Gradebook Tips and Online Assignments for the Efficient Teacher

Gradebook Tips and Online Assignments for the Efficient Teacher

Quick bit about me. Who am I? Matt Bailey 7 th Grade Texas History & 8 th Grade U.S. History Teacher at West Ridge Middle School in Austin, Texas. Teaching middle school history for nearly 6 years in Eanes ISD Email mbailey@eanesisd.net

Getting started Once you have logged into your own skyward teacher account, you will open any one of your classes for the subject you plan to use the online assignment. This step is only to access the online assignment templates or add assignment options in skyward. Once you have selected the course you will have an open section that will now allow the option to begin your online assignment. From this screen you have two different ways to create an online assignment.

Option 1. By selecting other access you will find the option for online assignment templates. NOTE: Online assignment templates are security driven, so make sure you have give your teachers this option in their security group. Once you have opened the Online Assignment Templates you will begin the process of creating the online assignment.

A. The name of the assignment. Ex. Ch. 4 Test B. Check box to randomize the questions for each students test to appear differently. (Same questions and answer choices) C. Check boxes for the options to Auto score and Post to Gradebook as well as the option to show correct answers once a student has completed and submitted his/her test. Tip: Go back in and check show correct answers after all your students have taken the test/assignment. D. Set the point value for questions. You have the option to change this for each question, however for an assignment with all questions valued the same this will automatically set question value to what you want. E. Click here to begin creating online assignment questions. B C A D E

A. Drop down with a selection of question types. When selecting auto score and post to gradebook on the previous screen it takes away the option for short answer or essay response type questions. A From this drop down you will have the option for the following question types. Multiple Choice True/False Matching

Multiple Choice question type A. Enter the question here E B. Enter your answer choices C. Be sure to check the box for the correct answer. Tip: Double check that all questions have the correct answer chosen when finished creating the assignment. A D C D. Option to add an attachment for the question. Ex. Adding a map, graph, or chart. B E. Save and add another question

True/False question type A. Option available for all question types. Toolbar to change fonts, text size, spacing, etc. B A C B. Check the correct answer C. Save and add another

Matching question type A. You must enter something in the question text box B. Option to allow partial credit for this question C. Change to point value of this one question. This option is available for all questions. A C B D. Fill in choices and matches. E. Enter the correct answers E D

Finishing the assignment When you have finished the final question of the assignment you will click the tab for Save and back

Completing the assignment and making any changes. C After clicking Save and back you will see this screen. From here you have the option to Add, Edit, or Delete questions. A. Options to Add, Edit, Delete. Tip: You can always come back to this and use these options B A B. Give the assignment a detailed description C. Click Save Note: Make sure to click Save one time before clicking Save and Back. This assures your work is saved as a template. After clicking Save you then need to click Save and Back. That will take you back to your templates.

The new assignment will now appear in your templates and now available to add to assignments you assign in your gradebook..

Adding the online assignment to the assignment in gradebook. 1. Open the class to assign the new online assignment 2. Click assignments tab 3. Choose Add assignmnet

You will begin by setting up the assignment as you would for any other assignment. Fill in the appropriate fields. Tip: Make sure the Max Score is equal to the total value of the online assignment. D A. Max score B. Check the boxes for which classes you would like to assign the assignment to. A C C. Set the assignment dates D. Title the assignment the way you want it to appear in gradebook. EX. Ch. 4 Test B

Adding the online assignment 1. Once you have the appropriate fields filled in, select the options dropdown menu on the right side of the screen. 2. Select copy from my online assignment templates

Cloning the online assignment to your assignment in gradebook. 1. Find and click on the online assignment to highlight it, then click on clone to assignment in the top right corner.

Settings for the online assignment. A. Set the date and time you want the online assignment to be available for students to access it online. B B. Check the box to randomize questions which will make each student s assignment questions a different order. C C. Select day and time you want students to see results D. Check this box when you want to show the correct asnwer. Tip: Best if this is done after all students have taken the test. Simply log back in, go to the test, and check the box and save. D A Tip: Once all fields are complete hit save then save and back

Final steps 1. Make sure the Max score is equal to the total point value of the online assignment. 2. Set the assign date and due date to be accurate with the availability of the online assignment. 3. The (Available Online) appears 4. Select category you want this assignment to be under. 5. Double check to make sure the classes are selected for this assignment to be added to.

The assignment is now added to gradebook and accessible by students during the time range set when creating the online assignment. By clicking on the assignment, you will have options to edit or add to the assignment at any time, you will be able to print reports such as blank paper version of the assignment, answer key, and data analysis once students have completed the assignment

1. Select reports dropdown menu 2. A new window will appear with a new dropdown menu, and from there you can select the type of report you would like in PDF. **The next slide will show some examples

Online assignment analysis is a great way to evaluate the assignment at a glance and see what learning targets or objectives were missed the most. Chose Online Assignment Analysis from the dropdown and a new window will appear with checkbox options. Check box to only print Online assignments that have been graded and posted to the gradebook. Student results allows you to view each student s completed online assignment. See example Online Assignments Analysis report on next slide

Online assignment analysis example

Online assignments can be created through the actual assignment as well. However, this will not save the assignment in your templates. Once you select add assignment, you will choose Create Online Assignment rather than copy from My Online Assignment Template from the options dropdown menu on the right side. Once clicking on Create Online Assignment it is the same process to build the online assignment as it is when creating it as a template.

The final option for creating an online assignment is cloning from another teacher. In this option you simply need to create an assignment and choose the option clone from another teacher in the options dropdown menu. A new window will open. You can set to search for the online assignment by course, teacher name, or assignment name. Fill in the entity and proper school year. This setting can change on its own.

Questions?