PowerTeacher /Gradebook
Not just for marks!
Welcome to PowerTeacher
Training Session
Objectives:
This session will cover:
 Main features included in PowerTeacher
 Basic set up and tools in Gradebook
 PowerSource Website - Customer Support Portal
Signing In to PowerTeacher:
 Address of your PowerSchool Server:
https://powerschool.chinooksedge.ab.ca/teachers
Use PowerTeacher
anywhere you have
access to the
internet.
Your User Name & Password
Username – first part of your email address
bpickering@chinooksedge.ab.ca
Temp password – te@ch3r
Navigating PowerTeacher
Navigation Menu Who Can See
 Daily Bulletin
The Daily Bulletin?
Administrators
Teachers
Public
Navigation Menu – cont.
 Staff Directory
Navigation Menu – cont.
 Personalize - Change Password
Navigation Menu – cont.
 Personalize - Default Student Screen
Navigation Menu – cont.
 Personalize – Display Section Number
Navigation Menu – cont.
 Gradebook
 Reports
 Recommendations
So What Information Can I Manage in PT?
Taking Attendance Is Easy And Efficient
Managing Attendance:
Attendance:
 Single Day
Always remember
to hit SUBMIT!!
Attendance:
 Multi Day
Attendance:
 A Seating Chart Teachers Will Love!
Attendance:
 Design Your Seating Chart
How to know attendance has been taken
• Attendance Indicator Icons:
Viewing Student Information:
 Backpack Icon – Class Info
Viewing Student Information:
 Backpack Icon – Class Info
Always Remember:
USE BLIND CARBON COPY
field of a new email to insure
parent/student email
confidentiality.
Viewing Student Information:
 Backpack Icon – Student Info
What do you have your
DEFAULT STUDENT SCREEN set to?
Select Screens Menu:
 Cumulative Grade Info
Select Screens Menu:
 Demographic Info
Select Screens Menu:
 Demographic Info….cont.
Select Screens Menu:
 Graduation Plan
No more
calculations on
paper or by hand!
Select Screens Menu:
 Meeting Attendance
Select Screens Menu:
 Net Access Summary
Select Screens Menu:
 Print A Report
Select Screens Menu:
 Quick Lookup – Final Percent Score
Select Screens Menu:
 Quick Lookup – Absences & Tardies
Select Screens Menu:
 Recommendations
Select Screens Menu:
 Schedule
Select Screens Menu:
 Student Photo
Select Screens Menu:
 Submit Log Entry
Activities
Select Screens Menu:
 Teacher Comments
 Term Grades
How to Run Class Reports:
 Three Ways to Run Reports
#1 – All Students
#2 – Entire Class
#3 – One Student
How to Run Class Reports:
 Choose a Report
How to Run Class Reports:
 Report Queue – My Jobs!
Class Reports Available:
 CESD Computer Login Cards….for students
Class Reports Available:
 Network ID’s & Passwords…..for teachers
Class Reports Available:
 Student Demographic Info…..for teachers
Class Reports Available:
 Class Roster…..for teachers
Class Reports Available:
 Student Grid with AKA Names & Birthdays
Alerts featured in PowerTeacher
 Student Alerts
Gradebook Basics
 Launching PowerTeacher Gradebook
Gradebook Basics
Gradebook
 Term
 Classes
 Student Groups
 Categories
Gradebook
 Preferences
In your toolbar….go to tools and
then down to preferences.
Gradebook
 Tabs
Gradebook
 Student Info
Gradebook
 Extra Class Columns
Gradebook
 Extra Class Columns
Gradebook
 Teachers Personal Note
Gradebook
 Tabs
Gradebook
 Class Content – Class Info
Gradebook
 Class Content – School Content
Gradebook
 Class Content – My Content
Gradebook
 Reports
Gradebook
 Reports Cont…
Gradebook
 Reports Cont…
Gradebook
 Taking Attendance in Gradebook
Gradebook
 Notifications
Gradebook
 Is there an App for that??
PowerTeacher
Mobile App
Gradebook
 PowerSource