eSSENTIAL Resources for LTSs: Infinite Campus - Assignments

1. eSSENTIAL Resources for LTSs: Infinite Campus - Assignments This course provides participants an overview of calculating and reporting grades in Infinite Campus. eSSENTIALPublisher: Zena Brown Learning Technologies Specialist

2. Objective The learner will be able to: • Utilize the Gradebook for entering and posting grades.

3. Agenda • Campus Overview • Assignment • Teacher Preferences • Grade Calculations • Categories • Creating Assignments • Recording Grades • Gradebook • Review/Wrap-up

4. Campus Overview-1 • Gray header tool bar contains dropdown menus for: • Year • School • Section 4

5. Campus Overview-2 • The Index tab is where you will access Instruction functions • The Account Settings changes user password • Access Log shows information about logging into the tool • The user must Log Off 5

6. Campus Overview-3 • The main work space contains: District and School notices. • The Process Inbox contains reminders to take attendance

7. The Assignments tool is used for creating and managing assignments as well as setting up grade calculations Complete tasks in this order: Define preferences on the Teacher Preference editor. Define grading options on the Grade Calculation Options editor Set up Categories Enter Assignments Assignments-1

8. Assignment-2 The toolbar on the View Assignment screen gives teachers the ability to complete all assignment management from within the Assignments tool. 8

9. Teacher Preferences-1 Teacher Preferences allows teachers to set preferences for the section. If the section spans multiple terms, these preferences affect all terms. 9 9

10. Teacher Preferences-2 Users can assign preferences for multiple sections. Step 1. Select the checkboxes for the preferences you want to assign. Step 2. Click the Mass Assign to multiple sections hyperlink. Step 3. Select the sections to which you want to assign preferences or select Check All to select all sections. Step 4. Click the Save Teacher Preference button. 10 10

11. The Grade Calculation Options editor allows users to set preferences that determine how Grade Book calculates in progress grades. Standards and Tasks can be attached to a grading scale for grade calculation or excluded/removed from calculations Grade Calculations-1 11 11

12. Grade Calculations-2 • Step 1. Click the Edit Grade Calc Options onbutton the Assignments toolbar to open the Grade Calculation Options editor • Step 2. Select one of the following options: No Calculation or Calculate In Progress • Step 3. Click the Save button to open the Assignments Editor. 12 12

13. Categories-1 A Category is a collection of assignments that count toward a grading task or standard. The Categories screen first displays a summary of all the categories set up for the sections taught by the teacher based on the course selected in the Campus toolbar. 13 13

14. Categories-2 Step 1. Enter Name and Weight, Sequence, Exclude the Category from Calculation, and Drop Lowest Score are optional. Step 2. Select the section to assign this category. Step 3. Select the Grading Task that will contain this category. 14 14

15. Creating Assignments-1 Step 1. Enter Name and Abbreviation Step 2. Click on the Description, Objectives, and References Fields to add additional information 15 15

16. Creating Assignments-2 Step 1. Select which Section(s) get this assignment Step 2. Check Active, Hide were appropriate Step 3. Enter Assigned and Due date 16 16

17. Creating Assignments-3 Step 1. Select the Grading Task and Category in which to place the assignment. Step 2. Select the Scoring Type. Step 3. Enter the Total Pts and Multiplier if using Points or Assignment Marks. Step 4. Click the Save & Score. 17 17

18. Recording Grades 18 18

19. Gradebook-1 Categories Assignments Grades 20 20

20. Gradebook-2 Hover over the abbreviation to see additional details about an assignment

21. Gradebook-3 Right click on an assignment to update scores.

22. Gradebook-4 Comments may entered in the gradebook for a student by right-clicking on the cell for a student’s score.

23. Gradebook-5 • Turned In – A green flag displays in the upper left corner • Late - any work that is flagged as Late will appear with a red score. There is no formula for late work, the Late flag is simply an indication the assignment was late. Any deductions or “docking” should be done on the score and entered as such. • Exempt -an exempt assignment will be grayed out and will not count for that student. • Missing - missing assignments count as zero points earned. A canned report finds missing assignments in the Portal and in the Instruction Reports. • Incomplete- assignments do not harm (nor help) the student’s grades. • Cheated - an assignment flagged as cheated will count as a zero. “Cheated” will appear on the portal. • Dropped - the dropped flag is automatically marked if “drop lowest score” was set on the group in Lesson Planner. As scores are entered, Campus will analyze each student’s scores and flag the score with the lowest overall percentage, thus removing it from the grade calculation.

24. Gradebook-6 Step 1. Select the cell and enter the value Step 2. As scores are entered, the student’s running total grade (in the yellow area) will automatically recalculate to show the current grade. Click SAVE.

25. Gradebook – Posting Grades • Right click in the green grade totals area. • Select Post Grades if it is time to submit grades for that marking period OR select Post Grades to Other Task if submitting a progress mark such as midterm. • Click Save.

26. Review/Wrap-Up

27. Survey

28. LTD Contact Information Faculitator: Michelle Madden mmadden@atlantapublicschools.us Learning Technologies Department 130 Trinity Ave Atlanta, GA 30310 www.apslt.org