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PowerTeacher - Gradebook - Entering Assignments and Standards

Content:Log into PowerTeacher and launch GradebookGradebook ContentsSet up CategoriesAdd Assignment and Associate StandardsEntering Assignment or Assessment ScoresRunning a Standards ReportEnter Final CommentsFinalizing Grades

Log into PowerTeacher and Launch Gradebook

Log into PowerTeacher and click on the gradebook link or arrow on the left side menu to open your gradebook

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Gradebook Setup

1. Select current school year2. Select current report term3. Set up Categories4. Select a class

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Gradebook - TABS and BUTTONS

1. Add assignments, assignment scores and standard scores2. Add assignments all at once3. Basic student demographic information. Includes customizable columns4. Customize grade scale here5. Add content here to link to assignments6. Where to run reports7. Take attendance inside the gradebook8. Notifications of birtdays, student added or dropped from classes and login notifications9. Student list with assignments10. Edit final grades11. Individual student view of Final Grades and standards assessments

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Categories - Add/Edit Categories

All assignments must include a category. Category properties are used as a default for setting up assignment properties.

Creating a New or Modifying an Existing Category If you are going to use an assignment grade to populate the associated standards scores it's best to create a category for assignments with standards. A basic category setup could be the following:

Name: Example -Course WorkAbbreviation: Example - CWColor: "Your Choice"Points Possible: Choose what most of our assignments under this category would be. This can be changed at the assignment level if you want.Score Type : Points or Percentage:Include in Final Grades: Uncheck so Final Grade does not show up in ParentPortalPublish Asssignment: Use default unless you are adding assignments for the futurePublish Scores: Uncheck so scores are not published to ParentPortal

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Assignments - Create an Assignment

1. Click on the "+" Sign2. New Assignment window3. Enter Assignment Name4. Abbreviation is automattically filled5. Select a category6. Enter Score Type - ONLY USE POINTS OR PERCENTAGE7. Add possible points8. Enter Due Date9. Uncheck "Include in Final Grade" if using a category that does not have this already set up10. Add Description of Standards being assessed. (This will show up on ParentPortal as a link

when parent clicks on assignment name)11. Associate Standards ( go to next step)

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Assignments - Associate Standards

Click on Standards tab in New Assignment Pane1. Select standards to associate with assignment/task2. At this point you can click on the white arrow in grey circle to get standard discription to copy

any paste into assignment/task description3. Click save if done

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Assignments - Add Assignment/Standards Scores

1. Click on assignment/task cell to add score. Standard score will automatically be calculated and added to the scoresheet

2. Mass Fill scores by right clicking on the assignment cells and selecting fill scores. In new window select what you want to do.

3. Once Standard Scores have been filled either delete assignment score or edit assignment to not include in final grade.

4. Click Save when finished entering assignments

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Final Grades

Displays Final Grades/Domain/Standards Scores for all students in the listFinal Grades/Domain/Standards Scores can be edited in this screen1. Standards Scores - Average of three most recent assessments2. Domain Scores - Avergage of all final standard scores

Student View

Displays Final Grades/Domain/Standards Scores for an INDIVIDUALLY selected in Class Groups paneFinal Grades/Domain/Standards Scores can be edited in this screen

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Standards Report

In the reports screen there is a Standards report that you can run to see if you have entered in all the assessments. You can also run and print out this report before entering assessment to have a document to work from. You can report on one class or all of them. The setup above is for running a report for all your classes at once.1. Select one of the classes2. Select the reports tab3. Select the standards report and click on the white arrow to open the report setup screen4. Set up the report to look like the example above to print all your classes. NOTE: To run for just one class, choose the class you want to run the report for and change the selection on the report setup from "Active Classes" to "Selected Class". You can also run the report for one student by selecting a class, clicking on the arrow by the word Active on othe Student Group pane below the Classes pane on the left, selecting a student and then in the Standards Report window change Students from "All Enrolled" to "Selected Groups and/or Students"

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Enter in Final Comments

A final comment for the quarter can be entered for each student so that it shows up on the students report card.All comments need to entered only in the Personal Growth class to show up on the report card1. Select the Scoresheet tab2. Select the class Personal Growth3. Right click a single student in the Final Grades column4. In the 1st pop up window select "Show Score Inspector"5. In the 2nd pop up window select the comment tab and enter your comment.5. Click CloseYou will now see a small "c" in the the students Final Grades cell confirming the comment has been saved

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Finalize Grades

At the end of the quarter you will need to finalize the grades for each of your classes. The main office uses this as notification that you are ready for them to run report cards1. Select one of your classes2. On the scoresheet tab click on the "Q1 in Progress" button (Q1 will change to Q2 when the quarters change and so on through the different quarters)3. In the window that pops open check the box "Final Grades Complete"4. Click OK. The "Q1 In Progress" button is now green and says "Q1 Grades Complete"5. To make any changes to your gradebook check the green button and uncheck that your grades are completed, make your changes and then reselect the "Q1 In progress Button" and resubmit.