1. Year = 13-14 School = Howard High School Section = _01)_______ Index Tab Instruction Assignments Three Steps in This Order: 1.Edit Teacher Preferences 2.Edit Grade Calc Options 3.Edit Categories

2. STEP 1: Edit Teacher Preferences 1. Make choices based on your personal preferences for using the gradebook. 2. Click the blue link: Mass Assign to multiple sections and click Check All 3. Click: Save Teacher Preferences Elementary & Middle School At the end of each grading period, go to Teacher Preferences and use the drop menu to change the Default Standard Grading Task to the Current Grading Period. 1 st 9 Weeks 2 nd 9 Weeks 3 rd 9 Weeks 4 th 9 Weeks Use Mass Assign and Check All to Save this Preference for all Sections/Classes.

3. STEP 2: Edit Grade Calc Options 2. Click: Continue 3. Click: Show

4. STEP 2: Edit Grade Calc Options (continued) 4. Scroll down to Term S2

5. STEP 2: Edit Grade Calc Options (continued) 5. Click the bubble under Calculate in Progress Grade (Points or Marks) for a. S2 Semester Avgb. S2 EOCT / Examc. S2 Final Grade

6. STEP 2: Edit Grade Calc Options (continued) 6. *Grading Scale Numeric 0 – 100 7. Check box to Weight categories 8. Click: Save 9. Click: Assignment List 10. REPEAT ALL STEPS FOR EACH SECTION / COURSE

7. Each Section must contain categories with the sum of their weights = 100.

8. STEP 3: Edit Categories 1.Click: Create Category 2. Fill in the Category: *Name *Weight 3. Decide if you want to Enable the “Drop Lowest Score (by Percent)” option 4. Check the box for each Section listed (all are the same course with different periods)

9. STEP 3: Edit Categories (continued) 5. Click: Semester Avg (under Grading Task) 6. Click: Save Category (click OK) 7. Click: Back to Categories

10. STEP 3: Edit Categories (continued) 8. Follow the same steps to create each category used for class grades in this section. NOTE: The sum of these category weights must = 100

11. EOCT / Exam Category 9. Follow the same steps to create The EOCT / Exam Category *Name = EOCT / Exam *Weight = 100 Grading Task = EOCT / Exam LOOKS LIKE THIS:

12. STEP 3: Edit Categories (continued) 10. If you teach other courses in which you plan to use the same categories with the same weights, Click: Copy Categories ONE AT A TIME 11: Select to copy From the desired Section on the left To a desired Section on the right.

13. STEP 3: Edit Categories (continued) 12. Click: Next (click OK)

14. STEP 3: Edit Categories (continued) 13. Click: Copy Categories (click OK)

15. View Tree to CHECK YOUR WORK 1.Starting with the first Section in your drop list, Click: View Tree Review the categories under S2 Semester Avg Are they all there? Are they named correctly? Does the sum of their weights = 100 ? Did you copy the EOCT / Exam Category? 2. Select each Section in your list and CHECK YOUR WORK!