Gradebook. Assignments for a course. Specific assignments. Additional information seen here

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1 Gradebook Assignments for a course Clicking on the name of a course from the schedule will bring up a view of that teacher s gradebook for your student. From here you can see a summary of the teacher s grading tasks (events) as well as specific assignments that are part of those grading tasks. Color coding lets you know what phase the grades are in (final, in-progress, etc.) Clicking the link at the top will allow you to see the specific set of scores/marks used in grading this course s assignments Specific assignments Clicking on an assignment will bring up the specifics of that assignment. Your student s score Teacher comments Assignment name Due Date Date Assigned Total Points possible Multiplier a way for teachers to make some assignments worth more than others Description of the assignment Additional information seen here In addition to seeing the teacher s gradebook and the details of specific assignments, this view allows you to do a lot of analysis of your student s progress. The Grading Task Summary section offers a colorful glance at your student s progress, here is a more in depth discussion of what each piece means: o GREEN: Cells colored green represent the final grade for that term. If the cell is not green, then the grade and percentage seen are NOT final yet o YELLOW: Cells colored yellow represent a grade and percentage that are still in-progress and subsequently are in flux o WHITE: Cells colored white represent a grade that is not recorded yet. Please allow teachers time to assess and record grades once assignments are collected. Please refer to the school policy regarding what is considered an appropriate amount of time for posting scores o (NONE) -or- LIGHT PURPLE: The lack of color (same color as the background) represents that there is not a grade expected for that term. This is most often found with classes that meet for an entire semester that do not post grades for the quarter. In the example pictured above there is no grade expected for the Semester or Exam grading task in Term/Quarter 1 because those grading tasks are only offered/assessed at the end of Term/Quarter 2. Each of the dark purple headers are specific groups of assignments along with their different weights (if the teacher chose to weight groups) o Each of these groups count as a percentage of your student s grade o In the pictured example, the group called Homework/Vocabulary/Worksheets is worth 40% of the student s total grade while the group called Tests/Labs/Projects is worth 60% of the student s total grade. o Please also notice that each group has it s own sub-total at the bottom of each group (light purple) as well as a master total (dark purple) for all groups together o This means that while your student may be getting 88.98% in one group (as pictured above) that is not their total score for the term. It is really 88.98% of whatever that group s overall weight is in this case 40% of the total grade for the class. There are breakdowns with percentages of each group so you can see at a glance how your student is doing without digging into each assignment As the year progresses, this view will stretch to include the entire record of the course so you ll see every detail the teacher has to show no secrets here!

2 Campus Basics Support References Logistics (before you get started) Supported Browsers Note that State Editions may entail use of specific browsers. PC: Internet Explorer Mozilla FireFox Apple/Mac: Safari Mozilla FireFox Camino URL Each Campus site is secure and protected. This site cannot be found by using a search engine. Users will need to either type in the URL directly into the browser, bookmark or favorite the site, or click a link to get here. Documents Please review the Campus Technical References on Browser Configuration and Supported Platforms for more information on settings and specific versions. Additional Programs Needed In order to use Infinite Campus, two additional programs are needed both FREE! Java PC Apple Finder > Software Update Adobe Reader The Infinite Campus Login Page Login Page There are a few things to know about logging in to Infinite Campus. Strong Passwords! Strong passwords are encouraged or may be required. A strong password is at least eight characters long with a combination of letters, numbers, or special characters. Account Locked? Accounts are locked after five consecutive incorrect login attempts. Please contact your designated District contact for a password reset if you need one. Just to be safe When leaving your workstation, it is important to secure your student information by logging out of Infinite Campus. Click the Log Off button at the bottom of the index and use CTRL+ALT+DELETE to lock your computer. Doing so will protect both your security and the security of the student s records. Also, Campus will automatically log off after a set amount of inactive time has passed. Any data open at this time will NOT be saved. This is also true if you navigate to another program. General Use Shortcuts (useful in all areas of Campus) Toggle Outline Clicking the square in the upper left corner will toggle the Index/Search/Help tabs on an off. Use this to get more room on the screen. Your Name Click on your name at the top of the index at anytime to return to the homepage Tab Key Tapping the Tab key will move forward through the fields Shift + Tab Holding the Shift key and tapping the Tab key will move backwards through the fields. Up/Down Arrows When using a dropdown menu, the up and down arrow keys can navigate through the choices Index/Main Page Divider You can click and drag the divider line between the index and the main page to make more of less space for each.

