Features Guidesms

Category

Function

MyUCDavis

Current SmartSite

Sakai 2.4

SmartSite 2.4 (June 22, 2007

SmartSite Fall 2007 Rollout

SmartSite Winter 2008 rollout

Sakai 2.5

Announcement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assignment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blogging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class mailing list

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discussion Forums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drop Box

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-mail Archive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gradebook

Can assign points

x

x

x

 

 

 

 

Gradebook

Can assign letter grades

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gradebook

Can create categories, in which Gradebook performs a grade calculation per category

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gradebook

Can create items and sub items

x

x

x

 

 

 

 

Gradebook

Can import grades from spreadsheets

x

x (limited)

x

 

 

 

 

Gradebook

Can import graded assignments from spreadsheets

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

Gradebook

Can import assignments and grades directly from tools

x (quizbuilder)

x Assignment, Test and Quiz, Message Center

x Assignment, Test and Quiz, Message Center

 

 

 

 

Gradebook

Can manage sections from a UI

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gradebook

Can submit grades to Registrar

x

x (via Online Grade Submisstion)

x (via Online Grade Submission

 

 

 

 

Gradebook

Can assign extra credit categories or items with gradebook performing the grade calculation

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gradebook

Can create items with score modifiers, e.g., drop points for a particular student for late submittal

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gradebook

Can drop low item scores from category with Gradebook performing the grade calculation

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gradebook

Can assign items with a due date

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gradebook

Can assign weighting to categories or items for which Gradebook performs the calculations

x