If grades need to be hidden from students when they are first imported into Canvas, the grade posting policy for the course will need to be set to Manual. After grades are imported into Canvas, the policy can be changed back to Automatic if desired.

Watch the Posting Grades in Canvas (4:08) video for additional guidance on how to change a course’s grade posting policy. 

Grades will be imported into Canvas in an Assignment with the following settings that can be modified as needed:

• Name: “DD-[Exam name used in Digital Desk]”
• Details: Digital Desk Assignments Auto Created by ORCA Service.
• Points: Max points possible used in DigitalDesk through InstructorTools
• Assignment group: Assignments
• Display Grade as: Points
• Submission type: a text entry box

In order for the grade to be included in the Total column and final grade calculations, under the Assign To section, add “Everyone.”

It is recommended that faculty input available "from" and "until" dates after assigning the associated Digital Desk assignment. 

After the settings have been modified as needed, the Assignment can then be moved from the current Assignment Group into its appropriate group. To do this, follow these steps:

1. From the course navigation, click on Assignments.
2. Locate the Assignment.
3. Click the drag handle next to the assignment name. Drag the assignment into the appropriate assignment group.

Watch the Creating and Editing Assignment Groups (4:28) video for additional guidance on assignment groups.

Once all settings have been verified and grades have been reviewed for accuracy and the course has set a Manual grade posting policy, use the Post grades feature so they can be made visible to students. To do this, follow these steps:

1. From the course navigation, click Grades.
2. Locate the column and click the menu options (three vertical dots).
3. In the menu that appears, select Post grades, and then select Post.

Watch the Posting Grades in Canvas (4:08) video for additional guidance on how to post grades.