3 The Infinite Campus Homepage Toggle Outline Button - Clicking this button will shrink and expand the outline from view 2. Calendar Year Choose the appropriate calendar year in this dropdown. This is also how you can access previous years as well. 3. School Choose the appropriate school in this dropdown. There is also an option for All Schools for district-wide users. 4. Section Taught If you are a teacher, this dropdown list will populate with all of the courses and sections you re assigned to teach 5. Campus Toolbar The official name given to this gray bar at the top of the application at all times. 6. Index/Search/Help The main three tabs of the Outline Pane. As part of the outline pane, these three tabs will be visible in all areas of the application for easy use. Index: when clicked, this tab will change the appearance of the Outline Pane to the Index view so you can select different modules, tools and reports Search: when clicked, this tab will change the appearance of the Outline Pane to the Search view so you can search and see the results produced. Help: a when clicked, this tab will change the appearance of the Outline Pane to the Help view so you can read various articles that offer help with whichever page you happen to be on when you clicked the Help tab. 7. Module A collection of tools and reports that relate to a specific task or function. Expand this to see the various tools and reports. Tool: a feature that assists in the organization and storage of data Report: a printed summary of specific information based on criteria that are pre-setup or chosen at the time of creation. 8. User Tools A collection of tools that assist the user in the logistics of logging into the application and account settings. Account Settings: a tool used to modify the users account information such as changing passwords. Also used to toggle the banner at the top of the screen on/ off. Access Log: a tool to review the history of log in attempts made for this application, sorted by users and their machine setup. Log Off: a tool to log the user off of the application. A very important step in ensuring the security and protection of data. 9. Outline Pane This section of the screen houses the Index, Search and Help. It remains on the left even as the Workspace changes. 10. Divider Line This divider bar separates the Outline Pane from the Workspace. Click and drag it left and right to re-allocate the space given to each. 11. District Notices This is where you will see any news and announcements that pertain to the entire district you re a member of. 12. School Notices This is where you will see any news and announcements that pertain to the specific school you re a member of. 13. Process Inbox This is where you will see any notices from the System itself. The links here will lead you directly to where the issue is. 14. Workspace This section of the screen is the main section where the majority of your work will be done.

4 Recap of the Instruction>Reports 1. Blank spreadsheet (this was the report that had students names as the rows and columns where assignments could be written and graded). This was something the elementary level liked. 2. Assignment Analysis shows a graph of students scores on the assignment the teacher selects in the drop down 3. Attendance Summary was the report the elementary level liked to see how many days students have missed during each term to include on the paper report card. 4. Grades Export will export what is in the gradebook to a CSV file. You cannot make changes in excel and import those changes into Campus. 5. Grades report will print posted grades for whatever grading tasks are select. 6. Missing assignments will print one page per student and show assignments turned in and below assignments marked as missing or that are past the due date and do not have a grade. 7. Portal Usage will show the portal usage for parents and students when they last logged in, ect. 8. Roster Label was where I showed teachers how to print out mailing labels for their class. 9. Section Summary shows assignments that have been assigned to that section and will show how students scored on each of the assignments. Please note this is not one page per student. All students will show on the same report, and it can be printed with student numbers instead of student names. 10. Student Summary is similar to a progress report if I choose to print it with one student per page (this is an option). As mentioned before all the descriptions of the reports show along the top of the report once selected. Or, once you select the report, if you go to help it will give you further description as well as directions on how to run it.

5 Instruction Module (E) Learner Guide April 2010

6 Co n t e n t s At t e n d a n c e 5 Preferences 6 Seating charts 8 Ro s t e r 9 Lesson Planner (Traditional) 11 Gradebook (Traditional) 15 Grade Submission 19 Student Groups 21 Teacher Newsletter 23 Product Version: Last modified: 08 April Infinite Campus, Inc. All rights reserved. INFINITE CAMPUS, the INFINITE CAMPUS logo and Transforming K12 Education are the trademarks of Infinite Campus, Inc. This publication, or any part thereof, may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, storage in an information retrieval system, or otherwise, by anyone other than Infinite Campus, Inc. without written permission of Infinite Campus, Inc., th Ave NE, Blaine MN (651) ; info@infinitecampus.com

7 About this Session Welcome to the self-paced lessons for the Instruction module. This session is key to the success of using the Instruction module Campus to manage student grades. The self-paced content covers taking attendance, setting up seating charts, organizing the Lesson Planner, entering grades in the gradebook, posting grades and setting up student groups. Hands-On Practice Hands-on practice can be done using Harrison High School in the Campus training site. User name and password information can be found in Moodle. 2010, Infinite Campus. All Rights Reserved. Last modified: 08 April

