PowerTeacher Gradebook User Guide

User Guide PowerTeacher Gradebook

Released June 2015

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This edition applies to Release 2.8.x of the PowerTeacher Gradebook software and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions or updates.

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PowerTeacher Gradebook User Guide

Contents

Welcome .............................................................................................................................................. 12 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 12 Quick Start .............................................................................................................................. 12 Quick Entry Tips ..................................................................................................................... 13 What Every Teacher Shoul d Know ........................................................................................ 18

Get Started ..........................................................................................................................................25 About Getting Started ............................................................................................................ 25 Launch PowerTeacher Gradebook ....................................................................................... 25 Zoom In or Out of Window .................................................................................................... 31 Verify Passwor d ..................................................................................................................... 31 Lock PowerTeac her Grade book............................................................................................ 31 Schoolnet ................................................................................................................................ 32

PowerTeacher Gradebook Help ........................................................................................................33 About PowerTeac her Grade book Help ................................................................................. 33 Set Browser Prefere nces ....................................................................................................... 33 Launch PowerTeacher Gradebook Help .............................................................................. 34 PowerTe acher Gradebook Help Wi ndow ............................................................................. 35

Preferences .........................................................................................................................................37 About Preferences ................................................................................................................. 37 Add Comme nts to the Personal Comme nt Bank ................................................................. 37 Set Grading Prefere nces ....................................................................................................... 38 Set Email Signature ................................................................................................................ 38 Set Score Codes Prefere nces ............................................................................................... 38 Set Section Preferences ........................................................................................................ 40 Set Student Preferences ........................................................................................................ 41

Spell Check .........................................................................................................................................42 About Spell Check .................................................................................................................. 42 Turn Spell Check On or Off .................................................................................................... 42 Manage Your Dictionary ........................................................................................................ 42 Automatically Check S pelling ............................................................................................... 43 Check Spelling........................................................................................................................ 43

Notificatio ns ........................................................................................................................................ 45

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About Notifications ................................................................................................................ 45 View and Print a Class Birthday List .................................................................................... 45 View Administrator Login Events ......................................................................................... 45 View Adde d Stude nts Notification ........................................................................................ 46 View Dropped Students N otification .................................................................................... 46 Classes ................................................................................................................................................47 About Classes ........................................................................................................................ 47 Select Terms........................................................................................................................... 47 Select Classes ........................................................................................................................ 47 Class Content ......................................................................................................................................48 About Class Content .............................................................................................................. 48 View Class Information ......................................................................................................... 48 Add Class Descri ptions ......................................................................................................... 48 Edit Class Descri ptions .......................................................................................................... 49 Delete Class Descriptions ..................................................................................................... 49 View School Content .............................................................................................................. 49 View Content Groups ............................................................................................................. 50 View My Content .................................................................................................................... 50 Add Links ................................................................................................................................ 50 Sort Links ................................................................................................................................ 51 Edit Links ................................................................................................................................ 51 Delete Links ............................................................................................................................ 51 Add Content Groups .............................................................................................................. 52 Edit Content Groups ............................................................................................................... 52 Delete Conte nt Groups ........................................................................................................... 52 Attendance ..........................................................................................................................................54 About Attendance .................................................................................................................. 54 Take Attendanc e .................................................................................................................... 54 Students ..............................................................................................................................................55 About Stude nts....................................................................................................................... 55 View Stude nts ........................................................................................................................ 55 Filter Students ........................................................................................................................ 55 Sort Students .......................................................................................................................... 56 View Stude nt Details .............................................................................................................. 57

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Create and M odify Extra Class Colum ns ............................................................................. 58 View Alerts .............................................................................................................................. 58 Email Stude nts and Parents .................................................................................................. 59 Student Groups ...................................................................................................................................61 About Stude nt Groups ........................................................................................................... 61 Highlight by Student Groups ................................................................................................. 61 Filter by Student Groups ........................................................................................................ 62 Create Sets ............................................................................................................................. 63 Edit Sets .................................................................................................................................. 63 Delete Sets.............................................................................................................................. 64 Create Groups ......................................................................................................................... 64 Edit Groups ............................................................................................................................. 65 Move Groups .......................................................................................................................... 65 Delete Groups ......................................................................................................................... 66 Add Stude nts to Groups ........................................................................................................ 67 Copy Students from Groups .................................................................................................. 68 Move Students from Groups ................................................................................................. 68 Remove Stude nts from Groups ............................................................................................ 69 Show Stude nt Details............................................................................................................. 69 Categories ...........................................................................................................................................70 About Categories ................................................................................................................... 70 Filter by Categories ................................................................................................................ 70 Add Categories ....................................................................................................................... 71 Edit Categories ....................................................................................................................... 71 Delete Categories ................................................................................................................... 71 Assignm ents .......................................................................................................................................73 About Assignments ............................................................................................................... 73 Add Assignments ................................................................................................................... 74 View Assi gnme nts ................................................................................................................. 74 Edit Assignments ................................................................................................................... 74 Copy Assi gnme nts ................................................................................................................. 75 Delete Assignments ............................................................................................................... 76 Filter Assignme nts ................................................................................................................. 76 Sort Assignme nts................................................................................................................... 77

