IGPro Training Session II

IGPro Training

Session II

Allyson Tempest & Jesse Lubinsky

1. View Summaries

· Right click on upper-left gray cell above the number 1

· Click Change Columns

· Check the boxes to the left of Summary 1, Summary 2, etc.

· Use the drop down menu to select the summary you wish to view in your spreadsheet

· You may use up to 5 summary “buckets”

· Decide which 2 summaries are most important

· Make sure these summaries are listed under Summary 1 and Summary 2

· The first two summaries listed will print out in reports that do not have the option to choose summaries, such as the Student Progress report

2. Hot Link Spreadsheet Grades

* You should hot link only when you have entered all grades to Spreadsheet Quarter 1.

· In Spreadsheet field switch to Q1 (End Term 11/15/2005)

· Click the gray bucket titled Q1 MK Grade

· Click Replace Task

· Replace with Quarter 1 (Numeric Total Points)

· Click Next

· Click Quarter 1 Spreadsheet Grade

· Click Next

· Click Letter Grade

· Click Next

· Check Hot Link Grades box

· KEEP SAVING! DO THIS FOR EVERY CLASS!

* Manual changes to final letter grades should be done after you have hot linked Spreadsheet Quarter 1 and Q1 End Term.

* If you have to make a change at the last moment in Spreadsheet Quarter 1, you will need to refresh the link by opening Q1 End Term to update grades.

3. Add Comments

· Under the gray buckets titled Q1 MK Comment #, click the cell and enter the number of the comment you wish to give

· You may also click the cell you wish to enter a comment in and choose the comments from a drop down menu in the Comments field

· To fill a column with one comment, right click on Q1 MK and choose

Fill Column Comment # to enter comment number

4. Export Quarter Grades to SASI

* You are exporting all classes. DO NOT DO THIS UNTIL YOU ARE COMPLETELY FINISHED HOT LINKING & ENTERING COMMENTS FOR ALL CLASSES!

· Click File

· Click Export from Gradebook

· Click 11/15/2005: Q1

· Click Next

· A WARNING box will appear. Check Continue with the export anyway

· Click Next

· Click Export

· Click No if an error box appears click

5. Write Notes

· If you DO NOT want students and parents to view notes you must type $$ (two dollar signs) ON EACH LINE YOU WANT TO CANCEL OUT

· Student Notes = General note about student (Click on student name, make sure you select Students/Notes in the Show field, and type note in white box on bottom of spreadsheet)

· Score Notes = Particular note for specific student and task (Click on score, make sure you select Students/Notes in the Show field, and type note in white box on bottom of spreadsheet)

· Task Notes = Information about specific tasks (Click Tasks, click Edit Tasks, and click Notes)

· Class Notes = Information about particular classes (Click Setup, Click Classes, select class, click Notes). To copy class notes from one class to another you must use “Control” C to copy and then “Control” V to paste.

· Spreadsheet Notes = General information about specific spreadsheet quarters (Click Setup, click Spreadsheets, click Notes)

6. Create Reports

· Click Reports on gray toolbar

· Choose report type

· Click Setup for more options

· Class Roster Report= Creates a list of students in your class

· Student Demographics Report = Displays personal information such as birthdays, guidance counselors, etc.

· Spreadsheet Report = Shows information for entire class on one sheet

· Student Progress Report = Includes information for specific students and grades. Click Filter

· Student Rank Report = Ranks each student based on task types

7. Task View vs. Type View

· Teachers enter tasks, grades and notes in Task View in the View field

· To view total points/percentages for each task type (homework, quiz, project, test, etc.) you have assigned during the quarter, select Type View from the View field drop-down menu

8. Change Decimals

· Click Setup on the gray toolbar

· Click Grading Rules

· Click Grade Tables

· Use the Display Decimals drop-down menu to select the number of decimal spaces you would like to display in the final calculations

· Click Close

9. Create Seating Charts

· Select Seating Chart in the Show field

· Use the calculation tool IGPro provides to set up the rows and columns that you usually set up in your classroom. You can move desks around later to form groups if you wish

· You are now in the “Layout Mode.” You will define the physical layout of your room and assign students to desks

· Click each desk (desks labeled with student names, the empty desk, and the teacher desk) and drag it using the mouse to form your seating chart

· Click View in the gray toolbar

· Click Hide Layout Tools

· You are now in the “Update Mode.” You can view and edit scores here

· Select a task from the Task field

· Click on a score in the rectangle under a student’s name to edit it

· To return to the “Layout Mode,” click View in the gray toolbar

· Click Show Layout Tools to return to seating chart with grid and tools