Using MicroGrade
Classroom
Management Software
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Why Use MicroGrade?
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Keeps you organized and informed
Saves time
Lets students know where they stand
Provides many different types of reports
Makes seating charts
Tracks attendance
Improves Communication
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Built-in email feature for student and parent contact
Securely post to the Internet with WebGrade
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Choose Your Grading System
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Total points
Percent weight of categories and assignments
Relative weight of categories and assignments
Relative weight of assignments
Bonus assignments
Drop a low score
Four quarters and final exam
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MicroGrade Highlights
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Quick Start
Student rosters
Individual grade sheets
Class grade sheets
Blank worksheets
Entire grade book
Grades by assignment
Statistics report
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Free form reports
Attendance records
Seating charts
Grade posting
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Paper
Screen
Internet
E-mail
WebGrade
Quick Start
Simplifies Class Set-up
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The Easy Way
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Use the Quick Start feature under Help menu
Type in Class Name and Grading Period
Select Grading Method and Display of Student
Names
Set Grade Standards (A, B, C ……)
Add Categories and Assignments
Add Student Records
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Choose Grading Method
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Choose your grading method
Go Edit, Preferences For, Grades and Scores
Choose from:
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Percentage weight of categories and assignments
Relative weight of categories and assignments
Total points of assignments
Relative weight of assignments
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Choose Grading Method
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Preferences: Student Information
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Go Edit, Preferences For, Student Information
Name Format – choose “As Entered” This will
take care of students such as McDonald
Click: Student ID required
Select: Generate IDs manually
Select: WebGrade password - automatically
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Student Preferences Screen
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Entering Student Information
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Go: Students, Student Records
Add students: Make sure “Add Students”
button is checked
Type: required information (last name, first
name, student ID)
Type: any other information you want to include
in student records
Edit student: make sure “Edit Active Student”
button is checked
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Student Records
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Student Attributes
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Used when you want to sort a list of students
Suggestion – combine students taking same
course into one file (all English 10)
Sort students according to
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Period
Homeroom
Counselor
Your own groupings
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Define Student Attributes
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Go To: Students, Define Student Attributes
Click: Add New Attribute
Type: Attribute title
Click: Add Attribute Value
Type: Values for Attribute (i.e. period numbers)
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Define Student Attributes window
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Assign Student Attributes
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Go: Students, Assign Student Attributes
Select: Attribute for each student as they are
highlighted
Use: Down arrow key to select students
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Assigning Attributes
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Select Students Using Attributes
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Go: Students, Select Students
Use first column of buttons, select Student
Use second column, select Period
Use third column, select equals (=)
Use last button, choose period you want
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Select Students
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Preferences for Display & Sorting
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Uncheck “Mark altered scores with a *
Adjust “Highlight this grade or below in red.”
Adjust Windows highlight color
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Preferences for Display & Sorting
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Security Issues
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Use a password?
Where you keep your “main files”
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Work from a hard drive, floppy backup
Work from a floppy for portability, hard drive backup
School vs. home
Always make a backup – ALWAYS
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Working with Class Rosters
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Type in names manually
Import names from School Information System
Import from a text file
Exporting names for use with other programs
Use Export, General to transfer roster to
another MicroGrade file (Middle School teams)
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Grade Standards
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Used for High Schools and Middle Schools
Same standards for entire school – consistent
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Grade Standards
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Changing Grade Standards Table
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Go: Edit, Grade Standards
In “% Cutoff” column, use lowest number for
that category
Eliminate rows you don’t want or need
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E-mail Reports
MicroGrade can e-mail the following
reports:
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The Class Roster Report
The Student Summary Report
The Class Standards Report
The Grades by Assignment Report
The Free Form Report
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E-mail
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Must be connected to SMTP server
Must have e-mail addresses for students
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Enter manually or import from SIS
You can send free form e-mail to one, many or
all students
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Report Preferences
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Change font and size
Decide what information to use in headers
Show or not show grade letters in reports
Show points or percent for categories and
assignments
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Preferences for Reports
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Reporting Methods
Screen
Disk
HTML
E-mail 1
Email 2
Email 1 &2
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Printer
Sample Reports
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Start with output to screen – save paper
Can shrink using page setup
Use horizontal format where appropriate
Post on door, bulletin board, wall
Use e-mail and web to save paper
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Roster
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Student Summary
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Class Standards Report
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Overall Class Grades
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Grades By Assignment
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Grade Book
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Statistics - Graphs
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Statistics Chart
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Worksheet
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Free Form Report
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Attendance Report
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Attendance Grid
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Seating Chart
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The Windows
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Windows Management
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You can have all four windows open at once
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Class Roster
Student Summary
Categories and Assignments
Class Scores
Let any box take over screen using
middle button – less confusing
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Class Roster
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This is the main screen
Sort according to
name, id, score
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Student Summary
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Individual information
Can input info here
Total picture of student
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Categories and Assignments
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Listing of every
test and assignment
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Class Scores
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Input scores in this window
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Label scores
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Use Class Score window
Mark score as
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Incomplete
Excused
Late
Return to
unscored
Import scores
from other file
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Fill using Command
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What else can you do?
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Export rosters for use in spreadsheet – posting
sheet
Set up and assign comments
Import scores from other MicroGrade files
Use MicroGrade for attendance
Use MicroGrade Help
Instruction manual available from Chariot
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WebGrade
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Send reports to WebGrade – Chariot’s server
Accessed by students, parents, counselors,
resource room teachers
Everyone informed and up-to-date
Total grade sheet available for viewing
Roster, graphical statistics available
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WebGrade Process
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Upload to Chariot
Open account – follow online instructions
Each class has own file
Students access by using student ID and
password generated by MicroGrade
Go to WebGrade
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Contact Information
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Web Site: www.chariot.com
Email: info@chariot.com
Telephone: 619-298-0202
Mail Address:
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Chariot Software Group
2827 Presidio Drive
San Diego, CA 92110
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