In the past I have downloaded my Blackboard gradebook and used a spreadsheet program to average grades. However, I can no longer do this since it seems that Blackboard now converts all the grades to text format. I have tried various of the work-arounds to this problem posted on the internet but can't...

You can do this a couple of ways: 1. The Painful, Drop Lowest Scores Method (explained here with dropping 2): http://jaredstein.org/2008/12/16/dropping-lowest-2-scores-in-blackboard-or-moodle/ OR 2. Create a calculated column that looks like this: MIN{(Q1+Q2+Q3+Q4+Q5+Q6...),100} Where Qi = a quiz. Note...

Ron, The ANGEL Gradebook allows for points to be awarded above and beyond the maximum you set up for an assignment. So for instance if you want to give 275 points on an assignment worth 250 that will work and essentially gives the student 25 bonus points. If you view the percent for that assignment you...

Bob, Am I missing a link on my BBV? Your location: Grade Book Grade Book Grade Book OptionsCreate ColumnEnroll Members Import from Spreadsheet Reorder Columns GradesMembersView AllCustom ViewSCORM Grades In other words, I cannot see the export link, just the import one. Thanks!