Edline and GradeQuick Tutorial

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Edline and
GradeQuick Tutorial
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Contents
For New Users ......................................................................................... 4
Edline Overview ....................................................................................... 5
Sending Emails to Students ................................................................... 6
Uploading Documents to Edline ............................................................ 7
Setup a New Computer .......................................................................... 8
Accessing your GradeQuick Grade Book .............................................. 8
GradeQuick Overview ............................................................................. 9
Sorting Students ................................................................................... 10
Weighting Categories ........................................................................... 11
Running Reports ................................................................................... 12
Recording Attendance .......................................................................... 13
Setting Attendance Penalties .............................................................. 14
Posting Grades to Edline ...................................................................... 15
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For New Users
1.) Please locate the sheet or email with your activation code.
2.) Please open Internet Explorer (or an
equivalent browser) and go to edline.net.
3.) Click on Click here if you have a new
activation code.
4.) Enter your activation code into the box
and click Enter.
Note: Your name and school should appear on the
line below after clicking Enter.
5.) Click Activate This Code.
6.) Read through the terms and conditions
and if you agree, click I Agree.
7.) Click on New Account.
8.) Please fill out the information boxes
and create your user name and password.
Click Continue when finished.
9.) Continue to fill out the forms
completely. Please make sure you either
choose a question or create a question.
Then click Update.
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Edline Overview
You should see a screen like the one below after logging onto your
edline.net account.
You can open up your
gradebooks here.
You can access your
classes here.
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Sending Emails to Students
 Select the class you want to
send an email to by moving
your mouse to My Edline and
then click on your class.
 Move your mouse to Tools
and then click Send Messages
under Communication.

Select the recipients
of the email and click Compose
Message.
 Select the option Students only and
click Continue.
 Fill out the information
requested and when you
are finished, click Send
Message.
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Uploading Documents to Edline
 Select the class you want to send
an email to by moving your
mouse to My Edline and then
click on your class.
 In the middle of the screen, under
Contents, click on Assignments.
 Click again on Assignments.
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You can now add several different
document types.
a. Document – Any Microsoft Office document, picture or
pdf.
b. Link – A referral to a specific website (i.e.
www.arizonachristian.edu)
c. Folder – A way to keep your documents organized
d. RSS Feed – A link to a site that broadcasts a feed over
the internet
e. Group – Allows you to group students
f. Slide Show – Creates a picture slideshow
 You will need to follow the directions on the site based on the
selected option above.
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Setup a New Computer
To start entering grades, you need to ensure the computer you are
using has the GradeQuick Web Plug-in.
 To get the plug-in simply click on Tools.
 Then click on Get
GradeQuick Plug-in.
 Follow the onscreen
instructions to install.
Note: This only has to occur the first time you use GradeQuick on your personal computer. Every
computer at ACU already has this installed.
Accessing your GradeQuick Grade Book
To access your grade book go to Tools -> GradeQuick Web.
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GradeQuick Overview
After opening
your grade book,
make sure you
have the right
class selected by
clicking on
Window and
selecting the
desired class.
 Next, click in
an empty
column and a
pop up box will
open. Click “Yes” to
add a new column
for an assignment.
 Next, select a category. If you don't have
any categories created yet, just type in the
name of a category. After typing in the
category, it will be available in the drop down
box for future entries.
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Sorting Students
 To sort the students alphabetically,
first click on the student column.
 Next, click on one of the arrows in
the menu bar (see insert).
o If you click on the up arrow, it
will sort the students by last
name Z-A.
o If you click on the down arrow,
it will sort the students by last
name A-Z.
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Weighting Categories
Note: Categories must currently be in
use to appear in the weighting
screen.
 To weight categories go to
“Grading” on the toolbar then
to “Weighting…” A screen
resembling the one below
should open.
 First, click the check mark
box next to Weight Categories.
 Next click on the category
you wish to put the weight into.
 In the box at the lower
portion of the dialog box, next to
Change put in the decimal that
corresponds to the percentage
you wish to assign the category.
 For example, if “Quiz” were worth 30% you would type in 0.30. After
you have the correct value input click change.
 Repeat this process for any of the other categories you wish to weigh.
Note: The total weight categories must add up to 1.0 (100%), otherwise
GradeQuick will not accurately weight the categories.
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Running Reports

To run a report like Academic Alerts first click on
“Reports” on the Menu Bar
and then move down to
“Multi-file Progress – One
Teacher” and then select
“Style 2.” Other styles will
work but this style gives the
student the most information
from the grade book.
 From the menu bar options, select
“Print” and then “Print Report.”
 Select the course you are running
the report and click “OK.”
 Select the students you want or click Select
All and click OK.
 Next, follow the dialog box to print the reports.
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Recording Attendance
Per federal mandate, attendance must be recorded in your class.
 Select the Attendance button in the menu bar.
 To setup the days of the week your class
meets, select Vacation  Setup Work Week.
 You may now deselect the days your class
does not meet.
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Select the checkbox next to
the class(es) that you would like to post
grades.
 GradeQuick does not record if a
student is present. It only
records if the student is
tardy(T), absent(A), or absent
for a university function(S).
Select the day the student was
absent and choose the
appropriate option.
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Setting Attendance Penalties
 In the attendance window select, File  Penalties.
 You have three options:
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o Set Penalties Manually – This allows you to set a different penalty for
each absence or tardy.
o Set Penalties Automatically – This bases the penalties off the options
specified automatically. (Recommended method)
o Remove Penalties – Removes previous changes.
You must enter the 3 numbers.
o The first indicates how many penalties a student can incur before his
grade is reduced.
o The second indicates the number of percentage points that will be
subtracted from a penalized student’s average.
o The third indicates how many more penalties must be incurred after
each reduction before the grade is again reduced.
In the case above, the student would not be penalized for the first 4 penalty
days, but would lose a 10 percent at the 5th penalty day and would lose
another 10 percent for each day thereafter.
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Posting Grades to Edline
When you are finished adding grades to your grade book, do not forget to post your grades so your
students can see their progress.
 Select the Post to Edline button
in the menu bar.
 Select Print -> Send to Edline.
 Select the option Send Several Files
and click OK.
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Select the checkbox
next to the class(es) that you
would like to post grades.
 Click Select All and then click OK.
 You must enter a description in
the description field and then
click Send This Report.
 A webpage will pop-up stating that Edline has received your
reports. Your students can now see their grades.