Once all marking has been concluded and the marks and feedback have been added to the relevant Gradebook column, the final step is to submit those marks to ISIS using the grade mapping tool (this is known as 'mapping the marks') and then select to Extract Grades. Once this has been done, the most recent mark for each student will be copied across into the SIS Gradebook column and will then be extracted ready for your School SPS team to import into ISIS.
Important things to note
- The points possible for your column of marks MUST be the same as the SIS work item points possible. The Blackboard to SIS extract does not extract percentages - it will always take the raw points behind the percentage.
- The Grade Mapping can only be carried out once
- Mapping should only be carried out once marking is concluded
- By default, SIS Gradebook Columns are visible to instructors in the Gradebook, but they are not visible to students
- Once the mapping has happened and marks extracted, any subsequent changes to the marks will not update SIS automatically.
- You cannot grade map an SIS fed assignment.
How to Grade Map a column of marks and extract them to SIS
- Once all marking has been concluded and there is a single column in the Gradebook that contains the marks, from the right hand Books & Tools menu, select Grade Column Mapping.
- The Grade Mapping tool will load and will list every SIS work item that has fed into that course Grade Mapping.
- Select the relevant ISIS Grade Column.
- All existing Grade Centre columns which are available to be mapped will be listed in the Grade Centre Column drop down. Select the Grade Centre column where you have recorded your marks.
- Select Submit.
- The ISIS grade Column and the Grade Centre Column that you mapped will still be displayed but will now be locked.
- IMPORTANT - NEW PROCEES In the right hand 'Extract Grades' column you will now see an Extract Grades button - click on the Extract Grades button.
- You will be taken to an extract grade page - select Submit. The marks will then extracted to ISIS.
