Color code your Blackboard Grade Center
Setting Up Color Coding
To get started with color coding, go to the Manage menu in Grade Center and select Grading Color Codes. Check the box Enable Grading Color Codes.
You can select the color from the drop down color swatch for each grading status (In Progress, Needs Grading, or Exempt).
To set up color codes based on Grade Ranges, click on the Add Criteria button to start. Select the criteria and set the percentage(s) for the criteria. Then select background and text color. You cannot apply multiple colors for the same criteria or grade status.
Repeat these steps to add different criteria. See an example below:
Click Submit when finished. You will be taken back to the Grade Center where the color coding takes effect immediately.
In the example above, the red column cells indicate a lower grade. This can indicate a student who may need assistance in the course. If a column seems to have a lot of red cells, it may indicate that students are struggling with that particular assessment.
Color coding applies to every column in the Grade Center, including automatically created columns for assessments, manual columns, and total columns. Once color coding is setup, you can toggle the color coding on/off with the button Hide Color Coding on the top right of the Grade Center. You may also go back into the setup page to edit or remove any color coding you set up.
Managing the Blackboard Grade Center can be a challenge with many grade columns or large enrollments courses. For one-on-one assistance, visit one of our Open Lab sessions. See the full event calendar.
More Information
For more information, check out Blackboard’s Help Center: Color Code the Grade Data
