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Lynx.Net for Teachers
Attendance Gradebook Lesson Planner Seating Chart
Adding a Shortcut for Lynx.Net
•E n t e r y o u r • Enter your Lynx.Net web address in the Address window.
• Press Enter to Access the login screen.
• Click your Favorites menu, then click Add to Favorites.
• Name it Lynx.Net and click OK.
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Adding Lynx.Net to Your Desktop
• Open your Favorites menu and right-click your Lynx.Net entry.
• Select Send To – Desktop.
• This will place an icon on your desktop which you can double- click to access Lynx.Net.
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Accessing Lynx.Net
Username Password
Open your web browser (not Netscape). Enter the web address provided by your technology department. When this screen appears, log in using the Username and Password (case sensitive) provided.
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Changing Your Password
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Lynx.Net Navigator Window
• • • To select an application: Hover or click your mouse on the menu to access the full dropdown menu Click a link Click an icon
Switching Applications
FYI: The Back button on your browser is also available for your use.
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Click the Attendance, Gradebook, Lesson Planner or Seating Chart menu listings to move to the menus for these applications at any time.
You can press the F11 key to acquire more screen space for Gradebook.
Restoring the Lynx.Net Menu
Click the Lynx.Net menu listing to restore the main menu or click the Sign-Out link to exit Lynx.Net.
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Lynx.Net Application Menu
Attendance
Exit Presentation Click a Lynx.Net
application name to access the narrated presentation.
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Lynx.Net Attendance for Teachers
Attendance Gradebook Lesson Planner Seating Chart
Lynx.Net Attendance: What’s Up?
• • • The Name: Lynx.Net gives access to all of the Lynx applications through your Web browser.
Experience easier access to classes.
Expanded report options include Report Viewer, PDF Reader, Comma Separated, and Excel exports.
• The terminology, feel, and simplicity of attendance operations in Lynx 5 have been retained.
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Accessing Maintain Attendance
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Click any of these entries to access
Maintain Attendance.
1. Select a
Period.
2. Check attendance.
3. Include a Comment if desired.
4. Click one of the Submit buttons.
Maintain Attendance
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Seat Numbers
can be added in Gradebook if desired (2 or 3 character codes sort best).
Seating and Sorting
Sort on any column by clicking on the underlined column heading.
Note: If you teach classes on more than one campus, you will have a Campus window just to the right of the Help menu; use it to change campuses.
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Pre-Marked Attendance Entries
You cannot change pre-marked entries, only confirm them by submitting. If you do not submit, these and other valid entries are never processed! SUBMIT! If the student is present, contact your Attendance Manager.
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Submission Status
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Changes permitted by the Teacher Changes permitted only by your Attendance Manager When you need to make a correction to attendance after it has been collected, notify the Attendance Manager in writing so the change can be made legally.
Student Information: General
Click the student name to display
Student Detail
windows.
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Student Information: Contact
Click the View link next to any of the Contact Types to access information for that contact.
Parent is now the default opening view.
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Student Information: Schedule
Any absences or tardies previously posted for the day will appear in the Abs/Tdy and Code columns.
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Attendance Report Features
Access Reports by choosing that option from the Attendance menu, icon, or link. Select a Report by clicking on the name of the report.
Use the Select a Report Format option to view and/or print (Report Viewer); view, save, email, or print the report (PDF Format); or export the report data to Excel or as a Comma-Separated file to other programs.
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Report Viewer
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Click the Select
a Format
dropdown to access these additional ways to format the report. Click Export following your selection.
PDF Format Options
Choose this icon to print Choose this icon to save Choose this icon to search Choose this icon to email EDP Enterprises, Inc.
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Class Absences
Attendance History by Class Report
Students whose names are in red are inactive.
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Print Roster
Total Absences by Marking Period
Check the Print
GRP/ADA Absences
Only checkbox to exclude absences that would not create a record in Daily Attendance or on the report card such as ISS, school-related, etc.
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Some Attendance Reminders
• • • • Submit attendance each period it is collected even if no one is absent or tardy.
