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Teacher Preferences

Setting up Teacher Preferences

There are two ways to navigate to the teacher preferences screen.

Instruction > Admin > Preferences Instruction > Assignments > Edit Teacher Preferences.

Both will allow for the same options to be set up but will have slightly different choices at the top of the screen where the save option is located. Please see page 2 for a detailed explanation of the options on this screen.

Path: Instruction > Admin > Preferences

1) Check all applicable options. 2) Choose the Default Grading Task. 3) If you want to apply these settings to all

classes you teach, click Mass Assign to multiple sections. Then either select the Check All box or check the sections in which you want these options applied.

4) Click Save.

Path: Instruction > Assignments > Edit Teacher Preferences

1) Check all applicable options. 2) Choose the Default Grading Task. 3) If you want to apply these settings to all classes

you teach, click Mass Assign to multiple sections. Then either select the Check All box or check the sections in which you want these options applied. 4) Click Save Teacher Preferences. 5) Click Return to Assignment List to return to the Assignment screen.

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About Teacher Preferences

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Teacher Preferences

Teacher preferences are the settings each teacher decides upon for the classes they teach. They include the following:

Hide Dropped Students ? Students that have withdrawn from a course will still display in the Gradebook and in student groups. If this box is checked, the scores are preserved but the student's will not display for the teacher.

Show Student Numbers ? Will display the student's student number on the attendance screen and the seating chart.

Show Student Pictures ? Student pictures will display when taking attendance and scoring assignments. Invert Seating Chart Auto-Placement (Start from the bottom) ? Student names populate seating chart from the

bottom up. (Z-A rather than A-Z). Use Seating Chart for Attendance ? Allows a teacher to use the seating chart when taking attendance rather

than the official attendance screen. Use Canned Comments ? This makes the little comment icon show up in the Grading by Task and Grading by

Student manual grading areas so that a "canned" comment can be added to students records next to the grade given. (Note ? this is only viewable when the grading window is open.)

Remove Percentage and calculations when using Standards (Gradebook) ? Do NOT check this. Default Standard/Grading Task ? When the Gradebook displays, this is the Grading Task teachers want to see

first. So, for semester schools, it will be the Semester Grading Task. For Trimester schools, it will be the Trimester Grading Task. Middle Schools will want to change this option at the end of each six weeks to be the current Six Weeks grading task.

Web Site Address ? Teachers with a personal website containing class information can enter it here. It will display as a link for parents and students to access via the portal.

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Edit Grade Calc Options

Edit Grade Calculation Options

The Edit Grade Calc options screen is where you will assign a grading scale that determines the In Progress grade calculation of your assignments. The "In Progress" grade is viewable both in the Portal and in the yellow area in your Gradebook.

Here are some VERY Important points regarding assigning Grading Scales:

1. If you assign the wrong Grading Scale, your "In Progress Grade" (the yellow portion of your gradebook) will be different than your posted grade (center green part of your gradebook).

2. If you don't assign a Grading Scale, an "In Progress Grade" will not display. (Both in the Portal and in the Yellow area of your gradebook).

3. You will only assign a Grading Scale to the Grading Task that contains your assignments. Although there will be some unique deviations, the tables below explain how to properly set this up.

There are a variety of Grading Scales that are used on courses depending on the type of course. For example, AP/IB courses have a different grading scale assigned. See your Master Scheduler if you are not sure of which one to apply to your course. Usually it will be Grading Scale MS for Middle Schools and Grading Scale HS for High Schools.

Setting up Grade Calculation Options:

Path: Instruction > Assignments

1. Select the Grading Task where assignments will be stored. (Use the guidelines on pages 2 through 4 for help.) 2. Select the "Calculate in Progress

Grade" button. 3. If you are using weighting, check

the Weight Categories box. (Homework = 25% of grade, Tests/Quizzes = 25% of grade etc. Note: We'll define the percentage of weighting later when we learn about creating categories.) 4. Do NOT use the option: Use scores % value. It will make your scores calculate incorrectly. Please contact Amy Mueller (3907) or Ruth Ann Reteneller (3501)if you have questions about using this option. 5. Set all other Term/Tasks to No Calculation. 6. Click Save. 7. Click Return to Assignment List. 8. Repeat for the other classes you teach.

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Guidelines for setting up Grade Calc Options

Edit Grade Calc Options

Although there will be some different scenarios, here are some general guidelines:

Middle Schools:

Middle School Grades are not cumulative like high school so each six weeks assignments stand alone. That means that all that should be under 1st Six Weeks are the assignments given during 1st six weeks. If your school uses composite grading, the final grade can be set up in Infinite Campus to calculate based each 6 weeks scores.

Middle School Grade Calculation Setup

1. Set each six weeks to "Calculate In Progress grade" and assign the Grading Scale M/S. 2. Check the Weighting box if you use Infinite Campus to weight your grades. If you do, tests and quizzes

cannot be more than 25% of the total grade and you must have at least 4 categories. (See the Categories lesson for information on setting up Categories.) 3. Set all other Grading Tasks to No Calculation. 4. Click Save. 5. The following pictures shows what your screen should look like when you are finished setting up your grade calculation options. (Including the Weight Categories option).

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