Setting up the gradebook

You may want to plan out how you want to use your gradebook before you begin assigning work to your students. You can always modify settings later to adjust the gradebook to better suit your needs.

In setting up the gradebook, consider these questions:

Question	Relevant Topics
How do you want to display student information in the gradebook?	Modifying how student information appears in the gradebook
What categories do you want to use to organize graded work?	About gradebook categories Adding or modifying gradebook categories
How do you want grades to be rendered?	About grade display options
Do you want to assign relative weights to grades or have all student work weighted equally?	Weighting grades How grades are weighted Setting up your gradebook without weighting grades
Are there grades you do not want students to see?	Adding items to the gradebook Modifying items in the gradebook
Is there work you want to omit from gradebook calculations?	Adding items to the gradebook Modifying items in the gradebook