Bulk Grading and Exemptions by Assignment

Target Audience: Teachers (Buzz)

Although most activities require individual review and grading, teachers may occasionally need to grade, excuse, or allow retries in bulk. This can be especially helpful when marking attendance for a synchronous session or grading Participation assignments based on school policy. Bulk actions save time and ensure consistency across student scores.

Accessing the Activity Grader

To begin, select the course-specific Gradebook icon from the Teacher App home page.

From the Gradebook view, choose the assignment name you want to update. This opens the Activity Grader.

Selecting Students

Within the Activity Grader, you can select:

• Individual students by checking the box next to their name, or
• All students by selecting the checkbox to the left of the Name column.

If your course uses groups, you can filter the roster by choosing a specific group from the People icon in the upper-right corner.

Using Batch Update Scores

Next, select the wrench icon in the Activity Grader navigation bar and choose Batch Update Scores from the dropdown menu.

The Batch Update window allows you to:

• Auto-fill scores for all selected students
• Excuse selected students from the activity
• Allow retry for the activity

If you choose to auto-fill scores, you also have the option to simultaneously allow retries.

After making your selections, click Update to apply the changes.

Repeat as Needed

You can repeat this process for additional activities or different student groups as necessary.