Unified Classroom: Class Pages

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1 Unified Classroom: Class Pages Unified Classroom April 2018 Release

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3 Unified Classroom: Class Pages Basics Contents Unified Classroom: Class Pages Basics... 3 Building Class Pages... 3 Access Class Pages... 3 Edit a Page Title... 3 Add Text... 4 Add a Video Preview a Page Managing Class Pages Change a Page Layout Copy and Move Content Edit or Delete Content Add and Move Pages Publish a Page Reviewing Unified Classroom and Class Pages Functions Select Unified Classroom Functions Disable Features in Class Pages Working with Assignments Set Up an Assignment Add an Assignment Content Block Edit an Assignment in Grading Grade an Assignment in Grading Sharing Content Share Content to the Library Share Content with Other Districts Finding Help Unified Classroom: Class Pages Intermediate Working with Online Assignments Create a Rubric Set Up an Online Assignment View and Annotate Online Submissions Discuss Online Work with a Student Grade Online Work Using Discussions...37 Set Up an Online Discussion Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 1

4 Unified Classroom: Class Pages Basics Manage Discussions...38 Using Polls Set Up a Poll Manage Polls Using WikiProjects Set Up a WikiProject Manage WikiProjects Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 2

5 Unified Classroom: Class Pages Basics Unified Classroom: Class Pages Basics In this basics course, learn how to use Unified Classroom's Class Pages feature to share instructional content with the students in each of your classes. Build class pages with different kinds of content, change page layouts, organize class pages, and publish pages for your students to view. Then learn how to set up an assignment on a class page that appears in Unified Classroom's Grading pages for you to grade when you're ready. Building Class Pages Access Class Pages from Unified Classroom's main menu. For each of your classes, the first page is automatically created for you. Edit the page title and add different types of content to the page using content blocks. Then preview the page to see how it will look to students. Navigate to Class Pages Edit a page title Add text, images, and video Preview a page Access Class Pages In Unified Classroom, navigate to Class Pages. 1. Sign in to Unified Classroom 2. In the Navigation menu, select Class Pages 3. At the top of the page, use the class selector menu to choose a class Edit a Page Title For each of your classes, the first page is created for you automatically. Modify the page to meet your needs. 1. To edit the title of a page, click the title Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 3

6 Unified Classroom: Class Pages Basics 2. Update the text, such as Welcome to Ms. Grogan's Class 3. Click Save Notice that your new page title appears in the left navigation menu. Add Text Create an On Page Text content block to add text with rich-text formatting. 1. Below the page title, click + Add Content Block Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 4

7 Unified Classroom: Class Pages Basics 2. On the Content tab, select On Page Text 3. Enter a title for your content block 4. To hide the content block title, check hide title You might choose to hide the title if the content you want to add includes a title already, or if the content block is right below the page title. 5. Use the main area on the Create Text Block window to enter text, such as a welcome message 6. Use the rich-text formatting icons to format your text 7. Click More to see more formatting options 8. Try some of the formatting options for your text (see the following table) 9. To choose where to place the content block on the page, click Block placement 10. Choose a block placement option, such as at the top of column one Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 5

8 Unified Classroom: Class Pages Basics 11. At the bottom of the window, click Save 12. To rearrange content blocks on a page, click and drag a content block to another position Formatting Options for On Page Text Refer to the table below for some of the formatting options available for an On Page Text content block. Icon Purpose Cut, copy, paste, and paste as plain text Undo and redo changes Apply bold, italics, underline, or strike through formatting, and erase formatting Add a link and remove a link Add a table, add a smiley icon, add a special character Add an image Add an equation Change the text style, size, or font Change the text color or background color View and edit the HTML source code for this content block Add Images You can add images to class pages using an On Page Text content block or an Image content block. To add an image with an On Page Text content block: 1. Below the page title, click + Add Content Block 2. Select On Page Text 3. Enter a block title, such as Creative Writing Wordle 4. Click the main text area Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 6

