TEACHERVUE & GRADEBOOK FOR TEACHERS: INTRODUCTION

TEACHERVUE & GRADEBOOK FOR TEACHERS: INTRODUCTION Copyright 2017, Technical Service Center

Table of Contents Lesson One: Introduction to TeacherVUE 3 Logging On 3 Seating Chart Options 4 Student Menu 6 Student Notes 8 Class Reports 9 Taking Attendance 10 Other Menu Options 11 Lesson One Review 13 Lesson Two: Adding Assignments 14 Opening the Grade Book 14 Adding Assignments 15 Copying Assignments 18 Editing Assignments 19 Deleting Assignments 19 Setting Assignment Defaults 20 Managing All Assignments 21 Lesson Two Review 21 Lesson Three: Setting up Your Grading Calculations 22 Calculating the Assignment Grade 22 Standard Points Method 23 Weighted Points Method 24 Weighted Categories Method 25 Final Grade Rounding 26 Lesson Three Review 26 Lesson Four: Grading Assignments 27 Entering Grades Using the Grade Book Main Screen 27 Entering Grades Using the Assignment Score Entry Screen 28 Lesson Four Review 29 1

Lesson Five: Configuring Grade Book Options 30 Grade Book Main Screen 30 Filters & Options 31 Student Summary 31 Reports 32 Assignment Detail Report 32 Student Missing Assignments Report 32 Missing Assignments Summary Report 32 Other Options 33 Lesson Five Review 33 Lesson Six: Progress Reports 34 Verify Class Settings 34 Generating Progress Reports 35 Lesson Six Review 36 Pre-requisites Prior to attending this class, teachers should be familiar with browsing the web and working with an Internet browser. 2

Lesson One: Introduction to TeacherVUE TeacherVUE is the part of Synergy designed for teachers. It provides information about students, gives teachers several reports they can run, and presents an easy method for attendance recording. Logging On To log on to Synergy TeacherVUE: 1. Open your Internet browser, and enter the Synergy website address http://synergy.isaacschools.org. 2. If you get a red error message about pop-ups when the page opens, be sure to either Always allows pop-ups for the Synergy website, or disable the pop-up blocker. 3. Enter your username and password, then press Enter or click Login. 4. If your district has published an announcement, it will pop-up. Click Close to close the announcements. 5. If a student has been added or dropped from your class, a window will pop-up notifying you of who has been added or dropped. Click the OK button. 3

Seating Chart Options The main page of TeacherVUE is the Seating Chart. It shows the students in your class, and you can edit the chart to mirror your actual seating in your classroom. You can also have multiple seating charts if you rearrange the room throughout the day. To edit the current seating chart: 1. Click the Edit button at the top of the chart. 2. On the right, you can change the Seating Chart Configuration by: Changing the Student Name Format to First Last or Nickname, etc. Sorting students alphabetically in the chart. Choosing to show photos, student ID, gender and grade, the All Day Attendance, the current mark, the course/section, notifications, and/or birthdays for each student. Increasing the photo/font size of the chart using the +/- slider at the top right. 4

3. At the bottom of the configuration box, you can adjust the size and layout of the chart. You can also specify how students are added to the chart. Click the sliders above and to the left of the Seating Chart Dimensions box to change the number of rows or columns in the chart. You can also specify the Front of the Classroom from the drop-down. 4. To add students to the chart, click the Sort button to rearrange all the students on the chart by your default sort, usually alpha by last name, and add any unassigned students. Clicking Randomize adds the new students to the chart and randomly rearranges all students on the chart. Fill Alpha just adds the new students in alpha order, where Fill Random adds the new students in a random order. Clear removes all the students, and you can then drag and drop them into place. 5. To add a new chart, click on the Charts menu, and select either Add Grid or Add Freeform. Add Grid adds a chart with rows and columns. Add Freeform adds a chart where you can drag and drop the student pictures into any configuration. 6. If you have more than one chart, click on the Charts menu, and then click on the Chart Name to switch between the charts. 7. Templates allows you to create a freeform template with furniture that can then be used for multiple class charts. Split Sections lets you create a separate chart for each section if you have two sections that meet in the same period (mostly used by specials teachers). 5

