With the standard gradebook settings, students see all their individual grades but not a running total or final grade. Students will only see a running total in their view of their grades if grades are released. This will allow students to see their current grades at any point during the semester.
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Running Total Instructions
- To create a running total in the gradebook, on the course homepage, click ‘Grades’ under the ‘My Grades’ dropdown.
- Select ‘Enter Grades’ on the top left navigation bar. Then select ‘Enter Grades’ in the ‘Final Total’ dropdown. Note: The totals are not visible to students as specified by the hidden eye icon.
- Under Final Grades, check the box for all students, then select ‘Release/Unrelease,’ which will toggle the visibility of this column to students. Then select ‘Save and Close.’ Note: Before releasing grades, inform students that these are not final course grades but their current total. Optionally, change the column’s title to help students understand that these are not final course grades but a running total.
- Students will receive a notification when grades are released. The name of the column and running total for the course will be shared.
- Before releasing grades, this is the view that students will see. They will not see total or subtotal; they only see activities in the grade book and the points they earned (e.g., 0/4 or 4/4).
- After releasing grades, students will see their current total listed at the top of their grades based on the overall points earned for the gradebook items (earned vs. total points possible) if the gradebook is set-up in a points system.
