Home

Pinnacle Gradebook Training

1. P 64 Exercise 11 Create a Custom Demographic and view Student Schedule Alternate Gradebook VIEWS enne enean ness sna annes sias aant essais aane sena annees 72 gie e LEET 72 A arie a 72 Standards ODC INE idolo 72 Show Graph Finalize Grades Export Grades essen eene eene nennen nsns 72 Exercise 13 Change Gradebook Views Soda 76 Tie Objectives to an ASSISNMENT aiar 76 A e Eno TTPPTTEREER 76 PP e A 76 VIEW ODIOS nat 76 Exercise 14 Enter Work with Standards Lesson 5 Review GlobalScholar Chapter 1 Introduction Objectives This chapter addresses basic navigation for the Pinnacle Web Gradebook The lessons are very short and are designed to help you become familiar with Pinnacle Web terminology and navigation tools The following concepts are introduced Parts of the Pinnacle Web Home page e Function of each part of the Pinnacle Web Home page e Identify and use links e Browser tools when to use and when not to use e Pinnacle toolbars purpose and presentation Chapter Introduction pal Introduction This is the first in a series of Pinnacle Web training manuals This manual presents tasks most often performed by Instructors who work in the classroom Once you have mastered these skills you may be interested in learning more advanced skills as presented in Pinnacle Web Gradebook Manager training but first you need to b
2. 4 mu 6726 2008 p E Beckh Kleiman Coniglio Fang Ivan Michael Alfonzo Terica Korando Officer Trotter Shea Waneta Marco figure 13 Seating Chart CO Chapter Getting Started I 20 Exercise 3 Take Quick Attendance This exercise works in combination with exercise four to introduce you to each of the Attendance pages You can enter and clear attendance for a student and for a class This is just an introduction to task pages more attendance exercises will be introduced later in this manual Steps Step 1 Logon and click the main category Attendance from the Notes Sc navigation pane The Quick Attendance page opens Step 2 Click the second tab and notice the change in the student roster Each class roster is imported from the school SIS Step 3 From the Code columns click A to mark the first student as an unexcused absence The cell changes color to indicate the code is recorded Step 4 From the Code columns click T to mark the second student as tardy Notice that the Tardy cell is a different color Step 5 To clear the record click the same T cell for the second student as from step 4 The record is cleared and the cell returns to gray Step 6 Click Home Step 7 Click Quick Attendance from the Navigation menu Notice this is the same page you opened from the Attendance main category Step 8 Locate the date field at the top of the table and click a directional arrow to
3. Quick Attendance Chapter Advanced Attendance I 42 More about the Seating Chart As mentioned in chapter 2 a seating chart must be created and saved before you can use it to take attendance This lesson explains how to create a seating chart Details Notes Create a Seating Chart The first time you open a class tab from the Seating Chart task page the page is organized into two panes The left pane is labeled Students and shows an alphabetical display of student school photos or photo place holders The right pane displays a grid To create a seating chart click a photo and hold the mouse button as you drag the photo to a location on the grid then release the mouse The photo aligns with the nearest grid lines This process is called drag and drop Continue to drag and drop photos until the Student pane is empty Note If you do not assign all students to a seat on the grid you cannot use the chart for attendance Instead when you attempt to open the chart it will default to the edit mode until all students have been added to the grid Using the grid allows you to arrange the seating chart to match the configuration of your room Not all classes are seated in rows Some classrooms use tables When you have placed all students in the chart click the Save Chart button This chart is assigned for the duration of the class or until you edit to create a new one Random Seating To create a random
4. Step 10 Type a group number for the student Step 11 Use the directional arrows to select a different student Notice the new Description you created in step 8 is now available for all students in the roster Step 12 Type a group number for the student Step 13 Click the Schedule tab Step 14 Locate a Teacher name with a blue link and click it Your e mail service opens with the selected instructor e mail address pre populated Step 15 Close the e mail service Step 16 Close the Student Demographics dialog box Step 17 Click Logout Ciobalschola Schedule d Sonn Pai zb Student LD 701 Name Last First Berwick Paul Grade Level Fi Birth Date Costas 7 Sex n ae Parent Last First Keith amp Canova Berwick Street Address Box 25 City St Zip Greeley CO 80634 35 Weste Phone Number figure 64 Editable Demographic Field Description figure 65 Custom Description Schedule irme Eric zb 1 Hour Math Smith MacGillicuddy Simone Barthol 501 62 123 2 Hour Art Bowker Melanie 503 3 Hour VoAg 8 Newhouse Ann 508 4 Hour English 8 Panasuk Merna 509 5 Hour Learning Trend Objectives Ms 512 6 Hour Music 7 8 Garmon Jill 504 7 Hour Social Studies 8 Sati SaS 206 8 Hour FE amp Health 7 8 rndt Gene 501 9 Hour Summation Percentage Method Objectives figure 66 Schedule E mail link Chapter Beyond the Basics NI 68 Enter Notes Another topic introduced in Cha
5. Click Click the New link from the toolbar The Assignment dialog box opens Step 23 Step 24 Step 25 Step 26 Step 27 Step 28 Step 29 Type Chapter 1 questions in the Description field Select Traditional for the Grading Scale Select Homework from the Category drop down box Select a Date Assigned and a Date Due oet the Max Value to 100 and the Weight to 1 Click the Classes tab Select another class to use this assignment and click Save Note A Warning tells you that categories are not configured for the other class The assignment is saved to the other class but without a category Step 30 Step 31 Repeat steps 23 27 to create Chapter 2 questions and Save Repeat steps 23 27 with the following changes o Description Chapter 1 Quiz o Category Quiz Step 32 Step 33 Click Save Click from the toolbar Notice the colored categories Step 34 Enter some grades and check the Term grade Remember that we set a weight on some Categories in exercise 9 Step 35 Step 36 Step 37 Step 38 Step 39 Add assignment weights and compare the calculations Click New and create Crossword for Extra Credit Assign the Extra Credit scale a Category of Homework no Max Value or Weight and Save Click Gradebook Grid enter scores and compare grades Click Logout GlobalScholar 7 English 7 Assignments e Name Last First New 1 Han
6. 3 461 85 D 2 Coady Yukiko 6 625 3 145 k 3 496 81 B 3 Dorrough Nicole 6 625 2 609 2 165 T1 C 4 Fonseca Colin 1 25 5 Gautreaux Ricardo 6 5 Tor 7 6 Getchell Lilliam 10 375 3 937 3 813 66 B figure 84 View Overwrite Objective Scores 2nd LANGUAGE 3rd LA ENRICH 4th LANGUAGE Sth LANGUAGE Standards Grade Level Averaging Calculation Determine gt of the figure 85 Learning Trend bar graph Graph shows three objective assessments Chapter Beyond the Basics 7 NI 78 Exercise 14 Enter Work with Standards Tie standards objectives to assignments and view objective scores in this exercise Task Notes BISpu Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Log on to Pinnacle Web and open Gradebook Grid Scroll to the last assignment and click New Type a Description and enter a value for all fields in the Assignment tab Click the Objectives tab Select two items and click Add Drag and drop a third item Select two items from the Selected box and click Remove Click Save Click Close Note The Date Observed for an objective may be the Due Date or it may be the date the grade is entered in gradebook Step 10 Step 11 Step 12 Step 13 Step 14 Click and use directional arrows to find an assignment with the Date Observed column Change the date Click Click the drop down arrow beside Assignments and
7. Exercises are included allowing you to interact with the program for better comprehension of the functions presented The following concepts are introduced Log on Change your Password Edit your Profile Change a Course Title Create a Course Description Quick Attendance page Functionality Use a Date Picker Attendance Grid page Functionality Seating Chart page Functionality Take Attendance Clear Attendance Enter an Attendance Comment Introduction to Student Demographics Gradebook Grid page Functionality Quick Grades page Functionality Enter Grades My Reports page Functionality New Reports page Functionality Chapter Getting Started CO 10 Getting Started Instructors see four navigation items in Pinnacle Web The first three are related to tasks The fourth item Options allows you to configure specific settings relevant to you the instructor and the courses you teach The Pinnacle Web Getting Started lesson begins by describing your log on process and continues with descriptions for the Options settings relevant to beginning configuration amp Details Notes Log On The Pinnacle Web application is always opened from within a Web browser You can enter the address directly in your browser address bar or you may click an icon from your desktop Many schools encourage instructors to open the application in a Web browser and then save the address as a favorite or
8. Paula Grade Level Fi Birth Date Sex m Parent Last First Keith amp Canova Berwick Street Address Box 25 City St Zip Greeley CO 80634 35 Weste Phone Number figure 61 Student Demographics Tab figure 62 Student Demographics Custom Tab Demographics Schedule 4 Berwick Paul v 2nd quarter Eee UM M EE 2Hour Art Bowker Melan 3Hour Typing 7 Saint Sa ns Tom 506 4 Hour Math 7 Bowker Melanie 503 6 Hour Music 7 8 Garmon Jill 504 7 Hour English 7 Panasuk Merna 509 8 Hour PE amp Health 7 8 Berndt E 501 figure 63 Student Demographics Schedule Tab O UT Chapter Beyond the Basics 66 Exercise 11 Create a Custom Demographic and view Student Schedule This exercise guides you through the remaining functionality of the Student Demographics dialog box Notes Steps Step 1 Logon to Pinnacle Web and click Attendance from the navigation pane Step 2 Move your cursor to a student name and pause or hover there The Student Demographic pop up appears AR Gradebook Step 3 Click nee from the toolbar Step 4 Click a student name link The Student Demographic dialog box opens Remember from Chapter 2 that any field displayed in a box can be edited Step 5 Find a field that can be edited and click to make changes Step 6 Click the Custom tab Step 7 Click the Add Demographic Item link Step 8 In the Description field type Group Step 9 Click Save
9. bookmark for quick access The Logon page displays when you open Pinnacle Web Enter your assigned User Name and Password If you work at the district level or serve as a shared resource for more than one school often true for programs such as Music and Art you can select the appropriate School Next click Logon Note Often at the beginning of the school year your password has been cleared The first time you log on the system will prompt you to create a password Change Password Changing your password is easy As long as you remember your current password you can change it from the Change Password link found under Options in the navigation pane Edit Profile In addition to changing your password you can also edit the Email address and Phone number displayed in your profile This information appears in appropriate locations throughout the application You can enter or make edits from the Edit Profile link found under Options in the navigation pane Class Options Pinnacle Web allows for a great deal of customization Your configuration may or may not allow you to categorize assignments change grading scale breakpoints or create new grading scales These functions are discussed in more detail in the Create Assignments lesson Two Class Option tabs are relevant to getting started The General tab allows you to edit the course name as it appears in your Gradebook and the Internet Viewer The Narrative tab provides a plac
10. from the Principal Viewer The Notes tab includes one checkbox labeled Private Select this checkbox to prevent the note from appearing on reports or in Pinnacle Internet Viewer Some schools see a third tab Notepads This form is used for required notes such as report card narrative comments Required Notes When you open Notepad you may notice a third tab The label on this tab can be customized but the system default displays as NotePads This tab is used for Required Notes and it is optional not all schools use this tab Instructors can add free form comments available to be included in custom reports or for printing on student progress reports or term report cards GlobalScholar 1 General Busi 8 PE amp Health 7 8 Click the Note or Discipline Icon to open the Notepad Name Last First 1 Bjorge Baskins Kent 2 Dishon Anthony 3 Dishon Tana 4 Falcon Jason 5 Johnston Jessica figure 67 Gradebook Grid Note Icons Directional Arrows Notepad Windows Internet Explarer BEES NotePads Notes Discipline ist quarter 49 3 F 1 Absences OTardies 3 A Fighting Administrator notified 5 5 200 Though Anthony is a bright student he is very protective of his twin x sister Tana Today during group discussion in my class Anthony 1 pude Jason Falcon when he overheard Jason n teasing her I sent anta hier Fin mrincinal a3 mr bu rninmiulatinn far incidant FA im d 2nd qi arter 119 A O Abse
