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Attendance Overview
To Enter Attendance
District/School Policy determines the default attendance code assigned to the Teacher Gradebook. If every student is Present, teachers must click the Save button for attendance to be recorded.
Grading > Teacher Gradebook > Menu > Attendance
To Enter Attendance
Select the Course/Section and Date. Click Take Attendance for …. Excused Status entry rights are determined by District/School policy. Comments are for teachers only view.
To Show Previous Attendance and Tardies
Click Include A/T Totals. These totals are Absences/Tardies for the selected Term only.
Class Scores Overview
The Class Scores page displays all assignments given in a Course/Section as well as the Running Average for the Section/Course. Assignments can be created, edited, deleted, and posted through the Class Scores page.
Class Scores may be displayed As Entered, Alphabetically, or Numerically.
Grading > Teacher Gradebook > Menu > Class Scores
To Create an Assignment:
Select the Course/Section and Term. Click Create Assignment icon (Plus Sign). If Grades are to be entered for students no longer enrolled, click Show Student No Longer Enrolled.
Enter Comments (optional). This is for teacher viewing only. Comments concern the Assignment, not students’ grades. Comments do not appear on any report. Do Not Factor in Term Grade. Check if this assignment is not to be included in the average. Extra Credit. If an Assignment is marked Extra Credit, the Possible Points for this assignment will not be added to the total possible points. (See the Extra Credit documentation for additional information.) Display within Active Parent. Assignment will display in ActiveParent. Display within Active Student. Assignment will display in ActiveStudent. Copy This Assignment. To copy the Assignment to other classes, click this link. Check the Sections/Courses to which you wish to copy the assignment, and click Copy Assignment into Selected Sections.
Enter Class Scores. Use the tab key to Tab from cell to cell. The highest score that may be entered is the sum of the Possible Points and Bonus Points. For example, if a grade of 100 was entered for Possible Points and a grade 5 was entered for Bonus Points, the highest score that can be entered is 105.
The following values are grades defined by the system:
Grade Description Value when averaging XPE Exempt Prior to Enrollment Not calculated into average XAW Exempt After Withdrawal Not calculated into average X Exempt Not calculated into average NG No Grade Zero I Incomplete Zero NM No Mark Not calculated into average
Comment (optional). This is for teacher viewing only. Comments do not appear on any report. Validate Scores. Ensures that all scores are valid. Create Assignment. Click to complete the assignment. Validation of scores is also done at this time to ensure that all scores are valid.
Upon returning to the Class Scores page you may print by choosing the Print icon.
By clicking on the Student Name on the Class Scores page, the user will be directed to the Student Page in the Teacher Gradebook.
Assignments are listed in chronological order on the Class Scores page. Several assignment options may be displayed by hovering the mouse over the Assignment: Title Assignment Type Assignment Date Assignment Weight Passing Score Possible Points Display in ActiveParent Display in ActiveStudent
If a teacher has chosen an Assignment to be an Extra Credit Assignment, Extra Credit will be displayed.
If a teacher has chosen to drop a highest and/or lowest grade, the dropped grade displays with a Strike-
Through of the Score on the Class Scores page.
To Edit an Assignment:
Click once in the gray title area of the assignment. The Assignment details will appear. Correct the Assignment and click Update Assignment.
When the posting is successful, a message will appear on the Quick Post Student Grades window. Close the window.
(If a Report has been generated, the message below will not appear. Close the Report.)
NOTE: You may post more than one Section/Course from this window.
NOTES :
It is not necessary to post grades every time a grade is entered on the grades tab. Grades must only be posted at the end of the term unless instructed to do otherwise by administration in the school or district. If grades are entered or edited after posting term grades, grades must be reposted.
Conduct Overview
Assign Conduct Grades
Conduct Grade Codes can only be created and controlled at the District and School level. Teachers will never be able to modify the Conduct Grade Codes.
Grading > Teacher Gradebook > Menu > Conduct
To Assign a Conduct Grade
Select the Course/Section. Select the Conduct Grade Code from the drop-down box on all students and click Save Class Conduct.
