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- | ====== PowerTeacher | + | ====== PowerTeacher |
- | **To Log into PowerTeacher:** | + | ==== Logging in to PowerTeacher |
- | * A new user must request a new account by filling out the on-line [[http:// | + | * Note that a new user must request a new account by filling out the on-line [[http:// |
* Log into PowerTeacher at [[https:// | * Log into PowerTeacher at [[https:// | ||
- | * Enter your Username and password, and then click on **Sign In**.\\ {{: | + | * Enter your Username and password, and then click on **Sign In**.\\ {{: |
- | {{: | + | ==== Navigating PowerTeacher ==== |
- | The first time launching | + | The PowerTeacher Start Page serves as the central point form which you begin your PowerTeacher session. |
- | {{:powerschool: | + | * Navigation bar |
- | Follow [[.: | + | * ID bar |
+ | * Main menu | ||
+ | * Current classes | ||
- | Once you have logged into the Gradebook with the installer, click the **Launch** button after logging into PowerTeacher | + | ==== Personalizing |
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- | The LaunchGradebook will be downloaded. Double-click on the .ptg file to begin.\\ | + | === To change your password: === |
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+ | - Click **Change Password** | ||
+ | - Enter the old password | ||
+ | - Enter the new password | ||
+ | - Verify the new password | ||
+ | - Click **Submit** | ||
- | {{:powerschool: | + | === To set the default student screen: === |
+ | * Navigate to **Start Page > Personalize** | ||
+ | * Click **Default Student Screen** | ||
+ | * Select the screen from the Default Student Screen menu | ||
+ | * Click **Submit** | ||
- | The PowerTeacher Gradebook Sign In will appear if the desktop icon was launched. Simply use the same login username and password as used for PowerTeacher.\\ | + | === To show or hide the section numbers on the PowerTeacher |
- | {{:powerschool: | + | * Navigate to **Start Page > Personalize** |
+ | * Click **Display Section Numbers** | ||
+ | * Select “yes” or “no” from the Display Section Number on PowerTeacher Home Page menu | ||
+ | * Click **Submit** | ||
- | Once inside Gradebook, the list of classes will be displayed along with student names.\\ | + | ==== Taking Attendance ==== |
- | Be mindful of the reporting term or marking period and select from the drop-down menu for the current marking period. This should default to the current marking period from the devices’ date.\\ | + | |
- | Also ensure the Current Classes are listed for the current year. **Example: | + | |
- | **For instruction on entering Kindergarten Standard Grades, click [[powerschool: | + | It’s easy to take attendance in PowerTeacher. As soon as teachers take attendance, student attendance information becomes available to school administrators, |
+ | - Navigate to **Start Page > Chair** icon (next to the class for which you want to take attendance) | ||
+ | - Select the Date | ||
+ | - Select the Current attendance code | ||
+ | - Click the cell next to a student’s name to assign that code | ||
+ | - Click **Submit** | ||
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+ | *Note: Even if all students are present, teachers should | ||
- | **To Move Previous Grades to the Current Term:**\\ | + | ==== Viewing Student Information ==== |
- | There are shortcuts within Gradebook that can save some time. One such shortcut is to right-clicking | + | |
- | **Example:** //Copy a full column of grades from one Term (Q1) to another (Q2). This will give the option | + | Access the Student Information Screens by clicking the Student Information icon for a class, then clicking a student’s name. More than a dozen student screens are available through the Select Screens |
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+ | - Navigate to **Start Page > Student Information | ||
+ | - Click a student’s name | ||
+ | - Select a screen | ||
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+ | ==== Printing PowerSchool Reports ==== | ||
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+ | Teachers can print school-related reports such as form letters, report cards, and mailing labels for individual students, one section of students, or for students in all of the sections they teach provided that they have been given permission to do so. Only those reports that have been made available to teachers will available in the PowerTeacher print reports menu. | ||
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+ | === To print PowerSchool reports for an individual student: === | ||
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+ | - Navigate to **Start Page > Student Information ** icon | ||
+ | - Click a student’s name | ||
+ | - Select the screen **Print A Report** | ||
+ | - Select which report you would like to print | ||
+ | - Select the Watermark Text, if applicable | ||
+ | - Select the Watermark Mode, if applicable | ||
+ | - Select when to print the report | ||
+ | - Click **Submit** | ||
- | **For more on-line training, visit https:// | ||
- | Attached is the PowerTeacher Quick Reference Card {{: |