clarifications

Author: afeld

meta/assistant_guide.md

@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ When grading, points should only be deducted based on [these criteria](../syllab
   - Set the {{assignment_cutoff_name}} to the original [late submission deadline](../syllabus.md#schedule) or the new due date, whichever is later.
 - Solutions folder will be shared with you from Google Drive
   - The students don't need to match the provided solution exactly, as long as they do what the question is asking.
-- Per Gradescope support, "Unfortunately, there isn't a way right now to assign "0" scores to all students without submissions on Gradescope. For now, the workaround would be to upload a blank/fake submission for each of the students who didn't submit anything for the assignment on Gradescope and grade those submissions with a 0 score for all questions, so that the students have a 0 on Gradescope." [Feature request.](https://portal.productboard.com/sz44uvlbbmnviv939g6lvnkd/c/119-instructors-can-give-students-without-submissions-0-scores-on-gradescope)
+- Plotly doesn't render in Gradescope. You'll need to download the student notebook and view in Colab or [another tool](../resources.md#jupyter-outside-this-course).
+- Per Gradescope support, "Unfortunately, there isn't a way right now to assign "0" scores to all students without submissions on Gradescope. For now, the workaround would be to upload a blank/fake submission for each of the students who didn't submit anything for the assignment on Gradescope and grade those submissions with a 0 score for all questions, so that the students have a 0 on Gradescope." This is done through Manage Submissions. [Feature request.](https://portal.productboard.com/sz44uvlbbmnviv939g6lvnkd/c/119-instructors-can-give-students-without-submissions-0-scores-on-gradescope)
 - Note that you need to both `Post Grades` and [`Publish Grades`](https://guides.gradescope.com/hc/en-us/articles/22067099093517-Reviewing-Grades#h_01HRFQT3293V5J0QA8D6ZETGVJ).
 - {{assistant_name|capitalize}} will manually apply [late penalty](../syllabus.md#assignment-scoring)
 

syllabus.md

@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ A student's overall Between-Class Participation score is calculated based on som
 - In-class participation, due to:
   - The difficuly of tracking participation live
   - Some students being more shy
+- The [Final Project proposal][final_prop]
 - Homework revisions
 - Communications about grades or other administrivia
 
@@ -257,6 +258,8 @@ $$\text{your_score} = \min(\text{maximum_score}, \text{number_of_classes_you_att
 
 If you do miss class, we trust that it's for a good reason. If you're sick, please use that freebie and stay home and rest.
 
+Requests for viewing lectures remotely will be considered on a case-by-case basis. This will still count as an absence/freebie.
+
 You are responsible for getting caught up on what was covered in class. You may want to ask a classmate for notes.
 
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