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+++ powerschool:powerteacher:ptoverview [2023/10/12 11:59] (current)
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-====== PowerTeacher Overview ======
+====== PowerTeacher Quick Reference Guide ======
-**To Log into PowerTeacher:**
+==== Logging in to PowerTeacher ====
-  * A new user must request a new account by filling out the on-line [[http://www.wcs.k12.va.us/sites/default/files/documents/online_forms/technology/Computer%20Account%20and%20Access%20Request%20Form.pdf|Account Request form]].\\
+  * Note that a new user must request a new account by filling out the on-line [[http://www.wcs.k12.va.us/sites/default/files/documents/online_forms/technology/Computer%20Account%20and%20Access%20Request%20Form.pdf|Account Request form]].\\
   * Log into PowerTeacher at [[https://powerschoolapp.wcs.k12.va.us/teachers]].\\
-  * Enter your Username and password, and then click on **Sign In**.\\ {{:powerschool:powerteacher:pt_login.png?100|}}
+  * Enter your Username and password, and then click on **Sign In**.\\ {{:powerschool:powerteacher:login.png}}
-{{:powerschool:powerteacher:new_gradebook_launch.png}}
+==== Navigating PowerTeacher ====
-The first time launching the Gradebook requires running the Installer.\\
+The PowerTeacher Start Page serves as the central point form which you begin your PowerTeacher session.  It consists of the following areas:
-{{:powerschool:powerteacher:installer.png}}
+  * Navigation bar
-Follow [[.:PTLaunchInstaller|these]] instructions for more details.
+  * ID bar
+  * Main menu
+  * Current classes
-Once you have logged into the Gradebook with the installer, click the **Launch** button.\\
+==== Personalizing PowerTeacher ====
-{{:powerschool:powerteacher:new_launch.png}}
-The LaunchGradebook will be downloaded. Double-click on the .ptg file to begin.
+=== To change your password: ===
-{{:powerschool:powerteacher:launch_download.png}}
+  - Navigate to **Start Page > Personalize**
+  - Click **Change Password**
+  - Enter the old password
+  - Enter the new password
+  - Verify the new password
+  - Click **Submit**
-{{:powerschool:powerteacher:pt2.8_title.png}}
+=== 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**
-Once inside Gradebook, the list of classes will be displayed along with student names.\\
+=== To show or hide the section numbers on the PowerTeacher Start Page: ===
-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.\\
+  * Navigate to **Start Page > Personalize**
-Also ensure the Current Classes are listed for the current year. **Example:** //Current Classes (14-15)// \\ {{:powerschool:powerteacher:kg_no_name_current_term.png}}
+  * Click **Display Section Numbers**
+  * Select “yes” or “no” from the Display Section Number on PowerTeacher Home Page menu
+  * Click **Submit**
-**For instruction on entering Kindergarten Standard Grades, click [[powerschool:powerteacher:kindergarten_standards|here]].**\\
+==== Taking Attendance ====
-**To Move Previous Grades to the Current Term:**\\
+It’s easy to take attendance in PowerTeacher. As soon as teachers take attendance, student attendance information becomes available to school administrators, parents, and students.
-There are shortcuts within Gradebook that can save some time. One such shortcut is to right-clicking on the Assignment column heading. This action will present a Copy / Paste drop-down menu.\\
+  - Navigate to **Start Page > Chair** icon (next to the class for which you want to take attendance)
-**Example:** //Copy a full column of grades from one Term (Q1) to another (Q2). This will give the option to continue the skills from the last snapshot.//\\
+  - Select the Date
-{{:powerschool:powerteacher:gradebook_copy_scores.png|}}
+  - Select the Current attendance code
+  - Click the cell next to a student’s name to assign that code
+  - Click **Submit**
-**For more on-line training, visit https://powersource.pearsonschoolsystems.com**
+*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.
+==== Viewing Student Information ====
+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 menu. The following table provides a brief explanation of the student information screens available in PowerTeacher.
+  - Navigate to **Start Page > Student Information ** icon (next to the class you wish to view)
+  - Click a student’s name
+  - Select a screen
+{{:powerschool:powerteacher:powerteacher_student_information_screens.jpg?400|}}
+==== Printing PowerSchool Reports ====
+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.
+=== To print PowerSchool reports for an individual student: ===
+  - 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**
+=== To print PowerSchool reports for one section of students: ===
+  - Navigate to **Start Page > Printer ** icon
+  - Click a student’s name
+  - Select the screen **Print A Report**
+  - Select which report you would like to print
+  - Select whether to run a Test Print, if so, enter the number of pages to print
+  - Select the Watermark Text, if applicable
+  - Select the Watermark Mode, if applicable
+  - Select when to print the report
+  - Click **Submit**
+=== To print PowerSchool reports for all students: ===
+  - Navigate to **Start Page > Reports** icon
+  - Select which report you would like to print
+  - Select whether to run a Test Print, if so, enter the number of pages to print
+  - Select the Watermark Text, if applicable
+  - Select the Watermark Mode, if applicable
+  - Select when to print the report
+  - Click **Submit**

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