Gradebook Features and Functions

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Frank McCormick

Instructional Technology Coordinator

frankmc@susd12.org

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PowerSchool Dashboard

Launching the GradeBook

Click on "Gradebook" in the Menu

Launching the Gradebook (con't)

Click on the "Launch Icon" (red arrow) in the menu tab to start your gradebook.

Launching the Gradebook (con't)

You can also launch your gradebook by scrolling down to the bottom of the Announcements page and clicking the blue

"Launch PowerTeacher Gradebook" button.

Launching the Gradebook (con't)

If prompted, select the Java Application to open the file and then click OK

Gradebook Navigation

Working with Student Groups

Adding Student Group Sets

Creating Grade Categories

Click on the "+" symbol in the Categories Pane.

Creating a Grading Category

Setting a color for your new category will make it easier to identify once you start entering grades.

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Make sure to click OK when you have completed filling in the fields.

Adding Student Group Sets

Adding Student Group Sets

Adding Student Groups

in Group Sets

Consider Groups within a Group Set as the subset of that group.

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i.e. Pull-out, Approaches, etc.

Student Information Navigation

Accessing Student Info

• In the Class Pane select your semester and class.

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• In the Groups Pane Click on "Active" and select a student

Student Information Tabs

• Extra Class Columns tab allows you to add custom information to the student.
• Teacher Personal Note lets you add notes and comments that only the Teacher can see.

Personalize Class Columns

Any column can be reordered by clicking the "up" or "down" triangle. Extra columns can be added to sort student information by clicking Extra Class Columns.

Edit Columns

Select a column and then click on the Edit button to create a new class column.

Name the Column

Enter the column name and any other information. Click OK when you are done.

Column Information

You can now enter student information into the new column which you've created.

Creating Assignments

• You can add or delete selected assignments with the "+" or "-" icons next to your content.

Adding Assignments

Assignment fields include "name", "abbreviation", "category", "weight" and even descriptions on links to other resources.

Publish Assignments

Allows the teacher to determine when the assignment will be visible to students or if scores will be visible.

Publishing Assignments

Saving Assignments

REMEMBER you must click on the Save button to add the assignment to the gradebook.

Copy Assignments

Copy Assignments Cont'

Copy Assignments Cont'

Weighting Assignments

Grading Assignments

Once you have added the assignment, you will now see it in your Scoresheet columns where you can start to enter your grades.

Fill Grades

You can fill in the remainder of the grades by "right-clicking" the column and selecting Quick Fill

View Grade Scale

Create Grade Scale

Apply Grade Scale

Apply Grade Scale (con't)

Grade scales can be applied either to Individual Students or to ALL Students in the class.

Check Grade Scale Change Results

Set Grade Scale for Groups

Grade Scale Change- View Result

Gradebook Preferences

Preferences can be set by clicking on Tools and then selecting Preferences in the dropdown menu.

Gradebook Preferences

Grade Preferences allow teachers to set grade rounding, columns, student display...etc.

Gradebook Preferences

Mail allows you to set a custom signature for all reporting correspondence to staff and parents.

Gradebook Preferences

Section Preferences allows you to select how your identifiers are set up in your class list.

Gradebook Preferences

The Student tab allows you to modify how student names are identified and sorted in your class.

Final Grades

Student Final Grades can be viewed by clicking on the Grading Term and then Final Grades.

Recalculating Final Grades

From the drop-down menu, select Tools and then Recalculate Final Scores.

Class Content

Outside web content like research, intervention and assessment pages can be linked to your class by clicking on the Class Content tab.

Override a Final Grade Manually

Override a Final Grade Cont'

Class Content

Click on the My Content button along the top of the page and then click the "+" symbol along the bottom-left side of the page.

Class Content

Paste the URL into the Address box. You can create extra categories by clicking on "+".

Class Content

Once you are done, click Save at the bottom of the page and your content will now display on your class information page.

That's it, for now.

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