Improved navigation between Gradebook and Discussions
Clicking on the Discussion Assignment Column in GRADEBOOK should take you to the completed Discussion(not to the assignment details—the completed discussion). This would remove several steps of finding and grading the discussion.
"I often include low-value discussion board posts as HW, and want to give completion credit for it if completed before class.
Ideally, I would just grade this right away. In practice, I sometimes forget and want to be able to click back and forth between Gradebook and Discussions."
yes please, this would help. It makes it easier to include low-stakes assignments that help keep students motivated to do the reading ahead of time.
Added comment from an English teacher:
"I often include low-value discussion board posts as HW, and want to give completion credit for it if completed before class.
Ideally, I would just grade this right away. In practice, I sometimes forget and want to be able to click back and forth between Gradebook and Discussions."