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How do I grade student Discussion Board postings?

Note: The features previously located in the Discussion Grader Building Block have been incorporated into the Discussion Board.

Set up Grading

To set up discussion grading, click the radio button next to Grade Forum (either during the forum creation process or by clicking Modify next to an existing forum). Enter the Points possible in the text box:

Grade Postings

To grade student postings to a forum, click the Grade icon next to the forum in the Discussion Board.

Click the Grade button next to a student to grade the posting:

Enter the Grade and click Submit to add it to the Gradebook:

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