Gradebook Export/Import from Blackboard to Canvas

[ystan001]

Hello all,

I need some assistance here about importing Blackboard gradebook into Canvas gradebook.

How to make sure the gradebook exported from Blackboard able to override to Canvas? Is there a specific cvs file format I need to modify from the Blackboard gradebook to ensure all grades imported accurately to each user/student? I hope what I am asking here make sense.

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Thank you very much!

Sincerely,

Jonathan

[garth · Accepted solution]

I am not familiar with Blackboard, so I would follow these steps:

1. Download the gradebook from the Canvas course to create a properly formated csv file
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2. Translate the Blackboard grades into my Canvas csv file
   
   
3. Upload my adjusted csv file back into the Canvas gradebook
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[shane_ohara]

Having come from Blackboard to Canvas...I would concur with Garth's reply above. Blackboard's gradebook works and functions much different than Canvas, therefore I would not try to import any grades directly into a course. In fact, I am almost certain that they wouldn't go in properly based on the unique naming structure of the columns, users, etc. Download the Canvas course grade CSV, copy/paste in the Blackboard grades, and then re-import the CSV to the Canvas course.

Shane

[ystan001]

Thanks a lot Shane! I agreed and figured something out that might works better for our schools since we do not have too many courses running when we launch it in Jan 2017. That's a good news! Happy Holidays!

[ystan001]

Thanks a lot Garth for the prompt response! Happy Holidays!!!