the intersection of the student name and the name of the assignment. Then type the score and click Submit.

Note: Tests created within Blackboard are automatically entered into the gradebook when deployed. Grades for tests are entered automatically as soon as the student completes the test