Traditional Grading (“Grading Tasks”)

Marsha Lewallen

Grade Book Setup & Admin

Technology Trainer

K-12 Solutions Group

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• Grade Book Setup The big picture

– Tasks– Courses– Scoring– Reporting

• Administration Grading Window Active Masks

Agenda

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Grade Book Setup: The Big Picture

Lesson PlannerTasks inLessonPlanner

CreateLessonGroups

CreateAssignments

EnterScores Post

Grade Book

Grading TasksCreate

Grading TasksCreate

Score Groups

CreateGradingScales

CreateCreditGroup

AssignCredit Group

to School

CoursesCreate

CompositeTasks

CreateCourse

AssignGrading Tasks to

Course

CreateSection Place Section

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Score GroupsGrading & Standards > Score Groups & Rubrics

Recommended:Do not check

• Defines marks used to report progress

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• Displays on report card (“Quarter grade”)• Teachers create assignments that count toward it (“This counts

toward your quarter grade”)

Grading TasksGrading & Standards > Grading Tasks

Check to display on transcript

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Grading Scales

“Passing” checkbox determines cut level for color-coding in teacher’s Grade Book

System Administration > Grading & Standards > Grading Scales• Calculates student score on assignment• Attached to grading task by teacher• If given rights, teachers can create

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Credit GroupsGrading & Standards > Credit Groups• List of credits a student can earn

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Assigning Credit GroupsSystem Administration > Resources > Resources > School Standards tab• Makes credit group available to specific school calendar

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• Create Course

CourseScheduling > Courses > Add course

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• Once assigned, teacher can score the task

Assign Grading Task to CourseScheduling > Courses > Grading Tasks tab

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• Permits calculation of scores based on multiple tasks

Create Composite Grading TasksScheduling > Courses > Composite Grading tab

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• Available to teacher on section, not administrator

Scoring

Task Group

Assignment

Course # Section # Course name

Grading Task (term followed by task name)

Instruction > Lesson Planner

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• New Task Group

ScoringInstruction > Lesson Planner

Click

Name Group Check Term/Task

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• New Assignment

ScoringInstruction > Lesson Planner

Click

Name Assignment Create Abbreviation (5 char. Max)

Set Total PointsDue DateOther attributes

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Assignment in Grade Book

Select section

Select task

Group appears

Assignments appear

Enter scoresCalculated scores appear

Save!

Instruction > Grade Book

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Posting

Post gradesRight click green area

Select Grading Task

Teachers may not add comments to report card in Grade BookComments are available in Grading by Task

Instruction > Grade Book

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• Allows district or school to set active masks for each active course in selected calendar

• All calendars may be selected at one time

Administration – Grading WindowGrading & Standards > Grading Window

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• Set active masks on course-by-course basis

Administration – Active MaskScheduling > Courses > Grading Tasks

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