This guide explains what Canvas grades to report to BlackBaud when teaching an NCSSM Connect (videoconference) course.
Instructions:
Filter your Canvas course grade book by grading periods:
Go to the View menu.
Choose Filters >
Choose to filter by Grading Periods
Assignments are sorted into grading periods based on their due dates. Please ensure all graded assignments have due dates. If an assignment appears in the wrong grading period, simply edit the due date so it falls within the correct date range.
Start and end dates for each grading period can be found by viewing the grading period pull-down menu in the Canvas gradebook.
For more information on grading periods, see this guide: NCSSM Connect Grade Period Weighting
At 4 Weeks:
Choose to view the first quarter grades by using the grading period pull-down menu in the Canvas course grade book.
In BlackBaud, report letter grades from the total column in the pull-down menu. Enter the number grade in the other column.
This grade is used as a first quarter progress report by the students' home schools.
At 8 weeks:
Choose to view the first quarter grades by using the grading period pull-down menu in the Canvas course grade book.
In BlackBaud, report letter and number grades from the total column.
This grade is treated as the first quarter final grade by the students' home schools. It is a cumulative grade for the first quarter.
At 12 weeks:
Choose to view the second quarter grades by using the grading period pull-down menu in the Canvas course grade book.
Report letter grades and number grades in BlackBaud.
These grades are treated as second quarter progress reports by the students' home schools. These grades only include assignments due during the second quarter, and should not be a cumulative grade for the entire semester.
At 16 weeks:
1. Report the 16 week grade
Choose to view the second quarter grades by using the grading period pull-down menu in the Canvas course grade book.
Report letter grades and number grades for the 16 week grade.
These grades are treated as the final second quarter grades by the students' home school. They should be cumulative only of the second quarter and not cumulative of the semester.
2. Record the final exam grade:
Choose to view the final exam grades by using the grading period pull-down menu in the Canvas course grade book.
Report letter grades only in BlackBaud for the final exam grade.
3. Record the final course grade:
Choose to view the final grade for All Grading Periods by using the grading period pull-down menu in the Canvas course grade book.
Record the numerical grade and letter grade in BlackBaud for the final course grade.
These grades are treated as the final course grade by the students' home schools. These numerical grades are cumulative of the entire semester.
The final course grade in Canvas is calculated by weighting each quarter as 40% and the final exam as 20% of the grade.
For more information on how grading period weighting in Canvas works, see this guide: NCSSM Connect Grade Period Weighting