SmarterGrade User Guide
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1. Gradebook To remove a Remark simply ne E Assessments Assessment Types Grade Scales select the remark you want to remove and click Rem OV e Calculation amp Weights Settings Calendar Remark and then click on Save at the bottom of the page 25 Page LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide Calculation and Weights SmarterGrade allows you to change the Calculation and Weights for your assessments In this section you can change the Default Calculation Method from Average to Median For the Grade Assessment Weighting Method you can choose from Assessment Type Weight Equal Weight and Weight Max Score To make any changes simply select the option and then click the Save button in the bottom right corner Gradebook Change Roster Assessments Assessment Types Assessment Type Weight Grade Scales Equal Weight Remarks Weight Max Score Settings Calendar 26 Page LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide Settings The Settings section of 5SmarterGrade allows you to make changes to the Class Gradebook Settings and the Grading Settings For Class Gradebook Settings you can choose to have non numerical grades translated from Highest Mid Point and Lowest when converting to a numerical number so an A could be translated as 90 92 5 or 95 Grading Settings will allow you to change if you can Modify if Over Max and to Round Off averages If you2. Smarter Mt wisi tim ad minima eniam ULT tte lation llamo ur LITT loborti nil ul aliquip Comum ad tr Dui es Mana tum rige la los ula late elit tits Eg t in hendreri it molest E lam dolors fu feugias faellt Otra tro ils nulla ef UP EA py lan dina ONE tip f Grade User Guide is ta Gule m vel IIT quat f LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide Table of Contents PAID OU SIVA EEC O qria CR RR RR PROERD RO PR RO RD E OR T 4 ABOE E O CO Ga a OUTRE 4 WV HO should Use tas ll acantilado 4 dE CESSINO your MW EDS ao Aso Error Bookmark not defined marte trade Seb A Pep ment TOT Mer o DU A Ra 5 cla A 5 Adine SAEN er A ON 6 AS S aa NR NEN TR 1 Completino Wad borer meer rene trey iii ladies 8 Gradebook User Intenta sidra aladdin 9 Entorno Grid a quad A A 11 O EE EA A 12 Eto AS SN igs at Me nese tub alata tent ace eates eats ia ADT do eiua pee caca Sa Deed ea IUD 13 Aa A 14 Chance Coss a aE E E ciao 14 Basic Student Talora Osiahas ditatus uito sea i asta sab prose to eto e nto di uas Sans adeo nee 14 Adde a Cy UAH CAIN cup pp Co sp DE CURE CE 15 AATE A ED e a a RR Duc 15 aporte Sent Sinta nda e ii 16 Keno dense 17 AS CSS O asa 17 Ea CHINO NG CES SUG TIL G tata a aaa 18 T CHI SS O 18 RemO vine an Assessment a 19 LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide joe scc suo e t 19 Padne AS e Sene ES uesia NA A 20 atorado AO PP E RR RR ERE dea bUUP sien
3. EoS dep paStbnE sn 20 Remove Assessment yes uu pape ERRAT IMMER EDAM EE QE EU 21 RO 22 AE ACE Ie O 22 Editing Grade Scala tube cde ub ce saa 23 Remoymo Grade Scale a aE a e 23 TEC on ed SRP RREO RD GONE A OR RR RR RO RP RR E en 24 PACING Remar KS pana DOR ID a SR 24 Dan RONA R a eee eee Ra eer tT Te rere Cr D 25 Removino Keaton lied silla 25 Cale and o P TERA IN Po POC a o eens ere reat 26 fes U1 OS cunda AT 3 Page LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide About SmarterGrade earnFuse s SmarterGrade provides teachers and administrators with the ability to record report and monitor student performance With SmarterGrade teachers can use their grade book to make decisions and ensure students stay on top of assignments About this Guide This user guide offers teachers an introduction into the LearnFuse SmarterGrade Product Who Should Use this Guide The contents of this guide are written to be readable by users of all technical backgrounds This guide will be used by teachers and other staff at educational institutions 4 Page LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide SmarterGrade Setup Wizard After you have logged into SmarterGrade you will see the SmarterGrade Setup Wizard If you have already added your Class es Student s and Assessment s you can simply click Cancel to continue onto the GradeBook otherwise click Next to continue Add Class Add Students Add Assessment Done SmarterGr
4. Guide b Adding a Guardian To add a guardian for the student click Add under the First Name column You will now be able to enter the First Name Last Name Day Time Phone No Evening Phone No Email Address and the guardian s Relationship to the student First Name Y LastName Y Day Time Phone No Y Evening Phone No Y Email Address Y Relationship johndoe email com Cousin c Adding a Student To add a student click Add Student and fill in the fields under Basic Student Information enter data on any guardians under Guardian Information Click Save when you are done A Gradebook 2 2 2 Basic Student Information Add Import Remove Student ID 001 E 160 Student Student Student Last Name mh Assessments First Name Y LastName Y First Name Joha Assessment Types pt Middle Initial Grade Scales i i o E Email jsmith study edu net Remarks z z Date of Birth 1 1 1998 a Status Enrolled Calculation amp Weights Settings mae First Name Y LastName Y Day Time Phone No Y Evening Phone No Y Email Address Y Relatior endar ee A i a 15 Page LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide d Importing Students You can import students into your roster by clicking the Import Student button You have two different options to import students The first is from a previously created class and the second is from a CSV file CSV File 1 Click on
