STI: InformationNOW. Teacher Training Presentation By: Katie Warner

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1 STI: InformationNOW Teacher Training Presentation By: Katie Warner

2 Taking Attendance Choose the current block you are taking attendance for

3 Taking Attendance All students are marked present by default, but you still need to post the attendance.

4 Taking Attendance Check the students that are absent and select Missing

5 Taking Attendance Their icon changes and the missing count shows at the bottom Click Post to send attendance

6 Taking Attendance Students cumulative absences in this block will show under Period. Students cumulative daily absences will show under Daily.

7 Taking Attendance If you marked a student absent and they come in late, you can go back into the attendance for that class and change them to tardy. Students cumulative tardies for the block will show under Period.

8 Taking Attendance After Attendance is posted, there will be a Y under the Att column on the home attendance screen

9 To view all the absences for a particular day Group By: Grade Level ID to Print: None Click Preview Daily Absence Listing

10 Gradebook When clicking on Gradebook, the default grading period is the current quarter. You can change the grading period by choosing a different one from the dropdown menu and clicking refresh. To open the Gradebook for any block, click the blue course section link

11 You must first setup your gradebook before adding assignments. Click Options under Manage on the left.

12 Setting Up Gradebook

13 Gradebook Options View by Date Descending: view the most recent assignments first Round Displayed Averages: round the averages displayed in the gradebook to the nearest whole number Group by Category: group assignments by categories Hide Student Names: useful when you are having a student view their grades on the screen Display Total Points: displays next to student name the total points a student earned out of the total possible; can only be checked when points or averaging method chosen Display Student Averages: displays the students running average next to their name in the gradebook Display Letter Grades: displays the student s current letter grade next to their average in the gradebook Display Maximum Score: displays the total points possible for each assignment (activity) in the column heading Student Sort By: determines how to sort student names in the gradebook; can use custom sort to match paper gradebook or student display name to sort alphabetically by last name

14 Setting Up Gradebook

15 Averaging Method 1. Points: Calculate student s grade by dividing the points they earned by the total possible points from all assignments. Example Alex earns 568 points out of a possible 700 points. His grade is 568/700 = 0.81*100 = 81%. 2. Average: Calculate student s grade by calculating the percentage of each assignment out of 100 and then averaging them all together. Example Alex earns 83/100 = 83, 45/50 = 90, 21/25 = 84. These three scores are averaged together for the final grade ( = 85.6). 3. Category Points: Calculate student s grade using total points for each category. Then apply the percentage to each category. Example Homework is 40% & Tests/Quizzes are 60%. Alex earns 450/500 pts (90) on homework and 520/650 pts (80) on tests/quizzes. Then the percentages are applied to those scores and added together (90* *.6 = 84). 4. Category Average: Calculate student s grade by calculating the percentage of each assignment and then averaging them together for each category. Then applying the percentage weights to the category averages.

16 Categories To add a category, click Add. You must have at least one category no matter which averaging method you chose in the options.

17 Categories High Score to Drop: if this category will be allowed to drop a score, enter the highest score to drop. Leaving the value at 0 would allow all scores to drop. Low Score to Drop: if this category will be allowed to drop a score, enter the lowest score to drop. Leaving the value at 0 would allow all scores to drop. Percentage: must be entered if using Category Points or Category Average method of averaging. Applying a percentage is the same as weighting a category. When you click create, it will refresh to allow you to enter another category. When you are finished creating categories, click cancel.

18 Average Setup Weight Addition: used to add points to all students final averages; used to add points for Honors courses High Scores to Drop: number of high scores to drop before calculating the average Low Scores to Drop: number of low scores to drop before calculating the average Allow Incomplete to Drop: any assignment marked incomplete for a student will not affect their overall average Weight Maximum Scores: if you changed the weight of any assignment (activity), then you need to check this box in order to calculate the grade. Example if a 100 point assignment has a weight of 2 and a student makes a 90, then without checking this box their score is calculated as a 180/100. If this box is checked, then their score is calculated as a 180/200.

19 Alerts Saturn: student internet access is denied or they haven t turned in the agreement Cross: student has medical alerts, click to view Graduation Cap: student has an IEP Bubble with i: student has special instructions, such as who is allowed to pick them up Capital T: student is marked as truant, has at least 5 unexcused absences

20 Click Add Activity from Scores tab or Click Add from Plan tab Adding Assignments

21 Adding Assignments 1. Enter the date of the activity 2. Choose a Category to assign the activity to 3. Name the activity. Two activities cannot have the same name. 4. Assessment: check if this assignment is an assessment 5. Visible in Home Portal: allows parents to view in home portal 6. Graded: must be checked to assign students a grade for the activity 7. Can Drop Student Score: if checked, a score may be dropped for this activity 8. Is Entire Activity Dropped: if checked, all scores for this activity will be dropped 9. Total: total points for this assignment/activity 10. Weight Multiplier: should be 1 unless you want the activity weighted more or less; if number other than 1, the Weight Max Score box needs to be checked in Average Setup 11. Weight Addition: can add points to every students grade for this assignment. Ex a student earns a 10/20, but there is a weight addition of 2, then InfoNOW considers the grade a 12/ Click Create

22 Attributes Can add text or attachments to the assignments that can be viewed by parents in the home portal Choose the type of Attribute Check Visible in Home Portal Can add text, such as the web address for the online textbook, or add an attachment, such as a study guide for the test This can be a great way to communicate important info to parents

23 Student Scores

24 Student Scores Fill: fills same score in all students grades below for the same activity Drop: the grade appears in gray with a strikethrough; can only drop scores of activities that were checked as can be dropped Late: a red-orange triangle appears in top left corner of score box Incomplete: a blue triangle appears in top left corner of score box; the score is not calculated in the student s average while incomplete Solid Red Box: score exceeds the maximum points value for the activity Outlined in Blue: student was absent on the date of the activity Blank Box: no score in box does not affect student s average ABZ: absent 0; averages in students grade as 0 L: loss of credit; averages as a 0 MI: missing; does not count in student average NC: no credit; averages as a 0 OM: omit; does not count in student average X: exempt; does not count in student average

25 Change Student Order Click on Comments tab in gradebook Click on Student Number Change their Custom Order to 1

26 Help & Tutorials Click on question mark (?) in top right corner Choose Documentation

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