9 Unified Classroom: Class Pages Basics 5. From the format menu options, click the Image icon (the icon that looks like a picture of a mountain) 6. In the Image window, use the default value of My Computer 7. Click Choose a file 8. Browse for and select an image file, such as cwriting.jpg, and click Open 9. For the size, select Web-friendly 10. Enter an image caption, such as What does creative writing mean to you? 11. Change the caption alignment to Left 12. To view more options, click Advanced 13. Create a border around the image by entering 1 for the border pixel size 14. Click OK 15. At the bottom of the Create Text Block window, click Block Placement 16. Choose a page region to place the image, such as the bottom of column Click Save To use an Image content block to add an image to a page: 1. Below the page title, click + Add Content Block Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 7

10 Unified Classroom: Class Pages Basics 2. From the content block types, select Images 3. Enter a block title, such as Story Ideas 4. Under Display, choose an image layout, such as First Image on Page with Slideshow 5. Click Next 6. Click Upload a File Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 8

11 Unified Classroom: Class Pages Basics 7. Select Choose Files 8. Choose several image files, such as the files storypics1.jpg through storypics5.jpg 9. Click Open 10. Click Attach 11. When the files have uploaded, enter text in the description field, such as: Use one of the images in the slideshow as a writing prompt for a short story. What is happening in the picture? 12. Scroll down to view the images and enter a caption for each image if you like 13. To add the Images content block to your page, click Finish 14. Scroll down the page to find the new Images content block and click the image to start the slideshow 15. To close the slideshow, click Close at the top right corner of the thumbnail panel at the bottom of the page Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 9

12 Unified Classroom: Class Pages Basics Add a Video You can either upload a video file or embed a YouTube video onto your class page. To upload a video file: 1. Under the page title, click + Add Content Block 2. From the content block types, click Video 3. Enter a block title, such as Creative Writing Prompt 4. Click Next 5. Click Upload a File 6. Click Choose Files 7. Choose a file, such as samplevideo.mp4 and click Open 8. At the bottom of the Create Video Block window, click Attach Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 10

13 Unified Classroom: Class Pages Basics 9. Under Display Video Files, choose to embed the video on the page 10. Clear the option to allow students to download the file 11. If desired, change the title of the file for display purposes. 12. At the bottom of the window, click Save To embed a YouTube video: 1. Under the page title, click + Add Content Block 2. From the content block types, select YouTube 3. For "URL of External Content," enter or paste the URL for a YouTube video, such as 4. Choose to display the video embedded Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 11

14 Unified Classroom: Class Pages Basics 5. Click Next 6. Give the video content block a title, such as Stephen King on Creative Writing 7. At the bottom of the content block window, click Save Preview a Page When you build class pages, you see options to help you build and edit content blocks. To preview what your students will see on your class pages: 1. At the top right area of the page, right under the banner, click Manage Class Clicking Manage Page right below Manage Class will give you a different menu. Make sure you click Manage Class to preview the class pages. 2. From the Manage Class menu, click View as Student Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 12

15 Unified Classroom: Class Pages Basics 3. When you are done previewing your page, scroll to the top of your browser and click Exit Preview You will not be able to make any changes to your class pages until you exit the preview. Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 13

16 Managing Class Pages Managing Class Pages Now that you have added different types of content blocks onto a page, learn how to work with pages: Change the page layout Copy and move content Edit or delete content Add and move pages Publish a page Change a Page Layout Modify the layout of the content blocks on a page. 1. At the top right of the class page, click Manage Page to open the menu 2. Select Page Layout 3. Choose a page layout Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 14

17 Managing Class Pages Copy and Move Content Copy a content block to the same page or to another page. 1. At the top right of a content block, click the Manage Block icon (the gear) 2. To copy the content block, click Copy 3. Choose a destination class 4. Choose a page 5. Choose a block placement 6. Click Next 7. Click Copy To move a content block to another class and/or page, copy the content block to the new location, then delete the original content block. To move a content block to another location on the same page, drag and drop the content block title bar to the new location. Edit or Delete Content Use the Manage Block menu to edit or delete a content block. 1. At the top right of a content block, click the Manage Block icon (the gear) Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 15

18 Managing Class Pages 2. To edit the content block, select Edit Alternatively, double click any content block to open the edit window. 3. Make changes to the content block and click Save 4. To delete a content block, click the Manage Block icon and select Delete Add and Move Pages Add new pages and organize your list of pages for a class. 1. On the Pages tab, next to + Add Page, click the Organize Pages icon 2. At the top right of the Organize Pages page, click + Add new page Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 16

