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GradeBookWizard
Getting Started Guidefor
Educators
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Agenda
Introduction Home Page Grade Book Page Homework Checklists Assignments Report Cards Attendance Tracking Preferences Setup Pages Student Information Parent/Student Website Q & A
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Introduction
Getting Started with GradeBookWizard Much more than a grade book program Designed to facilitate communication with students and
their parentsClass websites allow students/parents to see grades,
assignments, homework, news, and much moreAutomatic email alerts for missing or incomplete assignments
and attendance incidentsEmailed progress reports
Access from any PC or Mac with an Internet connectionBroadband connection is recommendedCan also access using iPaq or other handheld device
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Introduction
Help Available on all pages by clicking
on the information icon:
Access the online manual by clicking on the help icon:
If you need more help, contact customer support at:[email protected]
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Home Page
Logging In
Teachers, students, and parents use the same login page: http://login.gradebookwizard.com or your custom school login page, if available
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Log-In Information
Login Name: WPHS_teacherid
teacherid = first initial + last name (ex: lboyce)
Password: password
Change password/ email address under “Account”
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Setup Wizard
When you login for the very first time, a new account setup wizard is launched to take you through the steps involved in configuring your account.
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Type of Account
Select “one subject per class - several classes”
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Grade Calculation System
Select “Manual”
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Grade Period Setup
Unless your class is only a semester long, leave all grade periods checked.
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Grade Scale Setup
Leave the grade scale default settings how they are.
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Setup Pages
Class Setup
Click on Create New Class to create a new class
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Setup Pages
Class Setup – Middle/High School
Classes that share assignments can be grouped
Enter class name/period and
select a grade scale to use for
displaying grade averages
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Setup Pages
Students Student records have been preloaded by your system
administratorIf you do not have classes in your account, student records
may appear in classes belonging to the administrator accountUse the Copy From Class feature to access preloaded student
records from the administrator account
If you are certain that student records have been loaded, but no administrator classes have been created, you only need to enter the Student ID for each student in your class(es).
Or, you can enter a partial first and last name (one or more letters) for each student
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Setup Pages
Students
Enter student information into the grid-- OR --
Use the Copy From Class button to copy student records from other teachers’ classes
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Setup Pages
Copy From Class
Select an administrator class
to copy from
Available students will show up here
once you have selected a class to
copy from
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Setup Pages
Copy From Class (cont’d)
Select students to copy to your class
Click on Copy Students button to
perform copy
Once copied, your class students show up here
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Setup Pages
Copy From Class (cont’d) You can copy students from several different classes to the
same classJust change the selection in the ‘Class to Copy From’ list
After you have populated your class, click on the Done button to save your changes and dismiss the page
Clicking on the Done button automatically saves any changes you have made before dismissing the page
To save your changes without leaving the current page, click on the Save button
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Home Page
Programsections
System messages
Teacher Schedule
Tabs for topicswithin section
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Home Page
Common Page Elements Page title bar
Current class and grade period
Buttons and tabs
Show page info
Logout
Go to home page
Display online manual
Minutes until auto-logoutNavigation path
Command buttonsTabs and sub-tabs
Displayed in top left area of page
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Grade Book Page
Grade Book Overview
You can use the grade book to create and grade assignments
Assignment grades can be scores, letter grades, or percentages
You can create extra credit or no-credit assignments Assignments can be organized into categories that can
optionally be weighted The grade book displays each students’ current grade
average for the selected class and grading period
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Grade Book Page
Grade averagefor each student,
for the selected grade period and class
Names repeat
Assignmentsrepeat
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Grade Book Page
Creating New Assignments
New assignments require a title, due date,category, grade scale, and point value
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Grade Book Page
Grading Single AssignmentsClick to Grade
Enter scoresand comments
Commenteditor
Click to copy firstrow to all other rows
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Grade Book Page
Grading Multiple Assignments Grade All mode allows all
assignments to be graded at the same time. You can move either vertically or
horizontally through the grade book using the arrow keys, tab key, or
enter key
Enter scores or status
codes
Select auto-emailnotifications
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Homework Checklists
Checklists can be used for
homework or other smaller tasks that do not qualify as full-fledged
assignments
Checklist average is tracked separately from assignment
grade average and can be included in class
grade average if desired
Grades are simple: complete, no credit,
partial or status
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Homework Checklists
Grading Can be graded individually or all at once, just like
assignments Grades must use codes as shown on page:
Settings Specifies how much a Partial completion grade is worth Controls how checklist grade average is handled
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Assignments
Assignments Page Assignments can also be created and graded individually
from the Assignments page instead of the grade book Allows usage of standards when creating and grading
assignments See PDF file on standards-based grading for more