Always submit on time.
Print rosters for use by a sub when you are out.
Enter attendance only for the current date unless otherwise instructed.
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• If attendance changes are needed after it has been collected, notify your attendance manager in writing.
• • • You can use the Help menu item in Lynx.Net
to review information and to change your password.
You can access this narrated PowerPoint in your district.
You have access to manuals that provide additional detail.
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Help!
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Lynx.Net Gradebook for Teachers
Attendance Gradebook Lesson Planner Seating Chart
Lynx.Net Gradebook: What’s Up?
• • • • • The Name: Lynx.Net gives access to all of the Lynx applications through your Web browser.
Easy access to classes.
Expanded report options to include Report Viewer, PDF Reader, Comma-Separated, and Excel exports.
Simplified grade submission Longer abbreviated assignment names.
• • • Unlimited copy assignments option.
Simplified screen setup and formatting.
On the fly grade recalculation.
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Accessing the Gradebook Menu
• • • To open Gradebook: Let your mouse hover on the menu listing to access a dropdown menu Click the Gradebook link Click the Gradebook icon EDP Enterprises, Inc.
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Gradebook Navigator
Begin here
Your Gradebook Structure
• • • • Your Structure is set by your Gradebook Manager.
It organizes grades by semester, marking period, and possibly categories.
You cannot change the values on any element you did not create.
Use the + to open each structure element or click the element to access details about it.
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Maintain Assignments: Add New Category If your structure does not have categories and you want to add them, or you want to add sub categories to existing categories: • Click the + to open a Marking Period • Right-click the task where you want to add a category or sub-category • Select Add New and
Category
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Defining a New Category
• • • • • • Enter the Short and
Long Descriptions.
Enter the Weight. Enter the Drop Lowest Grades field if desired.
Verify all other default entries.
Click Save. Use the Copy Assignments Wizard to copy to other marking periods and/or classes.
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Maintain Assignments: Add New Assignment • • • Click the + to open a Marking Period or Category (if used).
Right-click the task where you want to add an assignment.
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• • • • • Enter the Short (7 characters) and Long Descriptions. Enter the Dates Assigned and Due. Verify all other default entries.
Use the ‘Quick Add’ option to create additional assignments.
Click Save.
A Few Points Pointers Maximum Points 100 unless you are summing points.
is usually Minimum Points grade is 50.
should usually be zero even if your lowest report card Bonus Points , if used, should always be separated from Maximum Points to keep from penalizing students who do not get the bonus.
If you use Bonus Points, keep them to about 10-15 per cent of the Maximum Point value.
Extra Credit is applied to an assignment that is not required for all students.
Keep the Maximum Points low for Extra Credit – 20 to 30 points as Extra Credit points only add to total points earned for all assignments, never to total points possible.
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Copy Assignments Wizard
When you click the Copy Assignments Wizard, this screen displays. Click the checkboxes for as many tasks as you want to copy, then click Next.
Selecting Classes and Marking Periods
Click in the checkboxes representing the classes and marking periods where you want the checked assignments to be copied. Click Copy Assignments. EDP Enterprises, Inc.
The Result of Copy Assignments
f This screen notifies you of the success of your copy operation. Y ou must click Save to preserve these additions to your structure. I any tasks appear in the ‘Failed Copies’ list, repeat the Copy Assignments process. EDP Enterprises, Inc.
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Job 1: Maintain Grades
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Maintain Grades
Click in the cell f or the first student in the column for the assignment where you want to enter grades.
n Type a grade and pre ss ENTER to move dow to the next student. Any grade task that is affected by the added grade is color-coded as shown here.
Be sure to click Save before you open another class or move to another menu option if you have made any grade entries or changes.
‘Maintain Grades’ Highlights
• • • • Text grades can be used used or to identify incomplete, excused or unexcused grades. By default, leaving a grad e blank does not affect the average.
Auto Dropping of lowest grades is set up in the category definition.
Use a right click on the assignment for three action menus.
