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Changes in this version:

Enhanced security - extensive security enhancements
Improvements

• The cursor now goes to the end of the field in the gradebook cells instead of the beginning.
• Tooltips are more consistent.
• Access codes have been included in the display under the "Students" menu item available in the Classes display
• Performance Order report for Performance Scale Classes (available from the Report icon in the gradebook display) is now working properly, and includes both missing and excused assignments. 
• Practice assignments in performance scale classes are now identified with the word "(Practice)" added to the assignment name in reports. This was done so that it would be clear on student reports why an assignment does not count against a student grade if it is missing or scored zero

Other Minor Bug Fixes - as noticed during testing for security enhancements

***NOTE: This upgrade, while not a major change to functionality, implements significant code changes throughout the system.  Please report any unusual behaviour to info@simplegradebook.ca as soon as you notice it. 
 

Changes in this version:

Enhanced security - various enhancements to security.
Messaging - Administrators can now disable Simplegradebook messaging in their School Settings. Applies to Simplegradebook Pro schools only.
Attendance - Pro school Administrators can view detailed attendance in the student information display.  Applies to Simplegradebook Pro schools only.
Referrals - The ability to generate referrals and share them with administrators has been removed due to lack of use.  It can be re-instated on request.
Bug Fix - Grades including a "+" or "-" (eg. B+) can now be entered as override grades in letter grade only classes.
Bug Fix - Extra delete button removed from messages display, and the ability to delete selected messages works properly. Applies to Simplegradebook Pro schools and users only.
Bug Fix - Messages selected for a student are correctly filtered. Applies to Simplegradebook Pro schools and users only.

Missing tasks won't appear in the report if you are using Terms or Categories, and if the assignments are not assigned to a Term or a Category.  You can assign them to the correct term through the Assignments spreadsheet.

Notice the right hand column in the image below. If the Term is blank, it is not assigned.



To assign the assignment to a Term, just select one from the dropdown. 

 

After some feedback from teachers, an enhancement was made to make the order of assignments displayed in the gradebook easier to control.

The options for controlling assignment display are located in the Class Settings.  The new display is shown:



Previously, the "Order of Entry" selections used the creation date to order the assignments.  This led to some problems when assignments were displayed, because two assignments created on the same day might not be displayed in the order they were entered.

After the modification, teachers can choose the actual order of entry, or the creation date. This will provide a true order of entry display. 

Note that for any teachers who had forced assignments to appear in specific order using the Creation Date, they can still select Creation Date to get their custom order.  However, because the default is now the corrected reverse order of entry, they will have to select it in the Class Settings. Apologies for any inconvenience this creates.

Two factor authentication is now available for teachers and administrators in Simplegradebook.  Two factor authentication prevents unauthorized access to your account in the case where, for example, someone has learned your username and password by looking over your shoulder when it was typed in. 

Two factor authentication is optional. To use it, go to your Profile in My Simplegradebook and tick the box:



Caution: While you are in your profile, check that the email address that is associated with the account is one you can access, otherwise you may lose access to your account by enabling two-factor authentication.  You can change the email address in your profile if needed.  If you run into a problem accessing your account, send an email to info@simplegradebook.ca and help will be provided.

Two factor authentication works by sending a 6 digit authentication code to the email address associated with your account after your username and password are entered. The login process is interrupted and the following display is presented:


To complete the login sequence, enter the code from the email.  The codes expire in 10 minutes, but you can easily request another one if you were interrupted in the login process and need more time.

More clarification is needed here, is this the student's performance over time to demonstrate whether they are improving or not?

Increased to 10.  Sorry for the delay. 

This has been fixed - there was a bug preventing the extra categories from being shown.  The process is described here:

How Do I Get More Categories

If you need more assignment categories, just fill the column and submit the changes.  More empty ones will appear at the bottom of the list. Also works for Terms.

Because of a request from another teacher, this is a timely request.

It is now possible to mark both percentage/letter grade and performance scale assignments with "Complete"  There is a note on how to do this here:

Completion Grades