1. Durham Public Schools

2. SchoolNet July- August, 2013 Open Class November, 2013 Test Nav 2014-15 PowerSchool PowerTeacher Parent Portal

3. Accessing PowerTeacher PowerTeacher is web-based. All you need is an Internet connection and a web browser.

4. Accessing PowerTeacher https://dps.powerschool.com/teachers/pw.html

5. Enter your password Enter your username Accessing PowerTeacher

6. Click "Sign In" Accessing PowerTeacher

7. PowerTeacher Start Page Your initial login will require you to change your password:

8. PowerTeacher Start Page

9. Start Page Central point from which the teacher can navigate to different parts of the system.

10. PowerTeacher Start Page Header

11. PowerTeacher Start Page Click PowerTeacher in the header at any time to return to the Start Page.

12. PowerTeacher Start Page Teacher's Name

13. PowerTeacher Start Page Access online help from Pearson.

14. PowerTeacher Start Page Search topics by using the tabs.

15. PowerTeacher Start Page Click to Sign Out of PowerTeacher.

16. PowerTeacher Start Page Navigation Toolbar

17. PowerTeacher Start Page School's Name

18. PowerTeacher Start Page Current Term

19. PowerTeacher Start Page Notifications Icon The exclamation point to access the Notifications pop- up.

20. PowerTeacher Start Page Applications Icon

21. PowerTeacher Start Page Report Queue Icon

22. PowerTeacher Start Page Print Page Icon

23. PowerTeacher Start Page Navigation Menu

24. PowerTeacher Start Page Personalize Change your PowerTeacher password and preferences.

25. Personalize Click Change Password to enter your old password and new password

26. Personalize Submit your new password when finished.

27. Personalize Your changes are confirmed.

28. Personalize Remember to click PowerTeacher in the header to return to the Start Page.

29. PowerTeacher Start Page Taking Attendance The chair icons are the attendance list for your classes.

30. PowerTeacher Start Page Taking Attendance A greyed out chair signifies a class that does not meet today.

31. PowerTeacher Start Page Taking Attendance Click on a class that is meeting today.

32. Taking Attendance By default, today's attendance is presented.

33. Taking Attendance Choose the needed attendance code by clicking the drop-down arrow.

34. Taking Attendance Choose the needed attendance code by clicking the drop-down arrow.

35. Taking Attendance Click in a field next to a student's name to apply the code. A

36. Taking Attendance You cannot change fields pre-coded by the front office Data Manager. A

37. Taking Attendance Once you are done coding, scroll to the bottom of the list and click Submit. *Note- you need to click Submit even if all students are present to notify your Data Manager that your attendance is complete.

38. Taking Attendance Back at the Start Page you will notice a green dot next to the class name indicating attendance has been submitted to the Data Manager.

39. Updating Attendance If a student enters class late and you are required to update attendance, simply click on the chair again.

40. Updating Attendance Choose T (Tardy) from the code list.

41. Updating Attendance Click on a field to update. T

42. Updating Attendance Scroll to the bottom of the list and click Submit.

43. Updating Attendance You are returned to the Start Page.

44. Multi-Day Attendance If you would like to update attendance from past dates, click on the Attendance Grid icon next to a class.

45. Multi-Day Attendance Click on Edit to choose the range of dates.

46. Multi-Day Attendance Select the dates you wish to view and click Update.

47. Multi-Day Attendance Dates that the class did not meet will be greyed out.

48. Multi-Day Attendance Double-click on an available cell and choose the appropriate code for a student.

49. Multi-Day Attendance Once complete, scroll to the bottom and Submit.

50. Multi-Day Attendance Your changes will be saved.

51. Multi-Day Attendance Click PowerTeacher in the header to return to the Start Page.

52. Creating a Seating Chart Click on the seat-grid icon to create a seating chart for classes.

53. Creating a Seating Chart You will be asked if you want to have the layout made automatically. Whether you answer OK or Cancel, you can edit your seating layout. I will click OK.

54. Creating a Seating Chart Use the Edit button to name your seating chart.

55. Creating a Seating Chart Give your seating chart a name and click OK.

56. Creating a Seating Chart Click the Seating Chart Design tab to edit the layout.

57. Creating a Seating Chart Each student can be clicked and dragged.

58. Creating a Seating Chart Students listed in the left panel have not been populated in the seating chart. They must be dragged somewhere on the right.

59. Creating a Seating Chart Click to add objects to give your chart reference points.

60. Creating a Seating Chart Save when complete.

61. Taking Attendance via a Seating Chart Teacher can use the Seating Chart tab to submit attendance.

62. Taking Attendance via a Seating Chart Click on a student's drop-down.

63. Taking Attendance via a Seating Chart Choose the appropriate code.

64. Taking Attendance via a Seating Chart Click Submit when complete.

65. Submitting Lunch Counts If your school uses the Lunch Count tool to prepare the cafeteria of the number of meals to prepare, simply click the fork-pen icon.

