Last week I sent this tip to a handful of SMASD Teachers via email to see if it was worthwhile. Shortly after, an inbox full of "thank yous" made me realize that this is something we should share on the Techspot.
Get eSD Teacher Connect in a TAB.
When we open eSD it opens first in a tab in our browser, but then when we click the Teacher Connect button in the upper right, we are forced to work out of a new window, which can be cumbersome.
Check out this video to see:
- How to get your gradebook/attendance in a tab in your browser
- How to go straight to Teacher Connect (gradebook) bypassing the main eSD My Page.
Print a Roster Grid
I believe this was touched upon in our training, but how quickly I can forget. Thanks to Paula for figuring this one out!
Check out this video to see:
- Print a blank roster with a grid to hand mark grades, attendance, participation etc.
Slowly but surely we will get all this down!
Did you figure out a trick ? Need help with something ? Leave a comment below!
If you're like me, you miss the ability to mark something as collected, missing, or late. I have figured out that you can use alpha grades (some are already in the system) for these notations. For example, I use a R (meaning received/collected). This is for assignments that I know I may not get to grade immediately. As I have learned, if you don't grade something by its due date, a red exclamation point shows up and makes it look like the student is missing the assignment. The R helps to alleviate that confusion. You can set your alpha grades to either by blank or a 0, depending on your grading policies. (For example, I use M if there is an assignment missing, but I don't make it a 0 right away. So, a M doesn't affect the student's MP grade right away).
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