Student Menu When you click on the student's picture, a menu opens up to offer additional information about the student. Click on each menu option to open a pop-up window with more student information. Each district will have a different list of menu options. The square icon with a printer indicates a report that can be generated for the individual student. All reports print as PDF files that can then be printed, saved, or emailed. The Student menu opens a screen with demographic information about the student, their parents, their emergency contacts, their class schedule, and any attached documents. The Access tab lists each time the student has logged on to StudentVUE, and the Contact Log tab lists any contact with the student recorded by teachers or staff. The Daily Attendance option lists all of the student's absences and tardies, and the Totals tab summarizes the student's attendance. The Letters tab lists any attendance letters that have been sent to the student's parents. 6

The StudentVUE menu opens the student portal for the selected student, and allows teachers to see the portal as a student sees it. This is covered in depth in Lesson Seven. The Grade Book icon opens the main Grade Book page. This is no longer needed with the new menu structure above, and will eventually go away. ATD201 Daily Attendance Profile is a report which lists all the absences and tardies for the selected student. PVU203 SVUE Activation Key Letter prints a letter with the selected student's activation code for the student portal. This can then be given to the student so they can create their account for StudentVUE. STU201 Student Profile prints a report of the demographic and contact information for the selected student as well as any known health conditions. STU202 Student Schedule prints a list of the student s scheduled classes. The Student IEP will show a snapshot of the student s current IEP if the student has one. 7

Student Notes By clicking on the box on the left that pops-up on the student photo when you hover your mouse over the photo, a teacher can enter a note about the student. In the Notes box, enter the Date and Time for the note, and enter the notes in the Comments box. If you don't want other teachers to see the note, check the box Do not share comment with other teachers (administrators can still see the notes, however). Click the Save button to save the note. To go back to the list of notes, click the Show History button. Once a note is saved for the student, a number shows in the box to indicate the number of notes. Clicking on the box shows a list of the notes. In the list of notes, click on the red circle next to the note to delete the note. Click on the blue square with the pencil to edit the note. To add a new note, click on the New button. Click the Close button to close the Notes window. 8

Class Reports ATD201 Daily Attendance Profile lists all the absences and tardies for each individual student. Clicking on it under Class Reports prints a report for each student in the class. ATD403 Daily Absent List prints a list of all the students who were absent or tardy in the class today. PVU401 Parent/Student Portal Activity prints a list of the parents and students in the class, and specifies if they have created their portal login and lists the last time they logged on. STU201 Student Profile prints the demographic and contact information for each student as well as any known health conditions. Clicking on it under Class Reports prints a report for each student in the class. STU202 Student Schedule prints a list of the students scheduled classes. STU401 Student List is a simple list of all students in the class with their student number, grade, gender, and birth date. STU402 Student and Parent Directory lists all students in the class with their parents' names, addresses, and phone numbers. STU403- Student Directory By Street Address lists all students in the class sorted by their street address. STU408 Class List is a versatile report that can be used for checklists and other notes about the students. It lists all of the students in the class with a line for notes next to each name. STU409 Class Roster prints a list of students with boxes for each day in the next 4 weeks. It can work well as a printed attendance chart. STU410 Emergency Contact Directory lists all students in the class with their parent names and phone numbers, and their emergency contact names and phone numbers. STU419 Section Seating Chart is a great report to print for substitutes. It prints a picture of each student in the class in their seating chart order, with boxes below each picture to mark a student absent, tardy, or present. 9

Taking Attendance When you sign in to TeacherVUE, the Attendance button at the top will be yellow if you still need to take attendance for the day. To take attendance for your class: 1. Click on the Attendance button at the top of the seating chart. 2. Select whether to take attendance by Chart or By List. 3. In List view, click in the box next to a student's name to mark them absent or tardy. Each click will cycle through the available attendance codes, which vary by district. Usually one click marks the student absent, a second click marks them tardy, and the third click will clear the codes. To mark all students the same, choose Fill Down Empty. Click Save or Save & Return to go back to the Seating Chart 4. In Chart view, click on the picture of the student to mark them absent or tardy. Each click will cycle through the available attendance codes, which vary by district. Usually one click marks the student absent, a second click marks them tardy, and the third click will clear the codes. Click Save when complete. 5. Note that as you mark attendance, the totals are tallied in the Reason Types box and list the students with each absence type. 10

Other Menu Options In addition to the Student menu, and the Charts, Attendance, and Reports menus, there are additional menu options available for TeacherVUE under the Home menu. Click on the Home menu at the top of the page, and then select an option. The Seating Chart option always takes you back to the home page. The Change Class option lets you view a different class. Click on the class in the list to choose the class to view. You can also use the drop-down at the top of the page to change the class Go To Current Class immediately opens the current class seating chart based on the bell schedule entered in Synergy. Announcements brings up the list of announcements that displayed when you first logged on to TeacherVUE. Parent Conference lets you schedule the students in the class for a parent teacher conference time, or you can let the parents select a time through ParentVUE. 11

