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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**.\\ {{: | ||
- | **For more on-line training, visit https://support.powerschool.com** | + | ==== Navigating PowerTeacher ==== |
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+ | The PowerTeacher Start Page serves as the central point form which you begin your PowerTeacher session. | ||
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+ | * Main menu | ||
+ | * Current classes | ||
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+ | ==== Personalizing PowerTeacher ==== | ||
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+ | === To change your password: === | ||
+ | | ||
+ | - Click **Change Password** | ||
+ | - Enter the old password | ||
+ | - Enter the new password | ||
+ | - Verify the new password | ||
+ | - Click **Submit** | ||
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+ | === 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** | ||
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+ | === To show or hide the section numbers on the PowerTeacher Start Page: === | ||
+ | * 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** | ||
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+ | ==== Taking Attendance ==== | ||
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+ | 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 click the Chair icon to open the attendance screen, and then click Submit. This tells PowerSchool that the teacher has taken attendance. | ||
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+ | ==== Viewing Student Information ==== | ||
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+ | Access the Student Information Screens by clicking the Backpack for a class, then clicking a student’s name. More than a dozen student screens are available through the Select Screens menu. The following table provides a brief explanation of the student information screens available in PowerTeacher. | ||
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+ | - Navigate to **Start Page > Backpack** icon (next to the class you wish to view) | ||
+ | - Click a student’s name | ||
+ | - Select a screen | ||
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