Offering comprehensive course management tasks in one view, the online grade book not only saves teachers time but also increases communication and awareness for each student's progress throughout the school year.

Begining with a rough prototype, that was essentially a scoresheet, UX research was kicked off. Collecting feedback, requests, and demands from of teachers, many staying in contact throughout the design and development process as volunteer beta testers, the goal became taking all the information tracked in their current "analog" grade books and bringing it into the School Loop learning management suite.

The UI had to support a comprehensive course overview, access to multiple tools, and various visual cues. To achieve utmost efficiency, the grade book honors the hierarchy in a teacher’s workflow and offers shortcuts to where help is most needed.

1. Weighting: Indicates if weighting is enabled for the gradebook. E.g.: A 10-point test can contribute more to the final grade than a 10-point homework assignment.
2. View Tabs: Numbered tabs indicate the scheduled periods for the course: All Grades shows a summary of student scores by category. Published Grades shows a summary for grades published for students and parents. Assignment List displays all assignments created for the course. Reports shows various printable reports.
3. Tools: Easy access to tools such as add/edit gradebooks, the seating chart, drop lowest score, print reports, transfer grades, and more.
4. Mode: Options for how your gradebook displays score data is accompanied by a toggle to show or hide dropped students and a convenient button for adding new assignments.