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It would be ideal if assignments/assessments were automatically put into a grading period based on their due date, but then there was an option (like a dropdown menu) to allow instructors to adjust as needed. For example, I have students who have been granted extensions by the school for all of their work. The new due date falls two weeks after the end of Trimester 1. I added different due dates for the individuals on the relevant assignments so that their calendars and To Do lists accurately reflect the expectations for them. But since their new due date falls in Trimester 2, the assignments are appearing (for those students) in the grade book as Trimester 2 grades. However, I need those grades to be calculated in Trimester 1, as they are for all the other students in the course. This is happening, too, for each student's four other teachers in their four other courses.  ... View more

YES, this is a wonderful idea! I would love to be able to make notes/comments for myself about individual submissions from a student. I would also like to be able to view these notes when I'm in the grade book so I don't have to click in and out of every assignment to see the notes. Examples:  - I gave a student an extension on or excused a single assignment, and I'd like to make a note for myself as to the reason ("med" or "death in the family" or "athletics commitment") - a student did particularly poorly or particularly well on a single section of a test or quiz, and I want to remember that come time to write comments without having to open each quiz and look at it again - a student made a submission in another format (on paper or via email or shared on Drive) so it isn't visible in Canvas, but I want to remember where it is so I know where it is if I need it later These notes would be only visible to the instructor. ... View more

Thanks! I saw that, but that's just a single column, not linked to any specific assignment, right? I'd like to be able to make individual notes on individual assignments throughout the year. If I use the notes column, then that running list will get quite long, and also the notes won't be clearly associated with the student work the notes are referring to. ... View more

This is an absolutely essential feature! I reuse elements of rubrics all the time, and/or I'll use the same rubric for two assignments, but make one worth more points than the first assignment. Or I'll weight one element of the rubric more one time (to emphasize the significance of that element) and then weight another more on the next assignment.    ... View more