This lesson will show you how to create tags to better organize assignments by a theme or type, that does NOT contribute as a value to the overall mark. Setting up tags is completely optional.
Where to Start
- Click Gradebook tab.
- Select My Gradebooks.
- Click on the title of your Gradebook.
- Click Setup.
- Select Categories and Assignment Tags.
Creating Assignment Tags
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Type your Tags into the space provided.
- Press enter after each word/phrase you want to use as a tag.
- Using the example tags above, you would type Homework > press Enter then type Difficult > Press Enter, etc. Tags are case sensitive so this means Quiz and quiz are two different tags!
- Also Save This Tocan save the Grade Scale to all of, or select, GradeBooks.
- Once you've entered all the tags you would use on assignments, press Save.
- Click the x next to a Tag to delete it.
Where to Use Tags
Once you've created Tags, the options you've setup will display on the Add Assignment page within the Assignments section.
- Tags will continue to be optional per user and are not required to be added to assignments
- Remember, Tags are available for all gradebooks
Next Steps
Review how to Create and Manage Assignments in your Gradebook, assigning categories and tags if applicable.
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