5. Import from a file Click the Browse button to choose the ed fg Students Import students file you wish to impott eum E ee 3 From the Separator dropdown menu Done b E select Comma Semicolon or Tab M Tip The choice you make will depend Saet a dass on how your file indicates a new field 4 Click Next 5 Drag the values from the source file on the left and drop them on the SharpScheel appropriate destination field on the right Welcome Add Students Import Students 6 Select the format for the Date of Drag the values from the source file on the left and drop them on the appropriate destination field on the right 3 Birth from the drop down menu UA Book1 csv fields 3 Smartergrade Fields 3 7 If necessary uncheck File Done e si includes header information sil 8 Click Next IE 9 You will now see a list of students and if you want to First Name Last Name Student ID are mandatory fields Date of Birth Forma M remove select the student and n click the remove button arp gt Cnee 10 Click Next Perito Existing Class Welcome Add Students Import Students I Click on Import from an existing 2g WR you like to aa from a file existing class class m Import from a file 2 From the drop down menu select a EN class 3 Click Next 4 You will now see a list of students m and if you want to remove a student select the student and click the remo
6. do make any changes click the Save button in the bottom right corner to save your changes Gradebook Q Highest Mid Point Lowest Change Roster Assessments Assessment Types Grade Scales Y Modify if Over Max Round Off Remarks Calculation amp Weights Calendar v 27 Page
7. when you add more assessments At the bottom of the column of the assessment you can see the class average for that particular assessment NOTE An empty cell is counted as NG No Grade a A Add Grade Undo Redo Clear Grade No Assessment Assessment a Mark All Marks Scale Grade First Name Middle Initial Last Name Average Chapter One Test Chapter One Assessment Smith Simpson Simson Smith 12 Page LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide Grade Assessment First select the assessment that you want to grade from the Select Assessment dropdown menu Next choose your method of storing the mark Actual Percentage or Grade Actual uses the number of points the student obtained out of the total number of points available i e 47 55 Percentage uses the percentage the student obtained i e 87 5 Grade uses the letter grade the student achieved 1 e A You may enter the grade in one format or in all three Once you have entered in the assessment grade you can select Remark from the dropdown menu and enter in any notes Click Next to move to the next student On the table on the right hand side you can see the list of the students and grades that you have entered 3 2 2 E HOS ag Add Grade Undo Redo Flood Clear Grade No Assessment Class a Mark All Marks Scale Grade Select Assessment Chapter One Test First Name LastName Middle Actual Grade Percentage Average Student Name Mary Smith Student I
8. D 004 i 87 0 Enter Marks by Actual Percentage Grade i 80 0 87 a 60 0 97 0 out of 100 l Do Previous 13 Page LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide Administration The administration section of SmarterGrade will allow you to make changes to your class roster by adding and removing students assessments assessment types grade scales remarks calculation amp weights as well as other settings Gradebook d 2 Basic Student Informatio Student Student Student Last Name Smi Assessments First Name Last Name T A First Name John Assessment Types 2 Middle Initial Email jsmith study edu net Date of Birth 1 1 1998 a Status Enrolled Grade Scales Remarks Calculation amp Weights Settings Calendar Ye First Name Y Last Name Day Time Phone No Y Evening Phone No Y Email Address Y Relatior Change Roster a Basic Student Information You can change the student s information by selecting the student from the list and then making the changes that you need When finished click the Save button in the lower right len 001 J Smith ame John nitial jsmith study edu net ate of Birth 1 1 1998 a Status Enrolled 9 First Name Y LastName YT Day Time Phone No Evening Phone No Y Email Address Relationship 14 Page LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User
