Title: Miami Beach High School Web Gradebook Training Part 1 September 21, 2006
1Miami Beach High SchoolWeb Gradebook
TrainingPart 1 -- September 21, 2006
- Presented by
- Miami Beach High School Tech Cadre
- Ms. Lynn Tenniswood-Camarotti
- Dr. Lupe Ferran Diaz
2Training Agenda
- Log in to Pinnacle Gradebook application
- Review handout--Teacher Quick Reference Document
- Review Gradebook Screen, Menus, Icons and Hot
Spots - Define subjects, change significant digits, set
icons to large - Enter attendance
- Enter grades
- Define categories
- Define assignments
- Save class files and exit
- Where to go for HELP!
3Gradebook Log-In(several methods)
- Start the Internet browser
- Go to www.dadeschools.net, click on Employees,
click on Gradebook - Go to http//gradebook.dadeschools.net
- Go to your Teacher Portal (Preferred)
- Log in using the School ID (7201) and your User
ID and network password
4Select and Open a Class File
Note Pull-down menu lists all classes by
period. Eventually, there will be an official
attendance class schedule added to your class
file list such as 1A and 2B.
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6Change Icon Size (default is small)
7Change Icon Size (changed to large)
8Define Subject
- Change YOUR CLASS to reflect the subject being
taught in this class by - Accessing the DEFINE menu and then selecting
SUBJECTS
9Define Subject
10Setting Significant Digits
- Access the Options menu and set the significant
digits to 2 for each class. SAVE changes (third
icon on the toolbar)
11Hot Spot An area that gives you additional
selections, See page 8 of Reference Guide
12Changing/Entering Personal Data Items (PDI)
- Changing orderup and down
- Selecting items to view using shift or control
keys - Adding a new PDI
13Lets See How Smart You Are!
- Its South Beach!
- (Yes it is, but not for our purposes today.)
- Its an area that gives you additional
selections such as the - Heading of the Student Index column
- Heading of the Result column
- Student Name
- Heading of the Assignment column
- Black Flag cursor (discipline)
- Notes cursor (notepad)
- Double vertical bar
14Attendance
- Attendance
- Retrieve Calendar if dates dont show
- Record Attendance using QA
- Record Attendance using Attendance Grid
- View Attendance icon
- Edit Attendance
- NOTE
- For the official attendance do not use BLOCK
codes - For 100 attendance, click OK in QA which sends
notification to Attendance Manager that all
students are present, and you have taken
attendance.
15Lets See How Smart You Are!
- How do you know whether you have taken attendance
for a particular class without opening up the
class file?
16Entering GradesPage 9 in Reference Guide
You will first need to create Categories which
are the containers that average all the grades.
M-DCPS begins with templates that have only one
category called Grades to average all your
grades for the nine weeks. NOTE To add a
category, use EDIT. Do not delete the line
Grades.
Heres an example of a category list. For
multiple categories, the weights must total 100.
17Categories
- Under the Define menu select Categories
- Choose the Edit button to modify the category or
the Add button to define others. - In the dialog that comes up, give the Category a
name in the Description field. - Assign a Category Weight which tells the grade
book what percentage of the 9 weeks grade this
category will be. - Click OK
- Edit the weights of all your categories to ensure
that they total 100.
18Assignments
- Assignments are those items that you will be
using to grade the students. The M-DCPS template
comes with one generic pre-defined assignment
entitled Assignment1. - Under the Define menu, select Assignments and
click on the Edit button to redefine the first
generic assignment and then click Add to create
additional assignments. - Enter a Description for the Assignment.
- If you have multiple categories, link the
assignment to the proper category. (Grades for
assignments that are not linked to a category
will not calculate.) - Enter a Score Weight to determine how many grades
the assignment will be worth. - Enter a Due Date by clicking on the drop-down
menu and selecting the desired date. (Dr.
Friedman wants you to use this!)
19Copying Assignments
- You can copy the assignments you created for one
class and paste them into the assignments list
for the other class by using the EDIT menu,
select Copy Items then Assignments. - Highlight the assignments to be copied, using the
Ctrl key to make multiple selections. - Click the Copy button
- In the new class or marking period, click on the
Edit menu, select Paste items and choose whether
you want to Append the new entries or Replace the
existing assignments.
20Inputting GradesPage 12, Reference Guide
- key Copies the previously entered grade down
the column - X Grade exempts student from the assignment and
not used in calculation - Z Grade student does not do the work and it
counts as a zero in the calculation. It will
also appear in the missing assignments report.
21NotepadsPage 16, Reference Guide
- You can create as many as you wish in each nine
week period. - Create a notepad by highlighting the students
name then select Notepad under the EDIT menu or
double click the Notepad icon to the left of the
vertical line to bring up the notepad list - Only the first notepad in the list will be
printed by default on some student reports.
22Lets See How Smart You Are!
- I want to write a notepad on a particular student
for doing an outstanding job on a project this
week. However, I cant see the notepad icon next
to his name. What do I do to make the icon
active?
Go to Options, Show Desk Icons
23Discipline Page 17, Reference Guide
- Discipline incidents may be recorded for teacher
reference, discipline reports, and to notify
school administrators through the Principal
Viewer - You can create as many discipline incidents as
necessary - Discipline notes are active for only one 9-week
marking period - If you wish this incident to be available in the
Principal Viewer as well as the Parent Conference
Report, check the box, Notify Principal.
24Reports Page 19, Reference Guide
Standard Reports Custom Reports Crystal Reports -
Access data from the Pinnacle database so reports
may be school-wide, not just for the current
class file. These reports are also displayed and
printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
25Commonly Used Reports(Page 20, Reference Guide)
- Standard
- Class Assignments Vertical used to report grades
- Class Attendance
- Student Assignments
- Student Missing Assignments
- Custom
- Substitute Teacher Report
- Detailed Student Report
- Crystal
- 9 Weeks Grade Verification Report
- Progress Report Summary
- Notice of Unsatisfactory Progress
- Student Labels
26Dos and Donts
- Please do use the Web Gradebook
- Please dont bypass any Updates
- Please dont change any defaults
- Please dont ever let a student get into your web
grade book - Please dont leave the computer unattended while
youre on the grade book - Please do log out when finished with grade book
- Please print out grades and attendance every week
27HELP!
- Do not call SUS
- http//gradebooksupport.dadeschools.net
- See a TECHNOLOGY CADRE MEMBER
- www.excelsiorsoftware.com
- Call your Gradebook Manager (Mr. Mendoza)