1. Specials Teachers Grade Book Training Brent Wolf & Stacy Smith

2. Creating A New Shortcut Log into PowerTeacher Click on the Gradebook icon on the left. Click on the “Launch Gradebook” button.“Launch Gradebook” You will be asked if you would like to “open” or “save”. Choose “save” and click “OK” to create a shortcut. “open” or “save”. You will need to do this on your home computer if you would like a shortcut.

3. Click here

4. Make sure you choose “Save to Disc Click OK

5. Opening Grade Book Go to your desktop. Double click on the new icon. This shortcut will lead you right to your grade book without having to log into PowerTeacher.

6. Entering Grades In the “final Grade” column right click next to the student’s name. From the Drop down menu select “Show Score Inspector”. Put a check mark in the “manually override grades” box. The grade that you put here (1,2, or 3) is the Skills grade.

7. Select a class Right click in the “final grade” column next to a student. Select “Show Score Inspector”

8. Ch Check “manual override”. This is your Skills grade. Click to access comment bank.

9. Entering Grades (continued) To give a grade for the Behavior and Participation click on the “Comment Bank” Scroll down until you find the scores for Behavior and Participation. Click on the Behavior grade you would like to give. Click on “Insert Selected Comments” and the comments will appear in the box.

10. Click on desired grade. Click “Insert Selected Comments. Grade will show below.

11. Entering Grades (continued) Now go back up to the “comments bank” and select your grade for Participation. Click on the “Insert Selected Comments” and the comment will appear in the “Comments” box. If you wish to leave other comments you would do so by clicking in the comments box and typing your comment. Click “OK” to save the comments.

12. Click on desired grade. Click “Insert Selected Comments. Grade will show below. Click in box to add additional comments. Click “OK”

13. Entering Grades Now you will be back to the “Score Inspector”. You can use the arrows next to the student’s name to maneuver to the next student. You will follow these steps for each student in that class, as well as for each class.

14. Use arrows to move to next student.

15. Creating Groups In the “Student” tab click on the “Plus” (+) button on the left hand side to add a set. Double click on the set to name it. Double click on the group to name it. Drag and drop students into their groups. ***This can only be done in the “student” screen***

16. Must be in the “students” tab Click (+) to add a set Double click Set and Group to name Drag and drop students’ names into groups

17. Reports Click on the “Reports” tab. Select which report you would like to run. Enter your Criteria and Layout information. Click “Run Report”.

18. Click the “reports” tab. Choose a report. Enter your preferences. Click “Run Report”