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txGradebook – A Teacher’s View. txGradebook. Is a web-based application designed for use by teachers in the classroom, at home or anywhere with Internet access. Is fully integrated with the RSCCC/iTCCS Student Information Systems. NO uploads or downloads are necessary. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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txGradebook – A Teacher’s txGradebook – A Teacher’s ViewView
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txGradebooktxGradebook
• Is a web-based application designed for use by teachers in the classroom, at home or anywhere with Internet access.
• Is fully integrated with the RSCCC/iTCCS Student Information Systems. NO uploads or downloads are necessary.
• Supports five different user types: teachers, district and/or campus administrators with update capabilities or inquiry only rights.
• Straight forward and easy to use.• Superior support provided by the ESCs.• Extremely cost effective!
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txGradebooktxGradebook
• Login• Update Profile• Administer Categories and Assignments• Seating Chart Setup• Post/View Attendance• Enter Assignment Grades• Post/View Cycle and Semester Grades• Print IPRs• Generate various reports• Administrator Options
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LoginLogin
From this page, a user may establish an account (1), reset a password (2) or login to the application (3).
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AnnouncementsAnnouncements
The announcements displayed on this page are maintained in the SIS at both the district and campus level.
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SettingsSettings
To access any of the Settings pages, click on the Settings tab to display this menu or use the links in the sub-menu.
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Update ProfileUpdate Profile
This page allows the teacher to change their password or PIN, update Hint Questions or enter their phone number, e-mail address and a note for parents to view in txConnect.
Note, the option to combine courses for attendance posting. By checking this box, course- sections that meet the same period of the day will be grouped together on the Post/View Attendance page.
Profile - Student OrderProfile - Student Order
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Allows teachers to customizes student order. Teacher’s can select whether new students should appear at the top or bottom of the list. Alpha order is the default.
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Administer CategoriesAdminister Categories
Percentage – weights must total 100%.
Point – the total will initially be zero and will increment automatically as assignments are added to the category.
Multiplier – allows the teacher to designate how many times a group of assignments will be counted towards the average.
Color Coding of Categories
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Copy CategoriesCopy Categories
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Administer AssignmentsAdminister Assignments
This page allows the teacher to build the assignments that will be administered for the selected course-section.
A teacher may also enter an assignment note which can be viewed in txConnect.
By checking the Extra Credit box, the assignment can only help the student’s grade.
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Administer AssignmentsAdminister Assignments
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Copy AssignmentsCopy Assignments
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Course NoteCourse Note
Seating Chart SetupSeating Chart Setup
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The Seating Chart Setup page allows you to create and maintain seating charts for all of your classes. The seating chart lists the student name, gender, and ID and photos if available. The seats are color-coded by gender. Student seats can be rearranged at
any time.
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Post/View AttendancePost/View Attendance
On this page, the teacher may post attendance for a given period or view attendance that has already been posted.
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Post/View AttendancePost/View Attendance
Once posted in the grade book, attendance must be changed in the SIS by the Attendance Clerk.
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Student InformationStudent Information
Throughout the application, the teacher may have the opportunity to click on the student ID to display additional student information.
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Contact InformationContact Information
If an e-mail address exists for the contact, you can click the contact's name to send an e-mail message to the contact
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AttendanceAttendance
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Student ScheduleStudent Schedule
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PhotoPhoto
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TAKSTAKS
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GradesGrades
To access any of the Grades pages, click on the Grades tab to display this menu or use the links in the sub-menu.
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Assignment GradesAssignment Grades
This page allows the teacher to enter student assignment grades. The page may be populated using multiple selection criteria, including students withdrawn from the course.
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Assignment GradesAssignment Grades
A red ‘T’ represents a Transfer Walk-In Average. Once a weight is assigned to the grade, the icon will remain blue for the remainder of the cycle. This grade will be factored into the student’s working cycle average. Assignments due before the student enters the course are automatically excluded from the cycle average.
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Assignment GradesAssignment Grades
A red note represents an assignment that has been excluded from the student’s working cycle average.
An orange note labels an assignment as a redo or late. Comments may be added at the assignment level and may be selected to print on the IPR.