66. Submitting Lunch Counts Enter the numbers of meals in each field. The default value is zero.

67. Submitting Lunch Counts Click Submit when complete.

68. Accessing Student Information The backpack icon, when clicked, leads you to the Student Information screen.

69. Accessing Student Information Click on the student's last name to go to your default student screen.

70. Accessing Student Information Click on the student's first name to go to the last student screen viewed. i.e. - If you last looked at an Attendance page, clicking the student's first name will take you to the Attendance page for that student.

71. Accessing Student Information Click on a class name to change the current list of students to those in that class.

72. Accessing Student Information Use the drop-down to choose what information you want to access.

73. Student Information- Notable Screens Cumulative Grade Information Displays the student's overall academic performance.

74. Student Information- Notable Screens Demographics Displays student's contact information, parents/guardians' names, etc..

75. Student Information- Notable Screens Meeting Attendance Displays an overview of student's attendance for all classes.

76. Student Information- Notable Screens Quick Lookup Displays an overview of student's grades and attendance for all classes.

77. Student Information- Notable Screens Schedule View the student's entire class schedule.

78. Student Information- Notable Screens Submit Log Entry Schools can choose to use this screen as a way to communicate a running record with the front office.

79. Student Information- Notable Screens Standards Summary Displays all students in the course and pulls scores pertaining its specific goals from the gradebook.

80. PowerTeacher Start Page Daily Bulletin An online bulletin board for staff to post announcements, messages, and reminders to other staff, students, and parents.

81. Accessing PowerTeacher

82. View other dates.

83. PowerTeacher Start Page Staff Directory List of all staff members that can be sorted by staff type. Each staff member’s name, room number,email address, home phone number, and school phone number are shown.

84. Staff Directory Sort by staff type.

85. Staff Directory Each staff member’s name, room number, email address, home phone number, and school phone number are shown.

86. PowerTeacher Start Page Meals If your school uses PowerLunch, then use the Meals page to view your current meal balance and meal transactions. This is a view-only page.

87. Launching PowerTeacher Gradebook Click on the arrow next to Gradebook to launch the gradebook application.

88. Launching PowerTeacher Gradebook Check the "Allow all..." box and click Allow to prevent this certificate appearing each time you launch the gradebook.

89. Launching PowerTeacher Gradebook The gradebook application will launch. You may need to sign in with your PowerTeacher credentials.

90. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Classes Pane Displays all of the classes assigned to the teacher.

91. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Classes Choose which term you want to view (Quarter 1, etc.).

92. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Categories Displays assignment categories for the class. Use categories to group assignments by type, such as homework or tests.

93. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Categories Displays assignment categories for the class. Use categories to group assignments by type, such as homework or tests.

94. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 1. Add a Category Click the "+" button.

95. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 2. Add a Category ●Complete the fields. ●These are default settings when you create an assignment in this category. ●Points Possible, etc. can be changed for individual assignments.

96. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 2.1 Publish Scores ●Check Publish Scores! ●Only published scores will be visible by parents in Parent Portal. ●You can change this setting for individual assignments. ●Click OK.

97. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 3. Add a Category The new category will be listed.

98. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Filter by Category You can narrow down the assignments displayed in the Scoresheet by selecting a category and choosing "Filter Selected" from the drop-down.

99. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Filter by Category Choose Filter Off to show all assignments again.

100. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Tabs Access various functions of the Gradebook.

101. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Scoresheet Displays all students in the selected class and their assignment scores.

102. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Grade Setup Determine how final grades will be calculated for students in your classes.

103. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 1. Grade Setup Process Choose a quarter or semester. Click its arrow.

104. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 2.1 Grade Setup Process Select whether you want to calculate the final grade using total points or category weights.

105. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 2.2 Grade Setup Process If you choose Total points, type in the number of low scores you do not want included in the final grade calculation.

106. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 2.3 Grade Setup Process If you choose category weights, you must add the categories and/or assignments that will comprise the final grade.

107. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 2.4 Grade Setup Process Click add category or add assignment and check the items you want to include. Click OK.

108. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 2.5 Grade Setup Process Double-click in each weight field and type in a number. As you progress through the weights, their percentages will change.

109. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 2.6 Grade Setup Process You can drop any number of low scores in one or more categories.

110. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 2.7 Grade Setup Process Click Save when you are done.

111. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Grade Scales Every class has a default grade scale applied to it. To view the grade scale(s), click the Grade Scales tab.

112. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Grade Scales Click the arrow next to a grade scale to view its details.

113. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Default Grade Scale You cannot change the details of the default grade scale.

114. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Copying a Grade Scale If you want to make changes to a grade scale and apply it to your class(es), highlight a grade scale and click the "+" button to copy a grade scale.

115. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Copying a Grade Scale Rename, change the description, and alter the cutoff and percentages for the new scale. Click Save.

