h2. Using the Gradebook
{bgcolor:E6E6FA} h3. Activating the Gradebook for your Class {bgcolor}
h5. Directions to Add the Gradebook
# Login to your Stellar class site
# Click the Website Settings link at the bottom of the left navigation bar
# Click the "Edit Navigation Bar" option. 'Basic Mode' page is displayed
# Under the "show" column, check the box next to "Gradebook"
_Note: If the Gradebook link is not listed, look for the link in "Advanced Mode"_
# Click "Submit" at the bottom of the page
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{bgcolor:E6E6FA} h3. Basic TopicGradebook Tasks {bgcolor}
* [Add or import assignments|Adding Assignments to the Gradebook] into the Gradebook.
* [Enter and approve grades|Entering Grades in the Gradebook].
{bgcolor:E6E6FA} h3. TopicAdvanced Gradebook Tasks {bgcolor}
Change the [configuration|Configuring the Gradebook] settings that determine whether the Gradebook displays weight percentages and determines which scores are displayed in a student's Grade Report.
* [Edit|Editing Assignments] or [delete|Deleting and Restoring Deleted Assignments] assignments.
* [Change grades|Changing a Grade].
* [View a grade's history|Displaying a Grade's History].
* [View grade summaries|Viewing Grade Summaries].
* [Export|Exporting Student Grade Information] grade information to an .xls or .csv file.
Stellar automatically adds the students to the Gradebook, and your [Access Control|Access Control] settings determine who has access to the Gradebook.
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* If you are not using the Gradebook, you can remove it from the navigation bar on the \[Edit Navigation Bar---Basic
Mode\|Editing the Navigation Bar in Basic Mode\] page.
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{bgcolor:E6E6FA} h3. Gradebook TopicNavigation {bgcolor}
Clicking Gradebook in the navigation bar displays the Student/Grade List. From there, use the tabs to display different pages of the Gradebook:
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* *Dashboard*: The [Dashboard|Using the Dashboard] is the home page for the Gradebook. The Dashboard details the *UNFINISHED, UNAPPROVED*, and *RELEASED SCORES* information so Instructors/Graders can easily review "to-do" items, pending assignments, and assignment/exam scores that remains open or unresolved.
* *Students*: Displays the [Student/Grade List page|Student Grade List Page], from which you can drill down to a student's grade list.
* *Assignments*: Displays pages where you [enter and approve grades|Entering Grades in the Gradebook] and [edit assignments|Editing Assignments].
* *Add/Import Assignments*: Displays the page for[adding and importing assignments|Adding or Importing Assignments] to the Gradebook.
* *Letter Grades*: Click Letter Grades to jump to the *LETTER GRADING TABLE* form where Instructors/Graders can assign a Letter Grade to each Student.
* *Configure Gradebook*: Displays the [configuration|Configuring the Gradebook] options that specify whether assignment grades are weighted and whether weighting, actual scores, and cumulative scores are displayed in the students' [Grade Reports|Previewing the Sample Grade Report].
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