8 Hands-On Practice For these activities, use students at Harrison High School. Hands-On Activity 1: Faces in a Crowd... Your building is swimming with new faces. There is no way you are going to learn the names of your new students. If only there was a way to match a student s face to their name. Select the preference that will display student photos when taking attendance. Hands-On Activity 2: Where Do I Sit? Now that you have student photos displayed when taking attendance, you ve realized that adding a seating chart would make it even easier to learn everyone s name. Set up a seating chart for your section and select the preference that will display the seating chart when taking attendance. Hands-On Activity 3: Getting Organized... Set up the Lesson Planner for the current term so that you can organize student work into three task groups - daily assignments, quizzes and tests. Remember to set the Lesson Plan Preference for the current term. You also want to use weighting on the groups - assignments are 40%, quizzes are 10% and tests are 50%. Hands-On Activity 4: Homework on the First Day... Set up an assignment in the Lesson Planner for a homework assignment worth 50 points that is due today. Hands-On Activity 5: Entering Grades... Enter grades in the gradebook for student s who turned the assignment in. Make sure that you enter comments for students who did not get the assignment turned in , Infinite Campus. All Rights Reserved. Last modified: 08 April 2010

9 Attendance, Instruction: Attendance, Roster Roster,, Admin Seating Chart (E) Overview The Instruction module of Campus holds the tools commonly used by a classroom teacher. These tools interface with the student schedule and attendance components of the system allowing for one-time entry of student information. This lesson will cover the administrative tools for taking attendance, generating a roster and creating a seating chart. Objectives In this lesson you will learn: How to take attendance in the Instruction module. Setting preferences in Instruction > Admin > Preferences. How to create and print multiple seating charts for a section. How to use seating charts when taking attendance. How to view and print class rosters. Attendance There are two paths to accessing the attendance tool in Campus, the Process Inbox and the Attendance tool in the instruction module. Process Inbox- a tool found on the user s home page in Campus listing items that need the user s attention. On school days, the teacher s process inbox will have a reminder to take attendance for each period that attendance should be taken in. Accessing Attendance from the Process Inbox To access attendance from the Process Inbox, click on the link Period Attendance Required. Once attendance is saved for a particular period, the reminder will disappear from the Process Inbox. If the teacher has taken attendance for all periods, the Process Inbox will be empty at the end of the day. Accessing Attendance from the Index Outline 1. To access attendance from the Index Outline, expand the Instruction module and select attendance. 2. Select the tab for the period to take attendance in. Positive Attendance- a model of attendance taking or clock hours used in some alternative learning centers. Students are not expected in a course at a given time, rather they clock in and clock out when they work on a course. Teachers are only allowed to enter attendance for the current day until midnight. After that time, attendance must be entered by the Attendance Office. In addition, teachers can only change attendance up to the point that the attendance office processes the events. Since the time frame will vary from school to school, check with your district s policy and procedure for more information. 5

10 Instruction: Attendance, Roster, Seating Chart Taking Attendance Teachers CANNOT excuse an absence or a tardy; teachers may only report the attendance. Excusing is done by the attendance office. Students who have already been marked absent by the attendance office will have their attendance pre-marked and greyed out. If the student is marked absent but is in class, consult with your district s policy and procedures for the way to address this issue. Hide Dropped Students will remove the student from a teacher s view in the Grade book. Normally, a student that has dropped a class will appear in the teacher s Grade book in red. The scores will be preserved behind the scenes. Show Student Numbers will include the Student ID number on the attendance tools. Show Student Pictures will display the students picture for attendance. Invert Seating Chart Auto- Placement: Applies to both the Standard and the Lab Seating Chart. When creating a seating chart the student names will populate the chart from the bottom up. Use Seating Chart for Attendance: Changes the default attendance view to the Standard Seating Chart. The teacher can switch the attendance view by selecting the Display Lab Chart or Display Attendance Roster buttons on the top of the tab To mark a student absent, select the A for absent. To mark a student tardy, select the T for tardy. The comment box for each student can be edited once a child is marked absent or tardy. Comments become part of the students attendance records and are visible in the attendance tools that are used to process attendance by the attendance clerk. When finished taking attendance, click Save. Editing Attendance If attendance needs to be changed after it is submitted, attendance must be accessed from the attendance tool in the Instruction module Select the period that needs to be edited. Make any changes as needed. When finished, click Save. Teacher Preferences Preferences are section-specific options to set how the Campus system will work for the teacher. Each section may have different options set. 6