9. ade Welcome to SmarterGrade Setup Wizard This wizard will guide you through the steps of creating your online gradebook SharpScheel Adding Classes Adding a class in the SmarterGrade wizard is simple To add a class to fill in the following fields School From the dropdown menu select the name of your school School Year From the dropdown menu select the school year for the class Class Code Enter in the class code Class Name Type in the subject or name of the class Description Fill in a description of your class Once you have completed adding a class click Next School Welcome School Year Class Code Class Name Description SharpScheel ALA AVENUE MIDDLE SCH z 2010 z 5 Page LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide Adding Students There are three different ways you can add a student to SmarterGrade You can add enter their information manually import from an existing class or import from a CSV file To manually add students please fill in the bro Add Students Import Students Student ID Loo a fields pictured on the right and then click the pem in Done First Name Middle Initial Add button located to the right of Date of UM Date of Birth Enter date m Birth The student will be added to the table at the bottom of the page Once all students have been added to the classtoom click Next SharpScheel Y
10. e and then click Save at the bottom ABC Pass Fail Simple Grade Name GPA L L J Default Grade Scale 3 Name GPA J Default Grade Scale 23 Page LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide Remarks Remarks are seen when you are using the Grade Assessment view in the Gradebook as well as in the repotts Gradebook Change Roster 9 Remark Assessments Remarks Assessment Types Grade Scales Calculation amp Weights Extra credit Extra Effort Absent a Adding Remarks If you would like to add a new remark to SmarterGrade click Add Remark On the right 1 radebook 2 Remarks side under the Roster A ME Remark Rem arks SEC tion 5 Assessment Types Grade Scales Excused enter your Calculation amp Weights Turned in late Settings Extra credit 1 p m Extra Effort information in the er Remark field When finished click Save at the bottom of the page 24 Page LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide b Editing Remarks You can edit a remark by Gradebook Change Roster selecting the remark under mes Assessment Types Grade Scales the Remarks section When Turned in late Calculation amp Weights Extra credit Settings complete click Save at the le Extra Effort Absent bottom of the page c Removing Remarks
11. ents Grade Scale Y Min Assessment Types ABC Pass Fail Remarks Simple Grade 4 Level Standard Test 2 Test 3 Calculation amp Weights Settings Clear Clear All Save Cancel a Adding a Grade Scale You can create a new Grade Scale for your class to use with assessments by clicking on the E Add Grade Scale button and then filling out the Basic Grade Scale Information on the right hand side When creating a new Grade Scale check the box Default Grade Scale to make it default To add your grade to the Grade Scale click Are enter in the Grade Description and press Enter to save and then enter in the Min Y mark necessary for the student to achieve the grade and press Enter to save Once you have entered all of your grade descriptions and minimum percentages click the Save button at the bottom of the page 22 Page LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide b Editing Grade Scale You can make changes to any of Change Roster yout Grade Scales by selecting tame Remarks Calculation amp Weights the Grade Scale Make your suns changes and then click Save at the bottom of the page c Removing Grade Scale To remove a Grade Scale _ Assessments Assessment Types simply select the Grade Scale crase soies Remarks Calculation amp Weights you want to remove and click Remove Grade Scal
12. erGrade User Guide Add Student The Add Student button will allow you to add another student to your class To add a student fill in the fields below and click Save Add Student Student ID Last Name First Name Middle Initial Date of Birth Email Cancel gt gt The Add Assessment button allows you to add a new Add Assessment Add Assessment assessment to your class The Grade Class button allows you to see all of the assignments and all of the students that are in your class Here you can enter in student marks on assignments and produce average grades First Name Middle Initial Last Name Average Chapter One Test Chapter One Assessment John Smith 80 96 Smith 78 5 Simson 78 5 Simpson 78 5 96 The Grade Assessment button allows you to enter in marks T on a per assignment basis with the option to add remarks Assessment and notes Grade Assessment Select Assessment Chapter One Test vi amp Overall Assessment Grade First Name Last Name Middle Actual Grade Percentage Average Student Name John Smith Student 1D 001 Enter Marks by Actual Percentage A out of 0 The Undo will allow you to undo the last action that you have done in the Grade Class screen 10 Page LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide If you have used the Undo button and realized that you did not mean to do that action then you can use the Redo b
