Shifting to Canvas

In response to teacher requests, on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, around 10:00 a.m, a new feature, Grading Periods, will become available in your courses.

Grading periods consist of a specific date range that define the grading period. Grading periods also include a close date as to when you can no longer edit grades in a grading period.

When grading periods are enabled, the due date of the assignment determines the grading period where the assignment appears in the Gradebook. If no due date is set, the assignment defaults to the last grading period available for the course.

1. To view the Grading Period filter, click the View option in the Gradebook menu.

2. Select Filters.

3. Select Grading Periods.

The Grading Period filter lists grading periods for the course in a drop-down menu. By default, the Gradebook displays the current grading period. However, you can view and filter grades by previous or future grading period.

Assignments are grouped in the grading period according to the published assignment due date (unpublished assignments never appear in the Gradebook). If there is no due date for the published assignment, the assignment defaults to the latest grading period. Grading periods cannot be selected within an individual assignment.

**You can only edit grades for assignments in a current or future grading period. Once the close date for a grading period has passed, you cannot edit grades for the prior grading period.

Questions regarding this information should be directed to:

Martha.Barwick@hcps.org

Michael.Griffith@hcps.org

Andrea.Harthausen@hcps.org

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