• You must click Save to preserve all entries and changes to grades. You will be warned if you try to exit without saving.
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Color and Text Features
• • • • • • • • Failing grades can be highlighted.
The row for the student where a grade is being entered acquires a background color.
The background color is altered for changed grades until saved.
Overridden grades can be assigned a color.
When Comments are added, the grade becomes bolded.
Curved grades can be assigned a color.
Dropped grades are shown with a line through the grade.
Red outlining indicates a student absence on the due date for an assignment.
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Assignment Right Click Options
• • When you right-click on an assignment header, these six options become available.
Each option except ‘Quick-Add’ Assignment pertains to the task on which you have right clicked.
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Sorting
• • • Choose from Sort Ascending or Sort Descending. The students will be sorted according to their grades on the chosen assignment.
Right click on the Student Name or Seat No. heading and choose from Sort Ascending or Sort Descending to restore the list to your desired sort order.
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Display Options
• • • Use Background and Text Color options primarily on categories and marking period grades.
Hide and Show Column let you decide which MP, exam, semester, and final grades you want visible by marking period.
Freeze a column to move it to the far left of the Gradebook screen and allow it to always be visible.
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Move to Beginning/End
lets you push individual assignments to the far left or right as desired.
Color Coding Categories
• • Changing the text and/or background colors of a category allows all assignments for that category to acquire the same color combination (checkbox).
You can choose colors either from the Web Colors palette or the more extensive Named Colors list.
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Mass Enter Grades
• • • Select Mass Enter Grades to produce the result shown.
Enter a Value and choose whether to
Replace Existing Grades.
Click Accept. Change any exceptions to the mass entered grade.
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Curve/Remove Curve
• • • • • Choose Curve Operand to increase grades by adding a point factor (+) or multiplying by a point factor (*) such as 1.05.
Enter the Curve Points value.
Click Accept. Remove a curve by choosing the Remove Curve option.
Note that curved grades are color coded blue unless you change the default color.
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Quick Add Assignment
• • • • Quick Add Assignment lets you enter a minimal information to create an assignment. Enter Short and Long Descriptions along with the Dates Assigned and Due. Click Accept. Use Maintain Assignments to copy to other classes or make changes to defaults.
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Quick Add Assignment Admonitions
When you choose the right-click on an assignment Quick Add option, be aware of the following: The new assignment defaults to the category of the right-clicked assignment The default Date Due defaults to the Date Due of the assignment If any assignment weight, minimum or maximum points, bonus points, or exclude from drop options out of the ordinary are found in the right clicked assignment, they will be picked up by the new assignment.
You may need to adjust the new assignment.
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Grade Right-Click Options
• • When you right-click on a specific grade, you have three options that will affect only that grade.
The selected grade will have a darkened border as shown.
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Override Grade/Remove Override
• • • • Choose Override Grade to either: • • Change a report card grade Change an assignment grade due to corrections Enter the Value and click
Accept.
The new grade will change to red or to a different color of your choosing. Choose Remove Override to restore the original grade.
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Grade Comment
• • • • Use Grade Comments for noting unusual events surrounding a grade such as cheating.
While these comments do not print anywhere, keep comments factual.
Enter the Grade Comment and click Accept. Grades with a Comment will appear in bold text.
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Right-Click a Student Name
Right-clicking on a single student name yields three options that pertain only to the selected student.
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View Single Student/View All Students
To restore this data right-click any student name and select View All Students. This option is very useful for student or parent conferences in which your Gradebook data is used directly on the screen rather than in a report. You can also click on other student names to maintain View Single Student.
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Mass Enter Grades
Mass Enter Grades is the perfect option when a student new to t he school enrolls in your class. Use this only for the current marking period if a student brings a to-date grade for your class from the previous school. If you have previously entered grades on assignments the studen t has completed for you prior to receiving and entering the to-date grade, uncheck the Overwrite existing grades checkbox.
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Copy Grades from Another Class
• • • • • Use this option to copy previous report card grades from another class/section when a student has a schedule change to your class.
Select the sending class from the Class dropdown menu.