11. it is imported from another system usually your Student Information System SIS Some of these fields are locked by your Pinnacle Administrator for maintenance issues Step 15 From the toolbar click Home Step 16 Click Edit Profile from the Options menu in the navigation pane This is the same page you opened from Change Password The difference is which tab is active Step 17 Click Home again Step 18 Click Class Options from the Options menu in the navigation pane The page opens to the General tab You can change the Title of courses or select to hide a course from your Gradebook display You can also navigate from one class to another using the directional arrows available at the top of the tab Step 19 Click the Forward Directional Arrow to view the next course title Step 20 Change the Title by adding or deleting a number Step 21 Click Save Step 22 Click the Narrative tab Step 23 Type a short description for the course and click Save Step 24 Click Logout GlobalScholar Ei Gradebook Grid I Quick Grades de Reports P Options General Password Click Home to return to School the School Name ACME 12 navigation pane School Year 2008 2009 Address 50 S Water You cannot City State ZIP ill 818 ila Ay bole Platteville 53818 Ly i Flatteville WI 53818 tolagledi salde Teacher Name Berndt Gene Email gberndt yahoo com Phone 501 figure 7 Edit Profile General Tab Categ
12. Custom and Schedule The demographic tab was discussed in Chapter 2 This chapter addresses the remaining tabs Remember that within the dialog box all tabs include a Name field at the top of the tab You can use the directional arrows on either side of the field to move through students listed in the roster or click the drop down arrow to view a menu of students A Print button is also available to create a paper copy of the information Custom The Custom tab allows you to add your own demographic items You might use this to help with organization by recording team assignments for class projects You might create a book demographic to record the book number for the physical text assigned to each student Be aware that once you create a custom demographic item for one student that same item appears on the Custom tab for all students in the course Schedule The third tab displays the term schedule for the student Notice the names that appear in the Teacher column may appear in colored text These are e mail links Click the name and Pinnacle Web opens your e mail service pre populated with the address for the selected teacher GlobalScholar 1 Berwick Paula 2 Dishon Stel rie 3 Falcon Erin Berwick Paula Student ID 701 e Grade 7 Hover to view pop up R i Birthday 5 21 1983 Click to open figure 60 Student Demographic Pop up Schedule d Sonn Pavia SE Student LD 701 Name Last First Berwick
13. In exercise three you recorded attendance from the Quick Attendance page This exercise allows you to view attendance from the Attendance Grid and take attendance from the Seating Chart Steps Notes Step 12 Locate the Date field at the top of the grid and click the forward directional arrow Notice that the grid moves forward an entire week not just one day Where the Quick Attendance page displayed one day at a time the Attendance Grid shows several days To change the beginning date enter a date in the date field or chose from the Date Picker Step 13 Click gi to open the Date Picker Step 14 Click the directional arrow to move forward one month Step 15 Click to select the first Monday of the month When you click to select a date the date picker closes and the selected date displays in the date field Step 16 Notice the far right column Three letters record P present A absent and T tardy Values displayed show the total attendance scores for each student calculated for the selected period Step 17 Click the drop down arrow just above the PAT in the far right column and select a different attendance term view Note You cannot record attendance from the Attendance Grid this page is used for viewing only Step 18 Click from the toolbar Step 19 Click one of the student photos and select an attendance code The code is recorded and an icon appears i
14. New Scale link is available Cow scale 7 AAA instructors can create their own grading scales for assignments figure 52 Class Options Scales Tab General Narrative Categories Scales 1 General Business SS Scale Method Weight Rounding ars Instructors cannot edit or ES Summer Semester 1 edit create Term criteria EX ist quarter edit figure 53 Class Options Terms Tab UT Chapter Create Assignments Ul Exercise 9 Set Class Options Before you create assignments you must examine and in some cases configure Class Options This exercise reviews the available options Steps Notes Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Log on to Pinnacle Web and click Class Options from the navigation pane Click the Categories tab Click Yes to categorize assignments Type Homework in the Description field A second Description field appears Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 Step 11 Step 12 Step 13 Step 14 Step 15 Step 16 Step 17 Type Quiz in the second Description field Click in the Color field next to Homework and select a color Repeat step 6 for the Quiz category Click Yes to weight assignments In the Weight field set Homework to 0 75 Repeat step 9 for Quiz and set it to 0 25 Click Save Click the Scales tab Click New Scale Type Extra Credit in the Description field Select Percentages for the Type Leave Rounding a
15. any other date or you can change the month by using the directional arrows to move forward or back a month When you click a date Pinnacle enters the selected date in the date field and closes the calendar pop up Attendance Grid Select the Attendance Grid from the navigation pane and you can see that like the Quick Attendance page the Attendance Grid also shows a tab for each course assigned to you A date field with directional arrows and a Date Picker are also available at the top of the grid Unlike the Quick Attendance page which displays only one day at a time the grid displays several days for you to view at once In fact if you use your cursor to expand the window you can see even more dates The Attendance Grid is used for viewing only and does not include codes to record attendance Instead on this page you see a new column not displayed on the Quick Attendance page The column to the far right of the grid shows a cumulative attendance record Use the drop down menu beside the term label to select a different term and the corresponding cumulative attendance displays for each student Seating Chart Another option available for taking attendance is the Seating Chart Like other attendance pages this page includes a tab for each course you teach a date field with directional arrows and a Date Picker However this attendance page does not show a grid or table instead photos or photo placeholders are displayed Thi
16. field allows up to 255 characters inclu Mid Term Exam 3rd quarter figure 24 Quick Grades Term Tabs 8 PE amp Health 7 8 Assignments e Chapter9 Chapter9 Chapter Y Name Last First Homework Discussion Test HE 100 779 100 7 11 100 1 Bjorge Baskins Kent H E 100 90 90 2 Dishon Anthony E B 85 80 figure 25 Grid with Comment Mark Comment Marks N J Chapter Getting Started 28 Exercise 5 Enter Grades This exercise directs you to enter grades first from within the Gradebook Grid and then from Quick Grades Steps Notes Step 1 Log on to Pinnacle Web and click Gradebook from the navigation pane Step 2 Click a tab at the top of the form to select a different course Step 3 Locate the first student listed without a recorded grade and click within the assignment cell Step 4 Type a score Step 5 Press Enter from your keyboard Alternately you can click anywhere outside the cell Pinnacle enters the score you typed and shows the corresponding Grade Step 6 From the term tabs at the bottom of the page select a different term Step 7 From the calculated grade summary select to view the Semester grade Step 8 From the term tabs click the first term Step 9 Click from the toolbar Step 10 Use directional arrows to change the assignment Step 11 Locate the first student listed without a recorded grade and select a grade from the Grade drop dow
17. move forward or backward one day Note Attendance is recorded for school days If you move to a non school day attendance codes are not available Move to a school day for this step Step 9 Drag the cursor to highlight the date then type Next Monday and press Enter from your keyboard Step 10 Click within the Comment cell for the first listed student and type a short comment Attendance Grid Step 11 From the toolbar click 1 General Business ep DES Healt Name Berwick Paul Dishon Stephanie Falcon Erin Gable Jaclyn Hansen Eric LaCounte Cody Lambert Leona Marx Angela 1 General Business ep DES Healt Name Berwick Paul Dishon Stephanie Falcon Erin Gable Jaclyn Hansen Eric LaCounte Cody Lambert Leona Marx Angela ef Quick Attendance l General Business ep DES Healt Name Code Berwick Paul A Dishon Stephanie A Falcon Erin A A Gable Jaclyn mmm mm TI TI TI Mmmm mmm TI TI A Fri 6131208 FAP Comment T Unexcused Tardy T T T T figure 14 Take Quick Attendance E Next Monday HHHHHHAHAH 93139317 lll figure 15 Smart Date TA Attendance Grid Seating Chart Reports 2 Options cab i 4 rii 6 13 2008 gt Comment ET ET ET Enter a comment here ET figure 16 Attendance Comment Chapter Getting Started ha Exercise 4 Attendance from the Grid and Seating Chart This exercise is a continuation from exercise three
18. seating chart first create a seating chart It does not matter where students are seated but the physical location of seats should match your room configuration Once a chart is saved click the Shuffle Chart button just above the seating grid The application retains the seating arrangement you created but moves students to a random seating order Click Save Chart Note You can use the Shuffle Chart to create a random order and then make manual changes for specific students if needed Edit a Seating Chart You can make changes to a seating chart at any time Click the Edit button and the page returns to the two pane display Remember to Save Chart when you have completed your edits When you change the seating chart the new chart replaces the old one That means that even for previous days with attendance records when you view the seating chart for that day it will display the current seating chart not the one used that day The application does not keep copies of former seating charts but you can Print a copy of a seating chart before you make changes if you need to keep a record GlobalScholar Click the Shuffle Chart button after a chart is created to move students at random ei General Busi 8 PE 4 Health Thu 6 19 2008 7 gt Students Shuffle Chart Boe Noelle figure 40 Create a Seating Chart Grid Students Pane 1 General Business 8 PE amp Health 4d Mon 6 23 2008 p Gabbard Luann
19. select Standards Grade Level Expectations from the toolbar Select any assessment with a calculation method icon and hover to see the bar graph Count the number of rows in the graph to determine how many times the objective or standard was assessed Step 15 Click within a cell and change the value Notice the Grade did not change in the results column The Results column shows assignment grades Also notice that the calculation method icon disappears since the value was a manual entry not the result of a calculation Step 16 Delete the value entered in Step 13 and leave the cell blank The application re calculates the value for you Step 17 Click Logout GlobalScholar 2nd LANGUAGE 3rd LA ENRICH 4th LANGUAGE Sth LANGUAGE 6th LANGUAGE Assignments e abulary 4 Name Last First 20 1 Berkowitz Michael 18 2 Coady Yukiko figure 86 Create a New Assignment 2nd LANGUAGE 3rd LA ENRICH 4th LANGUAGE Sth LANGUAGE 6th LANGUAGE divocabulay2 p Name 20 Comments Date Observed Berkowitz Michael 19 06 06 Coady Yukiko 17 Din Dorrough Nicole 12 06 06 Fonseca Colin 19 July 2008 Gautreaux Ricardo 20 Getchell Lilliam 18 Gullett Bradford 18 a Mm Higdon Paul 20 Bor eo Kass Scott 17 13 14 15 16 17 List Gaston 12 20 21 22 23 24 Maillet Asa 18 27 28 29 30 31 Massenburg Isa 19 Today is 7 2 24 gt DM TW T figure 8
20. the Old Password field Step 9 Type your new password in the New Password field and in the Re enter Password field Step 10 Click Change The application replaces the password in the database with the new password you created If you forget your password or receive password errors you must contact your Pinnacle Administrator for help S He can reset your password if necessary GlobalScholar ACME 12 E mi A e Gradebook Grid Ji uick Grades Reports P Options Old Password ecoc0 00 New Password e 090 Re enter Password cecco figure 5 Change Password Old Password New Fassword Re enter Password figure 6 Successful Password Change ha UJ Chapter Getting Started Exercise 2 Edit Profile Course Name amp Description Exercise 2 is a continuation of Exercise 1 Please continue practice with Exercise 2 outlined below Steps Notes Step 11 Click the General tab This is where you can edit your e mail address and phone information Note You can also open this tab directly from Edit Profile in the navigation pane menu Step 12 Type an Email Step 13 Type a Phone number or extension Step 14 Click Save Notice the lock icons amp displayed beside some fields You will see these associated with various fields in the application You cannot make changes to a locked field Some of these fields are locked by the application because the information is not entered in Pinnacle instead
