Grade Book Essentials · OnCourse SIS

1 Open Your Grade Book & Set It Up (First Week) ▶

1Go to Grade Book > My Grade Book.

2Select the appropriate Marking Period, then the appropriate Class.

3Use the filters across the top to view by Category, Assignment, or Student.

4If your district lets you pick a grading method, use the Grading dropdown to choose Points, Weight, or Weight/Points. Set it once and leave it for the whole year.

5If your district allows custom categories, click the arrow next to New Assignment to build them — e.g. Tests (40%), Quizzes (25%), Classwork (20%), Homework (15%). Weights must sum to 100%.

6Click Copy to All My Classes — no need to redo per class.

2 Add a New Assignment ▶

1Click New Assignment.

2Fill out the form: Name, Category, Due Date, and High Score. Everything else is optional — use it if it applies.

3Check Copy to Other Classes if applicable, then click Save.

3 Enter Grades — Three Ways ▶

1One at a time — click the cell, type the score, hit Enter to move down or Tab to move right.

2Whole class at once — click the assignment column header > Bulk Entry. Paste from a spreadsheet or type all scores stacked.

3From an assessment — Assessment/Classroom > [your test] > Copy to Gradebook.

4 Flag Grades & Add Comments ▶

1Right-click a cell to flag a grade as Missing, Late, Incomplete, or Other — or apply a custom color.

2Add a comment at the assignment level from the same right-click menu.

5 The View Menu — Letter Grades & Display ▶

1See letter grades beside numbers: View > Show Overall Letter Grade On Left Side (add Show Overall Grade On Left Side for the running average too).

✓Set it once, it sticks: View settings are per-user and stay put across sessions.

Also hiding under View:

Horizontal / Detailed HeadersGeneral / Assignment CommentsSort by Due DateHide CategoriesDaily Attendance ValueGrade Cell TooltipStudent PhotosTheme Color 🎨

6 The Tools & Actions Menu — What’s In There ▶

Manage your grid

Edit Seating ChartSort StudentsTotal Points by CategoryGrade Book GroupsShow Dropped/TransferredEdit Grade SymbolsEdit Score Indicators

Communicate

Send E-mailPost OnCourse Connect MessageQuick Fill General CommentsClass CommentLog Student/Guardian Contact

Housekeeping

Change Log Report (Class)Set Class External LinkRecommendationsCopy Grade BookExport to Excel

7 Print Grades for a Class or Student ▶

1Whole-class report — Reports > Class Grade Report (see the Reports guide).

2Single student — click the student’s name in the grade book > Grades > Print Report Card.

Grade Book: mastered!