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Approve comments by student

Advisors, Administrators, and department heads can approve comments by student.

1. On the Home page, in the My Classes grid, click Settings to select the academic year and session to which you want to approve comments.
2. Select the academic year and session.
3. Click OK. You return to the Home page.
4. From the navigation bar, under Gradebook, click Approve comments. The Approve comments screen appears.

5. Select the marking column in which you want to approve student comments. If you teach in more than one school, select the school also.
6. In the View by field, select "Student."
7. Click the binoculars to search for and select the student. Comments appear for all of the student's classes.
8. To collapse all the comments, click Collapse all. You can then click the plus icon next to a class name to open one comment at a time.
9. To expand all the comments, click Expand all.
10. Review the comments. If you have rights, edit the comment as needed.
11. Enter your reviewer's notes.
12. In the Comment status field, update the status to "Editing needed" or "Approved." 

Tip: To quickly approve all the comments in a class, click Approve all.

13. Click Save.
14. To send a note to the teacher on record, in the Teacher field, click the envelope icon. Your default email program opens a new email.
15. To approve more comments, select a different student.