
.		Section	Features	Grader	TrackMyGrades.com	MyGradeBook	SnapGrades	GradeKeeper	Easy Grade Pro	eduViz
.	1	The Gradebook
.			1.1 Layout
.			student name running down left side		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
.			assignments running across the top		yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no
.			groups assignmnets by category		yes	yes	no	yes* (it's a sort option)	yes	yes
.			overall grade in percent		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
.			overall grade by letter		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
.			1.2 Sorting
.			sorting of students by name		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
.			sorting of students by overall grade		no	unknown	yes	yes	yes	no
.			sorting of students by individual grade		no	unknown	yes	no	yes	no
.			shows individual assignment grades		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
.			shows overall category total grades		no	unknown	no	no	yes	no
.			Stable sort		no	unknown	no	no	no	no
.			1.3 Editing
.			inline editing of scores		yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no
.			add assignment on gradebook interface(popup)		yes	yes -- not sure on interface (popup, etc.)	yes	yes (not popup, click and type)	yes	no
.			delete assignment on gradebook interface		yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no
.			lock scores by default(edit button must be pushed)		yes	unknown	no	no	yes	no


.			1.4 Eye Candy
.			alternating row colors	yes	no	no	no	yes	no
.			alternating assignment color	no	no	no	no	yes	no
.			color specific categories	no	no	no	no	no	no
.			edit/delete icons(not text)	yes	no	no	no	no	no
.			1.5 Navigation
.			student name is locked, assignments scroll left/right	yes	no	no	yes	no	no
.			student total grade is locked, assignments scroll left/right	yes	no	no	yes	yes/no (grades can be locked)	no
.			1.6 Backup
.			make backup copy of gradebook					yes	no
.	2	Student Management
.			2.1 Importing
.			import student from CSV data	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
.			import student from excel file	yes	no	no	no	possibly (you can create a porting format)	no
.			import student from text file	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	no
.			customize import rules(which column is where)	no	no	no	yes* (define which columns to import, fixed order in file)		no
.			Import assignments from another class	yes	no	no	yes	yes	no
.			2.2 Fields
.			student name	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
.			student grade level	no	no	no	no	yes	no


.	student id	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
.	student email address	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no
.	nickname	yes	no	no	no	yes (custom field)	no
.	medical info	yes	no	no	no	yes (custom field)	no
.	custom fields	no	no	no	no	yes	no
.	2.3 Online Access
.	ability to turn on/off access for class	yes	no, but can choose not to assign username/password	yes	depends* (ability to export to a number of online programs)	username/passwords	no
.	ability to turn on/off access for student	yes	no	yes	depends* (ability to export to a number of online programs)	most likely	no
.	2.4 Sorting
.	first name	yes	yes	no	yes* (sorts on name column, name can be first last or last, first sorts on first letter of field)	yes	yes
.	last name	yes	yes	yes	yes* (sorts on name column, name can be first last or last, first sorts on first letter of field)	yes	yes
.	id number	no	no	no	yes	yes	no
.	grade level	no	no	no	no	yes	no
.	custom sorting	no	no	no	no	yes	no
.	2.5 Format
.	show name by first last	yes	no	no	yes* (name is a single field, can enter it however you want)	yes	no
.	show name by last, first	yes	yes	yes	yes* (name is a single field, can enter it however you want)	yes	no
.	custom date format	no		no	no	no	no
.	custom scores(check, check plus, check minus, minus)	no	yes	no	no	yes	no
.	2.6 Editing


.			add student popup	yes	yes; but separate page	yes	inline	yes	no
.			edit student popup	yes	yes; but separate page	yes	inline	yes	no
.			delete student	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
.	3	Setup/General
.			3.1 Fields
.			gradebook/class name	yes	yes ("period")	yes	yes	yes	yes
.			section number	no	no	no	no	yes (custom data)	no
.			professor name	yes	yes; each account is for one professor	yes	yes	yes	no
.			3.2 Grading Methods
.			point system (Assignments with greater "points possible" will weigh more heavily on a student's grade. Student grades are calculated by taking the sum of each individual grade and dividing by the sum of the "points possible" for that particular subject.)	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
.			percentage system (All assignments are of equal value. Student grades are calculated by taking the average of each individual assignment percentage. )	yes	yes	yes	if you set all assignments to same point value	yes	no
.			weight scale (Assignments are broken down into categories which are each given a "weight" percentage. Each individual assignment grade is calculated and averaged within it's category. )	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no
.			Ability to assign custom ranges to each grade	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
.			curving and standards	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
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.			3.3 Grade Rounding
.			round to whole number(stdents grades are rounded to nearest whole number.)	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	no
.			rount to tenth of point(students grades are rounded to the nearest tenth of point.)	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	no
.			round to hundreth of point (students grades are rounded to the nearest hundreth of a point)	no	no	no	no	yes	no
.			3.4 Order Assignments


.			by data added	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no
.			by assignment due date	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
.			popup window for score comments or footnotes	no	no	no	yes	no	no
.	4	Setup/Categories
.			4.1 Editing
.			create new category popup	yes	yes; but separate page	no	option	yes	no
.			edit category popup	yes	yes; but separate page	no	no	yes	no
.			delete category	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no
.			4.2 Fields
.			category name	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
.			sort order	no	no	no	no		no
.			percentage of total grade(weight)	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no
.	5	Scaling
.			5.1 Histogram
.			histogram view		no	yes	no	yes	yes
.			set curve with sliding bar	no	no	no	no	no	yes
.			class average on graphs	no	no	no	no	yes	yes
.			5.2 View Options
.			percentage	no	no	no	no	yes	yes
.			points	no	no	no	no	yes	yes


.			individual student	no	no	no	no	no	yes
.			class	no	no	no	no	yes	yes
.			subject	no	no	no	no	no	yes
.	6	Attendance
.			Track Attendance	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no
.			Define effect of attendance on grade	no	no	no	yes	yes	no
.			autofill attendance	no	no	no	no	yes	no