Student Nicknames lets you enter and save nicknames for each student. The nicknames can then be displayed in the Seating Chart by editing it and choosing Nickname from the Student Name Display. The nicknames are not shared with other teachers or staff. Substitute Instructions lets you leave written instructions and files for a substitute teacher for your classes. Test Class Analysis shows the test results such as AZELLA for the students in the class, and Test Class Analysis 2 shows the class test results in a pie chart. 12

Lesson One Review Review Questions 1. Before logging on, what do you need to disable in your browser? 2. Where can you find individual student information? 3. What information might you want to turn on in the seating chart? 4. Where do you change your class? 5. Where can you print a class report? Review Exercises 1. Print a student report. 2. Look up a student's StudentVUE access. 3. Add a student note. 4. Print a class report. 13

Lesson Two: Adding Assignments The core of managing students' day-to-day work is tracking assignments that you have asked the students to complete. Assignments can be a quiz, a test, a project, a report, or anything else that will be graded. Opening the Grade Book To start the Grade Book: 1. Click on the Grade Book menu and select Grade Book Main. 2. This screen lists all of the students in the class along the left, and the assignments entered for the class at the top. 3. To switch to another class, click in the drop-down list at the top of the page. 4. If the assignments scroll off the page to the right, use the slider bar at the top to move the assignment list right. 14

Adding Assignments To add a new assignment: 1. Click on the New button at the top, or click the Grade Book menu and select New Assignment. 2. In the Assignment Settings at the top, enter a Name and Description of the assignment. Remember, parents will be able to see these in the parent portal so spelling, grammar, and punctuation count! 3. The Assignment Type is the type of assignment such as a quiz or project. Each category can be weighted, as we'll explore in Lesson Three. 4. Subject (K-5 only) is used for sorting assignments, and also for grouping assignments in ParentVUE. 5. The Score Type generally should be set to Raw Score. This means the grade for the assignment is the same as the number of points earned. 6. For now, set Max Score & Points to 1 each. We'll explore these options in Lesson Three. 7. Date of Assignment is the date you assign the work. Depending on the Category/Assignment Type selected, you may also see a Due Date, which is the date the assignment must be completed. 8. Assignment Category is usually set to Normal. It may also be set to Not For Grading. Not For Grading can be used to track anything you have asked students to return such as signed permission forms or for practice assignments. 9. Show Assignment in Portal is defaulted to ON, meaning the assignment will be shown to parents and students. Most districts do not want this switched off, but you may do this while you finalize the lesson. 10. Show Only When Scored means the assignment will only display in the parent portal once you have entered grades for the assignment. 11. If you use a rubric for scoring instead of Raw Score, select Show Rubric Score in Portal to display the rubric to parents. 15

12. For Standards-based Report Cards(K-5), each assignment must be associated with one or more lines on the report card. Select the line on the report card at the bottom of the page on the Report Card Correlations tab. Check the box in either the All column or the grade-level column. 13. For Section-based Report Cards(6-8), assignments can be added to more than one section by clicking on the Sections tab. Check the classes which will use this assignment. 14. While you can also correlate Standards, they are optional and will not impact the report card. 15. On the Grading Periods tab, select the grading periods for which this assignment will count towards the final grade. For example, with progress periods the grading period should also be selected. By default, the current grading period is selected. This can be changed in the Grade Book Setup 16. The Resources tab allows you to link websites or upload documents to the assignment. 17. When finished, click the Save Assignment button at the top of the page. 16

18. To quickly add several assignments, click on the triangle next to Save Assignment and choose Save/Add Another Assignment. This will save the first assignment and then open the New Assignment page with all of the same settings from the first assignment. 19. To save the assignment and then immediately enter the scores for the assignment, click on the triangle next to Save Assignment and choose Save/Enter Scores. 17

Copying Assignments If you are teaching the same class or classes that you did last year, and you would like to use most of the same assignments from last year s class, you can copy the assignments from the previous year s class. To copy the assignments: 1. Go to the Grade Book menu, and select Copy Assignments. 2. Choose the School Year, Class Type, Class and Period for the class from which you want to copy the assignments. 3. Click the All checkbox to copy all of the assignments, or check the box in front of each assignment you wish to copy. 4. Click the Next button at the bottom of the page. 5. Select the School Year, Period and Classes to which the assignments should be copied, and click Next. 6. Choose whether to keep the original Dates or to set them all to a default date, and then click Finish. 7. Once the assignments are copied, be sure to check the Report Card Correlations to ensure they are matched to the correct report card line, particularly if you are copying assignments between grade levels. 18