21. will recalculate Learning Trends If your school uses the Learning Trend objective calculation with a Best Fit option calculations are run only after four assessments have been entered for the objective Then a calculation is run and an icon appears next to the objective score to tell you which method was used You can hover over the objective to view a bar graph of the number of times it was assessed View Objectives You can view objective scores from the Gradebook Grid Click the drop down just above the grid column heading and select Objectives or the label name used at your school 76 GlobalScholar Objectives Standards Tab Assignment Narrative we Jy Seane Selected Understand and follow one and two step directions N Drag and Drop or Select and Add Be Available Identify and distinguish between letters words and sentences Ask appropriate questions during a presentation or report Identify and say the beginning and ending sounds in words Identify rhyming words with the same or different spelling patterns Listen to each other and interact and respond appropriately eye contact attentive supportive 101 D BJ B I figure 83 Add Objectives 2Nd LANGUAGE 3rd LA ENRICH 4 AA Bal ANGUAGE 6th LANGUAGE CUGET d nts Students Studente Name Last First acquire develop and gain enhance 4th Quarter w n vocabulary learn to information their 1 Berkowitz Michael 8 275
22. 0 e Discussion 90 e Unit tests 82 e Unit Projects 87 Multiply each category score by the category weight and add the results The value equals 0 8255 Now divide that value by the total category weight The student s final grade for the term is 8396 Scales This tab allows you to view the Grading Scale s made available for use with the course Scales display rounding information letter or assigned grades and the corresponding breakpoint values These scales are assigned by the Gradebook Manager Pinnacle Web Administrator or in some cases you may be invited to create your own grading scales Terms You cannot make edits in the terms tab but you can view the grading Scale calculation Method Weight and Rounding used to calculate each term grade These criteria are configured by the Gradebook Manager or your Pinnacle Web Administrator GlobalScholar Homework 80 5 0 8 x0 5 Discussion 90 1 0 9 x 0 1 Unit tests 82 25 0 82 x 0 25 Unit Projects 87 15 0 8 x0 15 Total of all weighted category scores Total of all weighted category scores 0 8255 Total of all category weights 0 5 0 1 0 25 0 15 1 0 Final Term Grade 0 8255 1 02 8255 rounded 83 figure 51 Calculating Weighted Categories General Narrative Categories Terms 1 General Business Instructors can edit only the scales Extra Credit they create Period to Rubric Conversion view Rubric view Traditions view If the
23. 7 Change Date Observed Marrative Assessment Analyze an author s implicit and explicit argument perspective or viewpoint in text Identify appeals to authority reason and emotion Critique the treatment scope and organization of ideas from multiple sources on the same topic Available AAA PP kl ke kl N EN x Analyze the effectiveness of the features e g format graphics sequence headers used in various consumer documents e g warranties product information instructional materials functional or workpla figure 88 Remove Objective Standard CO Chapter Beyond the Basics NI Lesson 5 Review Use the answer form on the following page to record the most accurate answer for each question 1 2 3 5 6 80 Though you can hover to view Student Demographic from several pages you can open the Student Demographic dialog box only from which page A Attendance Grid B Gradebook Grid C Quick Attendance D Quick Grades When you select the Notify Administrator check box for a Discipline note the application sends an e mail to the Principal or assigned administrator A True B False Sparkline graphics can be displayed in the Results column to show valleys and peaks for a student s progress based on assignment scores A True B False The following conditions must be met before the Show Points option displays in the Results column drop down found on the Gradebook Grid
24. A Required Assessments must be selected for the Grid view B Instructor must assign a percentage Grading scale to all assignments C Instructor must not select weighted categories for any assignments Once Grades are Finalized you cannot edit them unless you change the status A True B False Standards Objectives are only available to be linked to assignments if the Pinnacle Administrator has made them available for the class A True B False Only one Objective or Standard can be linked to each assignment A True B False Name Class Date Bubble Answer Sheet ODE 1 UODO 2 CAE 3 WOOO 4 DOOM 5 NOOO 6 AAC 7 WOO loba Chapter Beyond the Basics La uipinnacte WEB 82 GlobalScholar on ratulations You have completed the beta version of the Pinnacle Web Gradebook Instructor Training course Future versions of this training will include instruction and exercises for Pinnacle Mobile When you have completed both the Gradebook and Pinnacle Mobile training you will be ready to apply for Pinnacle Web Instructor Certification In the Spring of 2009 you can visit the Excelsior web site http www excelsiorsoftware com to learn more about the certification program 83
25. Because the application is run within a browser Pinnacle Web navigation can include the use of some browser tools but as a rule this is discouraged Details Notes Browser Tools Pinnacle Web is a secure web site a user name and password are required to access it but it functions as any other web site That means you can use browser tools such as the Back and Forward buttons to navigate within Pinnacle Web But be careful some of the browser tools cause you to leave the application Back Forward Pinnacle Web does not include Back and Forward buttons within the application Instead you use links from the navigation pane or buttons in the toolbar to move from one page to another You can use the browser Back and Forward buttons but you must be careful not to Back all the way to the Logon page this can force you to re enter your log on information Home Pinnacle Web does include a Home button and it does not take you to the same location as your browser Home button The difference is that you can set your browser Home button to open a specific web page often users set the browser home to a news or weather page or to a common search engine Home in Pinnacle always opens the Pinnacle home page displaying the navigation and information panes To avoid confusion when you work in Pinnacle Web remember to use the Pinnacle Home button Find You can use the browser Find function to locate items on a Pinnacle page with the exceptio
26. Max Value score to a specified assignment C Treats the whole assignment as Extra Credit You can duplicate assignments for multiple courses from which tab of the Assignment dialog box A New B Classes C Narrative Instructor created grading scales are used only to assess individual assignments A True B False Name CSS Bubble Answer Sheet DOPO 1 OOO 2 DOO COGO CO BOOO s OOOO OOO 1 COGO COGO 1 OOOO Gett E Date Chapter Create Assignments I uipinnacte WEB 62 GlobalScholar Chapter 5 Beyond the Basics Objectives The focus of this chapter is to examine more detailed tasks you may not perform every day but you may find helpful in your classroom For instance this chapter shows you how to add a custom student demographic for organizational tasks such as recording assigned books or group numbers for projects You can quickly view a student s schedule and send a quick e mail to the next class to let the instructor know the student will be late This chapter explains how to enter a note or record a discipline incident for a specific student Also you can find other lessons describing different views you can create to display the student s term performance and how you can incorporate state or district standards in your assignments You need to master the lessons presented in chapters 1 4 to perform basic instructor gradebook tasks Chapter five Beyond the Basics offers less
27. Pinnacle Gradebook Training A self paced guide to learning the Pinnacle Web product PROPRIETARY RIGHTS WARNING Copyright 2008 Excelsior Software Inc All Rights Reserved WARNING The contents of this document and the rights therein including without limitation all copyrights and trademarks are proprietary and owned by Excelsior Software Inc or third parties and shall not be used or reproduced in whole or in part in any manner whatsoever without securing the prior written permission of the owner thereof Information in this manual is subject to change without prior notice For more information regarding the content herein training or to purchase additional copies of the manual visit our web site at www excelsiorsoftware com Q GlobalScholar About Pinnacle Web Training Manuals Pinnacle Web is more than an electronic gradebook it includes a suite of functions including running reports mobile access to classroom files internet viewing administrative clerical functions administrator principal functions and interaction with new modules such as the Standards and Curriculum Content curriculum mapping to standards and the Instruction module which focuses on course activities and resources This is only one manual in a series of training manuals designed to introduce application functionality by job role These manuals use a task based approach and include exercises to encourage hands on interaction with the application and e
28. Topics such as Categories Grading Scales Maximum Value and Weight are all relevant to assignments This lesson explains the role each of these fields plays and also describes supporting criteria sb Details Notes Class Options Before creating specific assignments general assignment decisions must be made and the application must be configured properly to support those decisions Specifically you must decide if you want to use the category feature to organize your assignments and if you want those categories to carry a weight when being computed toward a final grade You need to decide if you will accept extra credit and if so how you want to calculate that score Also some schools allow instructors to create their own grading scales These scales are used for assignment grades only however if this option is available this is another configuration that must be set before Assignments are created All of these items are configured from the Class Options dialog box Class Options can be opened from the sub item listed under the Options category in the navigation pane or from the button found on any Gradebook toolbar This dialog box displays five tabs General Narrative Categories Scales and Terms At the top of each tab a course field appears with directional arrows that allow you to select any course listed for the designated instructor Both the General and the Narrative tabs were introduced in the Getting Started lesson
29. True B False T m E D Name Class Bubble Answer Sheet OO JO 1 OOO 2 AE 3 AENA 4 OOOO 5 CAE CA 6 WOOO 7 WOOO 8 HNOOO 9 CADCEOCOOCD istat Date UJ Chapter Getting Started uipinnacte WEB 38 GlobalScholar Chapter 3 Advanced Attendance Objectives This chapter addresses some additional information about attendance taking Most schools place this responsibility with the instructor and allow an Attendance Manager to monitor and edit instructor submitted course attendance records However Pinnacle Web allows schools great flexibility with this configuration More configuration information can be found in the Pinnacle Administrator training manual The focus for this chapter includes typical instructor responsibilities only The following concepts are introduced e Positive Attendance taking e Negative Attendance taking e Overwrite Attendance Authority e Locks for Past Attendance edits e Create a Seating Chart e Random Seating e Edit a Seating Chart LA CO Chapter Advanced Attendance 40 More about Attendance The Pinnacle Web configuration your school has selected determines the level of attendance responsibility expected of instructors These advanced attendance issues include who can make final attendance changes how far in the past changes can be made and how attendance is taken Notes Details Positive Attendance Positive attendance implies t
