Google Classroom: Can I export or share scores from CommonLit to my gradebook?
If you have imported your classes with Google Classroom, then you have the option to post your assignment and scores to your Google Classroom stream. After you create an assignment, choose the Post Assignment and Scores to Google Classroom option from the Share Assignment window.
This option will create an assignment in your stream, update the assignment on Google to show students' assignment statuses, and export grades to Google Classroom.
You'll be given the opportunity to edit your post before sharing it, including the ability to customize the point value of the assignment in Google. When you share the assignment, CommonLit will include a link on the assignment in Google Classroom that sends your students directly to their CommonLit assignment.
If you originally just posted the assignment and you decide later that you do want to export grades to your Google Classroom grade book, you can turn on this setting from your Assignment Dashboard.
If you haven’t posted the assignment to Google Classroom at all, and you turn on exporting scores to Google Classroom, you’ll be prompted to post the assignment to Google Classroom as this is necessary to export scores.
Experiencing issues with scores not exporting to Google Classroom? For scores to export, the assignment must also be associated with a point value in Google Classroom. You can review the point value of an assignment in Google Classroom and check to make sure it is not marked as "Ungraded."
If you've changed an assignment from "Ungraded" to graded in Google Classroom, click the Sync Google Classroom button to manually sync the CommonLit assignment with your Google Classroom gradebook.
Additionally, for scores to export, students must connect to Google Classroom as well. They will be prompted to connect to Google Classroom the first time they log in after being imported. They can also go to their My Account page and click the teal Connect to Google Classroom button.
If a student submits an assignment after its due date, their score may not pass back to Google Classroom. This happens because Google Classroom automatically enters a draft grade of 0 for missing assignments once the due date passes, and CommonLit does not override existing grades in Google Classroom
To fix this for a specific assignment, remove the student’s 0 from the Google Classroom gradebook then sync the assignment again by clicking the Sync Google Classroom button. You can also turn this feature off per class in Google Classroom under Settings > Grading > "Automatically apply a draft grade to Missing assignments.”