19 Managing Class Pages 3. At the bottom of the list of pages, click New Page and edit the page name, such as Short Stories 4. To rearrange the page order in your class, click the icon at the left of a page name to grab the page tile and drag the page tile to another location 5. To delete a page, click the trash can icon to the right of the page title 6. To save your changes, at the bottom of the page, click Apply 7. Notice your new page and arrangement in the left navigation menu 8. Click a page name to view and edit the page Publish a Page To allow students to view your class content, publish class pages and make the class active. On the list of class pages, published pages have a red icon. Hidden pages have a gray icon. Only the first page is published by default. 1. To publish a class page, at the top-right area of the page, click Publish 2. Choose when to publish the page, then click Save 3. To make a class active, in the far-right area of the top menu, click Manage Class 4. At the bottom of the menu, click Make Active 5. Choose when to make the class active 6. Choose who to allow to view the class, such as only the students in the class roster 7. Click Save Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 17

20 Reviewing Unified Classroom and Class Pages Functions Reviewing Unified Classroom and Class Pages Functions Now that you ve seen some of the functionality of class pages and before proceeding to working with assignments, let s review the areas available to you in Unified Classroom on the Dashboard, in the navigation menu, and in Class Pages. 1. Click the Unified Classroom logo 2. On the Dashboard, notice the areas for the calendar, assignments, and the activity feed for posts 3. In the Navigation menu, notice the options for Communication, Library, and Grading 4. If your district purchased Unified Classroom Assessments, click Library to access the Assessments functionality 5. In the Navigation menu, select Class Pages 6. Under the class title, notice the Class Pages tabs, such as Pages, Calendar, and Activities Select Unified Classroom Functions If your administrator and implementation team set up Unified Classroom by following the recommended best practices, this information may not pertain to your class pages; however, let s highlight the preferred Unified Classroom functions and their equivalents in Class Pages. Unified Classroom Calendar appears on your Dashboard; however, this calendar is not the same as the one in Class Pages The calendar in Class Pages is useful for Google integration. Unified Classroom Communication is accessible from the navigation menu It s recommended that administrators disable Class Pages Announcements and Inbox since they are not integrated with Unified Classroom. Unified Classroom Assignments is accessible through Unified Classroom Grading in the navigation menu UC Grading is integrated with PowerTeacher Pro; therefore, it s recommended that administrators disable Class Pages Gradebook and teachers use UC Grading. After Class Pages Gradebook is disabled, the assignments created in Class Pages will be available at Grading > Scoresheet. Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 18

21 Reviewing Unified Classroom and Class Pages Functions Unified Classroom Assessment is available through Library in the navigation menu It s recommended that administrators disable Class Pages Assessments if you have Unified Classroom Assessment. If you do not have Unified Classroom Assessment, you can use the Assessments tool in Class Pages (Class Pages > Activities > Assessments), which is intended for quick, formative assessments but is not integrated into UC Grading. Training and support are limited on the Assessments tool in Class Pages. Unified Classroom Attendance, which is integrated with PowerTeacher Pro, is accessible from Quick Links in the navigation menu; therefore, disable Class Pages attendance, which is not integrated Disable Features in Class Pages If your administrator has not already disabled these features in Class Pages, and if allowed per your school s policy, consider disabling them yourself to follow best practices and to minimize confusion. For each of your classes in Class Pages, turn off the features that are not needed: 1. In the top-right corner of Class Pages, click Manage Class 2. Select Class Settings 3. Choose the Features tab Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 19

22 Reviewing Unified Classroom and Class Pages Functions 4. For each feature to disable, click Remove Consider disabling the following features for Class Pages: Announcements, Assessments, Attendance, Gradebooks, and Inbox. 5. At the bottom of the window, click Close Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 20

23 Working with Assignments Working with Assignments In Unified Classroom, you can quickly create an assignment as a gradebook entry right from the Dashboard using the create icon (the + sign in the top-right corner of the Dashboard). However, if you use Class Pages, you may prefer to create and share assignments with your students from within Class Pages. Set up an assignment Add an assignment content block Edit an assignment in Grading Grade an assignment in Grading Note: You can also set up an online assignment in Class Pages, which is covered in Unified Classroom: Activities in Class Pages. Set Up an Assignment In Class Pages, create a new assignment. 1. From the top menu, open the Activities menu and choose Assignments 2. At the top of the Assignments page, click + Add Assignment 3. Enter a title, such as Short Story Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 21

