Instructors select which items in a Gradebook file they would like to upload to the Blackboard Learning System from the Choose Column to Import page. Instructors may choose to overwrite an existing item (this will not automatically overwrite Students’ grades) or create a new Gradebook item.
Follow the steps below to open the Choose Column to Import page.
Select Gradebook on the Control Panel.
Click Upload Gradebook.
Select a file to upload on the Upload Gradebook page and click Submit.
The table below details the fields on the Choose Column to Import page.
Field
Description
Choose Imported Item
Select the column in the file that should be uploaded to the Gradebook.
Choose Existing Item
Select the column in the Gradebook where the name of the uploaded Gradebook item should appear. If the information should appear in a new column in the Gradebook select Create New Gradebook Item. If Create New Gradebook Item is selected the Modify Gradebook Item will appear.
If a Gradebook item in Choose Import Item is uploaded to an existing item, the only data that is uploaded and changed is the Gradebook item name. The Instructor selects which Student’s grades should be uploaded and written over on the Choose Column to Import: Students page.