13. hange Roster that is already created Grade Scales Quiz Remarks Performance S ele ct the as S e S sm ent Calculation amp Weights Exam In Class Work Settings Calendar Bonus type make your changes under the Basic Assessment Type Information on the right side of the page and then click Save NOTE If you want to make this assessment type default check the Default Assessment Type This will be the Assessment Type used by default when creating a new Assessment 20 Page LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide c Removing Assessment Types To remove an assessment E Change Roster Add em ir o as E Assessment Type Assessment Type Weight o o t l t th asessmen Assessment Type T Weight Y Default 7 y e S e e C e Default Assessment Type 13 2 Grade Scales Quiz assessment type from the ws performance Calculation amp Weights Settings list and then click Remove Assessment Type Click Save at the bottom to complete 21 Page LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide Grade Scales Grade Scales in SmarterGrade can be customized for the class you are teaching Grades can range from letters for example A B C D E or F to a range for example L1 L4 to descriptors for example excellent great satisfactory needs improvement Gradebook Change Roster Add Grade Scale Grade Scale Assessm
14. isting Class Welcome Add Students Import Students 1 Click on Import from an existing H pen you like to import from a file existing class class O mapat ionam 2 From the drop down menu select a NN class 3 Click Next 4 You will now see a list of students C and if you want to remove select the student and click the remove button 5 Click Next SharpScheel Adding Assessments The wizard also allows you to add an assessment To add an Name Welcome assessment please fill out the ecd Due Date Enterdate B Add Stuipents Max Score 100 o following fields Assessment Type Grade Scale ABC Name Fill in the name of the Description Pe e assessment Due Date Select the due date from the calendar or type in the date in the format of day month year i e 1 1 2011 SharpSchee Max Score Enter the highest score possible on the test Assessment Type From the dropdown menu select the type of assessment Grade Scale From the dropdown menu select the grade scale of the assessment Description Fill in a description of the assessment Once you have completed filling out the fields click on Next TIP You can add additional Assesssment Types and Grade Scales which will be explained later on in this user guide 7 Page LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide Completing Wizard SmarterGrade Welcome Add Class Add Students Add Assessment Congratulations Y
15. ou can also add students by importing them from a CSV file or an existing class CSV File 1 Click on Import from a file Click the Browse button to choose the rei h ddisnudentg Import Students file you wish to import em Ec uu 3 From the Separator dropdown menu gee select Comma Semicolon or Tab SOLER Tip The choice you make will depend Select a class on how your file indicates a new field 4 Click Next 5 Drag the values from the source file on the left and drop them on the SharpScheel appropriate destination field on the right Welcome Add Students Import Students NOTE If your name column is A gt id Drag the values from the source file on the left and drop them on the appropriate destination field on the right just name drag it to First MN assessment Book1 csv fields Smartergrade Fields gt Name lt Space gt last name or Last Done e p Name lt Space gt First Name i id 6 Select the format for the Date of E Birth from the drop down menu 7 If neces Safy uncheck File First Name Last Name Student 1D are mandatory fields ate of Bi orma v includes header information Dte or eith Formet DA IM File includes header information 8 Click Next 9 You will now see a list of SharpScheel students and if you want to remove select the student and click the remove button 6 Page LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide 10 Click Next Ex
16. our class setup is completed Click Finish to exit the setup wizard SharpScheel You have now completed the SmarterGrade Wizard Click on Finish 8 Page LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide Gradebook User Interface The Gradebook user interface will be shown once you cancel or finish the SmarterGrade Setup Wizard From here you will be able to select your classes add additional students and assessments enter grades for assessments and manage your classes Welcome petergriffin 4 tive chat Y M tono Sample sam202 Gradebook Attendance lenda Administration DA A Add Undo Redo ood a Grade Fl Assessment Assessment a sumo Clear Grad No rk All Marks Scale Grade First Name Middle Initial Last Name Average Importance of Water The Hydrologic Cycle Wetland Conservation Municipal Treatment Physical vs Chemical Writing Word Equations Naming Compounds Description Learning Biology 101 l e Manage Class The Manage class button allows you to change the class information Make any changes that are required and then click the Save button Manage Class DX School School Year 2010 Y Class Code MFR1212 Class Name Learning Biology 10 Description A introduction course to Biology e Save Cancel The Help button brings up help documentation 9 Page LearnFuse User Manual Smart