11 Instruction: Attendance, Roster, Seating Chart Establishing Teacher Preferences The first step in defining a system of standards-based grading is to define the system of marks that are used to report progress- known as a score group Expand the Instruction module. Select Admin. Choose Preferences. The Course and Section that will apply to these preferences is listed in the gray header bar above the preference listings. Teachers can mass assign preferences for one section to other sections by clicking on the hyperlink at the bottom of the Teacher Preferences box and selecting the appropriate sections, provided the sections are active for the selected calendar. Mass Assigning Section Preferences Teachers can mass assign preferences sets for one section to other sections. To use this capability: Select the Instruction module in the index. Select the Admin icon. Select Preferences and choose Teacher Preferences. Select the hyperlink below the Teacher Web Site URL. Choose preferences to Mass Assign preferences to multiple classes. Use Canned Comments: Allows teachers to choose from ready-made comments when posting grades for students. Remove percentage and calculations when using Standards: By checking this box, when the class is set up to be graded upon Standards (and not traditional A-F grades), the system will NOT calculate the student s scores and will instead rely on teacher s professional judgement. Teacher Website URL: A teacher can enter the URL for a class website for display on the portal. Mass Assign to multiple classes: Selecting this hyperlink will allow teachers to establish preferences for a number of sections at one time if they are active. 7

12 Instruction: Attendance, Roster, Seating Chart Seating Charts Teachers can set up two Seating Charts per section, a Standard Chart and a Lab Chart. The options set in Admin > Preferences apply to both charts. Creating a Seating Chart 1. Enter the dimensions of the classroom by entering the Row and Column numbers and clicking Save Dimension. 2. If a new chart is desired, the Clear button can be used to remove the current arrangement of students from the existing chart. 3. The Exclude Seat checkbox is used to leave empty seats on the chart during the Auto-fill process. It can be used to group desks into table-like arrangements. 4. Seats can be filled one at a time using the dropdown lists on the chart, alphabetically by selecting the Auto Fill-Alpha button, or randomly by selecting the Auto Fill-Random button. 5. When the layout is complete click Save. 6. The Display Lab Chart button allows the setup of a second seating chart for the same group of students. It is saved separately and can have different dimensions than the Standard Chart. Printing a Seating Chart 1. Select the Font Size in the Print Options box and then click the Print button. 2. Select the option to Print Student Pictures, if desired. Choose the size of the pictures in the dropdown menu. 3. Click Print. The chart will be displayed in a new window. Any students missing from the chart will be listed at the top of the Seating Chart. 8

13 Instruction: Attendance, Roster, Seating Chart Rosters The roster lists the students who are scheduled into the section selected in the section dropdown in the Campus toolbar. In addition to the name and contact information for the student, teachers are able to view student numbers, genders, birth dates and flags. At the top of the roster there is a summary of the course section. This summary notes the total number of active and inactive students, student totals by gender and grade level. Student names are hyperlinked for access to Student Information > General based upon assigned tool rights. This allows teachers to view contact information, student attendance, lockers, etc. Name includes the student s grade level, name, student number and, if preferences are set, an icon for the grade book will also display. Gender is the indication of the student being either male or female. DOB is the student s date of birth. Start Date is the start date of the student s enrollment in the course section. End Date is the student s last date of enrollment in the course section. If this date exists, the student will be listed in the Inactive Students section of the roster. Home Phone and Address and Guardians lists the household phone number as entered on the Census Household editor and the household address as entered on the Household Address editor. Guardians and guardian contact information also appears based on the Guardian checkbox associated with the student s relationship to that guardian. 9

14 Instruction: Attendance, Roster, Seating Chart Flags displays all flags associated with the student such as emergency contact information, grades, programs, etc. Information regarding the flag can be viewed by hovering over the desired flag. Health indicates that the student has a health condition. IEP indicates that the student has an Individualized Education Plan. This is enabled by assigned tool rights. PLP indicates that the student has an Personalized Learning Plan. This is enabled by assigned tool rights. Inactive students displays all students that were enrolled in the course section and have dropped it. This includes anyone who has attended the course section for at least one day, who was enrolled in the school and scheduled into the section for at least one day and any student who is considered a no show. This also includes students who have ended enrollment in the school and/or district and students who simply have dropped the course section. Students appear in this section as soon as an end date has been entered on the student s schedule or enrollment. Printing the Roster A paper copy of the roster can be printed by clicking Print Options at the top of the tab Enter an Effective Date, if different than today s date. All students who are enrolled in the course section as of the date entered will be included on the roster. Select the desired Page Printing Options. Select the Defaults to remove from the roster, if applicable. Select any Extras that should be included on the roster. Select the Section(s) to print rosters for. Select the appropriate Section Sort options. The options are to sort by Course Name, Course Number, Term/Period or Period. Click Generate Report when finished. A PDF will then be generated of the roster. 10

