Pinnacle Grade Book Inservice

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Pinnacle Grade BookInservice
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What is Grade Book?

• Provides the structure for teachers to maintain
  and organize the collection of grades for the
  duration of a class in one file.
• Assist the classroom teacher with the growing
  demand for record keeping requirements of
  students, classrooms, and schedules.
• Available to the teacher at school and at home.

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Screen Structure
Title Bar
Menu Bar
Status Line
Student Index
Information Line
Title Bar Provides Class Title, Subject,
Interval, and Quarter/Period.
Menu Bar Provides quick access to all the
functions in your Gradebook.
Status Line Provides information about the
column where the cursor is located.
Information Line Provides the name of the class
file being viewed or edited.
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Class File Terminology

• Subject Corresponds to the academic courses
  being taught for the year. There can be one or
  many subjects.
• Interval The Semester or the longest grading
  division in a subject. There can be one or many
  intervals.
• Period The Nine Week period/time. Class files
  can have as many periods for each interval as
  needed.
• Category A grouping of assignments. (homework,
  class work, test, participation, etc.) There must
  be at least one category defined, however, there
  can be as many grading categories as needed.
• Assignment/Grade Separate tasks that are linked
  to categories. (homework,
  class work, test, participation, etc.)

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Class File Terminology, (contd)

• Method of Grading The method used to combine
  previous grades with current grades.
• Letter Grade Breakpoints The description used
  to assign letter grades to numeric grades.
  (100 92 A, 91 85 B, etc.)
• Curve Value The number of points added to
  student grades.
• Reporting Preference The numeric or alphabetic
  choice in grade reporting.
• Course Used in multi-subject mode. Allows more
  than one subject in a class file.
• Dropping Grades Used to drop a number of scores
  from the calculation of grades.

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Starting Grade Book

• Double Click the Gradebook Icon located on your
  Desktop.
• Login by entering your teacher id. It is the same
  id used to identify you and your teaching
  schedule on the admin system.
• The first time you login the password is blank.
  You are prompted to enter a password up to eight
  charaters.

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Creating Class Files

• Click file, click new.
• The system uses your teacher id to provide a list
  of your courses.
• Additionally, the system provides the students
  scheduled for each class.
• To create your classes Click/Highlight the
  course and Click Next.

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Creating Class Files (contd)

• As each class is created the students will be
  loaded into your Grade Book.
• Enter a unique description and period for your
  class.
• Choose the proper template for the course.

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Creating Class Files (contd)
1 Click Yes to confirm the proper template
has been selected.
2 If new students exist, click yes to retrieve
their grades or click no.
3 Click OK. The class file(s) are created!
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What is a Template?

• A template is a class file that contains class
  file information only. It does not contain
  student information or scores. It is used as a
  starting point for creating a new class file.

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Why use a Template File?

• A template provides a standarized method of
  grading.
• Using a template assures that the grades
  collected are calculated correctly.
• It is much easier to add items to an existing
  template file than to create a new file.

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Choosing the Correct Template

• Template 1 ESNU
• Template 2 Multiple Categories (weighted
  categories)
• Template 3 One Category (0
  weight)

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Changing the Class File Title

• Click File from the Menu Bar.
• Click Set Class Title.
• A prompt appears allowing the title/description
  of the class to be changed.
• Click OK.

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Grade Entry Options(Defined Assignments Options)

• Grade Entry All Students One Assignment1
  Assignment Column of First Student.2 Key in
  Grade Press Enter.3 Repeat Steps 1 2 until
  Finished.
• Grade Entry One Student / Multiple Assignments
  1 Click on Red Stick Man Icon.2 Place Cursor on
  Selected Student.3 Key in Grade.4 Repeat Step 3
  Until Finished.
• Copy Grades for Multiple Students1 Place the
  Cursor Below Grade to be Copied.2 Press the
  Key for Each Student.

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Updating Class File Roster

• Click on menu option Pinnacle.
• Choose option Update Roster.
• If a Roster Update is ready for this class Click
  OK.

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Saving Class Files

• Click on menu option File.
• Choose option Save.

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Submitting Grades

• Click on Pinnacle from the Menu Bar.
• Click Submit Current Quarter or Click Submit
  Multiple Classes.
• If submitting multiple classes choose the correct
  class file.

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Printing Conference Reports

• Using the Menu Bar, Click Reports.
• Click Crystal.
• Click Parent Conference Report.

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Printing Conference Reports, (contd)

• Using the Built in Printing Options, select the
  student(s) or class file(s) to print.
• Click Ok.

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Example of a Conference Report