CMS Gradebook: Overview

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Adjust filters if needed then click Refresh List

Access Grade Book Settings: 

Click the Settings icon (Cogwheel)

Click Gradebook Settings

Assignment Marks 

Review the selected marks for the class and make adjustments as needed. *If you are unable to edit the fields on this page, your school has enabled a schoolwide grading scale and you must contact an administrator in order to make changes.

Click the Gradebook tab

Set the Handle Numbers field to either Points or Percents as needed. Adjust any other preferences as needed.

Copying Marks and Settings

In order to copy settings or marks from one class to other classes simply click on the Settings icon and then click the Copy Settings To... link.

Select the courses and the curriculum you want to copy settings to (Check the box under Copy What to specify what you want to copy)

Click Copy to Selected

Accessing the Grade Book

Click on the Gradebook icon located under the reporting period you wish to access:

Assigning Work in the Gradebook

Click the Plus icon to open the assigning tool:

You can choose to assign from a pre-loaded curriculum or create custom assignments.

Click Assign from Curriculum Tab

Select the Learning Period due date as well as any assignments you wish to add. You can select an entire module by clicking on the module title or individual assignments by clicking on the green expander arrow and highlighting individual items.

Click Assign 

Custom Assignments Icon

Click the Plus icon to open the assigning tool:

Click Add/Edit Custom

Give the Assignment a Title “Ex: Complete Semester 1 Final”

Click the dropdown “Attached To” if you want to attach this to a specific Module

Click Entry Type and choose the type of assignment you are assigning (This will Default to assignment)

Add a Due on Date

Add Assignment Weight if you are working with points (1=100)

Click Save Assignment

Copying Assignments

You can only copy assignments if you have more than one student taking a class using the same curriculum.

Click the CC icon to copy class to other students

Check the box next to each class you want to copy assignments to 

Click the Perform CC button

Communicating with Students/Parents through the Gradebook
Teachers and students can both send and receive messages to one another through the grade book and portal.

The Speech Bubble Icon next to the gradebook icon indicates that you have an unread message from a student.

From inside the gradebook, the student's assignment cell will be highlighted in orange indicating there is a message present. *Note: the cell will only be highlighted in orange if you have the "student work completion status" indicator turned on. To turn this on click the magnifying class on your gradebook toolbar until it is highlighted in orange.

Right click on the orange cell and select "Edit Grade Info" to view and send messages to Students via their student portal.

Posting Grades

To grade an assignment locate the cell for the particular student & assignment then type in the desired grade value. This can be a percentage, letter grade, O/S/N, or numeric mark depending on how you have formatted your allowed grade marks in the gradebook/class settings.

Make sure to click the SAVE (floppy disk) icon to save your progress before closing the gradebook!