Editing Assignments To edit an existing assignment: 1. Click on the Name of the assignment at the top of the Grade Book Main page. 2. Choose Edit Assignment. 3. Make your changes, and then click Save Assignment at the top of the page. Deleting Assignments To delete an assignment: 1. Click on the Name of the assignment at the top of the Grade Book Main page. 2. Choose Delete Assignment. 3. Click OK to confirm the deletion. 19

Setting Assignment Defaults To adjust the default grading period: 1. Click on the Grade Book Menu, and choose Grade Book Setup. 2. Click on the Grade Book Settings tab. 3. Under the Grading Period Default for New Assignments, it is defaulted to Current Period in Grade Book. You can also select Assignment Date, Assignment Due Date, or My Last Selection. Generally, Assignment Due Date works best in most situations. 20

Managing All Assignments To review and change all assignments: 1. Click on the Grade Book menu and choose Manage Assignments. 2. You can quickly make changes to multiple assignments by clicking in the individual boxes and editing the values. Click the Save Changes button to save. 3. You can also make bulk changes by entering the new value in the top line, checking the lines to apply the change to (or All) and clicking the green arrow at the top to fill down the next value. 4. The Grading Period tab is very helpful in checking the periods correlated to each assignment. You can also edit the correlations here. Don't forget to click the Save Grading Periods button to save your changes. Lesson Two Review Review Questions 1. Where do you find the edit & delete assignment options? 2. Which page lets you set assignment defaults? 3. Where can you review the grading period correlations for assignments? Review Exercises 1. Add two additional assignments. 21

Lesson Three: Setting up Your Grading Calculations When calculating the grades for both the report card and the assignments, Synergy offers many options. This lesson reviews the options available for grade calculations. With standards-based report cards, each report card row counts as a final grade. Calculating the Assignment Grade When setting up an assignment, Synergy can calculate the point value of the assignment for you when using a Raw Score Type. By setting the Max Points value equivalent to the number of questions for the assignment, or the grading method to be used, you can simply enter the score the student received on the assignment. Synergy will then calculate for you the equivalent point value. Points are how much the assignment is worth towards the final grade. Otherwise, the Max Score should be the same as the number of points, and you would grade the student on the point value of the assignment Examples: Assignment Max Score Points Student Score Student Points Assignment #1 13 5 11 11/13 or 4/5 Assignment #2 50 30 47 47/50 or 28/30 Assignment #3 10 10 8 8/10 or 8/10 Assignment #4 25 25 23 23/25 or 23/25 How to Configure: 1. On the Assignment, set the Score Type to Raw Score. 2. Set the Max Score to the maximum number of questions or points you plan to award when grade the assignment. 3. Set the Points to the value towards the Final Grade. 22

Standard Points Method All Assignments Weighted the Same When determining the number of points an assignment is worth, one common method is to set all assignments to the same point value, such as 10. This means that every assignment is worth the same towards the final grade on the report card line selected for the assignment. Examples: Assignment Max Score Points Student Score Student Points Final Grade Assignment #1 10 10 8 8 80% Assignment #2 10 10 7 7 70% Assignment #3 10 10 7 7 70% Assignment #4 10 10 6 6 60% Overall Grade 40 28 28 28/40 or 70% How to Configure: 1. On the Assignment, set the Score Type to Raw Score. 2. Set the Max Score to the maximum number of questions or points you plan to award when grade the assignment or the same as points. 3. Set the Points on all assignments to the same number, such as 10. 23

Weighted Points Method Assignment Weighting Another method to calculate the final grade is using a weighted points calculation. In this scenario, each assignment is awarded a different number of points. This allows you to weigh a midterm or large project more heavily in the final grade calculation than a daily quiz. Each assignment is set to the number of points it is worth in the final grade. Examples: Assignment Max Score Points Student Score Student Points Final Grade Assignment #1 10 10 8 8 80% Assignment #2 10 10 7 7 70% Assignment #3 30 30 25 25 83% Assignment #4 50 50 43 43 86% Overall Grade 100 83 83 83/100 or 83% How to Configure: 1. On the Assignment, set the Score Type to Raw Score. 2. Set the Max Score to the maximum number of questions or points you plan to award when grade the assignment or the same as points. 3. Set the Points on the assignments to their value towards the final grade. 24