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Assignment GradesAssignment Grades
The txGradebook also supports Incomplete and Missing assignment grades. A Missing (M) assignment will count as a zero while and Incomplete (I) will make any averages incomplete until a grade is entered.
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Assignment GradesAssignment Grades
The teacher also has the option to exclude an assignment for all students or auto-fill the assignment with a specific grade.
To save changes made on the assignment grades page, the teacher must enter their PIN and click Save Grades.
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Cycle GradesCycle Grades
The link below is used to make grades ready to post into the SIS.
This area displays information that will be posted into the SIS.
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Cycle GradesCycle Grades
The teacher may click on the posted cycle average for each student to display additional information posted in a previous cycle.
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Cycle GradesCycle Grades
The codes and descriptions displayed below are maintained in the SIS.
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IPR CommentsIPR Comments
This page allows the teacher to assign comments to display on the student IPR.
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IPR CommentsIPR Comments
The teacher may also enter a note that will display on a specific student IPR.
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Print IPRPrint IPR
By entering an average in the field below and clicking Select, the list to choose from will be condensed.
This page gives the teacher several options for printing IPRs.
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Print IPRPrint IPR
By scrolling to the bottom of the screen, the teacher will find an area where a note may be entered that will display on all student IPRs.
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Print IPRPrint IPR
Note that two different comments displayed at the bottom of the IPR.
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Print IPR by AveragePrint IPR by Average
This page allows the teacher to select students for which to print IPRs from all classes taught.
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ReportsReports
To access any of the Reports pages, click on the Reports tab to display this menu or use the links in the sub-menu.
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Blank/Missing ReportBlank/Missing Report
This report will show the teacher which students have blank/missing/incomplete assignment grades for the selected course.
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Blank/Missing ReportBlank/Missing Report
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Cycle Grade Range ReportCycle Grade Range Report
This report will show the teacher a list of students with a working cycle average that falls within a specific grade range.
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Cycle Grade Range ReportCycle Grade Range Report
Note, this report was generated without printing any student names.
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Assignment Grades ReportAssignment Grades Report
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Assignment Grades ReportAssignment Grades Report
Note, this report makes use of an Assignment Legend for matching up assignment grades with the appropriate assignment title.
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UIL ReportUIL Report
This report is only available to administrative users and teachers who have been granted UIL access in the SIS.
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UIL ReportUIL Report
Class Roster ReportClass Roster Report
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The Class Roster Report page allows Teachers to view and print the class rosters.
Class Roster ReportClass Roster Report
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Missing Exam Grades ReportMissing Exam Grades Report
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The Missing Exam Grades Report produces a report of students who are missing semester exam grades.
Missing Exam Grade ReportMissing Exam Grade Report
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Seating Charts ReportSeating Charts Report
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The Seating Charts Report allows teachers to print seating charts for all periods or one period.
Seating Charts ReportSeating Charts Report
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Attendance Verification ReportAttendance Verification Report
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The Attendance Verification Report Selection page allows teachers to produce a report showing attendance for all students for a selected course section and date range. Teachers can view data for up to one semester. Teachers can also generate a summary report that displays only totals for the selected date range.
Attendance Verification ReportAttendance Verification Report
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Attendance Verification ReportAttendance Verification Report
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A summary report that displays only totals for the selected date range.
Special Programs ReportSpecial Programs Report
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The Special Programs Report produces a report of the special programs in which students are enrolled.
Special Programs ReportSpecial Programs Report
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Administrator OptionsAdministrator Options
A district administrative user may choose which campus and teacher grade book to access, while the campus administrative user may only select the teacher.
The Synchronize Data button should be used to update the settings defined in the SIS Grade Reporting and Attendance headers.
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Admin Student GradesAdmin Student Grades
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Admin Student GradesAdmin Student Grades
The administrator may click on the current cycle average for any course in the schedule to display the category and assignment detail.
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Missing Averages ReportMissing Averages Report
This report is only available to Administrative Users.
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Missing Averages ReportMissing Averages Report
Special Programs ReportSpecial Programs Report
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The report provides a listing of the special populations for each student.
Special Programs ReportSpecial Programs Report
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