1. Releasing
Grades
in
D2L
The
action
of
releasing
grades
in
D2L
requires
steps*
in
two
main
sections.
The
first
one
is
to
allow
automatic
updates
of
grades
to
students
and
is
a
part
of
the
Grade
Setup
Wizard.
The
second
step
is
much
less
obvious.
Directions
for
both
parts
of
the
process
are
detailed
here.
*Until
you
complete
these
actions
in
each
course,
students
will
only
be
able
to
see
individual
grade
items,
not
their
average
grade
in
your
course.
Part
I:
Setting
Display
Options
To
begin,
click
Grades,
then
Settings.
Notice
the
three
tabs
across
the
top
of
this
page.
Adjust
the
settings
by
making
selections
to
fit
your
preferences
on
each
tab.
Be
sure
to
save
changes
at
the
bottom
of
each
screen
as
you
go.
1. Personal
Display
Options
controls
what
YOU
see
grade
in
your
grade
book.
2. Course
Display
Options
controls
what
STUDENTS
see.
3. Calculation
O ptions
determines
how
the
grade
is
calculated
and
updated.
(All
three
tabs
are
covered
in
the
Setup
Wizard
but
can
be
adjusted
at
any
time.)

2.
On
the
Calculations
Options
tab,
you’ll
find
the
options
to
Release
Calculated
Final
Grade
or
Adjusted
Final
Grade.
Calculated
is
a
true
numeric
average
or
point
value.
Adjusted
requires
you
to
manually
adjust
the
average
based
on
discretionary
measures.
Releasing
Calculated
Final
Grades
is
recommended
in
D2L.
Also
on
the
Calculation
Options
tab
is
the
first
location
to
select
IF
you
want
to
automatically
keep
final
grades
updated.
Select
the
box
if
you
DO.
Uncheck
the
box
if
you
DO
NOT.
Part
II:
Releasing
the
Final
Grades
Click
Grades,
then
Enter
Grades.

3. Click
the
drop
down
arrow
next
to
the
Final
Calculated
Grade
column
and
select
Grade
All.
On
your
list
of
Users
(Students),
click
and
put
a
check
mark
in
the
“Select
All”
box,
then
click
Release/Unrelease
one
time.
Be
careful.
This
is
a
toggle
icon;
clicking
it
more
than
once
does
and
undoes
the
action.
Scroll
down
to
SAVE
your
changes.
Use
the
#
per
page
adjustment
to
release
large
classes
at
once,
or
else
you
have
to
repeat
page
by
page.
After
the
act
of
releasing
grades
once
in
your
course,
you
should
not
have
to
do
it
again
unless
a
new
student
is
added
to
your
class
list.
You
will
know
the
grade
is
released
by
the
check
mark
in
the
column
on
the
right.
The
Enter
Grades
view
Final
Calculated
Grade
now
also
shows
an
open
eye
next
to
each
student’s
grade
that
has
been
released
(see
image
on
left).