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Setup - Edit Publishing Status Select Do Not Publish for all of your classes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