An orange warning dot indicator in your gradebook indicates that an activity (such as a discussion, quiz, or assignment) requires attention by the teacher. Depending on the type of activity being reviewed, the indicator appears based on your interactions with the student's submission.
Assignments
Figure: The Assignments icon, and the Assignments icon with the orange warning dot, indicating teacher action is required.
An indicator appears in the gradebook when a student has submitted an assignment that has not been viewed by the teacher.
Note: If there is more than one teacher in the course, viewing of the assignment by one teacher removes the indicator for all other teachers. If the submission is later set to Mark as Unread by an teacher, the indicator reappears for all teachers.
Publishing the assignment does not affect its read status.
Discussions
Figure: The Discussions icon, and the Discussions icon with the orange warning dot, indicating teacher action is required.
An indicator appears in the gradebook when a student has posted to a discussion topic that has not been viewed by the teacher.
Note: If there is more than one teacher in the course, viewing of the discussion by one teacher removes the indicator for all other teachers. If the submission is later set to Mark as Unread by an teacher, the indicator reappears for all teachers. Selecting Assess Topic automatically marks the posting as read during the grading workflow for that student.
Quizzes
Figure: The Quizzes icon, and the Quizzes icon with the orange warning dot, indicating teacher action is required.
An indicator appears in the gradebook when a student has submitted a quiz attempt that requires teacher review. This indicator typically appears for quizzes with written response questions.
Note:
- Automatically graded quizzes do not have an indicator.
- Opening an attempt does not mark the attempt as read and does not remove the indicator.
- Publishing a grade for an attempt removes the indicator.
- Retracting a grade for an attempt causes the indicator to reappear.