To Assign the Same Conduct Grade on All Students
If the majority of the students have the same Conduct Grade, it will save time to enter the Conduct Grade as the default grade and change the exceptions.
Select the Course/Section. Select the Conduct Grade Code from the Assign Conduct Grade box and click Set All Student to this Conduct.
Change Exceptions.
Click Save Class Conduct.
Roster Tab Overview
The following information is displayed on the Roster Tab for the Section/Course selected in the drop down: Student Name Current Date Birthdays Active Flag Student ID ADA Grade Level Class Comments
Grading > Teacher Gradebook > Menu > Roster
Heading Information
The number of students currently enrolled in the Section/Course will be displayed.
The students no longer enrolled in the course can be displayed by checking this box.
Reorder Students allows the teacher to reorder the listing of the students.
To Reorder Students: Select the Section/Course in drop-down. Click on Reorder Students
Select the order of preference to list students and click Save Student Order.
Student Name
If the teacher accessing the Teacher Gradebook has rights to the enrollment module, the student names will display as a blue link allowing the teacher to view the student folder by clicking the student name. If rights to the enrollment module are not assigned to the teacher, the student names will display as black text and will not link to the student folder.
A birthday cake will display beside the student’s name if the current date is the student’s date of birth.
ActiveFlag
A checkmark will display beside any student containing ActiveFlag information in the student folder. Users can display details of Active Flag information by hovering the mouse over the Active Flag checkmark.
Seating Chart Overview
Creating a Seating Chart
Seating Charts are highly flexible and allow many levels of control by the teacher to design and create Seating Charts.
Grading > Teacher Gradebook > Menu >Seating Charts
To Create a Seating Chart
Select the Course/Section and click Create.
Select the correct Properties and Seat Assignment and click Create Seating Chart. Room Properties Based on Room Properties, the Type of Room Layout to assign may be selected. Based on the Type of Room Layout chosen, a Seating Type is selected. Standard or Horseshoe Layout Properties Based on Standard or Horseshoe Layout Propertie,s the Number of Columns and Rows to assign may be selected. Seat Assignment Seats may be assigned alphabetically, randomly, or manually. Seats may be assigned by Column or by Row.
Student Pictures
Pictures of Students, if uploaded into SAM, will display on the Seating Chart once it has been created.
Editing of Seating Charts
Seats may be edited once a Seating Chart has been assigned.
After being created the Seating Chart may be printed by clicking the Print icon.
Grades Display:
This section allows the teacher to select the number of decimals to be displayed in the Teacher Gradebook. This displays only in the Teacher Gradebook. It does not display in any report, nor does it affect the calculation of the term average.
It also allows the teacher to set an option to display assignments within the Class Scores page in ascending or descending order based on the assignment’s date.
Select the desired options.
Assignment Defaults:
This section allows the teacher to enter the default values to display when a new assignment is created. The values used for most assignments should be entered as the default values.
Type and select the desired options.
Colors:
This section allows the teacher to set the colors of grades to be displayed on the Class Scores page. Type the desired grade value in the text field and select the corresponding color in the color grid.
Once all default values have been selected click the Save button.
District/School Policy Settings
Select the Course/Section. Click View Policy to read the District and School policies.
Validation
Click Validate This Section.
Validates to ensure all active students are assigned a Translation Table. Validates to ensure all relevant, calculated Schedule Terms are assigned a Term Formula. Validates to ensure all Schedule Terms are assigned a Grading Template. Validates to ensure all Grading Templates used by this Section have at least one valid Assignment Type. Validates every Gradebook Assignment to ensure valid Assignment Types are being used.
Translation Tables
Click View Grade Translations to view the Grade Translation Table assigned to each Student.
Click the Grade Translation Name link to view the Grade Translation Table Details.
Term Formulas
Click View Term Formulas to view the Term Formulas for each calculated Term.
Click the Formula Name link to view the Term Formula Details.
Grading Template
Click View Grading Templates to view the Grading Templates for each calculated Schedule Term.
Click Select to view the Grading Template Details for each Grading Template.
Click Detail Name link to view the Assignment Type Details for each Grading Template Detail.
