Topic 1: Importing Grades from eRoster Follow the instructions in the above video to import student info into your gradebook. Thank you to Mike from VHS for the video!Topic 2: Setting up ebackpack (needed to post grades) 1.Double click My Network Places on your Desktop. Double click “Add Network Place”. 2. Add “Choose Another Network Place”, when prompted type: https://ebackpack.guhsd.net/username (ie jhdj42) Click “NEXT”. 3.Password box will appear, enter your username, and password. Click the check box “Remember Password” to prevent future prompting of password. Name the location “My eBackpack”. FINSHED! Mac Users: “Connect to Server” 1. From the “Go” menu select “Connect to Server. Or hit shortcut keys: “APPLE + K”. 2. Type the address: https://ebackpack.guhsd.net/username (ie jhdj42) and click “Connect”. DON’T TYPE THE WORD username type YOUR username! 3.Type your username and password. Choose to have it “Remembered…in Keychain” Click OK. Topic 3: Putting Grades Online **Before you start you must have passwords entered for all students! You can cut and paste the id numbers into the password column. 1. Open eBackpack using “Connect to Server” (Mac) or “My Network Places” (PC/TC). 2.IMPORTANT: Make sure there is nothing in the “webgrades” folder. Delete EVERYTHING in this folder. This step will be repeated each time. 3.In EGP press the Internet reports button. It is the “@” 4. Create website reports. Select “All classes in the Current Term”. 5.Take a moment to configure the settings to your specifications: Font size, what information you want online, a message to the students, etc. These settings only need to be configured once, unless you want to change them each time. Click the “Create” button near the bottom right corner of your screen. 6.Save the files into your My Documents folder on your computer. Then Copy (select all and drag) these files into the “webgrades” folder in your eBackpack. 7. Check your grades online and see if it worked! Congratulations you did it!! Video Tutorials for Putting Grades Online: | Topic 4: How to Print Student Reports: 1. Click on the printer icon on the toolbar 2. From the top drop down (first) menu select "Student Progress (report card)". 3. From the bottom drop down menu (second) select "students selected in list". 4. Holding down the control key* select the students you wish to print reports for. 5. Then click the print button on the bottom right of the screen. *On a Mac, use the apple key. Topic 5: Using Weighted Grades 1. Select “Edit” from the toolbar. 2. Select “Class Options”. 3. Click on the “Category tab”. Have you ever wanted to put the same grade in for every student in the class? There is a button with an “F” with a down arrow next to it.If you enter the grade for the first student in the grade book and hit the auto fill button it will give every student that grade for the assignment.4. Now you can set up your categories and assign a weight to each category. 5. Make sure the box in the right hand corner is checked “Use Category Weighting”. You can turn this feature on and off at any time during the semester. It will simply revert back to total points. Topic 6: Auto Fill: Topic 7: Copy Assignments from One Class to Another 1. First select "Tool" from the menu on top. 2. The select "Copy" then "Assignments". 3. Next select the class you want to copy from and click on the assignment. (To select multiple assignments hold down the control key*). 4. Then select the class or classes (using control key* for multiple classes). 5. Click the copy button. Repeat these procedures to copy students as well! *On a Mac, use the apple key. |