Drop Grades in a Category

Do you have a set of grades in a category and need to drop the lowest or highest grade in a category? Here are the steps to do that.

• Click Grades
• Click Manage Grades
  
• Click the chevron to open the menu for the category you want to drop the highest
  or lowest grade in.
• Click Edit
• Have the Distribute weight evenly across all items selected for the category and
  then enter a number of items to either drop the highest non-bonus items or drop the
  lowest non-bonus items
  
• Click Save and Close

To check the status of grades dropped

• Click Enter Grades
• As you look at a students grades in the category you'll see any dropped items
  marked with an exclamation point (!). This is the indicator that the item is dropped
  from the students calculated grade.
  
• Clicking on the exclamation point (!) will give you a dialog box letting you know
  which category the item has been dropped from.