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#1
FAQ / Why Aren't Missing Tasks Showi...
Last post by TimDaniel - November 06, 2024, 12:53:44 PM
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.

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

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#2
How Do I For Teachers / How Do I Get My Assignments in...
Last post by TimDaniel - November 02, 2024, 02:25:32 PM
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:

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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.
#3
How Do I For Teachers / How Does Two Factor Authentica...
Last post by TimDaniel - September 08, 2024, 11:35:36 PM
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:

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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:
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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.
#4
Requests for Changes/Enhancements / Re: Suggestion
Last post by TimDaniel - March 03, 2024, 08:25:32 PM
More clarification is needed here, is this the student's performance over time to demonstrate whether they are improving or not?
#5
Increased to 10.  Sorry for the delay. 
#6
Requests for Changes/Enhancements / Re: Curricular Competencies
Last post by TimDaniel - March 03, 2024, 08:17:36 PM
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
#7
How Do I For Teachers / How Do I Get More Assignment C...
Last post by TimDaniel - March 03, 2024, 05:31:19 PM
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.

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#8
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
#9
How Do I For Teachers / How Do I Enter Completion Grad...
Last post by TimDaniel - March 03, 2024, 11:53:18 AM
Completion grades have several uses.  They can be used to track situations where a student completed an assignment too late for assessment, tracking non-assessed tasks, or tracking submission of permission forms.  Completion grades are not included in the determination of overall grades - they are treated as excused. 

If an entire assignment is to be treated as a Completion assignment, such as handing in permission forms, teachers need to decide if they want it to appear on assessment reports and missing task reports.  To exclude it from reports, make the assignment a hidden assignment using the checkbox in the assignment settings, otherwise it will appear.

Note that a grade of Complete can be assigned to any assessment, whether the entire assignment is a completion assignment or not.  It is then treated as an excused assignment. This is a way to communicate to students and parents that an assignment was handed in, but not assessed.

Percentage/Letter Grade Classes
If making a completion assignment, best practice is to make the total points zero. The assignment can optionally be hidden from students using the Hidden checkbox.

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Completion grades are entered by typing COMP into the grade box for each student as shown below. 
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Performance Scale Classes (Simplegradebook Pro Only)

If making a completion assignment, it is best practice to select the Practice Assignment checkbox in the assignment.

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Completion grades are selected from the dropdown list available by right-clicking in the grade box, or from the radio button in the grading popup that appears when clicking on the grade box.

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#10
Requests for Changes/Enhancements / Add a checklist for submitted ...
Last post by Rick Legrow - March 03, 2024, 05:20:36 AM
Hi there,

Just a suggestion to add a way for teachers to click a check box for an assignment stating that it is completed instead of having to enter a grade in. For some of the assignments that do not have a grade attached (or returned permission forms), it would be nice to check off a box in the column to show that it was submitted. Or if you can enter a code to say it was complete.

Thanks!
Rick