1. The columns can be sorted by clicking on the column header
2. Details can be viewed by clicking on the title
3. Attachments can be viewed - (click the title to view details, click the link for the attachment)
4. The filter (located on the bar above the list items) is used to see specific list items
5. The search (Upper Right corner on this window) can be used to find key words in the list.

1. Click on Lesson Planner in the Left Nav Bar
2. Click on New Group and title it Previous Grade
3. Click on New Assignment and title appropriately
4. Fill in all mandatory fields
5. Click to remove the check mark for the ACTIVE box.  This will tell the gradebook not to use the info in the assignment in the calculation of the grade.
6. Make the Total Points 100 (for 100%)
7. Click SAVE!
8. Click Gradebook on the Left Nav Bar
9. Locate the assignment you created and enter the percentage acheived for the previous term for each student in your section.
10. Click SAVE!
11. Repeat these steps for each section (Class)

Here is a list of items to check if your gradebook is not calculating or calculating incorrectly:

1. Lesson Planner -> Click on Term, make sure a curve is selected.  Repeat for each section (class)
2. Lesson Planner -> If using Weighted grades - makes sure that the percentages assigned to the groups = 100%
3. Lesson Planner -> Weighted Grades - Make sure that each of the groups contain at least 1 assignment and scores are entered.  Otherwise, adjust the % of your groups to include those that have assignments.
4. Admin -> Curves - Custom curve selected may contain incorrect %, not have a final % of 0, or may contain characters that are not recognized.

1. Click on the Lesson Planner on the Left Nav Bar
2. Click on the Term
3. Take the check mark out of the box "Use Weighting On Groups"
4. Click SAVE!
5. Repeat for each section (class).

To change from Total Points to Weighted Group Grading:

1. Click on the Lesson Planner on the Left Nav Bar
2. Click on the Term
3. Place the check mark in the box "Use Weighting On Groups"
4. Click SAVE!
5. Click on each Group and type a percentage in the Weight box
6. Repeat for each section (class).
   

1. In the left nav bar click on the Lesson Planner
2. Click on the Term
3. Choose the Curve from the pull-down menu.
4. Repeat for each section (class)

This process is covered in detail with screen shots in the document titled "Curves" and can be viewed as a video titled "Video 3 - Grading Curve Setup" on the training website located at http://techtraining.dpsk12.org/ic/teacher/teacher.htm

1. In the left nav bar click on the Lesson Planner
2. Click on the Term
3. Choose the Curve from the pull-down menu.
4. Repeat for each section (class)

(Screen Shot Attached)

• If there are two homework assignments, both with a total point value of 10, but the second one should count twice as much as the first one, you should assign the second homework assignment a Multiplier of 2.
• Let’s say you gave a test that was JUST TOO HARD—none of the kiddos did very well, but you don’t want to delete the entire assignment. You could edit the assignment and change the Multiplier to be .1 or .25 or whatever you wish. The students’ test scores would STILL appear, but the test would not count nearly as heavily toward their final grade.

1. Click in the Left Navigation bar on ADMIN
2. click on PREFERENCES.
3. In the preferences screen place a checkmark in the "Show Canned Comments" box.
4. Repeat for each of your sections (Classes).

1. Click on Admin on the Left Nav. Bar
2. Click on Preferences
3. Deselect the check box for Hide Dropped Students
4. Repeat this procedure for each section (class)