information
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Assignments
Assignment Weighting If manual weighting was chosen when setting up
class/subject, you can choose how much an assignment is worth
Normal/Relative weighting = assignment’s worth is computed in relation to that of other assignments
Absolute% weighting = assignment is worth a specific percentage of the student’s grade average
If total points system was chosen during class/subject setup then an assignment’s worth is determined by its maximum score
Select assignmentweighting/worth
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Report Cards Page
Period/Semester/Final Marks
Shows student marks and grade trendColor-coding shows current grading period
Locks indicate grade periods for which marks have been
submitted
Grades that are due are shown with red
background
Click on Calculator icon to review or override grades
Click on Lock icon to lock grades so they
can be submitted
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Report Cards Page
Grade Calculator
Computed grades can be overridden
Grade distribution curve and statistics
Behavior Marks can be entered
Comment codes can be entered – OR –
click on note pad to see selection list
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Attendance Tracking
Class Attendance – Monthly View
Click on column heading to go to Daily View
Optional emailnotifications
to parents
Attendance codescan be configured
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Attendance Tracking
Class Attendance – Daily View
Parent response fromclass website
Notes can be seenby parents and appearon Attendance report
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Account Preferences
Setting Up Your Account Preferences Your account has been pre-configured with default
preference settings Click on the Account button to go to the account
preferences area
Also allows you to change your password and update personal information such as your name, office phone number, and more
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Account Preferences
Account Information
Click on the Edit Account Information button to change any personal information displayed on this page
Click on the Preferences link to go to the preferences setup page
Click on the Change Password link to change your password
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Account Preferences
Preferences
Grading Systemapplies to
assignments. Youcan use weighted
categories with bothtotal points and
manual assignmentweighting
Do not change!
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Account Preferences
Change Password
Enter your current (old) password in the red fieldEnter your new password twice in the fields below
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Setup Pages
Setup
Select tab to set up classes, students, grading options, standards, discipline, or comment lists
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Setup Pages
Class Groups Allows sharing assignments between classes Related classes can share assignments by creating group
assignments Classes can belong to several groups at the same time Groups also allow classes to share custom web pages and
announcements Groups are currently NOT available with the Elementary
School setup (once class -> many subjects)
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Setup Pages
Setting Up Class GroupsClick on Class Groups link
Create new groups by clicking on the Add/Edit Group Names button
Add group members by setting the checkboxes
Click to creategroup names
Check to addmembers to
selected group
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Setup Pages
Creating New Groups
You can have any number of groups Each group can have any number of members Each class can be a member of several groups
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Setup Pages
Grade Periods (Marking Periods) Click on Grading tab
Click Add/Edit Grade Periods
to create or edit grade
periods
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Setup Pages
Editing Grade Periods
Enter date ranges or ‘exam’ grade periodsExam grade periods are used for final/semester exams or other
items that count for a fixed percentage of student grade averages
Only require End Date so they are sorted correctly
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Student Information
Students Page (GradeBook Section)
Provides access to student records and student progress information
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Student Information
Click on student’s name to access student recordShows detailed student and parent information
Click on folder icon in list to view progress reportOpens in new pop-up window
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Student Information
Click on pen & notepad icon in list to access discipline log
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Student Information
Click on notepad icon to access student notes
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Student Information
Setting Up Student Logins Logins may already have been created for your students by
the school administrator Click on Generate Logins button to create logins
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Student Information
Set Website Access Rules Allows you to control what students and parents see on the
class website
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Student Information
Seating ChartsYou can have several
seating charts per class(for different rooms
or days, for instance)
Seating charts use gridlayouts, but you can leaveempty squares to create
islands or otherarrangements
Select a student to seat,and then select the desk.Click on the Seat button
to move the student
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Login Page
Logging In Your school may have a custom login page that you should
use instead of the general login page The URL is:
http://your_school_name.gradebookwizard.com
If your school does not have a custom login page you can login from:
http://login.gradebookwizard.com
Students and parents use the same page to login as teachers (same URL)
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Login Page
School announcements can be created
by administrator
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Student/Parent Website
Main Page Custom logo
Navigation buttons
Custom pages
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Student/Parent Website
Student Grades
You decide whatto display hereusing the Set
Website Access page
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Student/Parent Website
Assignment Instructions
You can upload handout files for students to download You can also include URLs to external websites for
students to access
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Student/Parent Website
Attendance
Parents can add comments to attendancerecord
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Student/Parent Website
Discipline
Parents can add comments to discipline log entries
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