GradesFirst Faculty Guide: How to Login, Homepage, and Record My Attendance.
GradesFirst Faculty Guide 1 Professor Login: ccc.gradesfirst.com (or from ccc.edu, click on Faculty & Staff and then GradeFirst) 2 Professor Home Page Features: Class (Course) Listing; Progress Reports; Record My Attendance; Track Sent and Received Message; Students in Your Class; and Reports. 3 Record My Attendance 2
Faculty - How to Login 1. Open Web Browser. Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox 2. Type ccc.edu in the Address Bar. Press Enter on the Keyboard. 3. Move Cursor to Faculty & Staff. 4. Select GradesFirst. Note: Faculty can also access their GradesFirst account through their course shell in Blackboard. 3
Faculty How to Login Professor User Name Same Username and Password as other CCC accounts 5. Type CCC Username and Password. Note: This is the same username and password for your Blackboard, MS Outlook, My Faculty, and HR Self Service. 5. Press Log into GradesFirst. 4
GradesFirst Faculty Guide 1 Professor Login: ccc.gradesfirst.com (or from ccc.edu, click on Faculty & Staff and then GradeFirst) 2 Professor Home Page Features: Class (Course) Listing; Progress Reports; Record My Attendance; Track Sent and Received Message; Students in Your Class; and Reports. 3 Record My Attendance 5
Professor Home Page Features 5 4 1 2 3 4 Track messages sent and received in GradesFirst View downloaded reports. 6 From this page, CCC Faculty can access the following: 1. See course(s) being taught (Class Listing) for the current term. 2. Submit a Progress Report (separate from the District-Wide Progress Report Campaign; see next slide for more details.) 3. Faculty can track student attendance and recognize absence patterns through Record My Attendance. 4. View and manage threads of in My Conversations or Conversations Tab. 5. Faculty can view the following types of GradesFirst Reports: Progress Reports; Student Information Reports; Tutor Reports; Absence & Enrollment Reports. 6. Faculty can see a list of all students enrolled in their course(s) in alphabetical order, and Send a Message. 6
GradesFirst Faculty Guide 1 Professor Login: ccc.gradesfirst.com (or from ccc.edu, click on Faculty & Staff and then GradeFirst) 2 Professor Home Page Features: Class (Course) Listing; Progress Reports; Record My Attendance; Track Sent and Received Message; Students in Your Class; and Reports. 3 Record My Attendance 7
Record My Attendance Hello Professor Name 1. From Home Page: Click on Record My Attendance. 2. Choose Course. 3. Choose a Date. Select a date that corresponds to when the class meets. 8
Record My Attendance Hello Professor Name Easily mark all students as Present. Student Name 1 Student Name 2 Student Name 3 Student Name 4 Student Name 5 Student Name 6 Student Name 7 Student Name 8 Switch between Patterns and Comments view. 4. Record Attendance: Present; Absent; Tardy; or Excused. 5. Click on Toggle Pattern / Comment. 5.1. View Attendance Pattern. 5.2. Add Optional Comments. 4. Add Progress Report(s) by Clicking Identify At-Risk. 5. Click on Save Attendance. 6. E-mail Automatically Generated and Sent to the Student. Faculty can record absences, students who are tardy, or excused absences for X amount of students and click on the Mark Remaining Present button to fill out the remaining attendance log. Identify attendance patterns based on recent class days or input comments. Once comments are submitted, you will see the icon displayed below. Students will not see attendance comments and is intended to help faculty record the reasons as to why the student was absent, tardy, or excused from class. Additionally, this information can be exported to MS Excel. 9
Record My Attendance MS Excel Export Hello Professor Name Student Name 1 Student Name 2 Student Name 3 1. Click on To Excel to Export Attendance Log into MS Excel. 1.1. Dialog Box Opens, Choose Open or Save File 2. Manipulate, Save, or Print Attendance Log. Student Name 4 Student Name 5 Student Name 6 Student Name 7 Student Name 8 Any comments recorded can be seen by clicking the green arrow in the upper left hand corner of the active cell. 10
Record My Attendance Automatically Generated E-mail to Student Dear Student Name, Student Name You have been marked absent in Class Name and Number on Tuesday 10/01/2013 09:30 AM. This is your 1st recorded absence. Course Please make sure you are aware of any materials or assignments Professor you may Name have missed. This email has been automatically generated. Please contact Professor Name or your advisor if you need further assistance. 11