Transcript GradeQuick Training

GradeQuick Training
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Table of Contents
1
Overview and Basics
2
Customizing Your Gradebook
3
Entering Assignments (Tests)
4
Weighting Categories
5
Reports and Memos
6
Advanced Features
Demonstrate
GradeQuick
Features
Incorporate
Hands-on
Practice
Identify
“Special
Attention”
Areas
Inservice
Objectives
Respond to
Questions &
Concerns
Before You Begin
Rosters
Uploaded
From
Student
Information
System
(SIS)
•Updated
Regularly
Calendar
Setup
Reflects
•Holidays
•Weekends
•Term Dates
•Days in
School
Grading
Scale
Established
Grading
Scale
Cannot Be
Changed
Terms &
Semester
Exams
Weighted
Term 1 =40%
Term 2 = 40%
SemEx1 = 20%
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Access your
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Gradebooks by
clicking on
Semester 1
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Web.
Opening Your
Closing Your
Gradebooks
GradeBooks
Gradebooks are
automatically
created
for your
you by
To exit
the Student
gradebook
Information System
choose
File,
Exit.
(SIS). Each
of your
classes haswill
a
Changes
gradebook which
automatically
be
can be opened from
made
to each
the
Window
option
gradebook
you
on
the Menu toolbar.
Simply
click on the
have changed.
class you wish to
access.
Gradebook
Spreadsheet
The Gradebook
spreadsheet
consists of
groups of
connected cells
where test
(assignment)
names, grades,
memos and other
information is
entered.
Test
Descriptions
1. Name: Maximum of 8
Characters
2. Long Name: More
description possible
3. Term: Reflects
current term
4. Category: You
decide which
categories to setup
5. Date: Current is the
default; may be
changed
6. Weight: Value of test
7. Possible: Total
Possible Points
Adding
Tests
5 Ways to Add
(or delete) Tests
Click Edit, Add/Del Students
or Tests > Add Tests
Click the Add New test icon
Press the F6 Key
Click to the right of the last
test column. Answer “Yes”
when prompted.
Right click anywhere in the
spreadsheet. Choose “Add
Tests”
•
Create two test
(assignment)
columns.
•
Enter the tests in
the order given.
•
Use the headings
shown at the right.
The Long Names
are:
– Fire and Ice
Lab
– Moon Phases
•
Enter the Grades
shown for the first
10 students.
Practice
Refer to
Pages 26-28
of the
Brevard
Teachers
Guide
Types of
Scores or
Grading
Symbols
•
Use numbers or
symbols to assign
•A,grades
B, C, Etc. . .
• Symbols
must
•Check
Marks
have a numeric
•Custom
Grading
equivalent
Scale
• Default symbols
•Standard
can be changed
• Permanent
symbols – cannot
be changed
Grading
Symbols
Why Modify?
•
•
To keep track
of assignments
that will not
receive a grade
You prefer
using letter
grades instead
of number
grades
Modify
Grading
Symbols
To access the
grading symbols,
This window
choose Grading,
displays the
symbols
that
Set
Grading
are
available.
Symbols
Modify
Grading
Symbols
• Highlight the
symbol you
want changed
• Type the
symbol
• Type the value
• Click Change
Now
Fixed
Grading
Symbols
In addition to the symbols
you can assign, these
symbols are fixed and
available for use:
•NC always represents 0%
and cannot be changed.
•X always represents
exempt and cannot be
changed.
•The ** symbol can
represent either exempt or
0% which you can
determine. The default
value is 0%.
Change **
to Exempt
Choose Grading,
The ** symbol
Grading
can be changed
Preferences
to represent
exempt instead
of 0%.
Click the
Exempt button.
Click OK.
1. Add the
following symbols
and their values
under Grading,
Set Grading
Symbols.
Yes = 0
No = 0
2. Add 2 more test
columns. Set the value
of the first test at 100
and fill with check marks
as grades. (Ctrl C will
make a check mark.)
Practice
3. Set the
value of the
second test
to 0 and fill
with yes
and no.
