{"id":14334,"date":"2026-08-04T15:02:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T19:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/excellence\/?page_id=14334"},"modified":"2026-08-07T16:22:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:22:40","slug":"blackboard-ultra-gradebook-changes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/excellence\/programs-services\/academic-technology\/ultra\/blackboard-ultra-gradebook-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard Ultra Gradebook Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"intro-text intro-text--shortcode intro-text--lg\">\n<p>Starting on August 7th 2026, the Gradebook in Blackboard is getting a new look and feel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which view of the gradebook is changing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The four tabs (Overview, Gradeable items, Grades, and Students) have been replaced by two views: Grid View and List View. All the same information and functionality will still be available, but sometimes under a new label or in a new place. The Grid view has significantly changed, but the List view remains the same.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why is it changing? What should I expect?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Based on instructor feedback, this change simplifies the gradebook design. You can easily tell how your students are doing, quickly complete outstanding tasks, and find the information you need without navigating across several different pages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please use this page to review the changes to the gradebook, browse the 7 instructional videos, and sign up for Blackboard gradebook trainings.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">Gradebook Changes: Side-by-Side Guide<\/h1>\n<p>This document provides a list of every feature that has changed in the gradebook, showing the old version and the new version side by side.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"75%\" height=\"500\" src=\"\/excellence\/files\/2026\/08\/Gradebook_Grid_View_Side-by-Side.pdf\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">Video Library<\/h1>\n<p>Watch these videos to learn how certain features of the gradebook are changing.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<div class=\"bulp-section-content__block bulp-section-content__block--shortcode \" data-block-offset data-block-grid data-block-grid-columns=4>\n\t\t\t\n\n<article\n\tclass=\"bulp-promo  bulp-promo--has-link\"\n\t data-promo-style=media\t>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"bulp-promo__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bulp-promo__content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"heading bulp-promo__title heading--has-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/excellence\/navigation-and-layout\/\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"heading__link bulp-promo__link\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Navigation and Layout\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tNavigation and Layout\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"rich-text bulp-promo__description\">\n\t<p>This video explains how to find your way around the updated interface.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bulp-promo__accent\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bulp-promo__accent-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg\n\tclass=\"icon icon--icon-arrow bulp-promo__icon icon--md\"\n\theight=\"18\"\n\twidth=\"18\"\n\tstyle=\"--icon-ratio: var(--icon-arrow-ratio, auto);\"\n>\n\t<use href=\"#icon-arrow\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n<div\n\tclass=\"media media--image bulp-promo__media\"\n\tstyle=\"--media-object-position:50% 50%;\"\n>\n\t\t\t<picture class=\"media__picture \">\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"\/excellence\/files\/2026\/08\/Gradebook-Navigation-and-Layout-150x150.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"lazyload media__img bulp-promo__image bulp-promo__area1-image media--fit-cover\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/excellence\/files\/2026\/08\/Gradebook-Navigation-and-Layout-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/excellence\/files\/2026\/08\/Gradebook-Navigation-and-Layout-636x477.jpg 636w, 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