1. Skyward
Classroom Basics

2. Topics General Access Student Lookup/Info First Day Counts Attendance
Gradebook
Discipline

3. General Access Launchpad, URL: https://skyward.neisd.net Splash Page
Latest Information
Do Not Bypass!
Login Page
Active Directory UserID & Password
Dashboard
Main starting location
Can add live tiles, charts, favorites, etc.
Icons
Hamburger! (Green box w/ white lines)
Favorites (Star)
Dashboard (Little house)

4. General Access Main Menu (Hamburger) Point/Click & Drag n Drop
Admin Mode/Teacher Mode
Admin Mode
Student Lookup
Teacher Mode
Everything else (Grades, Attendance, etc)
Point/Click & Drag n Drop

5. Student Lookup Steps Search by… Get Info Hamburger Student
Student List (Feature panel)
Search by…
Always search by sort order
Sort using column headers
Admin vs Teacher mode
Get Info
Click on “I”
Click on “Arrow”

6. First Day Counts Steps Hamburger (Make sure you’re on Teacher Mode)
Online Forms
My Online Forms (Feature panel)
Select Period
Click “Start” (At bottom page, description says “Enter First Day Counts”
For each student select “yes” or “no”
Click “Complete & Next”
Enter Non-Roster students
Enter # of non-roster students
Enter # of students in class (total number (# Yes + # Non-Roster=# Total))
Click “Complete & Review”
Review & Correct
Click “Submit Form”

7. Attendance Steps Notes Hamburger
Attendance (Make sure you are in Teacher mode)
Daily Attendance (Feature panel)
Select All Classes & group by Period (Upper right)
Click on class
Go through student list and select students who are absent
Click on “Save & Return”
Notes
You must adhere to your attendance window!
Tardies are handled per your campus policy

8. Gradebook – Deep thoughts
Decide the grade categories to be used in each class
Decide on the weights to be assigned to each category
Ensure weights add up to 100
Make sure you adhere to grade policy!
Daily Work
Tests
Project
Homework
Total
Reading 40 30 10 20
100
Math 50
Science 25 15
Social Studies

9. Gradebook Gradebook Setup Steps Hamburger
Gradebook (Must be in Teacher Mode)
Grade sheet (Feature panel)
Click “Settings” on upper right of page
Click “Grade Calculations” on left of page
Select “Term 1” by clicking on the Term 1 Arrow
Select each grade category and assign the corresponding weight
Click on “Save & Back”
Setting up the other terms (2-4)
If each term is identical you can copy term 1 to the other terms using the down arrow option
If each term is different go through the term 1 process starting at step 6 but for each of the other terms
Set up other classes by selecting the next class from the class selector (top of page right above GRADEBOOK: GRADESHEET then proceed from step 4

10. Gradebook - Assignments
Steps
Hamburger
Gradebook
Assignments (Feature panel)
Click on + sign (Upper right of page)
Minimum fields to enter
Assigned date
Due date
Category
Assignment Name
Max score
Weight
Click “Save & Back”

11. Gradebook – Grade Entry
Steps
Hamburger
Gradebook
Gradesheet (Features panel)
Select class
Click “Enter Scoring Mode” from upper right of page
Enter grades (can use enter key)
If additional documentation is needed press double arrows below assignment name to enter comments, etc.
Optionally click on assignment title for mass score option

12. Discipline Steps Hamburger Discipline Referral (Features panel)
Click “Add referral” on upper right of page
Select “Referral” or “Warning”
Warning is for teacher documentation only; goes no further
Referral goes to admin for action
Teacher can update/change until action is assigned
Admin can update/change always
Teacher can see action after it is assigned
To add additional offenders/involved person click on green “+” on bottom left of page
Click “Next”
Review entry
Click “Save”