30. and will not be covered here Please review page 10 to refresh your knowledge of these tabs Categories Categories serve two purposes The most obvious purpose is organization When you assign categories to your assignments you have the option to use color to add a visual cue to your gradebook These tools can help you to quickly assess what units or which areas of work you want to address The second purpose relates to grading You can select to weight some assignments heavier than others Maybe you would like homework to count toward a larger portion of the final grade or maybe you believe unit tests reveal more about a student s proficiency in a given skill If you want to create a weighted grading scenario you must first determine how to categorize assignments Then you can assign weights to each category Ciobalschola amp ef Attendance L Quick Attendance ul Attendance Gnd Seating Chart Gradebook Quick Grades di Gradebook Gnd Reports My Reports New Report Edit Profile Change Paseword Navigation pane or from the toolbar button Options Y d a Class Options Open Class Options from the figure 48 Open Class Options 1 General Busi 3PE amp Health 7 8 Assignments e Jnit Three Chapter 9 Name Last First roject Discussion 618 100 7 9 100 1 Bjorge Baskins Kent E 7 90 2 Dishon Anthony Ha 80 3 Dishon Tana PE 90 figure 49 Sample of Gradebook using Categories Sca
31. ck the third column drop down above the results column and select Show Graph Notice the graph reflects assignment grades not Required Assessments Step 10 Click the drop down again and select Hide Graph Step 11 Click the third drop down and select Finalize Grades A dialog box opens Step 12 Select the term you want to finalize and click Save Step 13 Verify or click the appropriate tab to view gradebook grades for the finalized grading term you selected in step 12 A warning box reminds you that these grades are finalized and cannot be changed until the status is changed Step 14 Click change from the warning box The term dialog box opens Step 15 Clear the term selected and click Save Now you can edit grades and then re set them to finalize Step 16 Click the third drop down and select Export Grades Step 17 From the File Download dialog box click Open Step 18 View and then close the Excel spreadsheet Step 19 Click Logout GlobalScholar 3rd LA ENRICH Show Multiple Sues smell asi First 2nd LANGUAGE figure 78 Show Single Multiple Student Exercise Chapter 1 Chapter 3 Chapter4 Chapter5 Name Last First Questions Questions Questions Questions 2nd Quarter 10 31 25 112 15 11 5 10 11 6 25 1 2 Coady Yukiko Epa 12 5 23 3 4 Required Assessment e PCommentl Comment Comment Reading Levels figure 79 Hide Graph Hide mal N f1 Fails to tum in assig
32. cludes all of the following items 2 3 6 7 A User Name Help link Reports link and School Name B User Name School Name Logout link and Help link C User Name Help link Pinnacle Web logo and General messages D User Name School Name Logout link and navigation pane Every item listed in the navigation pane is a link A True B False The three parts of the Pinnacle Web Home page include A Title Bar links navigation pane information pane B School Name User Name Links C Title Bar navigation pane information pane School wide announcements or general messages appear A Inthe information pane B Asalink in the navigation pane C Asabanner under the title bar D Asa banner under the toolbar To return to the Pinnacle Home page click the browser Home button A True B False Toolbars appear on every Pinnacle Web page A True B False Toolbar buttons serve the same function as A Browser buttons B Title bar links C Navigation links Name LEE Date Bubble Answer Sheet EW 1 DOOM 4 CAE 5 WOOO 6 CAE 7 WOOW istat Chapter Introduction NI Chapter 2 GlobalScholar Getting Started Objectives Chapter two addresses tasks you perform on a daily basis and configuration settings you may want to edit before you start your daily work This chapter is longer as it introduces you to all Pinnacle Web Gradebook task pages and explains functionality for each page
33. e Email gberndt yahoo com Phone 1501 I gt Chapter Getting Started 12 Exercise 1 Log on Change Password Edit Profile Before we continue let s open the application and become more familiar with the tasks we have discussed If you are taking this course as part of an Instructor led training follow the Exercise steps outlined below Your Instructor can provide you with the Pinnacle Web address and an appropriate User Name and Password Those taking an on line class should also follow the Exercise steps and use the Pinnacle Web address User Name and Password as indicated in your Exercise instructions If you are using this manual as part of a self study course please follow the CBT instructions Steps Notes Step 1 Open a browser e E Internet Mozilla Firefox Step 2 Type the Pinnacle Web address URL Step 3 Type your User name Step 4 Type your Password Step 5 Select a School from the drop down menu Step 6 Click Logon The Pinnacle Web home page appears The first time you log on you will want to change your password Before you complete the next steps chose a new password for training and record it in the Notes margin of this page Passwords must be a minimum of six characters and must contain a mix of at least one numeral and at least one character Step 7 From the navigation pane click Change Password from under the Options menu Step 8 Type the original password you were given in
34. e Lynwood E i e j Gautreauk Ricardo Wiliamsan Shayne Fonseca Leilani Colin figure 41 Seating Chart Table Configuration Seating charts are not required to be arranged in rows Chapter Advanced Attendance 4 LA Exercise 8 Advanced Attendance Tasks This exercise lets you view locked attendance and work with seating chart creation Steps Step 1 Log on to Pinnacle Web and click Attendance from the navigation pane Notes Step 2 Record three students absent and one tardy Notice the green check mark attendance flag Step 3 Click All Present Notice that the students from step 2 did not change Step 4 Change the date to a Sunday and attempt to enter a Present code for the first student Notice that the attendance codes are grey an unavailable Attendance is only available for school days though your Pinnacle Administrator can select to make weekends available for attendance if required Attendance Grid Step 5 Click Notice weekends are not included in the grid from the toolbar Step 6 Use the Date picker to view two weeks earlier Notice the attendance locks Step 7 Click the third course tab Step 8 Click from the toolbar Step 9 Drag and drop each student photo from the Students pane to the Shuffle Chart pane Step 10 When the Students pane is empty click Save Chart The application displays the Seating Chart page with the chart you created Step 11 In the Note
35. e for you to enter a course description Schools can use this information when creating reports for print or display on the Internet Viewer Ciobalschola Enter Pinnacle address URL in the browser address bar Aii N pet gl H File Ec _ eh t EN ra p localhost Pinnacle Logon aspx si Q7 Google Histor Bookmz SUA SOTA pinnace WEB Enter your User name and Password select a school from the drop down if necessary and click Logon Password School ACME Charter K 12 J PINNACLE d pinnace xa WEB Attendance figure 3 Pinnacle Logon in Safari Browser General Narrative Categories Scales 4 4 1 General Business p Title 1 General Business Narrative Categories Seating Ch Gradeboo Template Standard template d 1 General Business Sections General Business 031 1 The narrative is optional and can be used to describe this dass to students and parents This descripi reports and in the Pinnacle Internet Viewer PIV Hide fromfabs Yes No 13 SG B rU in ele sge Options Class Options Edit Profile Change Password figure 4 Pinnacle Options Settings Gradebook Grid Quick Grades Fi Reports P Options School School Name ACME 12 General Password School Year 2008 2009 G Old Password Address 150 S Water City State ZIP Platteville WI 53818 Teacher New Password Re enter Password Name Berndt Gen
36. ecome familiar with the core of the application Let s begin with some general terminology Details Notes When you open Pinnacle Web the first page displayed is the home page The Pinnacle Web home page has several common elements though the information you see can vary depending on your school customization and your user permissions Everyone sees the 1 Title bar with the following elements a Your school or district name b Your user name c Logout link d Help link 2 Navigation Pane 3 Information Pane Title bar Links Title bar links appear as blue underlined text When you click a link the application opens a new Web page From the title bar you can click the Logout link to close the application and return to the Logon page Also available is the Help link Click Help to open a new window that provides answers and guidance for Pinnacle Web users Navigation Pane The left pane of the home page is the navigation pane Every item listed in the navigation pane is a link To open a link move the cursor over an item some cursors change to a hand image and click to open the selected page Information Pane The largest pane on the home page is the information pane This area displays four types of information e Recently Added students displays for a period of ten days e Recently Dropped students displays for a period of ten days e Upcoming Birthdays displays for a period of ten days e School wide ann
37. ed skills or your school may define skills at different levels Pinnacle Web allows each school to make a decision regarding the organization and terminology to be used and the application allows you to tie skills to assignments and keep a separate record for standard objective measurements Your Pinnacle Administrator imports standards or objectives into Pinnacle Web through the Objectives Manager S He can create different levels and then make objectives available for instructors Details Notes Note Objectives is used as a label in this lesson Your school may use different labels Tie Objectives to an Assignment If your school uses objectives a tab with this label is available from the Assignment dialog box When you create an assignment click the Objectives tab and select one or more item s to link to the assignment Click Add to establish the link or drag and drop to move items from the Available to the Selected box and then Save the link To view more information about an item you can hover your cursor over it to view a pop up with additional details Score Objectives Objective scores are calculated based on the assignment grade Various calculations methods are available The method used at your school is set by your Pinnacle Administrator You can overwrite the objectives score and it will not affect the actual assignment grade If you want to return to the calculated grade just delete the manual entry and the application
38. for a date range and shows year to date totals Expand All Reports Expand All Collapse All Click to change this report s favorites status Remove Report from Favorites LA UT lesson Getting Started Lesson 2 Review Use the answer form on the following page to record the most accurate answer for each question 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 36 You must remember your old password in order to use the Change Password feature A True B False You must click the lock icon amp to unlock a field for editing A True B False To create a new attendance code A Right click within an attendance cell and select New B Right click Attendance from the navigation pane and select New C Ask the Attendance Manager or Pinnacle Administrator to enter a new code Smart Date is a program feature that A Allows you to enter textual cues such as Next Friday B Defaults to the current date C Opens a Date Picker tool You enter attendance from the Attendance Grid A True B False Student Demographics A Can be edited by any teacher B Include select boxed fields that can be edited by any teacher who has the student listed in his or her class roster C Are imported from your Pinnacle Administrator records You can create assignments from either the Quick Grades page or the Gradebook Grid page A True B False A list of all available reports can be found on the New Reports page A
39. hanged by an instructor e Any codes entered or edited by the Attendance Clerk can be changed by an instructor e Anycodes entered or edited by the Attendance Clerk can be changed by an instructor ONLY if a positive present code is used to replace Past Attendance Locks Your Pinnacle Administrator may allow attendance edits for all days within the term or s he may limit how many days in the past you can edit attendance Locked days display the lock icon amp in the Attendance Grid and attendance codes are grey and unavailable in Quick Attendance Your Pinnacle Administrator may select to remove this button GlobalScholar Attendance Taken Flag Past Attendance Lock 543 B 544 B 545 8 516 8 ske 5 20 2nd quarter Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Mon Tue P A T Mame Last First 1 Dishon Anthony 2 Dishon Tana 3 Falcon Jason 4 Johnston Jessica 5 Kendall Michael 6 Kummer Joseph f MacGillicuddy Simon figure 38 Locked Attendance Attendance Grid Gil General Bu 4S PE amp Health 4 Fri 5 16 2008 Locked past attendance appears grey Hame Dishon Anthony Dishon Tana Falcon Jason Johnston Jessica Kendall Michael Kummer Joseph ef1 General Bu enn amp Health Name Comment Active attendance codes appear black Dishon Anthony Dishon Tana Falcon Jason Johnston Jessica Kendall Michael Kummer Joseph MacGillicuddy Simon figure 39 Locked Attendance
