Course Markbook

As a school staff, you can use the ‘Quick Action’ feature within the Course Markbook to quickly manage learning activities without opening each one individually. It saves time when you want to update feedback, review submissions, publish feedback, exclude students, or view submission history. 

Note: ‘School staff’ here refers to teachers, pastoral care staff, and others involved in student wellbeing and learning. Admin or Superusers with write access to all the classes linked to the course can perform this task.

Quick actions allow you to complete multiple actions for different learning activities and multiple students without having to leave the Course Markbook. 

To use the ‘Quick Action’ feature in the Course Markbook:

1. Go to the Course Markbook:
   1. Go to Courses.
   2. In Course List, select a course from the list. For example, Year 9 English.
   3. Select the 3-dot menu iconfor the course and select Course Markbook. 
      This opens the Course Markbook page for the course you selected.
      Note: You’ll see a list of all the classes where this course exists.
       
2. Quick actions are available by selecting cells within the markbook that align with a student’s status or grade for a learning activity.
    
3. Once you select the cell you would like to action, this will open the Insights and Quick Actions pop-up menu for you with one or more of the following options for you to select from, depending on the status of the activity:
   
   1. View more recent activity - View the activity on this learning activity (submissions, feedback, etc).
   2. Update Feedback - Edit or add feedback for this student. You can make changes directly on the same page without navigating away. When done, select Save and Publish.
      Note: You can also select the Resubmission required checkbox if you want the student to resubmit their work.
   3. Review Submission - Open and review the student’s submitted work. See Use the Kami Inline Grader.
   4. Publish Feedback - Publish feedback to the student and parent (depending on visibility settings).
   5. Exclude Student - Exclude the student from this learning activity if needed.
   6. View Attempts (quiz only) - View the students' attempts at the quiz. 
   7. Submission History - View the full history of submissions and feedback for this activity.

Note:
The Insights and Quick Actions pop-up menu options in the Course Markbook depend on the type of assessment:

• Due Work: Displays the usual options for entering or viewing marks.
• Quizzes: Offers options such as ‘View more recent activity’, ‘Exclude student’, and ‘View attempts’.
• Projects: The markbook cell is not clickable, so no options appear.
• Tasks: The mark field is currently not clickable in the Course Markbook. To mark tasks, please use the Class Markbook instead.

This guide explains how school staff can use ‘View Status’ to quickly check the current marking and submission status for students for all classes in a year level for the same assessment. 

Note: ‘School staff’ here refers to teachers, pastoral care staff, and others involved in student wellbeing and learning. Admin or Superusers with write access to all the classes linked to the course can perform this task.

‘View Status’ gives you a clear overview of who has started, completed, or not yet engaged with specific learning activities and assessments across all your classes within a year level.

To check student progress within a course:

1. Go to the Course Markbook:
   1. Go to Courses.
   2. In Course List, select a course from the list. For example, Year 9 English.
   3. Select the 3-dot menu iconfor the course and select Course Markbook. 
      This opens the Course Markbook page for the course you selected.
      Note: You’ll see a list of all the classes you teach for this course. This lets you use the ‘View Status’ feature for one or more classes from the Course Markbook.
       
2. Select the title of the assessment (usually at the top of the Markbook).
   A list of options will appear.
    
3. Select View Status.
   This opens the Status page for students for all classes in a year level for the same assessment.
    
4. Edit or add feedback in bulk for one or more students across your classes in a year level for the same assessment - all from the same page.
    
5. Update both the ‘Grade’ and ‘Comment’ fields without opening each submission individually. 
   Note: If you want a student to resubmit their work, you can also select the Resubmission required checkbox for the student.
    
6. When done, select Publish to apply your changes.
    

Note: If you select an assessment listed at the top of the Markbook and select:

• View - you can open and review the assessment details.
• Modify - you can edit the assessment settings or structure. 
  See Create or edit Due Work on a Unit page (using the Course Builder component). For a quiz, you can Modify Settings or Modify Content. 

This guide explains how school staff can make marks and comments visible to students and parents for an assessment across all classes in a year level. 

Note: ‘School staff’ here refers to teachers, pastoral care staff, and others involved in student wellbeing and learning. Admin or Superusers with write access to all the classes linked to the course can perform this task.

You can publish grades and feedback comments in bulk for multiple students across all classes in a year level for the same assessment.

To publish grades and feedback in bulk:

1. Go to the Course Markbook:
   1. Go to Courses.
   2. In Course List, select a course from the list. For example, Year 9 English.
   3. Select the 3-dot menu iconfor the course and select Course Markbook. 
      This opens the Course Markbook page for the course you selected.
      Note: You’ll see a list of all the classes you teach for this course. 
       
2. Select an assessment from the list (usually at the top of the Markbook).
   A list of options will appear.
    
3. Select Publish Grades & Feedback. 
   This opens the Publish Drafts window.
    
4. Select Publish All.
   This publishes all the students’ feedback across all classes in a year level for the same assessment.
    

Note: If you select an assessment from the top of the Markbook and select:

• View - you can open and review the assessment details.
• Modify - you can edit the assessment settings or structure. 
  See Create or edit Due Work on a Unit page (using the Course Builder component). For a quiz, you can Modify Settings or Modify Content.
• View Status - you can check the current marking and submission status for students for all classes in a year level for the same assessment. See View status to check student progress across all classes.
• Import Feedback - you can import feedback for an assessment across all classes in a year level into the Markbook. See Import feedback for an assessment across all classes in a year level.