I never hesitate to say that the gradebook in Blackboard is not my favorite thing to deal with. The way the gradebook functions will change in a future version of Blackboard. There is a small thing that I get phone calls and emails on fairly regularly and that is the Weighted Total column "I've weighted the categories but still have students with total average grades like 64% who have assignment grades of 100, 100, 100, 94." Well this comes into play when you have weighted things by category. In order for the weight to look right click the title "Weighted Total" at the top of the column in the gradebook> select "Modify Gradebook Item"> it will then give you the opportunity to exempt things from that total that have not been graded. This will make the weight correct as you go through the semester grading items.
Nancy