Weighted Categories Method Assignment Categories Weighted Another method to calculate the final grade is using a weighted points calculation. In this scenario, each assignment is awarded a different number of points. This allows you to weigh a midterm or large project more heavily in the final grade calculation than a daily quiz. Each assignment is set to the number of points it is worth in the final grade. Examples: Category Assignment Points Student Score Final Grade Weighted Grade Homework (10%) Homework (10%) Assignment #1 Assignment #2 10 8 80% 10 7 70% Total Homework 20 15 75% 10% x 75% = 7.5 % Exam (40%) Project (50%) Assignment #3 Assignment #4 30 25 83% 40% x 83% = 34% 50 43 86% 50% x 86% = 43% Overall Grade 7.5 + 34 + 43 = 84.5% Your district has set a default category weighting for all grades and classes of: Homework 10 Quiz 20 Test 30 Project 15 Classwork 25 25

Final Grade Rounding In addition to the calculations above, you can also specify how a final grade for a class is rounded. To set the rounding for the class percentage or class mark: 1. Click on the Grade Book menu and select Grade Book Setup. 2. Click on the Grade Book Settings tab. 3. For Class Percentage and Class Mark, first turn Rounding On. 4. Next, choose how many decimals to round from the drop-down menu. Lesson Three Review Review Questions 1. How does Max Score help you calculate the assignment grade? Review Exercises 1. Assign points to the sample assignments below, enter student scores, and calculate the final grade based on a weighted category method with the weights below. Category Assignment Points Student Score Final Grade Weighted Grade Homework (20%) Homework (20%) Assignment #1 Assignment #2 Total Homework Test (40%) Project (40%) Assignment #3 Assignment #4 Overall Grade 26

Lesson Four: Grading Assignments After you have created one or more assignment, you can then enter the scores the students earned on each assignment. There are two methods to entering scores. Entering Grades Using the Grade Book Main Screen To enter scores using the Grade Book Main screen: 1. From the Grade Book menu, select Grade Book Main. 2. Click in the column for the assignment next to each student, and type in the score. Note that unsaved scores are shows in red italics. 3. To move down the column without using the mouse, press the Enter key after entering the score. 4. Click the Save Changes button. Comment codes can also be entered to mark an assignment as late or missing, or to note that the student was absent on the day of the assignment. To enter comment codes: 1. If there is no score, just type the code of the comment. Your district s comment codes are La for Late, Ab for Absent, Mi for Missing, or Inc for Incomplete. There are no penalties set for Late assignments, and Missing assignments that are not graded count for 0 towards the final grade. 2. If there is a score, enter the score, then a space, then the comment code. 3. To delete the code, type the grade followed by an exclamation mark! If there is no grade, just enter an exclamation mark! 4. We'll review how to display the comment codes on the Grade Book Main screen in Lesson Five. 27

Entering Grades Using the Assignment Score Entry Screen To enter grades using the Assignment Score Entry screen: 1. Click on the Name of the assignment at the top of the Grade Book Main page, and select Enter Scores. 2. Enter the scores in the column under the assignment name. To quickly give all students a score, enter a score at the top line and then click the green Fill Down arrow. 3. To exclude a score from the final grade calculation, check the box in Exclude column. To hide it from ParentVUE, check the Hide In Portal box. 4. Select the Comment Code from the drop-down. This column also has a fill-down option. 5. You can also enter Public Notes, or notes that will be displayed to the parents in the portal, in the Notes column. Private notes can only be seen by teachers. Notes can have a maximum of 255 characters. 6. Click the Save or Save/Return to Grade Book button at the top. 7. You can also switch to another assignment from the drop-down. Or another grading period or class 28

Lesson Four Review Review Questions 1. What are the two places where scores can be entered? 2. How do you enter a score on the Grade Book Main screen and then move down to the next student without using the mouse? 3. What key will let you delete a comment code from the Grade Book Main screen? Review Exercises 1. Enter grades for one of the assignments you created in Lesson Two. Try using both methods. 2. Enter comment codes for 4 students. 29

