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Open SUNY Support > Knowledge Base > Articles for Instructors > Blackboard Learn App > Grading in the Blackboard Instructor App
15 Mar2019

Grading in the Blackboard Instructor App

Written by Jamie Frankenfield. Posted in Blackboard Learn App, Blackboard Mobile App, Knowledge Base

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Grading in the Blackboard Instructor App


The BB Grader app will be removed on March 29, 2019. Instead, instructors can now grade in the Blackboard Instructor app.Blackboard Instructor

*Campuses on the Blackboard Learn Q2 2018 release will be able to grade assignments in the instructor app.

How to Grade Assignment in Blackboard App

Locate the assignment in the Needs Attention area. Click on the assignment you want to grade. Select Begin Grading

needs attention icon     begin grading in app

The document will load in Box. If the document does not load, the student may not have submitted a compatible file in Blackboard.

You will notice two icons: draw and comment in the right-hand corner of box. Use the pencil to draw, write notes, and draw through text. Click on the comment box to post a comment for the student. To leave a comment, click anywhere on the screen. After you are done annotating the submission, click the X in the left-hand corner.

annotation in app     draw and comment in app

 

Assign the student a grade and click on the comment area to leave overall feedback for the student.

student graded attempt

After you enter a grade, it will not sync to the grade center until you post the grade(s). Select a single assignment or multiple assignments, and then click Post Selected.

post selected grade in app

After the grades are posted, you can view the current grade average for that assignment, locate new submissions that are ready to grade, or post grades for additional assignments.

grading overview in app


If you need further assistance or have additional questions please contact:
Open SUNY Support Services HelpDesk
1-800-875-6269 | opensunyhelp@suny.edu

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