Getting Started with GradeQuick
Logging In to GradeQuick Shortcut on the Start Menu First time users enter first initial last name like this (ccornwell) Do not enter a password and click OK It will prompt you to create a password Use the same password for logging in to the network so you don’t forget OK
Importing Rosters Click the New Grade Book button on the Toolbar
Importing Rosters (cont.) Click Yes
Change to Your Course List: This window appears Click Change
Importing Rosters (cont.) Select your name and click OK
Importing Rosters (cont.) The list of your courses appears. Select the first class Click OK Your roster appears
Sort the Roster into Alpha order: Place the cursor in the name column Click the white arrow that points up
Saving: NEVER use ‘Save As’ from the File menu NEVER rename a file (ask the TRT for help) ALWAYS Use the Save button Naming Your Gradebook: BLOCK: 5 COURSE: SPANISH LEVEL: 1 SPECIAL IDENTIFIER: TT 5 spanish 1 5 spanish 1 tt
Adding a Test ALWAYS manually add the first assignment— DON’T USE GRADEBOOK-to-GRADEBOOK COPY for the first assignment in a term Use the Add Test button This way you get the weighting
Subtotal Look-Fors Are the Terms weighted correctly? (grading periods are in the Subtotal column) SubTotal should be 300 Ask TRT for help if it’s not
Print Options for Single Term SS View the Single Term Spreadsheet – Reports > Spreadsheets > Single Term Gradebook Spreadsheet Change Printer Options – Print > Printer Setup > Landscape – Then > Options > Print in Thin Column Mode (truncates test names to fit on page) – So not use Thin Column Mode for your permanent record, only for a running copy
Change to Semester Grade View Now you must change your view to View All Terms And, to view Semester 1
Add Transfer Grades for New Students Add a test column Short name Q1trnsfr Long name Quarter 1 Transfer Grades Change the Term to Term 1 Change the Date to a 1 st Quarter date Enter 100 Possible Points Fill Current Column with X Enter the student’s grade If using category weighting, you must put this column in a category
Printing the Semester 1 Spreadsheet Go to Reports > Spreadsheets > End-of-Year SS Go to Students > Student Info. Check the following only: – Name – ID Number – Sem 1 Grade
Congratulations! You are ready to enter 1 st Quarter Grades!