GRADEBOOK INTRODUCTION SESSION

Hastings Public SchoolsFall 2013

WELCOME! District website:

www.hastings.k12.mn.us Go to your building’s webpage. Select Staff Login Links in Staff

Corner Click on the TIES (iCue/iPlan) link Select iCue under Teacher Access Log in to the iCue system

District #= 200User ID = Your employee id

PART 1: GRADEBOOK SET-UP

On the top blue tab select Gradebook Go to Set-Up and Select Preferences

Enter your phone number Enter your email address Decide how you want your numbers rounded Check if you want adjusted points Adjust font SV icon indicates that the preference setting

impacts SchoolView (what parents & students see)

Click on the ? icon to see a detailed description of how that setting works.

GRADEBOOK PREFERENCES CON’T

Setup - Edit Publishing Status Select Do Not Publish for all of your classes

GRADING SCALES

We can use up to 99 grading scales per class

We have a default grading scale and a pass fail grading scale set up.

Default Grading ScaleLetter Grade Lower Limit4 903 802 701 600 59

PASS/FAIL GRADING SCALE

If you have a student that would benefit from a Pass/Fail Grading Scale you will need to add it.

To use the pass/fail select add a new grading scale and select it in the drop down menu

Pass/Fail Grading Scale:

Letter Grade Lower Limit

P 60F ---

ASSIGN A GRADING SCALE

Now that you have defined your grading scale you will need to assign it to that class or an individual within the class.

In set-up select Assign Grading Scale. Assign the grading scale to the entire

class or individual students

SET-UP CATEGORIES

Default categories are: Homework, Quizzes and Tests

Select Set-up --- Category Editor if you want to change these or add new categories.

Set up weighted categories if you want. Category weights must add up to 100. Example: Tests = 50% of grade, Quizzes 20% and homework 30%.

READING CATEGORIES: EXAMPLE

Example Categories:VocabularyComprehensionConstructed-ResponseGrammarSpelling

Each of the categories can be weighted or you can choose to not use weighting of categories.

READING EXAMPLE

ASSIGNING WEIGHTS: OPTION 1

Vocabulary (20%)Comprehension (20%)Constructed-Response (20%)Grammar (20%)Spelling (20%)

WEIGHTING: OPTION 2:

Another option is to use more generic categories (Homework, quizzes and tests).

MATH(NON WEIGHTED)

Daily work (0%)Tests (0%)Facts (0%)Here you will be using total

points (although you can still tie a definition to a category)

MATH (WEIGHTED)

Daily work (50%)Tests (25%)Facts (25%)Here each of your categories has a given weight.

Nothing is set in stone.

Nothing is being seen by the public (via SchoolView)

Everything can be modified later

REMEMBER…

ADDING A DEFINITION (ASSIGNMENT) Go to Scores on the top menu Select Reading In the Action Menu select New

Definition Enter a Title (Week 1) Enter a Category (Vocabulary) Enter a Start Date/Stop Date Click Save and Enter

ENTERING A GRADE: DEFINITIONS

If the majority of students have the same grade, simply enter it in the top box, select apply to all and modify the students that didn’t earn that grade.

You may use the different status keys to signify why a student may not have points (absent).

This is a great area for you to leave comments to remember later (s/he did not study the correct vocabulary etc.)

DON’T FORGET….

Save!!!

DO YOU WANT TO MODIFY THE SCORES LATER?

In the menu box of the definition you have three options:

1. Edit Score2. Edit Definition (change category,

points or dates).3. Delete Definition Remember…..

WHEN YOU NEED HELP!

Contact your building level iCue contact or a colleague.

High School: Karl JacobsenMiddle School: Lynn Muench