Lesson Five: Configuring Grade Book Options The Grade Book Main screen has many options to change the student information displayed. The Grade Book also offers many reports and analysis tools to review the assignment scores. Grade Book Main Screen To access the Grade Book Main screen, click on the Grade Book menu and choose Grade Book Main. This screen lists all of the students in the class along the left, and the assignments entered for the class at the top. Search 1 Search 2 1. To switch to another class, click in the drop-down list at the top of the page. 2. If the assignments scroll off the page to the right, use the slider bar at the top to move the assignment list right. 3. Class alerts are indicated by the Red Triangle at the top of the page. Depending on how a teacher has customized their class, they may need to update these settings for any new students entering their class. The alerts notify the teacher when this is needed. 4. Online videos and instructions are available by clicking the question mark in the blue circle, or by clicking the Help link. 5. There are also two search functions available. The top search box (search 1) searches for students. The Search 2 box searches for assignments. 6. Students can also be sorted by their grade in an assignment, or overall grade by clicking the small arrow in each column header. The arrow indicates if it is ascending or descending. 30

Filters & Options Teachers can customize the information displayed on the screen by clicking on the Filters & Options button at the top of the page. The Filters specify what students or assignments are displayed on the screen. The Report Card Items filter is particularly helpful in verifying your assignments are correlated with the correct line on the report card (K-5). The Options give you additional information about students or assignments. Common options are to Show Dropped Students to see the students who have withdrawn from the class, Show Comment Codes if you are using comments about assignments, and to adjust the At Risk Highlight Scores Percentage to a higher number (the default is 50). Analysis Bands highlight scores based on the percentage ranges you setup. To define or edit an Analysis Band, click the Edit Bands link. By default, students are sorted by last name and assignments show with the newest assignments at the left. To change the order, you can make new selections in the Sorting section. Student Summary The Student Summary page offers nice graphs and lists of the student's current performance. To access the Student Summary page, click on the student's name on Grade Book Main. 31

Reports Several reports are available from the Grade Book. To print reports, go to the Grade Book Main screen and click the Reports button. All reports print as PDF files that can then be printed, saved, or e-mailed. The following reports may be helpful in managing your gradebook. Assignment Detail Report Student Missing Assignments Report Missing Assignments Summary Report 32

Other Options These other options are covered in advanced Grade Book classes. Resources resources are website links or uploaded documents that can be attached to the class or to a specific assignment. Calendar the calendar shows the due dates of all assignments in the class. Manage Classes using this screen, you can give other teachers access to your classes, and you can also create breakout classes when you need to give an assignment to just a few students. Student Groups the grouping function lets you create groups of students for analysis and display the groups on the Grade Book Main page for analysis. Grade Book Import you can create a spreadsheet and enter the scores for your assignments offline in Excel, and then import them to the Grade Book. Lesson Five Review Review Questions 1. Where can you turn on the Comment Codes for the main Grade Book screen? 2. How can you hide dropped students from your class? 3. How can you change which student grades are highlighted in red? Review Exercises 1. Print the Missing Assignments Summary Report. 2. View the Student Summary page. 33

Lesson Six: Progress Reports Midway between the start and end of each quarter, teachers are responsible for generating and printing progress reports for each of the students in their homeroom (period 1). Verify Class Settings Before generating the progress report, you must check to make sure your classes are set to the correct final grade. To verify your settings: 1. Click on the Grade Book menu and select Grade Book Setup. 2. Select Class Settings at the top. 3. Click the Edit button at the top, then select the Overall Grade for each class. For K-2, select Marks_K-2, for 3-5 select Marks_3-5, and for 6-8 select GenesisGrading. Do NOT turn on standards mode. 4. Click Save to save the changes. 34

Generating Progress Reports To print progress reports for your homeroom class: 1. Go to the Report Card menu, and select Progress Reports. 2. Make sure you are focused to the Homeroom class by selecting it from the dropdown at the top of the page. 3. For 6-8 grade teachers, select Class Summary in the Summary Method drop-down. 4. Leave the default Options selected (only the Show Grading Legend) and click the Generate All button at the bottom to pull in the data for the progress reports. 5. Once the data is generated, it will display for the first student in the list. The Comments are the gradebook comments like Late or Missing. You can also add your own notes for each report card line in the column provided. 35

6. You can select another student by clicking on their name from the drop-down. 7. Once all your notes have been added, select the Print/Email button. 8. Click the Print button in the top left-hand corner to print all progress reports. The Email option will be available once the parent portal is available. To print a report for just one student, click the Print button next to their name. 9. If the grades change, be sure to re-generate the data before printing the Progress Report. Lesson Six Review Review Questions 1. Where do you add your personal comments about a student s progress report? 2. What options should you select to customize the progress report? Review Exercises 1. Generate progress report data for your homeroom class. 2. Print a progress report for one student. 36