40. hat an attendance code must be entered for every student listed in your course roster The All Present button if available can be a handy tool for this To save time first mark all absences and then click the All Present button Only those student cells without an attendance code are populated with the present code Negative Attendance Negative attendance means you need to enter a code only for students not present This approach assumes most students are present most of the time and saves wasting unnecessary class time to take roll Of course if everyone is present you will not enter any attendance codes How you may wonder will the application know if you even took roll Did you notice the little green checkmark that appeared when you entered attendance in your chapter 2 lessons When any attendance is taken a green 1 General B KI check mark appears in the course tab This is a visual cue indicating to you that attendance was taken It appears only when attendance is entered for the current day and it also triggers the application to tell the attendance manager that attendance was taken If your school uses a negative attendance approach the All Present button must be made available for you to use to indicate that you did take roll and no one was absent Overwrite Attendance Your Pinnacle Administrator has three options s he can set for attendance controls e Anycodes entered or edited by the Attendance Clerk cannot be c
41. i Student ID 2000246 3 Crisman Dewr a Grade 09 J 10 10 632 740 85 4 Croy Sydney gees M Gender M 101 541 720 75 Birthday 10 26 1995 Guardian CHAMBLEE JIMMY 1st Quarter Phone 800 797 2728 gt figure 21 Student Demographic Pop up AS Custom Schedule Boxed fields can be edited 4 Berwick Paula bul b 2 Print Student LD 701 Name Last First Berwick Paula Grade Level D 05 21 1983 Sex ITI Birth Date Parent Last First Keith amp Canova Berwick Street Address Box 25 City St Zip Greeley CO 80634 35 Weste Phone Number figure 22 Demographic Tab Chapter Getting Started Ul 26 Gradebook Continued This lesson details the grid area in the Gradebook Grid page and introduces the Quick Grades page which lets you view one assignment at a time for quick grade entry Details Notes Grid Let s take a closer look at the main grid area of the Gradebook Grid page This is where assignments are created from the New button and where assignment grades are recorded Each column heading displays the assignment description or title the due date and the maximum value assigned These are pulled from assignment creation fields You can learn more about assignment creation in Chapter 4 of this manual Sometimes space limitations cause the assignment title to appear truncated If you hover your cursor over an assignment heading you can
42. ieee 2 o TT 2 BOW sE A E oo A 4 o A A 4 POME a oo 4 El 4 RIhnacie TOOD rana 4 Lesson 1 HE 6 Gettine e EE 9 LOE O PR ERI 10 Change Pas e q A 10 A A iaia 10 Class OPIO Sos NE m m 10 Exercise 1 Log on Change Password Edit Profile Exercise 2 Edit Profile Course Name amp Description ATtTENdanNce 16 al EE 18 os A PPP ano 18 ET 18 Exercise 3 Take Quick Attendance Exercise 4 Attendance from the Grid and Seating Chart MIV Lee Mii iia 30 NOW TRI OU E 30 GlobalScholar Exercise 6 Crystal Reports Set Parameters Run and Update Exercise 7 Create and Remove Favorites Lesson 2 REVIEW e ded EAT E di PP 36 Advanced FGLC ASA o E 39 PO SII gue ie e 40 Negative ge Ee Te EE 40 Overwrite Attendance rire ieri 40 Past Attendance Eet 40 EE ee 42 K run BT e oeste mbi eie mA er III DIR EE UE dE c MM eM SUE HL iU MEE 42 o o O Aa 42 Exercise 8 Advanced Attendance Tasks Lesson 3 A oil 46 Create ASSIGNING Ee 49 ASSISRIMENE TO e i 50 UA ERE 50 Vee ren n 50 Ea Cdl 50 VEE AE RR EIA 50 OPEC Ta Dior 50 Classes TDi 50 AECA EE 52 RE lee 52 Weighted Category dee HUE Le e EE 54 EE 54 Exercise 9 Set Class Options Exercise 10 Create an Assignment Lesson 4 e PRE o E X 60 Bevonu Ine E 63 View Student Demograpbics rie 64 CONO M
43. le for your note Type a Date or select one using the Date Picker Select options from each of the following drop down menus Type Action Taken and Location Type a short description of the discipline issue Step 10 Step 11 Step 12 Step 13 Select the Notify Administrator check box Click Save From the incident click to edit Click Cancel to save the note without making changes Note The button is also available to Delete the note Step 14 Click the Notes tab Step 15 Click New to create a Note Notice Notes is the same as Discipline minus the Type Action Taken and Location drop downs and instead of Notify Administrator the Notes dialog has a Private check box Step 16 Click to Close Notes 70 GlobalScholar gt Notepad Windows Internet Explorer NotePads Notes i Ist quarter ibsences 0 Tardies 2nd quarter ibsences 0 Tardies To create an incident click New Mid Term Exam 0 Absences 0 Tardies 3rd quarter 82 0 Absences 0 Tardies 4th quarter 38 E 0 Absences 0 Tardies Final Exam 0 Absences 0 Tardies figure 70 Enter a New Discipline Note NotePads 1st quarter 0 Absences 0 Tardies O 2nd quarter O Absences 0 Tardies Title Teasing 6 16 2008 i Bulhying v etentior Location Classroom v de Ea B 7 U E SE ES es Jason was teasing Tana Dishon which prompted her brother Anthony to hit Jason Both boys sent to Principal per school p
44. les Terms d 1 General Business E Would you like to categorize your assignments 9 Yes No Would you like to weight your categories 9 Yes No Color Description Weight Homework 70 o testing 30 figure 50 Class Options Categories Tab UY Chapter Create Assignments Ul 54 Assignments Continued Categories and weights can play an important role in final grade calculations This page offers more detail for these configurations The Scales and Terms tabs descriptions complete the Class Option dialog box review Details Notes Weighted Category Calculations Weighted Categories can cause Pinnacle to correctly calculate a term grade producing a result that may be unexpected To help avoid such surprises let us review how weighted categories are calculated Categories are calculated by multiplying the assigned weight of the category times the final result for all assignments within the category Once you have a result for each category all results are added and then divided by the sum of category weights to produce a final term grade Does that sound confusing Let us look at a practical example Suppose assignments are divided into four categories Homework Discussion Unit tests and Unit Projects Let s add the following weights to each category e Homework 5 e Discussion 1 e Unit tests 25 e Unit Projects 15 Total category weights 1 0 Now we will add some student scores e Homework 8
45. lp identify issues for students and teachers alike Pinnacle Web offers a series of standard reports available in one of two formats HTML reports can be Previewed or Printed Crystal reports must be Run and the results are stored in My Reports All reports can be accessed from the Reports category of the navigation pane Details Notes My Reports When you click the Reports category heading the My Reports page opens This page displays Crystal reports you have already run You can quickly open a report from the list and re run it to include current data while continuing to use the original parameter settings Select the report from the listing and click Update to re run The report remains in your My Reports list until you Delete it or until your Pinnacle Administrator runs the end of year utility My Reports is also handy for longer reports that may take time to compile You can enter the report request and then logout When you return the completed report shows as Ready in your My Reports list New Reports You can open New Reports from the navigation pane Reports menu sub item or click the New link from the My Reports page This page includes all reports both HTML and Crystal available in Pinnacle Web Click the sign to expand any report type and view reports available Also you can click the Expand All button to see all reports at once If this list is too large click the Collapse All button to
46. n menu Pinnacle assigns the score as the lowest breakpoint for the Grade selected Step 12 Click within the Comments field for the second student and enter a short comment Step 13 Click from the toolbar Step 14 Locate the second student and notice the red triangle representing a comment entry Step 15 Click Logout GlobalScholar 1 General Busi 8 PE amp Health 7 8 Assignments e Chapter 8 Chapter9 Chapter Y Name Last First Homework Discussion Test i 3rd quart 119 100 7 9 100 7 11 100 1 Bjorge Baskins Kent F B 100 90 90 200 300 93 A A 2 Dishon Anthony PE 85 DU DU 245 300 826 3 Dishon Tana PE 60 DU 40 190 300 63 D 4 Falcon Jason H E B da T9 248 300 83 B 5 Johnston Jessica HF E T5 DU 234 300 78 C 6 Kendall Michael PE 0 0 7 Kummer Joseph P_E 0 0 ist quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter Final Exam figure 26 Enter Grades and Change Calculated View 1 General Busi 8 PE amp Health 7 8 4 Chapter 9 Discussion p gt Name Grade 100 Comments Bjorge Baskins Kent A 90 Dishon Tana 390 Falcon Jason 58 Johnston Jessica T5 Kendall Michael Kummer Joseph figure 27 Enter Grades and Comments Assignments e Chapter9 Chapter 3 Name Last First Homework Discussion Fg 100 7 9 100 2 Dishon Anthony 4 85 80 figure 28 Comment Mark Chapter Getting Started Co 30 Reports Reporting is essential for any educational endeavor Reports he
47. n more detail in the Create Assignments chapter The Comments field accepts up to 255 characters Comments recorded here can be included in reports and are available in the Internet Viewer When you enter a comment from the Quick Grades page a small red triangle appears in the upper right corner of the corresponding cell of the Gradebook Grid This visual cue lets you know that a comment was entered even though you cannot see it from the Gradebook Grid Finally to complete the review of functionality for this page notice that like the Gradebook Grid this page also includes tabs at the bottom of the page to move from one term or marking period to another Select Recording Grid GlobalScholar Assignment Heading and hover Create Assignment 2nd MATH 4th MATH PLUS MATH 6th MATH PLUS 7th MATH Assignments peer DN WDYE Inv Name Last First Required Assessment 2 SACEs 1 7 Ath Quarter v Standards Standards Sm 10 1 Auld Ayesha S WOYE Inv 5 ACES 1 7 4 A 4 2 Chamblee Linwood 8 huc 3 Crisman Dewayne P 10 85 B 4 Croy Sydney H alo 17 10 10 8 5 C a H ES i n ist Quarter znd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter figure 23 Gradebook Grid with Assignment Hover Name Dishon Anthony Dishon Tana Falcan Jason Johnston Jessica Kendall Michael Kummer Joseph Ist quarter 2nd quarter Directional Arrows move through Assignments Attendance 100 Comments 88 The comment
48. n of Assignment pages Most browser Find functions are designed to work with pure HTML but Assignment pages use a different code to calculate results which renders the Find function inoperable Pinnacle Toolbars Toolbar buttons display when you open a Pinnacle task page Note In Pinnacle a task page is any page other than the home page Often these buttons duplicate the functionality available from the navigation pane The buttons are dynamic and they change depending on the page you have open Navigation links and toolbar buttons are the recommended means of navigating within Pinnacle Web GlobalScholar These are browser functions Back Forward Browser Home gt Quick Attendance Windows Internet Explorer PRISES Pus Attendance Grid f1 General Bts_ 8 PE amp Health 7 8 4 wea 6 11 2008 Ch C 5 p E Name Dishon Anthony Dishon Tana Falcon Jason Jahnston Jessica Kendall Michael Kummer Joseph MacGillicuddy Simon Manning Valarie Marchwick Shaun Martin Abigail Pacovsky Joshua Raad Bryce D m meam T Amr Pinnacle Toolbar Pinnacle Home Ja ata aa AA n rm m m m m m m m m m rm ry 4H A AAA AAAS 19333333434359 i fg gel a ef YTT T 1 figure 2 Pinnacle Toolbar in Internet Explorer Chapter Introduction Ul Lesson 1 Review Use the answer form on the following page to record the most accurate answer for each question 1 The Pinnacle Web Title bar in
49. n the upper right corner of the photo Step 20 Click another photo and notice the Clear option listed with the attendance codes Note Use Clear to remove an assigned attendance code Step 21 Click Logout 22 GlobalScholar June 2006 Bag i SCH fiz nd quarter Mame Last First SM TW TFS qu Mon ue 2345 67 M ue We 1 Berwick Paul 9 10 11 12 13 14 Y 2 Dishon Stephanie 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 3 Falcon Erin 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 4 Gable Jaclyn 29 30 5 Hansen Eric Today is 6 16 2008 figure 17 Date Picker in Attendance Grid d Mon 6 2 2008 1 General Business 8 PE amp Health 6 2 6 4 Mon Wed Thu i til Me sr 2008 1 Berwick Paul Summer Seme 2 Dishon Stephanie 1st quarter 3 Falcon Erin 2nd quarter 4 Gable Jaclyn Summer Seme 3rd quarter 4th quarter Name Last First 5 Hansen Eric 5 LaCounte Cody T Lambert Leona figure 18 Change the Attendance Term Calculation View 1 General Bu 8 PE amp Health d un 6716 2008 H dn m i Le ee n ackham Officer Trotter fan Waneta Marco ro Manning Valarie figure 19 Seating Chart Attendance Codes N UJ Chapter Getting Started 24 Gradebook Gradebook is the core of the Pinnacle Web suite Two views are offered one for quick entry and the second with more details Configuring the structure for recording grades such as assigning grading scales or weighting assignments will be covered later in this manual The
