Use alerts

1. Select a type of alert under Alerts on the opening page of your gradebook.
2. On the Alerts page, optionally select Update to get the latest data. This link displays only when at least 24 hours have passed since your last update.
3. Optionally select View archived alerts to view older reports.
4. In the filter, select the type of alert to view.

The Inactivity table lists all students who have not worked in your course for at least five days. You can:

• Select one or more students and choose Email selected students.
• Select Actions > Email student to send a message to an individual student.
• Select a student's name to see the student's Results page.
• Select Actions > Archive to remove but save the alert.

The Work needs grading table lists all the assignments with work that you need to grade manually.

1. Select the name of an assignment to see the work for the first student.

   A separate window opens for you to grade the assignment.

2. For each manually graded question in the assignment, enter a score in the Grade box at the bottom of the player window.
3. Select Next Student at the top of the player window.
4. Optionally select Email Student to send a message to the student.
5. Select Close when you finish.

For more details on grading specific types of work, see:

• Grading MediaShare assignments
• Grading Freehand Grader assignments
• Grading writing assignments

If you use Skill Builder, a table summarizes the sections and objectives that challenged students, the level of remediation required, and the students who needed help.