15 Lesson Instruction: Planner Lesson (Traditional) Planner Overview The Lesson Planner provides instructors a tool to set calculation preferences for the Campus Grade Book and create groups to organize assignments in the grade book. Assignments can be part of multiple groups, allowing one assignment to count towards a term grade and as evidence of mastery towards a state or district-defined standard. Objectives At the end of this lesson, learners will be able to Set preferences for grade calculation. Create groups to organize assignments. Create assignments. Create activities. Copy Lesson Plans from one section to another using the Lesson Plan Copier. Copy particular assignments from one section to another using the Copy Group function. Navigating to Lesson Planner Lesson Planner is a section-specific tool. Each section may have a different setup in the Lesson Planner; or a Lesson Plan may be copied from one section to another Select the section in the Section dropdown in the Campus toolbar. Expand the Instruction module by clicking the name of the module or the plus sign. Select the Lesson Planner. Grading Task- a grade or mark that is to be turned into the school reporting a student s progress or achievement Standard- a performancephrased expectation of what a student will be able to do, assessed with a rubric. Group- a collection of assignments that count towards a particular grading task or standard Assignment- an event that students are scored on. Assignments are part of groups in Campus. Activity- a non-scored event. Activities may be entered to inform parents of the daily happenings in a classroom through the Portal. Overview When Lesson Planner is opened, the Lesson Planner will show all grading tasks and/or standards that have been assigned to the course. Each task and/or standard is assigned to a course for a particular term (division of the year). A task may be used multiple terms or only in one term. If a grade or standard is missing from this list, consult your building teacher coach for further instructions. 2010, Infinite Campus. All Rights Reserved. Last modified: 05 May

16 Instruction: Lesson Planner If a Grading Scale is not set in the Lesson Planner, Grade Book will not display the points earned by a student or the resulting letter grade. Opening the Lesson Planner and selecting a scale will rectify this situation. A student receives 20/20 on one assignment and a 50/100 on another. The normal Campus grade calculation will be a 58.3% (70/120). If Use each score s percent value is checked, the same student for the same scores will be 75% ((50%+100%)/2). Setting Lesson Planner Preferences To set how Campus calculates student grades for a particular grading task, click the grading task in the Lesson Planner. A Preferences panel will appear. Weighting on groups will allow a percentage to be set on groups attached to the task, such as tests being 40%, projects 40% and homework 20% towards a term grade. Using each score s percent value will change the way Campus calculates grades. The normal method will add the points earned and divide that total by the total number of points possible. This number is converted to a percentage. If Use each score s percent value is checked, the percentages are calculated first and then the percents are averaged. (See example to the left.) Select the Grading Scale that will be used to convert student percentages to a letter grade. Click Save when finished. Creating Groups Once preferences for a task are set, a group or multiple groups can be created and attached to the task. There are three common setups that will require a different setup for groups. To create a new group 1. Click New Task Group. 2. Enter a Name for the group. 3. If using weighted groups, enter a Weight for this group. No decimal or percentage is needed. 4. Select the Term/Task Combination that the assignments in this group will count towards. 5. Click Save when finished. Grade book Organization Scheme Weighted Groups Unweighted Groups All Points, 1 group Example Tests 40%, Quizzes 25%, Daily work 35% Unit 1 Assignments are grouped together, Unit 2 assignments grouped together. All Points Process Select Use Weighting on Groups on task preference. Create multiple groups. Leave Use Weighting on Groups unchecked. Create multiple groups Create one group, all assignments are grouped within it , Infinite Campus. All Rights Reserved. Last modified: 05 May 2010