50. nces 0 Tardies D Absences B Tardies i figure 68 Enter a Note Term Summary Notepad Windows Internet Explorer Bo NotePads Discipline d St Antony 2nd quarter 119 A 0 Absences 0 Tardies m pate 6 15 2008 Set d Ea B 7 U E Though Anthony is a bright student he is very protective of his twin sister Tana Today during group discussion in my class Anthony punched Jason Falcon when he overheard Jason teasing her sent both boys to the principal as per school regulation for incidents of physical violence would note that Anthany has only displayed aggression when he feels his sister is threatened we may want to place these siblings in separate classes Word Processing toolbar Notify Administrator figure 69 Discipline Note Chapter Beyond the Basics 6 Co Exercise 12 Enter Discipline Incident Record and Notes This exercise guides you through the creation of a Discipline record and shows you the similarity of process for entering Notes Steps Notes Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Log on to Pinnacle Web and click Gradebook from the navigation pane Select a student and click the Discipline flag E Use directional arrows view a different student Note You can create notes for the current term only though you can view any term Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Click New Record the current term grade in the Notes margin of this page Type a Tit
51. nhance the learning experience For classroom settings exercises are hosted from a Pinnacle Web training environment Certification and Independent Learning students may also use the hosted training environment for exercises or they may select to work with CBTs Computer Based Training available on CD or as a download from the Curriculum Content module Pinnacle Web training manuals are divided into chapters Each chapter begins with clearly defined objectives and continues with a mixture of show and tell lessons You will notice the design of this instruction consistently designates the left page for explanation or telling and the right page offers diagrams screen shots with callouts or tables for showing The left page also includes an enlarged margin provided for student notes Lesson topic details are covered in one to two pages with an equal number of pages for supporting graphics Exercises are provided for every two to three lesson topics depending on the complexity of the material Each lesson ends with a review quiz In general material is compulsory For this reason students are encouraged to proceed through lessons in the order they are presented Final Assessments are created and provided from the Curriculum Content and Instruction modules and are not included in this manual Instructions for final assessments are provided as part of your Student Information file WEB Contents RA PP PA PPP 1 e o O e N O T Ea 2 NA e A
52. nments 3 Poor test results 4 Fails to makeup work tests 5 Uses time wisely lt TIT AMS SMI 29 F figure 80 Required Assessment Exercise AAA LN 49 E UI Finalize Grades In which terms have you finished entering grades figure 81 Finalize Grades Exercise Sp 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter The grades for this term have been finalized File Download Do you want to open or save this file i Name 3rd L ENRICHMENT cov ta A Type Microsoft Office Excel Comma Separated values File figure 82 Export Grades Exercise From demo Ented corn n mem mmm UT Chapter Beyond the Basics NI Standards The terms Standards and Objectives are often used interchangeably though they are not interchangeable ideas in the educational field of study Both identify what a student should know or be able to do but they differ in the level of detail and quality of measurement used As a rule standards are broader in description and objectives are more detailed Objectives are tied to lesson plans and several objectives may be applied to support one standard Though not always true standards can span more than one grade level or content area To aid schools in accurate record keeping for standard achievement standards can be divided further into benchmark standards which describe progress by grade level Your school may use one term for all identifi
53. olicy for physical violence Notify Administrator figure 71 Discipline Dialog Box Completed NotePads 1st quarter 0 Absences 0 Tardies 2 2nd quarter 0 Absences 0 Tardies Teasing Administrator notified 6 16 2008 Jason was teasing Tana Dishon which prompted her brother Anthony to hit Jason Both boys sent to Principal per school policy for physical violence am 0 Absences 0 Tardies 3rd quarter 83 0 Absences 0 Tardies Do 0 Mid Term Exam O Absences 0 Tardies O Absences 0 Tardies 4th quarter figure 72 View Discipline Note NI gt Chapter Beyond the Basics 72 Alternate Gradebook Views Most often instructors expect to view assignments in their gradebooks corresponding to the class roster This is the view displayed by default but it is not the only view available You can select to view information for only one student change to see Required Assessments or Standards or view a graph of student performance all while retaining the functionality of the Gradebook Grid task page 4 amp Details Notes The Gradebook Grid task page includes a tab for each course assigned to an instructor Just beneath the course tab and above all column headings you can find three drop down arrows The first appears above the roster and allows you to select student views The second appears above the grid This allows you to select the criteria to be entered or viewed The last drop down arrow appears abo
54. ons of more diversity allowing you to better utilize the full spectrum of Gradebook capabilities The following concepts are introduced e Create Custom Student Demographic fields e View a Student Schedule e E mail another instructor from the Student Schedule e Record a Discipline Incident e Enter a general Note e Show Grades in Gradebook o foran Individual Student o as Graph o with Total Points e Enter Required Assessments e Finalize or Export Grades e Incorporate Standards Chapter Beyond the Basics 6 LA 64 Student Demographics One of the many handy features available with Pinnacle Web is Student Demographics This dialog box includes the following three tabs e Demographics offers basic information such as student name grade level ID and address e Custom allows you to create your own category for records e Schedule allows you to view all the courses in which the student is enrolled The Demographic tab can include school photos offering much appreciated visual confirmation Details Notes View Student Demographics Chapter 2 lessons introduced Student Demographics You learned that a summary of student information displays as a graphic pop up when you hover over a student name from either Attendance or Gradebook pages To view more information you can open the Student Demographics dialog box which is available only from the Gradebook Grid The dialog box has three tabs Demographics
55. or each listed student You can only select a code from those listed but you also have the option to enter a comment of up to 45 characters including spaces The list of Attendance codes is entered by your Pinnacle Administrator and only s he can make changes to the list When you open any task page a toolbar appears at the top of the page offering shortcuts to other Pinnacle Gradebook task pages Working from the top of the page down you can notice that the Quick Attendance page includes tabs for each course you teach These tabs are dynamic and change to list appropriate course titles depending on the instructor logged on Instructor Course assignments are imported from your SIS If you find an error do not see a tab for a course you are teaching or do see a tab for a course you are not teaching you should report this to your Pinnacle Administrator or other appropriate SIS administrator Additional functionality found on this task page includes a date field with forward back directional arrows which allow you to move through the school calendar one day at a time and a Date Picker Date Pickers are available where you see the calendar icon sul You use this tool to select a specific date Pinnacle Web also offers the Smart Date feature This feature allows you to enter text such as Last Friday or Next Monday and the application will select the appropriate date for you Most often you will also see an All Present but
56. ories Scales d 1 General Business Forward DM A Directional Title 1 General Business Narrative Arrow tab Template Standard template Sections General Business 031 1 Hide from tabs Yes 9 No Text Entry Logout link Field figure 8 Class Options General Tab Categories Scales d 1 General Business p Terms figure 9 Narrative Tab and Logout I Ul Chapter Getting Started 16 Navigation Pane Menu You have been introduced to the Pinnacle Web log on process and some simple configurations Now let us take a quick survey of the navigation pane menu This is a great way to learn the general capabilities of the Pinnacle Web application The purpose of this initial review is to become familiar with the task pages their purposes and general functionality Specific task procedures are covered in more detail later in this manual Details Notes If you log on with general instructor permissions you see four main menu categories in the Pinnacle Web navigation pane You can click the category icon or any of these category headings to open a related task page or you can select a specific task page by clicking one of the items listed under the main category heading Attendance Click the main Attendance heading to open the Quick Attendance page Note You can also select Quick Attendance from the Attendance category list or click the Attendance icon This page allows you to select an attendance code f
57. ouncements and general messages can be entered and updated instantaneously GlobalScholar Title bar Great Lakes Public Schools Attendance do Recently Added Students Quick Attendance Mitcham Dalia 2nd LANGUAGE ARTS Attendance Grid Kass Scott 3rd LA ENRICHMENT Seating Chart Kass Scott 4th LANGUAGE ARTS Whelchel Isreal Sth LANGUAGE ARTS Gradebook Lazzaro Nicky 6th LANGUAGE ARTS Quick Grades Gradebook Grid Assessments O Recently Dropped Students Guzik Louella 2nd LANGUAGE ARTS June 24 Winters Junita 3rd LA ENRICHMENT June 24 Reports Winters Junita 4th LANGUAGE ARTS June 24 3 My Reports New Report Lovett Alexis Sth LANGUAGE ARTS June 24 Speakman Letisha 6th LANGUAGE ARTS June 24 89 Upcoming Birthdays Options Matherly Sherise 2nd LANGUAGE ARTS July 03 Cl ORE Options Pullman Tanner 3rd LA ENRICHMENT July 02 nani Pullman Tanner 4th LANGUAGE ARTS July 02 Edit Profile Change Password Eh Messages Welcome to Pinnacle Web the next generation assessment management solution from Excelsior Software figure 1 Pinnacle Home page Navigation Pane Information Pane Chapter Introduction LA Navigate As a web based application Pinnacle Web runs within a browser such as Windows Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari Web based applications enhance productivity because calculations are performed on the server and only the results are returned to be displayed on your machine
58. ph Finalize Grades Export Grades The third drop down menu offers more functions Click this arrow located above the results column and select Show Graph to display a sparkline graph for each student Select Finalize Grades and the system flags grades for export to your SIS for reporting Export Grades creates an Excel file you can save for organization purposes and Total Points can be displayed if you have not created weighted categories for assignments GlobalScholar Change Student View Change Data View Change Results View or Prepare Grades 2nd LANGUAGE 3rd LA ENR ANAANGUAGE Gth LANGUAGE show Single Student enses Complex Using Verbs Vocabulary Show Graph st Required Assessment Sentence Correctly Week 3 Finalize Grades i Objectives Goal 3 1118 1118 31 327 100 1 Berkowitz Michael All objectives Standard 35 g0 dille ll Objectives Benchmark gt r U 85 Export Grades 3 Dorrough Nicole figure 73 Alternate View Toolbar Chapter 1 Chapter3 Chapter4 Chapter5 Name Last First Questions Questions Questions Questions 2nd Quarter 131 25 1172 15 11 5 10 11 6 25 1 H 5 2 Coady Yukiko 25 12 5 23 96 A 3 E 4 E Click within a Grid Cell figure 74 Show Single Student 3rd LA ENRICH 4th LANGUAGE Sth LANGUAIGE se Assi Required Assessments figure 75 Sth LANGUAGE Sth LANGUAGE Required Assessmen
