- How can I get a list of missing
assignments?
You can get a list of missing assignments by
running the Preformatted Report: Missing Definition. This will print a
Class Status style report for all definitions with the status of ‘M’ or
‘A’ and the due date equal to or prior to the current day. |
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- Can I change scores at any time for a
student(s)?
Yes, you can change Grade Book scores as you
need to. |
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- Can I add a new grading scale at any
time?
Yes, you can add a new grading scale at any time. The
Grade Book will calculate according to the new scale. |
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- How can I print a Class Status Report for one
or a few of my students?
In Reports, Preformatted, there is
a filter called Select Students. When this is checked and you run a
report, a new window will pop up listing student names, final percents,
final letter grades, and student class comment. To the left of each
student’s name is a check box. Once checked, there is a button at the
bottom of the screen titled Run Report Using Selected Students. The
report will then run with only the selected students.
Also, when
you are in score entry and you want to print the Class Status Report for
one student, you can click on the student’s name.
Or when you
generate a class status report, the pop–up window displays ‘check boxes’
above each student report. If you want multiple students, you can click
the link ‘Print Checked Students Only’ (either on the top or bottom of
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- Why does my i–Cue attendance roster not match
my Grade Book roster?
If your attendance roster indicated
that you have roster changes such as added or dropped students in your
classes, Grade Book will not reflect these changes until you perform the
Roster Refresh Utility. If you need these changes reflected in Grade
Book immediately (entering scores or teaching a new class), please go to
Utilities, Roster Refresh. If you do not need these updates immediately
(adding a new definition), you may go to Utilities, Roster Refresh at
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- Why do the grades submitted to Mark Reporting
not match my Grade Book grades?
This is controlled in Setup,
Preferences. A score status of ‘A’, ‘M’, and ‘X’ will be calculated as a
zero for the student upon Grade Submission. This will lower the
student’s total percentage from the Grade Book displayed total. If you
DO NOT want to include a particular definition in a student’s total
percentage at the time of final calculation and submission, you MUST use
the Exempt (‘E’) status.
When grades are submitted using Grade
Book, definitions with due dates in the future will not be calculated
into the final grade calculation. To remedy this you can change the due
dates to the current date or a previous date and resubmit to Mark
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- I ran a report, and nothing happened,
why?
The Grade Book reports open a new window. If your
browser blocks pop–ups, you will need to ‘Allow Pop–ups From This Site.’
Consult your school technical staff if you need assistance. |
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- I’m in Edit Scores for Multiple Definitions,
and I want to see my definition titles rather than the definition
number. What can I do?
In Setup, Preferences, for Data
Entry, there is a preference to Show titles on Edit Scores For Multiple
Definitions. It will default to Hide Title. You have preference options
to show abbreviated title (four characters) or show complete title.
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- Do I have to create definitions in each of my
English classes?
In Utilities, there is a Definition Copy
utility available. Also, when you Add a New Definition, there is a
checkbox available to add this same definition to other classes.
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- I want to be able to add words to my class
status report – like a group comment. How do I do this?
In
the Scores menu, there is an action for the class to Manage Comments.
This will allow you to add comments for the class and/or add comments
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- Assign and/or Define Grading Scales for each
of your classes
From the Setup menu, choose Assign Grading
Scales to assign a grading scale to the class and to the new students
entering the class. You can copy grading scales from previous terms or
from the current quarter. (If you don’t use a grading scale from a
previous quarter you can define a new grading scale from the Setup menu,
Define Grading Scale.)
To copy Grading Scales:
- From the Utilities Menu, choose Grading Scale Copy.
- Click the option button next to your source scale. To select a
scale from a different term, choose the term from the drop–down list.
You may choose from any source you wish including the current year and
term.
- Select the destination term. Once you have chosen the destination,
click the “Copy” button. Click the “Copy All” button to copy all the
scales, except the school default scale, from one term to the other.
To assign grading scales for your classes, from the Setup
Menu, choose Assign Grading Scales. Assign a grading scale to each of
your classes. Be sure to assign the grading scale to new students
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- What can I do to make data entry in the Grade
Book easier?
Data Entry Tips
Under the Setup Menu,
Preferences, there are several helpful options for data entry. They are
listed in the Data Entry section.
- Change your Font size for data entry so the display is easier to
see. 10 is a good screen size.
- If you have enlarged the font, you may want to set the column
headings to repeat more often.
- The Edit Scores for Multiple Definitions screen is easier to use
if you display titles on the top of the columns.
- You can change the sort method for your definitions here so the
definitions due now are listed first. You can also choose to sort by
category to group all the definitions in a category together.
- Set your Tab/Enter key to go down when you press it.
- As the list of student names scroll off the screen, please keep in
mind that the student’s name will display in the lower left part of
the screen.
- You can filter the definitions that display in score entry pages
to a certain number of days based on due date.
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- What do I need to do to set up my classes for
the new term?
At the start of each term, you need to
complete the following steps for each of your classes.
- Assign grading scales for each of your classes (can be copied)
- Set up the categories for each of your classes
- Create definitions for your classes (remember, definitions,
comments, and custom fields can be copied from class to class and term
to term through the copy utilities available in the Utilities menu.)
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- How do I get my categories to display in the
order that I want?
The categories automatically display in
alphabetical order. If you want to control the order that categories
appear you could put a number in front of the category name. This will
also be the order they will display in SchoolView and StudentLink.
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- What does the statistics report tell
me?
| Maximum: |
The highest value. |
| Minimum: |
The lowest value. |
| Range: |
The difference between the minimum and maximum valued numbers
in a set of scores. |
| Mean: |
The sum of a list of numbers, divided by the total number of
numbers in the list. |
| Median: |
The “middle value” of a list. |
| Mode: |
The most common (frequent) value. |
| Standard
deviation: |
Tells how tightly a set of values is clustered around the
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- How does the Grade Book
round?
Grade Book uses banker's rounding. Banker's rounding
is identical to the common method of rounding except when the digit(s)
following the rounding digit starts with a five and has no non-zero
digits after it. In this case the number is rounded to the nearest even
number.
Examples:
- 3.5 rounded to whole is 4 (because the next digit is 5, and the
whole digit(3) is odd)
- 4.5 rounded to whole is 4 (because the next digit is 5, and the
whole digit(4) is even)
- 2.355 rounded to hundredths is 2.36 (because the next digit is 5,
and the hundredths digit(5) is odd)
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- Why does my data sort slightly different
between attendance and Grade Book?
When teachers use the
i-Cue attendance module and the i-Cue Grade Book module, they may notice
their class rosters will sort slightly different. This will not happen
under all circumstances; it depends on how your district enters data and
what names appear on a given roster. There is a technical reason for
this inconsistency and it is related to the mechanics of the underlying
databases and their configurations. The TIES Student Information System
database supports case-sensitive sequencing of text data while Grade
Book is configured as case-insensitive. This difference explains why
teachers may see minor adjustments in sorting between the two modules.
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