116. PowerTeacher Gradebook Preferences Gradebook Preferences Mac- PowerTeacher Gradebook Menu > Preferences Windows- Tools Menu > Preferences

117. PowerTeacher Gradebook Preferences Grading Preferences Change these preferences to meet your wishes or school policies.

118. PowerTeacher Gradebook Preferences Grading Preferences Rounded option - a grade of 89.75% would be rounded to 90% Truncated option - the same grade would be calculated as 89%

119. PowerTeacher Gradebook Preferences Grading Preferences You can choose to store grades with up to 5 decimal places

120. PowerTeacher Gradebook Preferences Grading Preferences Choose to display final grades with letter grade, percent, or points earned. If all the check boxes are cleared, the Final Grade column will be blank.

121. PowerTeacher Gradebook Preferences Section Preferences Choose to identify your sections with period day or section number, and choose to list your classes with the course name or a custom name.

122. PowerTeacher Gradebook Preferences Section Preferences Sort your courses by Period/Day, Section Number, or Course Name

123. PowerTeacher Gradebook Preferences Spell Check Preferences Enable Spell Check in the background and manage your dictionary

124. PowerTeacher Gradebook Preferences Standards Preferences Select to display standards and measures in Final Grade mode, enable standards-based grading with assignments, and format the standard final grade calculations

125. PowerTeacher Gradebook Preferences Click OK when complete.

126. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Assignments Is used to enter homework, tests, projects, and other classwork in the gradebook.

127. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 1. Creating an Assignment Click the "+" button.

128. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 2. Creating an Assignment Fill in the fields for the assignment.

129. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 3. Creating an Assignment If you do not want the assignment published to parents immediately, you can determine when you would like it to be using the Publish tab.

130. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 3. Creating an Assignment Click on the Standards tab to select the specific objectives to associate with an assignment.

131. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 4. Creating an Assignment Click Save when complete.

132. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Copy an Assignment You can copy assignments from one class to another, from current or previous terms, by using Copy Assignments in the Tools menu at the top of the screen.

133. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Copy an Assignment Check the assignment(s) you want to copy.

134. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Copy an Assignment Select the class you want to copy to. Click OK.

135. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Entering Assignment Scores Return to the Scoresheet tab.

136. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Entering Assignment Scores Double-click and type in the score for each student.

137. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Entering Assignment Scores You can also right-click to choose an appropriate status (Collected, Late, Exempt, etc.).

138. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Entering Assignment Scores Use the Fill Scores option if many students have the same scores.

139. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Entering Assignment Scores The Fill Scores window allows you many options.

140. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Entering Assignment Scores The Score Inspector is similar to Fill Scores, but is specific to an individual student.

141. Score Inspector Use the arrows at the top of the window to scroll through assignments or students. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window

142. Standard Grades Under the Final Grades tab, you can enter a grade for each standard associated with the course for each student. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window

143. Standard Grades Click the arrow next to any standard and a pane detail will appear at the bottom of the screen.

144. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 1. Entering Standard Grades Right-click or Control-click (Mac) in a cell and choose Show Score Inspector.

145. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 2. Entering Standard Grades Select a grade in the drop-down menu.

146. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 3. Entering Standard Grades Use the arrows to scroll through the students or standards.

147. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Class Content The Content modes contain links to websites and information hosted externally on the web. Pearson does NOT host any content.

148. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window School Content The links under School Content are provided by your district or school administrators.

149. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window My Content You can add links to share with parents and students under My Content.

150. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Adding My Content Click on the "+" button and enter the information in bottom pane. Under the "Type" menu, select what format the resource is that you are linking to. Remember that PowerTeacher does not host the content.

151. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Reports Print reports for administrators or a parent. The eight types of reports can be customized and exported as PDF, HTML, or Text Export (CSV).

152. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 1. Running a Report Click on the Reports tab and select a report name. Click an arrow next to a report name to see its detail pane.

153. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 2. Running a Report Select or enter the criteria (Sections, Students, Dates, etc.) you want to the report to include.

154. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 3. Running a Report Click on the Layout tab in the details pane to edit/include/exclude text in the report.

155. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 4. Running a Report Click the Run Report button.

156. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 5. Running a Report Open or save the report and click OK.

157. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Classes Pane Displays all of the classes assigned to the teacher.

158. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Use the drop-down to select classes from a different quarter or semester.

159. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Student Groups Organize students into groups (e.g. "Advanced") that might be used for reporting purposes.

160. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 1. Adding Groups First add a group set by clicking the "+" and clicking Add Group.

161. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 2. Adding Groups Name the group and click OK.

162. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 3. Adding Groups Click the "+" again and choose Add Group.

163. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 4. Adding Groups Choose the Associated Group Set, give the new group a name, and click OK.

164. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window 5. Adding Groups Drag students' names to the group name and release.

165. PowerTeacher Gradebook Window Filter by Group By selecting a group and choosing Filter Selected in the drop- down, only students in the group are listed in the gradebook.