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Publish Assignments ............................................................................................................. 77 Publish Assignment Scores .................................................................................................. 78 Hide Assignments .................................................................................................................. 78 Hide Assignment Scores ....................................................................................................... 79 Assessments ......................................................................................................................................80 About Assessme nts............................................................................................................... 80 Work with Assessme nts ........................................................................................................ 80 Grade Scales .......................................................................................................................................82 About Grade Scales ............................................................................................................... 82 View All Grade Sc ales ............................................................................................................ 82 View Class Grade Scales ....................................................................................................... 82 Add Grade Scales ................................................................................................................... 83 Edit Grade Scales ................................................................................................................... 83 Delete Grade Scales ............................................................................................................... 83 Edit Stude nt Grade Scales ..................................................................................................... 84 Set Grade Scales .................................................................................................................... 84 Scoresheets ........................................................................................................................................86 About Scores heets................................................................................................................. 86 View Scores heets................................................................................................................... 88 Filter Scoresheets .................................................................................................................. 88 View Scores heet Statistics.................................................................................................... 89 Mark Assignme nts Collected Using Sc oresheet ................................................................. 89 Mark Assignme nts Exempt Usi ng Sc oresheet .................................................................... 90 Mark Assignme nts Late Using Scores heet.......................................................................... 90 Mark Assignme nts Missing Usi ng Sc oresheet ................................................................... 91 Mark Assignme nts Using Score Codes ................................................................................ 91 Enter Scores Using Scoresheet ............................................................................................ 92 Edit Scores Using Sc oresheet ............................................................................................... 93 Delete Scores Usi ng Scores heet .......................................................................................... 93 Fill Scores ............................................................................................................................... 94 Fill Comments on Traditional Assignments and Final Grades ........................................... 94 Quick Fill Scores .................................................................................................................... 95 Copy and Paste Assignme nt Scores .................................................................................... 96 Clear Assignment Scores ...................................................................................................... 97

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Final Grades ........................................................................................................................................98 About Final Grades ................................................................................................................ 98 View Re porting Terms ........................................................................................................... 99 View Fi nal Grades .................................................................................................................. 99 Calculate Fi nal Grades by Total Points ................................................................................ 99 Calculate Fi nal Grades by Term Weights/Standar ds Weights ......................................... 100 Term Weights/Standar ds Weights Ex amples .................................................................... 101 Calculate Fi nal Grades by Category Weight ....................................................................... 102 Copy Final Grade Setup ....................................................................................................... 103 Copy Final Grade Setup: Copying Dissimilar Re porting Term Structures ....................... 105 Manually Override Final Grades .......................................................................................... 108 Add Final Grade Comments ................................................................................................ 109 Edit Final Grade Comments ................................................................................................ 110 Delete Final Grade Comme nts ............................................................................................ 111 Recalculate Final Scores ..................................................................................................... 112 Enter Additional Final Grade Scores ................................................................................... 112 Edit Additional Grades ......................................................................................................... 113 View Additional Grades Detail............................................................................................. 113

Standards Based Grades .................................................................................................................115 About Standards Based Grades .......................................................................................... 115

Standar ds Preferences .............................................................................................................. 115 Set Standards Prefere nces .................................................................................................115

Assignme nts with Standards .................................................................................................... 117 Associate Standards to an Assi gnme nt............................................................................. 117 Disassociate Standar ds from an Assignment ...................................................................117 View Standards Details Dial og ............................................................................................ 118

Standar ds Scores for an Assignment ....................................................................................... 119 Work with Standards Sc ores ............................................................................................... 119 View Standards Associate d to an Assi gnme nt .................................................................119 View Standards Details Window ......................................................................................... 120 Enter Standards Sc ores and Attributes for an Assignment ............................................. 120 Enter Standards Scores and Attributes for an Assignment with the Standards Score Inspector ............................................................................................................................... 121 Fill Assignme nt Standards Scores ..................................................................................... 122

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Quick Fill Assignme nt Standards Scores ........................................................................... 123 Clear Assignment Standards Sc ores ................................................................................. 123 Copy and Paste Assignme nt Standards Scores ................................................................ 124 Auto-Calculate Higher Level Standards Grades ................................................................ 124 Push Assignme nt Scores to Assi gnme nt Standar ds Scores ........................................... 127 Analyze Standards Scor es and Determine Final Grade .......................................................... 128 About Analyzing Standards Sc ores and Determini ng Final Grade ..................................128 Review Previously Entered Standar ds Scores ...................................................................128 Review Previous Re porting Term Final Grades .................................................................129 Use Standards Grades to Calcul ate Final Grades ............................................................. 130 Add Standards Fi nal Grade Comme nts.............................................................................. 131 Fill Comments on Standards Final Grades ........................................................................ 132 Review Comments for Standards Final Grades ................................................................ 133 Edit Standards Scores f or an Assignme nt ......................................................................... 133 View Summ ary Inform ation on the Scores heet Student Vie w Window .......................... 134 Update Summary Information on the Scoresheet Student Window ................................ 135 Work with the Fi nal Score .................................................................................................... 135 Override Default Fi nal Score Calculation for a Specific Standard ...................................136 Revert Manually Entered Standards Final Grades ............................................................ 137 Standar ds Score Calc ulations ............................................................................................. 138 Calculation Method Descri ption ......................................................................................... 139 Edit Most Rece nt Scores Calcul ation ................................................................................. 142 Edit Default Standar d Fi nal Grade Calculation ..................................................................143 Recalculate Standar ds Final Grades .................................................................................. 143 Fill Standar ds Final Grades .................................................................................................144 Fill Overall Class Final Grades ............................................................................................ 144 Import and Ex port .............................................................................................................................146 About Importing and Exporting ........................................................................................... 146 Export Scores ....................................................................................................................... 146 Import Scores Using Basic Import ..................................................................................... 147 Import Scores Using Advance d Import .............................................................................. 148 Score Ins pector .................................................................................................................................150 About Score Inspector ......................................................................................................... 150 View Assi gnme nt Score Details .......................................................................................... 150

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