17. s When you click on Add EEE E ssment Informat Change Roster Remove Name Performance Evaluation Description A Due Date 11 27 2011 m Performance Check Asses sment you will be La Max Score ur Max Score 1 e Assessment Types Chapter One Test 100 g Assessment Type Performance Io Grade Scales Chapter One Assessment 100 gt A j Grade Scale Pass Fail 18 presented with a blank sm Calculation amp Weights Settings Calendar Assessment Information form Fill out the following fields Name Due Date Max Score Assessment Type Grade Scale and Description Once you have filled in the fields click Save at the bottom b Editing Assessments If you want to make modifications to an assessment such as the name due date etc select the assessment from the list and make your changes under the Assessment Information section on the right of the page When completed click Save Gradebook Ep Ex Change Roster Add Remove Name Chapter One Test Description Assessment Assessment Due Date 1 28 2011 a Chapter One Test Assessment T Max Score T Max Score 100 e Assessment Type Homework v e Grade Scales q E Grade Scale ABC 18 Remarks Calculation amp Weights Assessment Types Settings Calendar 18 Page LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide c Removing an Assessment To remove an assessment simply select the assessment and click Remo
18. utton to reverse the Undo action _ Select all Weighting Method First Name Middle Name Last Name Select Assessment Chapter One Test O Enter Marks by Actual Percentage Remark Notes _ Allow overwriting of existing grades Hm The Clear All Marks button clears many the marks that you Clear select in the grid All Marks Grade 2 The No Grade button will place NG in the grade for the No student for the assessment that you have selected and will fa not count towards the average of the student or average for the assessment of the class Welcome Bar The SmarterGrade welcome bar will allow you to be able to obtain help documents contact live support from within the application return to the Dashboard and logout Welcome petergriffin A ive chat Help b ot 11 Page LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide Entering Grades There are two ways that teachers and administrators can enter grades into SzarferGrade One way is using the Grade Class view this mode allows you to enter marks for all assessments for all students The other is Grade Assessment view this view allows you enter in all the erades for a single assessment Grade Class To enter in a mark for a particular student on a particular assessment select the cell that corresponds to your desired student and assessment Then enter your grade and press Enter to save You can see the average of the student change
19. ve Assessment p N Gradebook Ep Ek MA ee p Change Roster Add Remove Name Chapter One Test Description Assessment ment Assessments 0 Due Date 1 28 2011 a Chapter One Test Assessment t Max Score Max S 100 am uo 0 p o lo Assessment Type Homework v Grade Scales e Grade Scale ABC ex Remarks Calculation amp Weights Settings Calendar Assessment Types The Assessment Types screen will allow you to add modity and remove assessment types from the gradebook Gradebook li Change Roster Add Remove Assessment Type Homework ss ex Assessment Type Assessment Type Weight Assessments Milli po e Assessment Type Y Weight Y Default Y Grade Scales Quiz Remarks Performance Exam In Class Work Calculation amp Weights Settings Calendar 19 Page LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide a Adding Assessment Types To add a new assessment Gradebook type click Add Assessments esessme _ ype T Weight Grade Scales Remarks Performance Assessment Type and cantaion awenen BN In Class Work Settings then fill in the information under Basic Assessment Type Information and click Save NOTE If you want to make this assessment type default check of the Default Assessment Type NY b Editing Assessment Types To edit the assessment C
20. ve button 5 Click Next SharpScheel 16 Page LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide e Removing Students To remove a student from your class all you need to do 1s select the student from the list and click the Remove Student button To save your changes click Save at the bottom Gradebook Assessments E a Remove Student amp Add Import Student Student T First Name Last Name Assessment Types udent ID 001 e Last Name sm E First Name John MM Grade Scales Middle Initial Remarks Email jsmith study edu net Calculation amp Weights Date of Birth 1 1 1998 Status Enrolled 8 Settings Calendar Assessments The assessments section will allow Gradebook assessment information properties Add Remove Assessment Assessment Change Roster Assessment Types Assessment T Max Score Grade Scales Remarks Calculation amp Weights Settings Calendar First Name Y LastName Y Day Time Phone No Y Evening Phone No Y Email Address Y Relatior you to add and remove assessments and change the Chapter One Test 1 28 2011 a 100 je Name Description Due Date Chapter One Test Max Score Assessment Type Homework y je ABC oO o 7 8 Grade Scale 17 Page LearnFuse User Manual SmarterGrade User Guide a Adding Assessment
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