17 Instruction: Lesson Planner Creating Assignments 1. To create a new assignment, click New Assignment. The assignment detail will open. Fields in red with an asterisk are required fields. 2. Enter the Name of the assignment. This field is 50 characters and is seen on reports and the Portal. 3. Create an Abbreviation for the assignment. This 5-character field is seen by the teacher in the grade book. 4. Select the Group that the assignment should be organized to. 5. Select the Student Group for the assignment, if applicable. 6. Select the standardized Test Strand that the assignment is preparing students for, if applicable. 7. Enter the number of Total Points possible on the assignment. 8. The Multiplier field works in conjunction with the points possible field to set how the assignment affects the child s grade. For example, a 50 point assignment with a multiplier of.5 will actually be calculated as being a 25-point assignment. 9. The Grading Scale dropdown on an assignment MAY be used to allow the teacher to enter in values based on the scale. For example, if a scale is selected on an assignment, the teacher may enter the letter grades found on the scale. Campus will then multiply the minimum percentage for that letter on the scale times the number of points possible and use the result in the overall grade calculation. 10. Enter a Due Date for the assignment, or use the calendar icon to select the due date. 11. Enter the Assigned Date, if needed. 12. If the assignment should be included in the student grade, check Active. If the assignment will not count towards a grade (such as a pretest), the active box may be unchecked. 13. Hide Portal will hide the assignment from the Portal, but the impact of the student s score on the assignment will still be seen in the overall grade. 14. Assignments will be sorted within their group by due date and then alphabetical order on due date. If a different order is desired, use the Sequence field to set the order assignments appear in the grade book. 15. Description, Objectives, and References fields are provided to give more information to the parents on reports and the Portal. The WYSI- WYG editor may be used to format the text for these fields. 16. Click Save when finished. Drop lowest score will automatically exclude the lowest score (by percentage). As scores are entered, whichever score is dropped will change based upon the impact of the score. Grading Scale - Teacher-assigned grading thresholds for either an Assignment or the Assignment Group level that determine the percentage and letter grade the student receives. Scales assigned at the Assignment Group level apply to all assignments in that assignment group. Hide from View in Portal will keep assignments in the group hidden; however all scores will still count in the overall grade. WYSIWYG- what you see is what you get. A type of editor used in web design that offers real time review of formatting and style changes. You can include hyperlinks to external sites through the editor. 2010, Infinite Campus. All Rights Reserved. Last modified: 05 May

18 Instruction: Lesson Planner Creating Activities An activity is a non-scored event that can be entered into Campus so it can be seen by parents on the Portal. It has no due date nor points possible. To create a new activity 1. Select New Activity in the Lesson Planner. 2. Enter the Name of the activity. The name will be seen in the Portal. 3. Enter the Start and End Dates for the activity. The activity will display on a calendar on the Portal on those dates. 4. Enter a Description to provide more detail if needed. 5. Click Save when finished. Lesson Plan Copier The Lesson Plan Copier can be used to copy the group structure, assignments and activities from one section to another. It may also be used to copy from one calendar to another, making it possible to copy forward last year s grade book to the next year. 14 The Lesson Plan Copier can only be used to copy into a section that has nothing set up in the Lesson Planner, in order to avoid the possibility of overwriting assignments that have grades attached. If the destination section has groups or assignments, the Copy Group utility should be used. To use the Lesson Plan Copier 1. Select the source section in the Section dropdown menu. 2. Click Lesson Plan Copier. 3. Select the Destination Section(s). 4. Click Copy Lesson Plan. 5. On the second screen, if any groups should NOT be copied, select them. 6. Click Update Groups. Group Copy Assignments The Lesson Plan Group Copy Assignments tool will allow users to copy assignments from one section to another, once groups have been created in the destination sections. To use the Copy Group utility 1. Select the source section in the Section dropdown menu. 2. Select the Group that contains the assignment(s) to be copied. 3. Click Copy Group. 4. Select the assignments to be copied. 5. Select where the group(s) is to be copied. 6. Click Save when finished. 2010, Infinite Campus. All Rights Reserved. Last modified: 05 May 2010

19 Grade Grade Book (Traditional) Overview The web-based Campus Grade Book allows teachers to enter assignments and student scores from almost anywhere. Objectives In this lesson, learners will learn how to Navigate around the grade book. Enter scores, comments and codes in the Grade Book. Save the Grade Book. Post Grades from the Grade Book. Navigating to the Grade Book 1. Select the section in the section dropdown on the Campus toolbar. 2. Select Grade Book from the Instruction module. 3. Your computer will then download the Grade Book Java application. Since Java is a programming language, you may encounter a security warning when opening the grade book. 4. Clicking Always in the security warning will keep that warning from appearing again on that computer. Grade Book Overview Assignments will appear across the top of the Grade Book in the group they are associated with. The abbreviation and points possible will display across the top. The student name and the selected assignment will be highlighted in yellow. To change parameters of the assignment, right click (Mac Control- Click) on the assignment. Select edit. To see additional details, such as the name of the assignment, points possible, average mean score and due date, hover over the abbreviation. When teachers access Grade Book, it will open to the first term with the default grading task checkbox selected, given that the current date is in its date range. Otherwise, it will open in the first grading task term containing or open in the first one in the list. 15