59. port Quarter report and click Update Once the report is ready click the report name link to view it Notice how the grade changes affected the report Step 14 Click to close the report viewer GlobalScholar Expand All Collapse All Favorites You do not have any reports in your favorites list To mark a report as one of your favorites click on the gray star next to the picture of the report This will add the report to your favorites list and change the color of the star from gray to gold Removing a report from your favorites list is done by clicking on the gold star Attendance Demographics Discipline T Sradino dfam eters for Parent i Sa nference Report Quarter es Point me B Ence bin r Bligh Sheel Stedent Detall Report Pali Pik ire EL Loa lm dest ED SE 5th LANGUAGE ARTS 6th LANGUAGE ARTS FIL i A a EFIE b 60a ndn Pei Pin Sra F E F iLa F E A LT BEREG intimi Tel Fin cta A Hr F m A mu F Li EPHLLZNO lot Duda Tal Flee suna D HP A HL A Hi A mie n es FURE els Fed Fie nci A m B Be A GLIO d mya Students Gi Active ees Fal Fis nota i ima msg ren ne i Se LORRY Lo Diss Tari Fia Sri A ELIO A BL A BR D HA S i 1 O Selec 1 df Si A Bn i esas d BHIS Side ER A Ek ER Tk ER Seite fuRae in n ta fe nino fe fe ii dii Masiy BR LES TA Ek F TL Fk Er En e ri Fi Eh ER En En figure 33 Parent Conference Re
60. port Parameters https 7110 demo excelsiorsoftware com pinnacle Gradebook Reports Re ortF ile ashx reques mE fx emm ET ER n eo https demo excelsiorsoftware com bul 3 abr https demo excelsiorsoftware com 280 37th Avenue Court Excelsior MN 77777 800 797 2728 BECKHAM IVAN Student ID 000 figure 34 Report Viewer Juarter FUN UD Halls Arron poo po SPORTS FITNESS Lando Thaddeus SPANISH BERNHARD JERMAINE PHYS ED KOEPKE HORACE LANGUAGE ARTS Pitts Lazaro B 88 00 OCIAL STUDIES MOWERS FREEMAN SCIENCE FONTANEZ DENVER MATH PISS DENNEY RAY STUDY SKILLS JIMENES RAY _ a IE 8 50 x 11 00 in z ii figure 32 Expand Grading UO UJ lesson Getting Started 34 Exercise 7 Create and Remove Favorites This exercise is a continuation of exercise 6 Please continue with the steps below for more practice Notes Step 15 Step 16 Step 17 Step 18 Step 19 Step 20 Step 21 Step 22 Step 23 Step 24 Step 25 Step 26 Step 27 Step 28 Step 29 Step 30 Step 31 Select a report Click Delete to remove the report from My Reports Click New Click the Expand All link from the top of the page Scroll to see all the reports available and then click Collapse All Click the sign to open the A
61. pter 2 was Notes and Discipline These icons are found beside a student name only on the Gradebook Grid page Instructors can enter information here and allow the notes to be included in reports or available for viewing from Pinnacle Internet Viewer or they can select on an individual note basis to keep information private Details Notes Notes You can enter general or discipline notes for a student Click the flag or note icon to open a notepad Check the tab to be certain you are entering the correct type Note or Discipline and verify the correct student name appears in the name field The back forward directional arrows allow you to select a different name from the course roster and the table shows a term summary with the student s current grade and number of absences and tardies To view recorded notes click the sign in any term to expand it and show all notes recorded for that term You can Print a note from the button in the toolbar or click New to enter a note Both Notes and Discipline provide a field to record a Title for the note and a Date The text entry field allows for unlimited free form text and both tabs provide a Save button a Cancel button and a standard word processing toolbar The Discipline tab includes four additional fields three drop down boxes one each for Type Action Taken and Location and a checkbox at the bottom of the text field to Notify Administrator which means the note can be viewed
62. purpose of this lesson is to introduce the gradebook pages and their functionality 4 amp Details Notes Gradebook Grid You can open the Gradebook grid from the navigation pane main category Gradebook or from the Gradebook Icon or from the sub listing Gradebook Grid The standard Pinnacle toolbar is at the top of the page followed by a series of tabs for each course assigned to the Instructor The bottom of this page displays another series of tabs these represent terms or marking periods assigned by your school Student Demographics The class roster is listed alphabetically to the left of the grid but unlike the attendance pages the Gradebook Grid shows two icons beside each student listing These represent notes Notes includes three tabs Demographics Custom and Schedule Custom and Schedule tabs are discussed in more detail in Chapter 5 Beyond the Basics In this chapter we focus on general functionality which includes only the Demographics tab If you hover your cursor over a student name from either Attendance or Gradebook pages a summary of student information displays as a graphic pop up To view more information you can open Student Demographics This access is available only from the Gradebook Grid If you compare the Gradebook Grid to other pages you will notice that only on the Gradebook Grid does the student name appear underlined to indicate a link Click the link and Student Demographics opens Standa
63. rd information such as Student LD Name Grade Level and Parent s Address are found on this tab The information populated to this tab is imported from your school SIS and with some exceptions cannot be edited from this tab The exceptions include any field displayed in a box Boxed fields can be edited by any teacher who has the selected student on his or her roster This tab can also include a photo which can be imported from your school photo file Notes You can enter general or discipline notes for a student Notes can be opened from the flag or note icon located next to the student name You can learn to enter notes in Chapter 5 Beyond the Basics GlobalScholar i a rse Tabs Assignments e Chapter Chapter8 Chapter Y New Name Last First Homework Discussion Test EES 3rd quarter 7 8 100 7 9 100 7 11 100 1 Bjorge Baskins Kent P_i 100 90 90 200 300 93 A 2 Dishon Anthony HB 85 80 80 245 300 82 B 3 Dishon Tana PE 60 90 40 190 300 63 D A Falcon laenn A RA an 7a 2AR a3nn 833 A TT E 1st quarter nd quarter Mid Term Exam 3rd quarter 4th quarter Final Exam figure 20 Gradebook Grid NN Notes Icons Term Tabs 2nd MATH 4th MATH PLUS Sth MATH 6th MATH PLUS 7th MATH Assignments e WDYE 42 WDYE WDYE Inv WDYE 5 1 Name Last First and F Quiz ll 5 ACEs 1 7 and F 5 2 Ath Quarte Hef 610 5123 10 1 Auld Ayesha EE 10 10 686 730 94 2 Chamblee Li e li 10 541 720 15 TPE
64. return to the report type listing Click the blue link report name to open the parameters dialog for the specific report Click the star icon ES to mark the report as a favorite Favorites appear as the first report type at the top of the New Reports page All other report types are listed alphabetically To remove a report from the Favorites list click the gold favorite star icon DEI and the report is still available from the appropriate report type listing but is removed from Favorites GlobalScholar Updated Status Report Title amp Description gt Student Demographic All Students 35 Displays a list of Students and their demographic data such as Address Phone 10 32am 4 Number and Birth date figure 29 My Reports Expand All Collapse All Displays a list of Students a their demographic data such as Address Phone Number and Birth date Bb b b El 4 Point Grade Scale Six Weeks es qo ary Displays a Six Week based student 4 ShoWsutreateg ry grades for all report card with GPA calculations based stu uia in a grid with 12 categories per on a traditional 4 point scale GPA erin page Class Grade Graph Six Weeks Empty Class Grade Sheet Displays a bar graph showing the This report gives you a blank grade figure 30 New Reports Parameters for Attendance Code Summary Classes 9 1 General Business Select the class ZPE amp Health 7 8 Students Active Select the st
65. roach and all students are present you do not need to record attendance A True B False Attendance Overwrite authority is determined by the Attendance Manager A True B False How many days in the past can you edit attendance codes A Only the Attendance Manager can edit past attendance codes B The Pinnacle Administrator sets the number of days allowed for past edits C One school week Seating Charts are created by A Pinnacle Administrators B Attendance Managers C Course Instructors The Shuffle Chart function reassigns students into evenly dispersed rows A True B False Seating Charts can be edited at any time during a term A True B False Old Seating Charts are saved with attendance records A True B False Name CSS Bubble Answer Sheet DOPO 1 OOO 2 DOO COGO CO BOOO s OOOO OOO 1 COGO COGO 1 OOOO Gett E Date Chapter Advanced Attendance NI Ww ml AC gipinn 48 GlobalScholar Chapter 4 Create Assignments Objectives This chapter addresses all the criteria used to create assignments Each instructor is responsible for creating assignments for each course s he teaches This can be a simple task using given grading scales and setting all assignments equal toward determining the term grade Or this can be a complex but very accurate task creating and assigning custom grading scales to assignments weighting assignments categorizing assignments and weighting ca
66. s is a visual seating chart The photographs are imported from your school photo file and matched to student listings based on student ID The first time you open the Seating Chart page for a new class student photos are loaded and you must create and Save an initial seating chart After the initial chart is created you can take attendance from this page Print this page and Edit this page to create a new seating chart GlobalScholar lt Fri 6131208 Ch E June 2008 Use Directional Arrows to SMTWIT FS change day or month 1 234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Term drop down allows you to 29 30 select a different cumulative Today is 6 13 2008 display figure 11 Date Picker PINNACLE Mtn y WEB naga EORNM ae oe Home E d Quick Attendance SR Attendance Grid LL Seating Chart Reports A Options Attendance Gri 4 a 1 General Busi 8 PE amp Health 7 8 6 9 6 10 611 612 6113 6 16 5 17 6 1 2nd quarter Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Mon Tue We P A T 1 Dishon Anthony 2 Dishon Tana 3 Falcon Jason Mame Last First 4 Johnston Jessica 5 Kendall Michael 6 Kummer Joseph T MacGillicuddy Simon figure 12 Attendance Grid KR Great Lakes Great Lakes Public Schools Public Schools Logged in as Pitts Lazaro Logout Helo e Home AS Quick Attendance B Attendance Grid l Seating Chart Fi Reports P Options Gradebook Srd LA ENRICH 4th LANGUAGE Sth LANGUAGE 6th LANGUAGE
67. s margin of this page record names of the students in the first two seats Step 12 Use your directional arrows to view one week earlier Step 13 Click Edit Step 14 Click Shuffle Chart Step 15 Click Save Chart Compare the names of the students in the first two seats against the names you recorded in step9 Step 16 Click Logout 2 4 GlobalScholar Algebra 1 3 Pre Calc B Pre Calc 4 thu 6 19 2008 Ch Name Comment Hansen Eric Norton Victoria Olson Richard Panasuk Heidiann Panasuk Shelly Picard Chase Sandvik Tera Thomas Michelle figure 42 Positive Attendance Attendance codes are only available for assigned school days 5 2 Algebra 1 Al 3 Pre Calc SNE Pre Calc 4 sun 6 15 2008 Pp Name Comment Hansen Eric Marton Victoria Olson Richard Panasuk Heidiann Panasuk Shelly figure 43 Sunday Attendance Codes Thu 6 19 2008 CA Students Du r n Stradtman Valerie Beau A ILE Traeger Jessica Mg r4 lll figure 44 Shuffle Chart Use the Shuffle Chart button to create an objective seating arrangement Chapter Advanced Attendance 4 Ul Lesson 3 Review Use the answer form on the following page to record the most accurate answer for each question 1 2 3 8 46 Positive attendance requires an attendance code be entered for every student on the course roster A True B False If your school uses a Negative attendance app
68. sen Eric Narrative Class 4 Eno ish 8 Weight Extra Credit figure 57 Open and Complete Assignment Dialog box Classes A new assignment can be created in one or more classes Select the classes you want this assignment to be added to from the list on the left figure 58 Copy Assignment to other Classes 7 English 7 Assignments e Name Last First m nm Je nd quarter 1 Hansen Eric E 9 89 87 9 B 2 Norton Victoria EIE t 958 A 3 Olson Richard E 5 8 T49 C figure 59 Scores with Extra Credit and Term Total Ul CO Chapter Create Assignments Lesson 4 Review Use the answer form on the following page to record the most accurate answer for each question 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 60 The Class Options page includes the following course configuration criteria A Assignment Narrative Objectives Classes B General Narrative Categories Scales Term C Demographics Custom Schedule Categories can be created for assignments from the Assignment dialog box A True B False Weights can be applied to both Categories and Assignments A True B False Weights are calculated for Assignments prior to any Category calculations A True B False Instructors can create new scales or edit any existing scales A True B False When you select the Extra Credit check box the application A Places the assignment in an Extra Credit category B Adds the
