Once you download your Gradebook, you can work on your Blackboard Gradebook on your computer and upload the edited spreadsheet back into Blackboard to allow students to see their current grades.

If you create an assignment, test, quiz, etc. in Blackboard and give it a point value, Blackboard will automatically create the associated item in the Gradebook. However, items can also be created in the Gradebook that are not tied to Blackboard assignments for a variety of uses, one is in face-to-face classes so students can check their grades online. Additionally, you can create items to perform calculations on other items and create a custom total that can reflect an average of other items, set up different weights, and a minimum/maximum calculation.