20 Grade Book (Traditional) 16 Grade Book allows input of the following characters only: 0-9, a-z (upper and lower case), period (.), asterisk (*), dash/minus (-). Rubrics vs. Conventional Scoring Indicators. When grading assignments based on standards, the conventional scoring indicators will not appear. Instead, the rubric assigned to the assignment and/or standard toggle can be selected. The teacher may choose to have the rubric associated with the standard prominently displayed for ease in grading. Grade Book Highlighting. Grade Book functionality highlights the student row and assignment column when user selects or moves into the appropriate assignment box. Additional commands on an assignment: Clear all scores will erase all scores for that assignment. Fill empty scores will give students who do not have a score a user-selected value. Overwrite all scores will mass change all students scores to a user-selected value. Entering Individual Scores Entering scores in Grade Book is like entering values in a spreadsheet. Select the cell and enter the value. 1. Use the Enter key or Down arrow to move the cursor to the next student, while Tab will move right. 2. As scores are entered, the student s running total grade (in the yellow area) will automatically recalculate to show the current grade. Flags In addition to scores, a series of codes may also be entered in the grade book for a student by right-clicking (Macintosh users controlclick) on the cell for a student s score. Late - assignments flagged as Late will appear with a red score. There is no formula for late work, the Late flag is simply an indication the assignment was late. Any deductions or docking should be done on the score and entered as such. Exempt - an exempt assignment will be grayed out and will not count for that student. Missing - missing assignments count as zero points earned. A Missing Assignments report finds missing assignments. Incomplete - assignments do not harm (nor help) the student s grade. Cheated - an assignment flagged as cheated will count as a zero. Cheated will appear on the portal. Dropped - the dropped flag is automatically marked if drop lowest score was set on the group in Lesson Planner. As scores are entered, Campus will analyze each student s scores and flag the score with the lowest overall percentage, thus removing it from the grade calculation.

21 Grade Book (Traditional) Comments Two types of comments can be made in the Grade Book that may be included on reports and on the portal- student level comments and score comments. Both types of comment are visible on the Portal. These comments are different than report card comments, which are entered elsewhere. To create a score-level comment, right-click (Mac users control-click) on the score and select Edit Comment. Enter comments as needed. To create a student-level comment, right-click (Mac users control-click) on the student s name and select Edit Comment. Enter comments as needed. While scores may be exported for analysis or other uses, the scores cannot be re-imported. Display of Grades Teachers have Options for display in the Grade Book as a way of tracking student progress. Under the Option tool next to the Save icon, select the Show Cut Score Color Coding box to display scores related to standards in different colors based on defined proficiency requirements. A proficient score is indicated by green and a score defined as not proficient is indicated by red. Saving the Grade Book To save the Grade Book, click the Save button. Users working on laptop computers or on wireless connections should save frequently and often. The Campus servers in your district are backed up nightly and backup files are saved for 30 days. There is no need to save a backup copy locally. Exporting Scores An option exists in Instruction>Reports to export the Grade Book to a different file type such as a CSV file for analysis To export the grade book: 1. Expand Reports. 2. Select Grade Book Export. 3. Select the export File Format. 4. Click Generate Report. 17

22 Grade Book (Traditional) Posting Grades from Grade Book The Green area allows for a fast submission of grades (such as term grades or midterm progress marks) from the Grade Book. When the Grading Window is open, a teacher may post grades with a three click process. 1. Right-click in the green grade totals area. (This area is the posted grade for the task selected in the Select a Task dropdown) 2. Select Post Grades if it is time to submit that mark OR select Post Grades to Other Task if submitting a progress mark such as midterm or Weekly Eligibility. 3. Click Save. Changing Posted Grades 1. Repost using the process described in Submitting Scores. 2. Click on the child s posted grade. A dropdown will open showing allowable scores. Select the correct mark. 3. If using composite grading, the percentage will need to change as well. 4. Click Save. 18

23 Grade Submission Instruction: Grade Submission Overview The Grading by Task/Student options give teachers an opportunity to add comments or modify percentages and letter grades. Grades can be posted from the Grade book view as well. Grades can only be posted to open (or active) grading tasks/standards. If a task is selected that has no visible dropdown selections, the task is not active for grading at this time. The district s Campus administrator will need to open the Grading Window before grades can be posted. Teachers can assign grades to grading tasks for the entire class roster (Grading by Task) or for one student at a time (Grading by Student). Objectives At the end of this lesson the learner will be able to: Enter grades and scores using Grading by Task and/or Grading by Student. Enter canned comments. Enter freehand comments. Navigating to the Grading Options 1. Select the School and Section for which to submit grades by choosing from the dropdown list 2. From the Index, expand the Instruction folder by clicking the plus (+) sign or by clicking on the name of the folder. 3. Select the Grading by Task or Grading by Student folder. Using the Grading by Task Option 1. After selecting the Grading by Task from the Index, select the task to be graded from the dropdown list. A list of students will appear. This list will be all students in the chosen section. 2. If the user is mass-filling grades, they can choose the score from the pull-down menu and choose Fill All. If the user has incorrectly filled a number of scores, they can erase the scores with Fill Empty. 3. If the Task is a Standard or based upon a Rubric, choose the correct score from the dropdown list. 4. If the district uses the Auto Grader to calculate scores in composite grading, enter the student s Percentage in the Percent field. 5. Select the score to assign to the student by clicking in the dropdown list. 6. Enter any comments to attach to this score in the Comments field. Comments can be up to 255 characters in length. 7. Click the Save icon when finished entering comments or modifying grades. Grades submitted by the teacher will be available for viewing on the administrative side of Campus on the students grades tab and in the Portal as soon as they are saved. If changes are needed, Teachers can change the score as often as needed, as long as the task is still available for grading (is active) in the dropdown list. Grading by Student and Grading by Task. When a district uses standards-based grading, the Grading by Task and Grading by Student editors will automatically display standards in a hierarchical manner. The rubric associated with the standard may be displayed within the Grading by Task and Grading by Student. Fill-down functionality is also provided. The preference-controlled display of a student s photo is available to be displayed. 19

