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    How To Create Grade Categories for Weighted Totals in Brightspace

    • Deb Hatland |
    • 14 steps |
    • 2 minutes
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    Categories listed under Assignments are for organizational purposes only. You must use categories under Grades for creating weighted grades.
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    Navigate to your course.
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    Click "Progress".
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    Click "Grades".
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    Click "Manage Grades".
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    Click New.
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    Click "Category".
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    Name the category. It is suggested that you use names that line up with the categories listed in you syllabus.
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    Referring to your syllabus, give the category the appropriate weight.
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    When you click on the question mark to the right of the weight total you are provided with this information.
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    Click "OK" to clear the box from the page.
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    Under Distribution, determine how you want the grades distributed.
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    If you want to change what your students see, click on Override to make the content available.
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    Click on what you want your students to see.
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    Click "Save and Close".