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End of Semester Grade Book Help for Illinois Compass

by CITES EdTech Staff

Managing grades at the end of the semester is one of the last tasks instructors must do before taking a break. There are always questions. How do I create a calculated column? Can I use Illinois Compass to submit grades to Banner? I forgot what happened in training and now I don't know how to add a letter grade column to let students know their final grades. If you have pondered any of these questions, CITES EdTech provides help resources available in many forms to aid in managing and submitting final course grades. The following list provides several different Illinois Compass Grade Book resources:

Backing Up Your Grade Book

Illinois Compass will be unavailable for three weeks beginning May 21st. To ensure that you have access to your student’s grades during that time, you may want to export your Compass grade book as a spreadsheet file. By taking this simple step, you will have a record of students’ grades that you can access with a spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel. For directions on exporting your grade book see: Exporting and Importing Grades.

Illinois Compass Context Sensitive Help

This link is found in the upper right hand corner of your Illinois Compass course. Simply click the link while in the Grade Book to receive context sensitive help topics.

Instructor Resources

CITES EdTech maintains a list of Resources for Instructors. Please review the Grade Book help resources, including how to calculate grades and how to show students their grades.

Grade Book Walk-In Clinic

At the end of each semester, CITES EdTech offers a Grade Book Walk-In Clinic. Feel free to walk in with questions or seek advice on maintaining and managing your Grade Book. Please check the EdTech calendar for dates and times.

Grade Book Online Workshop

This workshop is for instructors who would like to learn how to use the Grade Book at their own pace. All information is readily available online with access 24 hours a day.

Consulting

CITES EdTech consultants are available to help you Monday through Friday from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. You may phone (244-7000), email (edtech@illinois.edu), or simply walk-in to our office (2404 DCL).

Always remember that all questions are good questions and CITES EdTEch is here to help you.