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Bb 9.1 April 2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Here, as the Fall semester winds down,<\/strong> <\/span>is a second Bb <\/em>Tip of the Week. Simply put, \u00a0this is an excellent time to remember that you should always save export files from your courses that have just ended, as you will need the content from those export files for the subsequent sections of those courses that you teach. For a refresher on how to do this, use the following link:\u00a0Export Your Course<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n In a related vein,<\/strong><\/span> you also should always create archive files of courses that have just ended, and save copies of them to your local computer or network drive (How do I do that?<\/a><\/strong><\/em>).<\/p>\n Why?<\/strong><\/span> The archive file represents a complete historical record of your course, one which contains all of the work that your students did in that course, and preserves all of your students\u2019 grades and grading feedback. An archive file can only be restored by ITS, but it is invaluable to have a copy in the event \u2014 to pick one example \u2014 a student contests a grade that s(he) received in one of your courses, and it becomes necessary to restore that course to its complete state in order to view a comprehensive record of your student\u2019s work and grades.<\/p>\n The following links<\/strong><\/span> point to tutorials on related \u201ctasks\u201d that you will want to carry out when a course ends:<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Archiving and Printing Discussion Boards<\/strong><\/em><\/a> Use the following link<\/strong> <\/span>to download a printable version of this Bb tip of the week:\u00a0Download the Tip<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Use the following link<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0to view previous\u00a0Bb\u00a0<\/em>tips of the week:\u00a0BBTOTW-Archive<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0Downloading and Saving Your Grade Center Grade History<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n