Check only grades that have already appeared on a report card. Note that you cannot select the current marking period.
Use the Mass Enter Grades by Student option to capture the current marking period grade.
Click Copy Grades. A single grade override on for each task checked is written to your Gradebook.
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Hover on a Task Name
Hover your mouse on a task name to display a summary of the task description, values, and class average if grades are present.
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Assigning Seat Numbers
• • • Click a cell in the Seat column and enter a seat number for the selected student.
Use 2 - 3 character codes to sort correctly, such as A1, A2…B1,B2…or 101,102… 201,202… etc.
Click Save and then right click on the Seat column heading and choose Sort Ascending or Descending. EDP Enterprises, Inc.
Reset Column Order Options
By using the Reset Column Order by options dropdown, you can quickly arrange your Gradebook assignments. You can choose from Date Ascending, Date Descending, Group Categories by Date Ascending, or Group Categories by Date Descending. Make a selection and then click the Reset button to create the change. Be sure to click Save before leaving the screen to keep your chang es.
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Moving an Individual Task
To move a single task, click the header and drag the header to the left or right and slightly below or above the header row.
The red arrows will point to the new location for the task when you release the mouse button.
Click Save to preserve your changes.
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Gradebook Display
Gradebook Display is only available on the Gradebook dropdown menu.
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Remember: Save It or Lose It!
• • • Whenever you make grade entries or changes, always click Save to keep those changes.
You will be prompted to save changes if you attempt to change screens or exit before saving.
Use Cancel to undo any changes or additions.
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Parameters
Parameters – Alpha Grades
Use the Mid-Range for this val ue.
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Parameters – Incomplete Grades
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Parameters - Excused Grades
s The Excused Grade i used when a blank assignment or report card grade is desired.
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Parameters – Unexcused
Unexcused Grad es
are useful for explaining low grades without having to add a
Grade Comment.
Parameters – Default Assignment
Set this to represent t he values for your typical assignment to speed the creation of assignments. These settings are made independently for each class.
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Parameters - Personal
Enter data here to make it appear on the Quick
Progress Report.
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Submit Grades
Submit Grades Menu Screen
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Entering Citizenship/Comments
ns Use dropdow for Citizenship for Comments. EDP Enterprises, Inc.
Grade Verification
• • • • • After the first marking period, all previously submitted grades will be checked for changes.
If differences are found, you must either: • Use your grade • • Use the grade previously submitted Enter a grade/text grade if the grade is missing Select the teacher or admin grade in the Action window. Then, click the checkbox to mark the record ready for change.
Click Verify when all records have been marked.
Only after verifying grades can you submit current grades.
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Submitting Grades
• • Choose one of your classes from the Class dropdown menu. Review the grades and then click Submit. Repeat until all classes have been submitted. Students whose names are light gray are inactive, but you can submit their grades by checking the Submit checkboxes for those students.
Progress Report Submission
• • • • Consistent campus wide use of the four grade-altering options is strongly recommended to standardize how grades will be calculated.
You can use the pre-defined Comments or type in a free-form
Additional Comment
if desired.
Do this after making grade alterations or you will lose them.
Click Submit to finish the class.
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Reports
Report Output Options
• • • Use the Select a Report dropdown menu to choose a report.
You can choose from any of the four Report Format options.
The default format, Report Viewer, is fine for most reporting needs.
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All Progress Reports
Choose this option to print the Quick Progress Report for all students all your classes or for those with failing or near failing averages.
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Blank Data Entry
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Class Phone List
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Class Rank by Task
Consolidated Progress Report
The Consolidated Progress Report is designed primarily for self-contained elementary teachers.
It combines all of the submitted progress report grades onto a single, consolidated progress report that can be printed by the home room teacher.
Note that your Gradebook Manager can limit the submission of classes that do not need to appear.
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Gradebook Print
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Grades Below Report
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Grades by Class Report
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Missing Grades Report
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Quick Progress Report
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Student Grade Report
Submitted Grades Report
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Final Thoughts…
• • • • • Use Help | Change Password periodically to maintain a more secure Lynx.Net environment.
