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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.
*If you would like to set up weighted categories, click on the Weighted Categories tab to create/edit categories.
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
*You can alter the date range if needed to locate classes that are not current
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!