[Gradebook] Freeze and Unfreeze (Hide/Unhide) Entire Gradebook

[kredmon]

As an instructor, when I make some major adjustments to my grade book, every little thing that happens to the grade book "dings" the student's notifications. 

There should be a feature to allow some changes in grading and the grade book without completely freaking my students out. I don't want to start moving assignments and adjusting categories and kids getting notified about every little change.  There should be a way  to FREEZE my grade book and then UNFREEZE it after I've made the changes.  Perhaps this could be like one big button or drop-down option to "Hide/Unhide Entire Gradebook".

[awilliams]

Hi, kredmon. I think this could be accomplished with posting policies. Check out How do I use posting policies in a course? I'll place this idea into moderation for now and please let us know if this works for you.

[kredmon]

Hi Adam,

Thanks for this feedback, but this does not resolve the issue for me.  I understand how to Hide and Post grades.  I currently have my grade book to default as "manual" so I have to post the grades for each assignment.  Manually posting grades works for future assignments; however, I have about 30 assignments right now I want hidden while I "fiddle" with my grade book.  I would like to have a "button" or the ability to Hide my entire grade book and everything I've already posted while I move around some assignments, change grades, alter categories, etc.  The only way I am able to achieve this right now is to go through my entire grade book and Hide each individual assignment's grades that have already been graded and posted.  I have to go through and manually do this, one-by-one.  It's highly inefficient.  As an instructor, I should not only have the ability to hide individual grades for each assignment, but I should also have the ability to "Hide" the entire grade book while I work on things.  If I don't hide the entire grade book, then every time I change a grade or do anything in the grade book, students will get a notification that the instructor(me) is doing something!  Do you see my issue?

[kredmon]

Hi Adam,

Thanks for this feedback, but this does not resolve the issue for me. I

understand how to Hide and Post grades. I currently have my grade book to

default as "manual" so I have to post the grades for each assignment.

Manually posting grades works for future assignments; however, I have about

30 assignments right now I want hidden while I "fiddle" with my grade

book. I would like to have a "button" or the ability to Hide my entire

grade book and everything I've already posted while I move around some

assignments, change grades, alter categories, etc. The only way I am able

to achieve this right now is to go through my entire grade book and Hide

each individual assignment's grades that have already been graded and

posted. I have to go through and manually do this, one-by-one. It's

highly inefficient. As an instructor, I should not only have the ability

to hide individual grades for each assignment, but I should also have the

ability to "Hide" the entire grade book while I work on things. If I don't

hide the entire grade book, then every time I change a grade or do anything

in the grade book, students will get a notification that the instructor(me)

is doing something! Do you see my issue?

Ms. Kelly Redmon

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