Manually add gradable items to the Gradebook to automatically link the grades to each student in the course.
Note that Assignments, Tests & Quizzes, and Student Content in Lessons can be sent to the Gradebook from within the respective tools when the item is posted or published. There is no need to add those items manually in the Gradebook.
Instructors typically add items to the Gradebook manually for things such as:
Select Gradebook from the Tool Menu of your site.
Items which are not included in the grade calculation will display a crossed-out calculator icon (Gradebook item not included in course grade calculation).
Items which are not released (visible) to students will display a crossed-out eye icon (Gradebook item is not visible to students).
After you have added items to your Gradebook, you will be able to view a list of all Gradebook items on the Grades tab.
Gradebook items that were added by other tools like Assignments or Tests & Quizzes will display a padlock icon (Go to Assignments tool to edit scores for this item). To edit scores in these cells, graders must visit the tool that has sent the score to the Gradebook.