Set Up Gradebook In Schoology

One of the first things you will want to do when you access your courses in Schoology is to set up your gradebook. When you access your courses in Schoology by going to lms.dist113.org, you can select a course from the drop-down menu and then along the right side you will see where it says gradebook.

When you click on Gradebook you will see all of your students and any assignments you have put in so far. When you enter an assignment, if you check that it will be graded then it automatically goes into your Gradebook, no need to enter it.

Now that you have seen what the gradebook looks like, you will want to set it up so that it works for you.

Right below Gradebook on the right side menu it says Grade Setup. When you click on Grade Setup your screen will look something like this.

This is where you can adjust your categories, weights, quarter vs. semester grading, decide about rounding final grades, your grading columns, and settings for visibility.  You make the decisions about what this looks like for your class. Feel free to click around and see how it goes.

Do you have rubrics that you use for grading? You can add those here. Don't worry, there are lots of places where you can add your rubrics, this is just one of them. When you click Rubrics in the upper right corner and then click Add, you can create and customize your own rubrics and use them to grade right in Schoology. 

You can adjust every aspect of the rubric to make it meet your needs. When you are done, just click the Create button. 

Don't forget to click the blue button to save your changes in Gradebook Setup. 

If you are someone who likes written, step-by-step instructions. I would encourage you to check out the Schoology Help Center.  This will give you instructions along with images so you can just follow the steps.

If you like video tutorials, here's one from a tech coach at another school who shared his video with the Schoology Teachers Group. 

And if you want to learn alongside others in person, lunch and learns as well as sessions during the school day will be offered.

Of course, setting up an appointment is always an option as well.