By popular request, a new module has been added to make it easier for students to see if new grades have been posted, and to quickly get to their grades in all courses.
Everyone should currently see the My Grades module on the Welcome Tab, as soon as you log in. This module shows a list of all courses you currently have access to. Each course is a link that goes directly to the Grades page of that course, just as if you had clicked into the Courses tab, then into your course, then on Course Tools, then on Grades.
Additionally, if grades have been added or updated since you last viewed the module, My Grades will tell you which courses have grades posted and how many.
Lastly, there is a link to View All Grades, which goes to a page with all the Grades pages of all your courses in one, easy to access tabbed interface.
The module is available by default on everyone’s Welcome Tab, but due to the way that Blackboard adds modules, there’s a good change that it’s at the bottom of the page and out of view. You can always reorder the modules on any tab by clicking Modify Layout on that tab. Use this to move the module to the top so it’s visible as soon as you log in.
This My Grades module is a direct result of overwhelming student requests for an easy way to view course grades without having to drill down into a course everytime. Please let us know how this works for you, and any improvements you might like to see.
February 20th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
I love this feature! It makes it so much easier to view grades, something that used to take so long before.
The only problem I have is that many times it shows “1 new grade” even when there are no new grades.
February 20th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Hi,
Thanks for pointing that out. The problem is that Blackboard internally updates the date the grade was last modified every time the Instructor views the grade. The tool relies on that last modified date to determine if grades are new or not.
We’ll keep working to come up with a better way to handle this case.
Thanks, Glen
March 28th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Hi, I really like the new feature too!! But I’m seeing the same issue with the “1 new grade” even when there is none.
March 31st, 2009 at 9:44 am
The feature is great. Right now it shows more tabs than for my current classes… any way of fixing that?
Thanks. You’re doing a great job.
April 22nd, 2009 at 12:43 pm
This site is a Super cool Taint!!! keep it classy!
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October 14th, 2009 at 9:53 am
enjoying the new feature!