Setup Classes/Subjects Index  

The screen is where you organize your gradebook into different tabs for each period, subject, or section, and set some general options for your gradebook.

The Course or Subject is the course title. If you teach multiple periods of the same subject, select the same course for each, like "Algebra"; do not create separate courses like "2nd per. Algebra", since that defeats some of the other features. Also make sure the courses are consistent throughout the year so it can calculate cumulative grades, e.g., "World Lit" in 1st quarter and "World Literature" in 2nd quarter are not the same course. For more options see Schedule Courses in Admin Mode.

The Tab name is for the tab-bar in your gradebook. Typically for elementary this is an abbreviation, like "Lang", or the homeroom teacher like "Jones" if you're a special subjects teacher. For secondary it's usually the period, like "5th". For college it's usually the section, like "101 MWF". But this is completely custom. Students don't usually see this.

Notes: Tab names must be different for each class/section, otherwise problems will occur. Make sure your tab names are short enough for all of them to fit in the tab-bar, or set the Tab-Bar to "Show classes as Menu" if you have too many to fit.

The Period is optional (K-12 only). Periods can be customized on the screen in Admin Mode.

The Days are for attendance (college/adult education only).

To Sort your classes/subjects in any order, click the triangles next to the class/subject, then click where you want it inserted in the list.


The right side of the screen shows options that apply to the whole gradebook:

The Color menu sets the color scheme of your gradebook. (See to change color of Admin Mode.)

Set your Tab-Bar to list classes/subjects as a pop-up menu if you have too many tabs to fit in the tab-bar.

The Format specializes your gradebook for elementary, secondary, or college. See details

The Online/Offline option lets you take your gradebook Offline so students and parents cannot see your classes when they login. Or select "Partial" to let them see missing assignments, homework assignments, and announcements, and download files, but not see any grades or scores.

It's normal to leave old gradebooks online so students and parents can see past grades, but you can check "All other gradebooks Offline" to hide all other gradebooks. (This affects your gradebooks only, so other teachers can have their grades online even if you don't.)

The Login Link is for you to copy into your website so it's easier for students and parents to login. This link is specific so your school, so they don't need to type the school, city, and state on the general login screen.


See also: Gradebooks
Video: Gradebook Setup