69. ssignment creation bg Assignment Narrative Objectives Classes Class 6th LANGUAGE ARTS Description Date Assigned Thu 6 26 2008 Date Due Fri 6 27 2008 E Max Value 20 Weight Extra Credit Assignment Narrative Objectives Classes Selected Available Ndesit and distinguish between letters words and sentences 5 Understand and follow one and two step directions P isk appropriate questions during a presentation or report Identify and say the beginning and ending sounds in words Identify rhyming words with the same or different spelling patterns EI DN iil gt n figure 46 Assignment and Objectives Tabs Narrative The Objectives tab Een objectives are A new assignment can be created in one or linked to the class more classes Select the classes you want General Business 1 O 8 PE amp Health 7 8 this assignment to be added to from the list on the left Select other classes to figure 47 Assignment creation box Classes Tab use the assignment Ul gt Chapter Create Assignments 52 About Assignments Creating assignments is the most complex of tasks presented in this manual It involves setting configurations from two different dialog boxes First you must revisit the Options menu this time focusing on the last three Class Options tabs The second set of configurations is entered in the Assignment box Both of these boxes include additional tabs
70. t 0 Type EX in the Letter cell and 0 in the Lower cell Any assignment using the Extra Credit scale receives a letter grade of EX Step 18 Click Save Notice the Extra Credit scale can be edited You can edit scales you create Step 19 Step 20 Click the Terms tab Click an edit link Notice that the criteria are locked 56 GlobalScholar General Narrative 4 English 8 Would you like to categorize your assignments 9 Yes O No Would you like to weight your categories 9 Yes No Color Description Weight m Homework 0 75 Delete e Quiz 025 Delete figure 54 Categories and Weights General Narrative Categories Scales Terms 4 English 8 Period to Rubric Conversion view Rubric view Traditional view Description Extra Credit Type 9 Percentages Rubric Rounding 0 w Breakpoints Letter Lower General Narrative Categories Terms 1 D Period to Rubric Conversign cand Rubric Mew scale Traditional Extra Credit New scale figure 55 Create Custom Grading Scale E Summer 2008 edit E Summer Semester 1 edit mi Scale Method Weight Rounding figure 56 Terms view only Ul J Chapter Create Assignments 58 Exercise 10 Create an Assignment Exercise 11 is a continuation of exercise 10 Once Class Options are set you can create an assignment Steps Notes Step 21 Step 22
71. t e PCommentl Commenti Comment Reading Levels Click within a cell and press Tab to select a predefined comment or just type the comment number 1 Fails to turn in assignments 2 Lack of effort 3 Poor test results 4 Fails to makeup work tests 5 Uses time wisely lt lll Show Points Show Graph 1 Finalize Show Graph figure 76 Results Graph figure 77 Show Points Finalize Grades 2nd Quarter 3rd quarter 280 300 93 A 245 300 82 B ze KN 62 D M ea E mn 06 A ANY Y MA 29 F 190 300 63 D 248 300 833 B 234 300 76 C a AAA 4995 E UJ Chapter Beyond the Basics NI 74 Exercise 13 Change Gradebook Views This exercise lets you experience the full functionality of the Gradebook Grid Steps Notes Step 1 Log on to Pinnacle Web and open the Gradebook Grid Step 2 Click the first column drop down and select Show Single Student Step 3 Click within an assignment cell for the second student Recorded grades are populated for the selected student only Step 4 Click within an assignment cell for a different student Step 5 Change the view to Show Multiple Students Step 6 Click the second column drop down beside the Assignments label and select Required Assessments Step 7 Click within the Comment 1 cell for the first student Step 8 Press the Spacebar from your keyboard and select the first comment listed in the selection box Step 9 Cli
72. tegories This chapter identifies all criteria involved with assignment creation and explains how each piece functions The following concepts are introduced e Create Categories for assignments e Weighting Categories e View Grading Scales e View Terms e Create assignments from the Assignment Dialog box e Maximum Value and Grading Scales e Assignment Weights e Extra Credit e Class Options Narrative Tab e Class Options Classes Tab Chapter Create Assignments 4 Co 50 Defining an Assignment The Assignment creation box can be opened from the New link available on the Gradebook Grid page This dialog displays four tabs Assignment Narrative Objectives and Classes Details Notes Assignment Tab This tab includes several fields The Description you enter acts as the assignment title The Grading Scale you select from the drop down list applies only to this assignment To set the Date Assigned and Date Due you can enter a date use the Date Picker or enter a smart date for example Next Friday Max Value The Max Value field should support the Grading Scale you select For example if you are using a standard rubric scale 4 3 2 1 with corresponding letter grades of A PP P U then you should enter a Max Value of 4 not 100 Weight An assignment must include a weight if it is to be calculated toward the student course grade It is recommended to assign a weight of one If you enter a value other
73. than one the score earned for the assignment is multiplied by the weight you assign before any other calculations are run If you do not assign a weight the assignment score is not included in the final course grade Extra Credit The Extra Credit check box should be used only if the assignment is an extra credit assignment If you are including bonus points for extra credit on an assignment you should not select the Extra Credit check box Note When the Extra Credit check box is used it is suggested that a special grading scale be included so the letter grade for extra credit is relevant Narrative Tab This optional field allows you to enter a description that can be shared in reports viewed by parents and students from the Internet Viewer Objectives Tab The Objectives tab allows you to link pre defined objectives to assignments Choose an objective from the Available section and either drag it to the Selected section or click Add Note This tab displays only if objectives are linked to the course Classes Tab Before saving a new assignment select additional class listings from the Classes tab to duplicate the assignment in multiple classes GlobalScholar 1 General Busi 8 PE amp Health 7 8 h Chapter 9 Discussion Name Last First 5 18 100 7 9 100 7 9 100 This opens the 1 Bjorge Baskins Kent E B 95 100 Assignment na 2j creation box figure 45 Click New to Open A
74. ton Click this to mark all listed students as present for the selected course and date GlobalScholar ACME 12 Attendance Attendance 8 Upcoming Birthdays iton Quick Attendance Olson Richard 8 PE 4 Health 7 8 Ju Attendance GNd seating Chart Gradebook Quick Grades sradebook Grid Reports My Reports New Report Options Class Options Edit Profile Toolbar Change Password Toolbar Excelsior Software Demo 5th MATH Gth MATH PLUS Cut 6 26 2008 Ch Auld Ayesha You can enter a comment up to 45 characters Chamblee Linwood Crisman Dewayne Croy Sydney Crozier Karin Darst Meran Dill Carita Haefner Nicolas Holifield Gerri Kohan Alida McCauley Ivory Nunes Ofelia Pastrana Talisha Salazar Halley Sammons Delsie Date Picker SEEEEEEEEEEEKEKEK figure 10 Quick Attendance Chapter Getting Started I 18 Navigation Pane Menu There are three different task pages available to assist with attendance Most of them offer a date picker tool This lesson explains more about the Date Picker and introduces the Attendance Grid and Seating Chart Details Notes Date Picker A Date Picker is a tool common to many software applications It is represented by the calendar icon Big and is used to select a specific date When you click the icon a calendar pop up displays By default the current day is selected To select a different day within the current month click
75. ttendance report type Locate the Attendance Code Summary report and click Expand the Favorites and notice that the Attendance Code Summary is added Expand the Attendance report type and notice that the Attendance Code Summary report is listed in both the report type and in Favorites Click the Attendance Code Summary link to open the report parameters dialog box Select parameters and click Preview Click to close the viewer Click Home from the toolbar and then click New Report from the navigation pane From the Favorites locate a report Now click X to remove the report from Favorites Expand the Attendance report type and search for the reports you removed from favorites Notice that the report is still available Click Logout Report Title amp Description Parent Conference Report Quarter GlobalScholar Displays a Quarter based student report card including Quarter Grades Attendance Infractions and Discipline Incidents figure 35 ara a ia Students a their demographic data such as Address Phone Number and Birth date Totals zm each attendance code by student Class Attendance Summary Attendance details and totals for each student figure 36 Students Displays a list of Students and their demographic data such as figure 37 Delete a Report Totals for each TES code type tardy absence school absence by student Course Attendance Grid Displays all attendance data
76. udent O da students Passing O Failing Select N amp OU OU San o Q OU N Terms 1st quarter Select the Grading Term 2nd quarter Mid Term Exam 3rd quarter 4th quarter Final Exam figure 31 Report Parameters Dialog gt Chapter Getting Started UJ 32 Exercise 6 Crystal Reports Set Parameters Run and Update This exercise focuses on Reports how to view them set parameters run and delete them from favorites Steps Notes Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Log on to Pinnacle and click New Reports from the navigation pane Click the sign to open the Grading report type Click the Parent Conference Report Quarter link to open the report parameters dialog box From parameters select a course and a single student and then click Run Report Record the name of the student and course you selected in step 4 in the Notes margin of this page Note Depending on the report requested and the test database it may take several seconds before the report is ready Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 Step 11 Step 12 Step 13 Once the report is ready click the report name link to view it Click to close the report viewer Click Select the course and student you recorded in step 5 from the toolbar Modify one or more scores for the student from the toolbar Select the Parent Conference Re
77. ve the results column and allows you to augment the view or prepare results to be reported or stored Show Single Student You can view information for just one student at a time Click the first drop down arrow located above the Name column on the Gradebook Grid Select Show Single Student Next click anywhere within the grid to populate data for the selected student To view a different student click a different grid row cell You can return to the original view by selecting Show Multiple Students from the drop down or refresh the page When you refresh the page displays the default view with all students Required Assessments The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 re introduces traditional character development One of the six goals of the Department of Education is to promote strong character and citizenship among our nation s youth If your school includes this type of record it can be recorded in the Required Assessments grid You can enter scores or select a pre defined comment from the Gradebook Grid Click the second drop down located above the assignments columns and select Required Assessments Note Your school may choose a different label for this grid Standards Objectives Terminology can cause confusion with this assessment The lesson following on page 76 offers a more complete discussion For now please note that this assessment is also available as an option from the second drop down menu Show Gra
78. view the complete title Just above the grid is a drop down arrow The grid always opens to the Assignment option but if you click this arrow you can change the view to enter Required Assessment or Standards from the grid These are discussed in more detail in Chapter 5 Finally notice the column to the far right This is the results column and shows a calculated grade The drop down arrow in the column heading allows you to change the term view Quick Grades Quick Grades can be opened from the Gradebook sub item in the navigation pane This page shows the standard toolbar with dynamic shortcut buttons to other Pinnacle pages and there is a tab at the top of the page for each course assigned to the instructor who is logged on It is different from the Gradebook Grid in that you cannot create assignments from this page Assignments are listed in the field at the top of the table with back forward directional arrows for you to select other assignments from the list of those created From within the table you can enter a grade or a score and the application calculates the compliment For instance use the Grade drop down to select a grade and Pinnacle populates a score corresponding to the lowest grade breakpoint Conversely you can enter a score and Pinnacle populates the corresponding Grade Breakpoints for grading are assigned both as part of the assignment creation and as part of template creation These topics are discussed i

Pinnacle Gradebook Training

Contents

Download Pdf Manuals

Related Search

Related Contents