Refer to
Pages 13-14
of the
Brevard
Teachers
Guide
Weighting
Categories
- Optional
Categories from your
Term
You
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assign
gradebook
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Choose
represents
the to
additional
weight
under
the Weight
Grading,
weight
of each
term
some
grades
through
Categories
window.
in the
calculation
of
Weighting
the
use
of weighted
Check
Weight
the semester/year
categories.
Categories.
grade. Term
weighting
is category
preset.
Assign
each
Make
in
a
valueNO
in changes
the Change
the Weight
Terms
window
and click
the
window.
Change
button.
Click OK.
Working with
Grades
Grading
Scales
While grading
Standard
Grading
scales cannot
be
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district
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students
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theGrading
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and
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used
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grading
scale and
cannot
be changed.
Grade Scale
#3 is
assigned to non-graded
•A =classes
89.5 tosuch
100 as
homeroom.
•B= 79.50
to 89.4
•C=NG
69.50
= 0 to
or 79.4
higher
•D= 59.50 to 69.4
Grade
#4 consists of
•F= 0Scale
– 59.4
P & F for Pass or Fail.
Working with
Grades
Applying Many
Grades or Grade
• Choose
typeatof
Changes
change
Once
• Enter
information
One method
of
or where
changing
• applying
Choose
to
many
grades
at once
apply
changes
is through the Global
• Click
OK Menu.
Changes
Choose Edit,
Global Changes
Working with
Grades
An important
Applying
Many
note
of caution:
Grades or Grade
Take note of
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at
which cell is
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highlighted
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Actions
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such
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Zap or
anywhere
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Fill
Current
Column.
the
column
spreadsheet.
highlighted!!
Working with
Grades
Dropping Low
Scores
• Select Term,
Category
You can choose
• Type in number of
to have
the
Choose
Grading,
scores to drop
grading
program
Drop
Low
• Click
Change drop
automatically
Scores
• Repeat
eachfor
lowestfor
scores
term students.
• Click OK
Score
Footnotes
Notes
To add
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added
footnote
to scores
to a
score,
to provide
right
click
additional
on the
information
score. A popand
explanations
up menu will in
appear.
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Leftof
click
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on the
footnote to be
added.
Score
Footnotes
Footnotes
can be edited
In the
footnotes
and
window,
type in
additional
the codecan
and
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created.
desire and
Go toOK.
click
Grading, then
choose Set
Score
Footnotes.
Gradebook to
Gradebook
Copy
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Gradebook
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from
Edit menu.
Extra
Credit
There are two
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2.ways
Assign
Create
assign
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more
Extrapoints
Credit
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testcredit.
column.
the
assignment
Make the
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worth.
points = 0.
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This report can
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The Blank
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Edline reports
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the Reports
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Memos
There are 5 Memo
Memos provide
Types
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Memos
To access memos,
from the Edit menu
choose Memos.
An
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sign
From
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Report
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Private
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create.
memos
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Memos &
Quicknotes
QuickNotes are
built-in
memos
From
the or
comments
used
QuickNotes
Library
The File Menu
frequently.
you
can
Create,
within
Student
or
Libraries
ofornotes
Delete,
Edit
Report
memos
canQuickNotes.
be set
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provides
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option
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inserting
student or report
QuickNotes
from
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To access
the Library.
the Library, choose
Edit, Memos, Edit
QuickNotes Library.
1. Create a QuickNote
Library with at least 8
QuickNotes.
Practice
2. Use the Quicknote
Library to write
comments to 5
students about their
work.
3. Write an original note that will
appear on EVERY students’
individual report when you
print it out. Include your
school phone number in this
note.
4. Write a memo about a Test
(Assignment).
5. Preview 2
individual student
reports with
individual notes
and the class note
appearing.
Refer to
Pages 62-63
and Pages
93-94 of
the Brevard
Teachers
Guide
Design Your
Gradebook
Display
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Choosing
Choosing
Choosing
Test
Student Info
Statistics
Subtotals
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You
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Clicking
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