To add a rubric to a Gradebook item:

• Select Item Details for the Gradebook item
• Select the Use the following rubric to grade this assignment radio button
• Select your rubric from the drop down menu
• If you want the ability to manually adjust student scores, select the check box for Adjust individual student scores
• If necessary, Preview the rubric
• Select Save Changes

Once you have attached the rubric to your gradebook item, you can grade students using that rubric

• Select Grade rubric from the drop down menu for each student

• The rubric appears and you can select the appropriate cells in the rubric
• If you want to include a comment, select the Comments icon located to the right
  • Criterions without comments are black
  • Criterions with comments are yellow
• Don't forget to select Save Rubric Grading at the bottom of the rubric

The video (1:33) below demonstrates how to use the rubric tool with a Gradebook item.