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| + | <html><h1><b>***UPDATES: PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT AVENUE TO LEARN:***</br></br> <a href="https://avenuehelp.mcmaster.ca">https://avenuehelp.mcmaster.ca</a></b></h1></br></br></br> </html> | ||
| ====== Avenue Grades ====== | ====== Avenue Grades ====== | ||
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| * You will be able to configure the Grades tool to display the grades that are listed in your Course Outline/Syllabus. | * You will be able to configure the Grades tool to display the grades that are listed in your Course Outline/Syllabus. | ||
| * You will personalize how the grades in the Grades tool are displayed. | * You will personalize how the grades in the Grades tool are displayed. | ||
| - | * You will understand the mechanism for exporting a CSV or an Excel spreadsheet to capture the information you will need for a variety of different purposes. | + | |
| Here you will learn how to set up your gradebook, create grade items and input grades. | Here you will learn how to set up your gradebook, create grade items and input grades. | ||
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| - | When you receive your course, you might typically setup your Content and News. The next thing that should be setup is your Grades. If you setup your Grades before you configure Discussions, Dropbox, Quizzes or other digital assessment tools, you can connect the two tools within Avenue. When you grade online, the marks will automatically appear not only in the assessment, but in the Grades tool as well. When you first access the Grades tool, you will be asked to go through the Grades Setup Wizard. The Setup Wizard will help with general configuration of your course gradebook. Here is some more information about the process: [[https://documentation.desire2learn.com/en/grades-setup-wizard|https://documentation.desire2learn.com/en/grades-setup-wizard]] | + | When you receive your course, you might typically setup your Content and Announcements. The next thing that should be setup is your Grades. If you setup your Grades before you configure Discussions, Dropbox, Quizzes or other digital assessment tools, you can connect the two tools within Avenue. When you grade online, the marks will automatically appear not only in the assessment, but in the Grades tool as well. When you first access the Grades tool, you will be asked to go through the Grades Setup Wizard. The Setup Wizard will help with general configuration of your course gradebook. |
| ===== Grade Items and Grade Categories ===== | ===== Grade Items and Grade Categories ===== | ||
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| ===== Creating Grade Items ===== | ===== Creating Grade Items ===== | ||
| - | Once your gradebook has been configured, you will want to start creating some Grade Items. Most Grade Items will be numeric however, there are other types of Grade Items that you can create (selectbox, pass/fail, formula, calculated and text). Here's how to create a numeric Grade Item: [[https://documentation.desire2learn.com/en/creating-numeric-grade-items|https://documentation.desire2learn.com/en/creating-numeric-grade-items]] | + | Once your gradebook has been configured, you will want to start creating some Grade Items. Most Grade Items will be numeric however, there are other types of Grade Items that you can create (selectbox, pass/fail, formula, calculated and text). |
| To create a grade Item, follow these steps: | To create a grade Item, follow these steps: | ||
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| Below is a video to help demonstrate the process of creating a Grade Item. | Below is a video to help demonstrate the process of creating a Grade Item. | ||
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| After you have created grade items, you will be able to associate online tools such as Quizzes or Dropbox folder, to individual grade Items. NOTE: you cannot associate grade Categories with other assessment items. | After you have created grade items, you will be able to associate online tools such as Quizzes or Dropbox folder, to individual grade Items. NOTE: you cannot associate grade Categories with other assessment items. | ||
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| ====== Entering Grades ===== | ====== Entering Grades ===== | ||
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| + | ====== Grades FAQ ===== | ||
| - | When it comes to inputting grades, you can either enter them directly in Avenue ([[https://documentation.desire2learn.com/en/entering-grades|https://documentation.desire2learn.com/en/entering-grades]]) or you can import them from a spreadsheet ([[https://documentation.desire2learn.com/en/importing-grades|https://documentation.desire2learn.com/en/importing-grades]]). If you choose to import them from a spreadsheet - we suggest that you first export a constructed gradebok from Avenue first to CSV. | + | [[https://documentation.brightspace.com/EN/instructors/quizzes_assignments_intro_instructor.htm|https://documentation.brightspace.com/EN/instructors/quizzes_assignments_intro_instructor.htm]] |
| - | ** INSERT INSTRUCTIONS TO EXPORT TO CSV/AND IMPORT ** | ||
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| + | //For questions or concerns, Avenue support is available from Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM at (905) 525-9140 ext. 23757 or by completing the intake form located at http://avenue.mcmaster.ca/support/ // | ||
| - | //For questions or concerns, Avenue support is available from Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM at (905) 525-9140 ext. 22911 or email support.avenue@cll.mcmaster.ca.// | ||
