October+7,+2011+Inservice

Skyward Training

 * Learning Goals: **

You will be able to:
 * have answers to specific questions you have about the skyward grading program.
 * find resources for preparing seating charts, cloning assignments from previous years, using the message center, and other miscellaneous tutorials


 * __Common Questions: __**
 * **Why are all my students failing? **
 * One of the biggest concerns has been when you enter grades and the entire class is failing. If it is a new class (one with a new class number), the default will be to grade as if it is percentages and not points.
 * __**Change to Points: **__
 * Click on Categories
 * Click on Score Method and change to points


 * **__Categories (are you using all the categories that are available?) __**
 * Click on Edit
 * Click or Unclick the categories that you would like to use
 * If you do not see a category that fits your needs, send an email to Cathi


 * **I can't keep track of my passwords! **
 * <span style="color: #2f2f79; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Use one word with a series of 1, 2, 3 numbers
 * <span style="color: #2f2f79; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Example: weiser1, weiser2, weiser 3 (when you get to three and have to change your password again, you can start back at one). This will assure you don't lock yourself out of your account.
 * <span style="color: #2f2f79; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">If you lock yourself out of your account, put in a help ticket!

__**<span style="color: #2f2f79; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Resources: **__
 * <span style="color: #2f2f79; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Cloning Assignments from Previous Years
 * <span style="color: #2f2f79; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Cloning from One Gradebook to Another
 * <span style="color: #2f2f79; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Posting Weekly Eligibilty
 * <span style="color: #2f2f79; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Creating Seating Charts with Pictures
 * <span style="color: #2f2f79; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Parent/Access Tutorial
 * <span style="color: #2f2f79; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Retrieving Messages
 * <span style="color: #2f2f79; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Miscellaneous Tutorials
 * <span style="color: #2f2f79; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Grading Table
 * <span style="color: #2f2f79; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Reports
 * <span style="color: #2f2f79; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Display scoring
 * <span style="color: #2f2f79; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Student profiles
 * <span style="color: #2f2f79; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Teacher's log
 * <span style="color: #2f2f79; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Using the Message Center (see tutorial below)

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Resources are located on the high school W: drive (C Wing -> Ciotti -> Skyward Resources) ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Using the Message Center Tutorial (Courtesy of Steve Heffner) ** <span style="color: #9e241a; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">media type="custom" key="10762696"

Cloud Computing - [|http://scoutweb.conradweiser.org]

 * <span style="color: #2f2f79; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Learning Goals: **

<span style="color: #2f2f79; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">You will be able to:
 * <span style="color: #2f2f79; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">understand the concept behind cloud computing
 * <span style="color: #2f2f79; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">log into the scoutweb
 * <span style="color: #2f2f79; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">properly open and save files from your the P and W drives
 * <span style="color: #2f2f79; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">open other applications on your desktop - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher

Access your P and W drive and desktop from any computer with internet!