Ultra - Adding a Manual Gradable Item (Column)

Watch the how-to video

Refer to Navigating Grading for more information.

1. Navigate to the course Gradebook:

gradebook tab

2. Click on View.

3. Hover next to the column header of the where you would like to add an item and click the purple plus sign.

add item plus sign button

4. Select “Add Item” from the dropdown menu:

add item dropdown menu

5. Type a title for your item into the header of the panel that opens to the right.

enter title

6. By default, the item will be hidden from students. You may adjust the visibility settings in the dropdown menu below the title:

visibility settings

7. Set a due date below the visibility settings:

item due date

8. Below “Grading”, specify whether you would like grades to reflect as letters, point values, percentages, or completion.

grading options

9. Enter the maximum point value (required) and set the grading category from the dropdown menu below:

maximum points and grade category

10. Click “Save” to add the gradable item as a column in the gradebook:

save and cancel buttons