STI: InformationNOW

Teacher Training Presentation

By: Katie Warner

Taking Attendance

Choose the current block you are taking attendance for

All students are marked present by default, but you still need to post

the attendance.

Taking Attendance

Check the students that are absent and select Missing

Taking Attendance

Their icon changes and the missing count shows at the bottom

Click Post to send attendance

Taking Attendance

Students’ cumulative absences in this block will show under Period.

Students’ cumulative daily absences will show under Daily.

Taking Attendance

If you marked a student absent and they come in late, you can go back

into the attendance for that class and change them to tardy.

Students cumulative tardies for the block will show under Period.

Taking Attendance

After Attendance is posted, there will be a ‘Y’ under the ‘Att’ column

on the home attendance screen

Taking Attendance

Daily Absence Listing

To view all the absences for

a particular day

Group By: Grade Level

ID to Print: None

Click Preview

Gradebook

When clicking on Gradebook, the default grading period is the current quarter.

You can change the grading period by choosing a different one from the drop-

down menu and clicking refresh.

To open the Gradebook for any block, click the blue course section link

You must first setup your gradebook before adding assignments.

Click “Options” under Manage on the left.

Setting Up Gradebook

� View by Date Descending: view the most recent assignments first

� Round Displayed Averages: round the averages displayed in the gradebook

to the nearest whole number

� Group by Category: group assignments by categories

� Hide Student Names: useful when you are having a student view their

grades on the screen

� Display Total Points: displays next to student name the total points a

student earned out of the total possible; can only be checked when points

or averaging method chosen

� Display Student Averages: displays the students running average next to

their name in the gradebook

� Display Letter Grades: displays the student’s current letter grade next to

their average in the gradebook

� Display Maximum Score: displays the total points possible for each

assignment (activity) in the column heading

� Student Sort By: determines how to sort student names in the gradebook;

can use custom sort to match paper gradebook or student display name to

sort alphabetically by last name

Gradebook Options

Setting Up Gradebook

1. Points: Calculate student’s grade by dividing the points they earned by the

total possible points from all assignments. Example – Alex earns 568

points out of a possible 700 points. His grade is 568/700 = 0.81*100 = 81%.

2. Average: Calculate student’s grade by calculating the percentage of each

assignment out of 100 and then averaging them all together. Example –

Alex earns 83/100 = 83, 45/50 = 90, 21/25 = 84. These three scores are

averaged together for the final grade (83 + 90 + 84 = 85.6).

3. Category Points: Calculate student’s grade using total points for each

category. Then apply the percentage to each category. Example –

Homework is 40% & Tests/Quizzes are 60%. Alex earns 450/500 pts (90)

on homework and 520/650 pts (80) on tests/quizzes. Then the percentages

are applied to those scores and added together (90*.4 + 80*.6 = 84).

4. Category Average: Calculate student’s grade by calculating the percentage

of each assignment and then averaging them together for each category.

Then applying the percentage weights to the category averages.

Averaging Method

Categories

To add a category, click Add.

You must have at least one

category no matter which

averaging method you

chose in the options.

� High Score to Drop: if this category will be allowed to drop a score, enter the

highest score to drop. Leaving the value at 0 would allow all scores to drop.

� Low Score to Drop: if this category will be allowed to drop a score, enter the

lowest score to drop. Leaving the value at 0 would allow all scores to drop.

� Percentage: must be entered if using Category Points or Category Average method

of averaging. Applying a percentage is the same as weighting a category.

� When you click create, it will refresh to allow you to enter another category.

When you are finished creating categories, click cancel.

Categories

Average Setup

� Weight Addition: used to add points to all students final averages; used to add points for

Honors courses

� High Scores to Drop: number of high scores to drop before calculating the average

� Low Scores to Drop: number of low scores to drop before calculating the average

� Allow Incomplete to Drop: any assignment marked incomplete for a student will not affect

their overall average

� Weight Maximum Scores: if you changed the weight of any assignment (activity), then you

need to check this box in order to calculate the grade. Example – if a 100 point assignment

has a weight of 2 and a student makes a 90, then without checking this box their score is

calculated as a 180/100. If this box is checked, then their score is calculated as a 180/200.

Alerts

� Saturn: student internet access is denied or they haven’t turned in the

agreement

� Cross: student has medical alerts, click to view

� Graduation Cap: student has an IEP

� Bubble with i: student has special instructions, such as who is

allowed to pick them up

� Capital T: student is marked as truant, has at least 5 unexcused

absences

Adding Assignments

Click Add Activity from

Scores tab or Click Add

from Plan tab

1. Enter the date of the activity

2. Choose a Category to assign the activity to

3. Name the activity. Two activities cannot have the same name.

4. Assessment: check if this assignment is an assessment

5. Visible in Home Portal: allows parents to view in home portal

6. Graded: must be checked to assign students a grade for the activity

7. Can Drop Student Score: if checked, a score may be dropped for this

activity

8. Is Entire Activity Dropped: if checked, all scores for this activity will be

dropped

9. Total: total points for this assignment/activity

10. Weight Multiplier: should be 1 unless you want the activity weighted

more or less; if number other than 1, the “Weight Max Score” box needs

to be checked in Average Setup

11. Weight Addition: can add points to every students grade for this

assignment. Ex – a student earns a 10/20, but there is a weight addition of

2, then InfoNOW considers the grade a 12/20

12. Click Create

Adding Assignments

Attributes

� Can add text or attachments to

the assignments that can be

viewed by parents in the home

portal

� Choose the type of Attribute

� Check Visible in Home Portal

� Can add text, such as the web

address for the online textbook,

or add an attachment, such as a

study guide for the test

� This can be a great way to

communicate important info to

parents

Student Scores

Student Scores

� Fill: fills same score in all students grades below for the same activity

� Drop: the grade appears in gray with a strikethrough; can only drop

scores of activities that were checked as can be dropped

� Late: a red-orange triangle appears in top left corner of score box

� Incomplete: a blue triangle appears in top left corner of score box; the

score is not calculated in the student’s average while incomplete

� Solid Red Box: score exceeds the maximum points value for the activity

� Outlined in Blue: student was absent on the date of the activity

� Blank Box: no score in box does not affect student’s average

� ABZ: absent 0; averages in students grade as 0

� L: loss of credit; averages as a 0

� MI: missing; does not count in student average

� NC: no credit; averages as a 0

� OM: omit; does not count in student average

� X: exempt; does not count in student average

Change Student OrderClick on Comments tab in gradebook Click on Student Number

Change their Custom Order to 1

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