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Grade Book Setup Before setting up the grade book, we need to setup the preferences. Select Preferences

Preferences We need to select a report period that we want to work on. In this case…Fall Trimester Select Fall Trimester

Default Setup Weight – 1 Weight Type – Total Grade Type – Numeric Out of – 100 Set as Assignment This is the default setup that whenever you add a task, these settings will appear. If you do not set a task as an assignment, it will not appear in HomeLogic.

Task Grid Setup For classes that are year long, you will need to make sure that only “Report Period Class Average” and “Report Period Average” are selected. (This allows you to see only the trimester grade of the student. You can see the student’s “Grade to Date” by running a report. We will get into that later.) For classes that are only one trimester, it will not matter if “Grade to Date” is selected.

Adding a Unit 1. Make sure that you are in the correct reporting period. 2.Choose a Unit Name For our sake we will use “Fall Trimester” As only a matter of personal preference it is easier to keep it simple by just using the name of the trimester as the name of the unit. It will limit how much you will have to enter when entering categories. (This is the next slide)

Adding a Category 1.Select the unit for the category. 2.Create a category name. 3.Weight type should be “Total” 4.Weight should be “1” For our purposes I have set up three categories: Class Participation, Homework, and Tests. You can have as many categories as you want.

Adding a Task 1. Select Unit 2. Select Category 3. Create Task Name 4. Select Due Date

Adding a Task (cont.) 5. Grade Type should be Numeric 6. “Out of” are the points you want the assignment to be worth. 7. By selecting the “Allow Extra Grades” box, what you are allowing is that a student can receive a higher point total than the “Out of” value.

Adding a Task (cont.) 8. This is the date that you actually assigned the task. 9. Is this task required by all students? 10. If you want to add any details about the assignment. (ex. “Students received paper copy of assignment details on 9/8/08.”

Adding a Task (cont.) “Shows in HomeLogic” – This area should not be changed. These are the dates that the parents and students will be allowed to see their assignment and grade for the assignment online through HomeLogic. Hit “Submit”

Grade Entry 1. To enter grades for all students select the “grade” button. 2. This pop-up window will appear. 3. Enter student’s grades Hit “Submit”

Grade Status Setup There are certain times when you want to excuse or not excuse a student or students from an assignment because of whatever reason. To do this we can choose “Grade Status” from the Setup screen. The pop-up window above will appear.

Grade Status Setup (cont.) 1. Select “New” 2. Create “Code” The code can be anything unique to you. (ex. UN=Unexcused, EX=Excused, AB=Absent) 4. You can choose whether or not the particular code you are creating can affect the student’s average. (ex. For “UN” you would want to select this box since the student is not excused from the assignment) 5. Hit “Submit” 3. Write what the code means

Grade Status (cont.) When entering grades you can now select a status for a particular student. Whether it be unexcused, excused, absent etc… If you choose a particular code that affects a student’s grade, if you enter in that code instead of a grade, it will give the student a “0” for that assignment and will be calculated into their trimester grade. Select Code for students if needed.

Progress Entry Progress Entry Tab 1. Select Student 2. Select a Comment 3. This grade should match the grade that the student has for the trimester (Report Period Average) 4. Hit “Submit”

Period Grades The grades on this page should match the Report Period Average Grade for each student. Nothing should have to be changed or adjusted on this screen. A comment has to be entered for every student!!! You do this by selecting the “Edit” Button Period Grades Tab

Adding a Comment Use your cursor to select these three dots. A menu of comments will appear. The High School does not use the “Effort Legend” box.

Select Comment Check a comment or comments, then hit the “Select” button. After you do, this window will disappear. Now hit the “Submit” button. This window will now disappear and you will be back to the “Period Grades” main screen.

Submitting Period Grades We are now ready to submit the student’s grades for the trimester report cards. You have entered a comment for each student. A check mark will appear indicating that you have done so. If no check mark appears, then you have not entered a comment. Select the “Recalcula te Final” button Finally, Hit “Submit”!!!

Teacher Timetable This tab will allow you to see your teaching schedule for the day and week.

Student Information To get to this window you will need to select a student’s name.

Student Timetable You can see the student’s individual schedule if you need them to make up a test

Student Contact Information In the top right corner of the window it will show “student contacts” By selecting this, you can see parent information such as and phone numbers.

Reports By selecting the reports button, this page will appear.

Grade Verification Reports 1. Select Grade Verification 2. Names Only 3. Select “Show report card comments” and “Show report period comments” 4. Select a reporting period 5. Generate Report You will print a copy of this report out and submit it after you have completed “Period Grades”

Student Summary Report If you want to show a parent or student how they are doing, then this is the report for you. You can even have parents sign this form. Make sure that you highlight a student’s name before generating the report or nothing will happen.