Use your Help menu and manual for assistance.
Keep your grading scheme simple and easy to understand; there is NO value in complexity in calculating grades.
Record grades as soon as possible in your Gradebook; others may be watching, and it’s the right thing to do.
When submitting report card grades, every active student must have an alpha or numeric grade; no blanks allowed!
• • Use the Mass Enter Grades (current marking period average) and Copy Grades from Another (prior report card grades) to bring new or transfer When in doubt, ask.
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Lynx.Net Lesson Planner for Teachers
Attendance Gradebook Lesson Planner Seating Chart
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Lesson Planner Navigator
Begin Here
Parameters – Assign TEKS
Use this screen to identify the TEKS assigned to your subject area and grade level. This will facilitate associating each lesson plan with the TEKS it is addressing.
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Step 1: Lesson Options
• • • • Build from Template lets you create a new lesson based on an existing lesson created as a template.
Create a Template from
This Lesson is useful when the basic elements are the same such as weekly spelling or vocabulary tasks.
Give Access to Admin allows administrators to review or
Give Access to Parents
(VSI) allows parents to see lesson plans online if your district utilizes EDP’s VSI.Net product. EDP Enterprises, Inc.
Step 2: Lesson Details
• • Give your lesson a Lesson Name that will quickly identify it’s place in your curriculum.
Enter Lesson
Objectives according to the purposes of the lesson.
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Step 3: Assign Classes
• • • Select the class(es) to which the lesson plan will apply.
Select a date for the lesson plan using the calendar icon or clicking the Lesson Date field and manually entering the date. If the lesson plan dates, repeat the previous step for each date.
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Step 4: Activities
• • Click the + to add activities to your lesson plan. The Type options are defined by your Gradebook Manager and can be expanded as needs arise.
Description lets you provide details for the Activity Type you have selected. Number each entry to keep them in order when printed.
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Step 5: Materials
• • • Add specific materials needed for the lesson as noted previously.
If no materials are to be used, click Next without making any entries.
You can also click Finish at any point in the Add Lesson Plan process and complete it at a later time.
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Step 6: Evaluations
• • • Click the + to add an evaluation for the lesson. Select an evaluation Type from the list defined by your Gradebook Manager.
Provide a brief description of the evaluation in the Description window.
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Step 7: Modifications
If any elements of the lesson plan will involve modifications for resource, LEP, or other students, indicate the area of the lesson that will be modified and the nature of the modification.
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Step 8: State Requirements (TEKS)
• • Use the dropdown list to locate and check as many TEKS as are being addressed in the lesson as you need.
If you need the full definition of a TEKS element, click on the underlined description.
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Step 9: Attachments
• • • An Attachment is typically a document, presentation, spreadsheet, or download from the Internet that you will be using in your lesson.
Though its primary use is to make the attachment available to a substitute or administrator as needed, it could also be used in districts where VSI has been enabled so that a parent could download the attachment for an ill student.
Note: Don’t put testing documents here!
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Lesson Plan Maintenance
• • • The Lesson Plan Maintenance option gives access to each of the components of any lesson plan you You can make changes or additions to the lesson at any time or delete it.
Click Save to preserve your changes.
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Associate Lesson Plans with Gradebook
Click the Assignments tab to access this screen. Locate the Gradebook task and check each class you want to associate with the lesson plan.
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Clicking on a lesson name will take you to the Maintain Lessons window.
View Lessons
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Reports – Full Page Report
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Reports - Lesson Plan by Date
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Lynx.Net Seating Chart for Teachers
Attendance Gradebook Lesson Planner Seating Chart
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Seating Chart Setup
• • • Drag the student name part of each cell to change locations or remove desks.
Click Resize to adjust the rows and columns.
Click Save Seat Locations to keep your changes.
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Seating Chart
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Finally…
Enough talk! Log on to your computers and play around with Lynx.Net. We’ll be here to answer your questions. Have fun, and thanks for listening!