24 Instruction: Grade Submission Use canned comments: When Grading By Task or Grading By Student this options allows the teacher to select from a list of canned comments that were entered in System Administration>Grading & Standards> Grading Comments. Using the Grading by Student Option 1. After selecting the Grading by Student option from the Index, select the student to be graded from the dropdown list. Available tasks for grading will appear. 2. If the district uses the Auto Grader to calculate scores in composite grading, enter the student s Percentage in the Percent field. 3. Select the score to assign to the student by clicking in the dropdown box. 4. Enter any comments to attach to this score in the Comments field. Comments can be up to 255 characters in length. 5. Click the Save icon when finished entering comments or modifying grades. Using the Canned Comments Feature Canned comments are available for both the Grading by Task and Grading by Student tools if the preference to use canned comments was set in System Administration preferences. Comments are created by district or school administration When assigning grades, select the paper icon to the right of the comments field. A Comment selection window will appear. Canned comments may be selected by entering the code (if codes have been entered for the grading comments, they are listed before the text of the comment) or by selecting the checkbox to the left of the comment. Click the Update Comment button to add the comment to the student s comment field. To add multiple comments at one time, either select the appropriate checkboxes next to the comment OR enter the codes for the comments by typing without spaces the code number, a comma and the second code number (Example: 123,456). The related comments will display in the Comments fields. Any checkboxes selected will be ignored if a code is entered into the code field. 20

25 Student Groups Overview The Student Groups option under the Instruction module of Infinite Campus allows instructors to differentiate learning for students by grouping them in different sub-sets for purposes of assigning particular students to particular assignments. Objectives At the conclusion of this lesson, learners will be able to: Create Student Groups. Employ Student Groups for purposes of differentiated learning. Make modifications to specific Student Groups. Navigating to Student Groups 1. Select the Instruction module from the Infinite Campus Index. 2. Choose the Student Groups icon. Using the Student Groups Option 1. Select New. 2. In the Student Group Detail, provide a unique identifying name for the group. 3. Select Save. 4. The group will now appear in the Student Groups Editor. 5. Choose the appropriate Student Group from the list and a roster of Active Students will display. 6. Select the Student Group from the dropdown list to apply to the Active Student. Creating Student Groups for Assignments This option enables instructors to create classroom assignments that are directed to specific portions of their roster. For example, if a teacher wanted to reinforce a skill set with a portion of their section, they can assign a particular assignment to that Student Group. Students not in that group will automatically be exempt from the assignment From the Instruction module, select Lesson Planner. From the Lesson Planner option tool bar, select New Assignment. In the Assignment Detail, select the appropriate Student Group from the dropdown list. Select Save. 21

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27 Teacher Newsletter Instruction: Teacher Newsletter The Teacher Newsletter allows instructors to communicate with students and parents through the Campus Portal. The Newsletter reduces the need for teachers to print announcements and eliminates the risk of the student losing the physical notice. Creating a Newsletter for the Campus Portal Teachers can provide assignment information, class directives and other pertinent information regarding the course and section selected. These messages can be updated as needed by the instructor. To create a course/section Newsletter 1. Choose the Instruction module from the Index. 2. Select Newsletter. 3. Choose New. 4. Enter (or choose from the calendar) the Start Date that you wish the newsletter to published on. 5. Enter an End Date on which the newsletter will be removed. 6. Click the Publish checkbox. 7. Use WYSIWYG formatting options to text, making hyperlinks and using tables. 8. Click Save. Viewing Newsletters in The Portal The link for the Newsletter is available as a date hyperlink within the student s schedule and appears as a PDF. Newsletters are an option that needs to be enabled by the system administrator in the Portal options setup in System Administration. 23

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