Transcript Sapphire Suite Training

Sapphire Suite Training
• Sapphire Gradebook™
• Sapphire Student Information System™
• Sapphire Report Card™
Curt McCaskey
5th Grade Fritz Elementary
Daniel Daneker
Science Subject Area Supervisor
August 8, 2007
Sapphire Gradebook
Overview
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Access Gradebook via the Internet at school or home.
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Each Gradebook is for 1 subject/class only so you will
have multiple Gradebooks.
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Use of Gradebook is mandatory for all secondary
classes (7 – 12). Please contact the building principal
for complete details regarding usage of Gradebook at
the primary and intermediate elementary levels.
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The Electronic Report Card will be used at all levels.
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Gradebook has many grading and print functions
similar to EasyGrade Pro (progress reports, teacher
reports, etc).
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Administrators/offices setup Gradebook student
rosters.
Sapphire Gradebook
Overview
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Gradebook has student pictures and home contact
information embedded.
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Teachers can create seating charts with student
pictures in Gradebook.
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Gradebook has an attendance function.
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SAVE OFTEN!!!
Sapphire Gradebook
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Log on to the
Gradebook site using
your User ID and
Password.
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Select School District
your School ID and
the School Year.
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Select Sign On.
Sapphire Gradebook
Log-On
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Use Course ID to select your specific section or
subject in your classroom.
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Select Section Numbers where applicable.
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Continue on to the Gradebook or Attendance.
Sapphire Gradebook
Main Interface
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Interface with Gradebook using My Gradebooks,
My Class, Options, Reports, Utilities, Student
Names, Individual Student Icons, Assignment
Scores, and Log Off.
Sapphire Gradebook
My Gradebooks
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This menu allows you
to access other
Courses, Homerooms,
the Parent Portal, and
Logout.
Sapphire Gradebook
My Class
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Use the Main
Gradebook listing to
return to the main
screen. This is also
the menu to add
Assignments, create
Categories, generate
Mid-Quarter and Final
Grades, Comments
and Work Habits, as
well as other student
management tools.
Sapphire Gradebook
New Assignments
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Provide new assignments with a name and code as
well as a category and point value. The description
and due dates help provide information on the
Parent Portal and progress reports. The
assignment may be added to multiple sections.
Sapphire Gradebook
Categories
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Categories can be created for all forms of assignments.
From point values (based on your grading guidelines) to
the color represented on the Gradebook, categories are
completely customizable.
Sapphire Gradebook
Color Seating Charts
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Color seating charts
are an excellent tool
for use with substitute
teachers.
Sapphire Gradebook
Attendance
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A student’s attendance to class may be verified in the My
Class section. Attendance must be taken each class, but
not reported in Sapphire Gradebook.
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The only sections that require input for Sapphire
Gradebook are those that set attendance for the day (i.e.
homeroom, first block, etc.)
Sapphire Gradebook
Options
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The Options menu
allows you to
customize your
Gradebook. From
various filters to
custom order these
option create your
Gradebook the way
you want it. The
Preferences menu
option is the most
versatile in
customization.
Sapphire Gradebook
Preferences
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In the Preference menu the display options from
percentages vs. max points and the color code for
failing percentages to the way students names and
information is displayed in the main page can be found.
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. ther options
O
like Final
Exam and
procedures
for
Incomplete or
Blank grades
can also be
set in this
menu.
Sapphire Gradebook
Reports
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The Reports menu
provides all the
printing needs for the
Gradebook. Student
Grades Reports and
Print Friendly version
of the Gradebook may
be printed. Missing
Grades and Seating
Charts for substitutes
(shown earlier) are
valuable.
Sapphire Gradebook
Progress Reports
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Under Student Grades
Report, you have the
option to print a specific
student’s report or the
class.
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Many options are
available for the report
including a % filter.
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It can be sent to a
printer or to the Parent
Portal (please use the
Overwrite feature when
posting to the Parent
Portal).
Sapphire Gradebook
Reports
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In the Blank Grid Options generates blank student list
for various purposes. Using the Advanced tab
provided the teacher with options to create a dated
listing for attendance and other grading options.
Sapphire Gradebook
Student Contact Information
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Once a specific
student has been
selected, the Student
Contact Information
menu option is
available under the
Reports menu dropdown. All pertinent
contact information is
available in this
location.
Sapphire Gradebook
Utilities
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The Utilities menu
provides the teacher
with the tools to
manage their account
(i.e. Change
Password, Marking
Periods, etc.)