24 Working with Assignments 4. Enter details, using the rich-text formatting options to add formatted text, images, and links as needed 5. Choose a due date Notice that you can upload supporting files for your students and also allow your students to submit assignments online. 6. To create a gradebook entry in Grading, check Also save in Gradebook 7. Click Save Add an Assignment Content Block Create a content block on a class page to post the assignment details for your students. You can either add assignments you've already created or create a new assignment while creating the content block that will appear on a class page. 1. From the top menu, click Pages Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 22

25 Working with Assignments 2. From the left navigation menu, choose a class page, such as Short Stories 3. Below the page title, click + Add Content Block 4. At the top of the Add Content Block window, select the "Messages & Activities" tab 5. Click Assignments 6. Enter a title for your assignment content block, such as Short Story Assignment 7. To search for the assignment you just created, click Search Existing 8. Select your assignment 9. Click Next 10. In the Description field, use the rich-text formatting options to add a description of the assignment with formatted text, images, or links to websites Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 23

26 Working with Assignments 11. At the bottom of the window, click Save Edit an Assignment in Grading When you save an assignment to the gradebook, you can edit the assignment in Grading to change the category or align the assignment to standards. By default, assignments created in Class Pages are assigned to the category of Classwork. To change an assignment's category: 1. On the Navigation menu of Unified Classroom, click Grading 2. Select Scoresheet 3. Find the assignment column and click the assignment title in the column heading 4. At the top-right area of the page, click Edit Assignment 5. On the Assignment tab, open the Category menu and choose a category 6. At the bottom of the window, click Save To align an assignment to standards: 7. Select the Standards tab 8. Click Add/Edit Standards Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 24

27 Working with Assignments 9. Select the appropriate standards 10. At the bottom of the window, click Save and Close Grade an Assignment in Grading Unless you use traditional grading and assign a rubric to your assignment in Class Pages, grade the assignment using the Scoresheet in Grading. 1. On the navigation menu of Unified Classroom, click Grading 2. Select Scoresheet 3. Find the column for the assignment you just added 4. Click the cell for a student to open the score inspector and grade the assignment 5. Use the score inspector to enter scores for students as needed 6. At the bottom of the page, click Save Note: for information on creating and grading online assignments, refer to Unified Classroom: Activities in Class Pages. Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 25

28 Sharing Content Sharing Content You have several options for copying and sharing content between your own classes and with other teachers for their classes. You can copy or share a content block, a page, or an entire class. You can also export a page or class to share with teachers in different districts. You are responsible for ensuring you have the right to share the content with others. Share Content to the Library Sharing content saves a copy of the content in your district's library in Unified Classroom. Then other teachers can choose to use your content as a resource in their classes. To share a content block: 1. Click the gear icon in the top-right corner of the content block and select Share 2. On the Share Block window, select Library and click Continue 3. On the "Share Block to Library" window, enter a resource name and description For this class, add your name to the beginning of the resource name so that you and others can identify your resource in the library. 4. To help teachers find your resource when they search for content, check the appropriate resource grade levels and subjects, and enter keywords in the Tags field 5. At the bottom of the window, click Copy 6. On the Resource Details window, view a snapshot of your resource and then click Close To share a class page: 1. Click Manage Page and select Share Page 2. Choose whether or not to include sub-pages Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 26

29 Sharing Content 3. At the bottom of the Share Page window, click Share To Library To add a resource from the library to a class page: 1. From the navigation menu on the far left, click Library 2. Then click Learning Content 3. Choose a resource and click Use Resource 4. On the Copy Resource window, under "Copy to," select An Existing Class 5. Open the Search Classes menu and choose a class, then click Copy Resource 6. In your class, click Refresh this page until you see a new page with your copied resource 7. Move the resource to the page and location you want it to appear for your students Share Content with Other Districts To share content with teachers outside your district, you can send an invitation through or post an invitation link wherever you choose. To send an invitation to copy a content block: 1. Click the gear icon and select Share 2. On the Share Block window, choose Invitation, then click Continue 3. Choose to send an or copy and paste a link Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 27

30 Sharing Content 4. Click Close To send an invitation to copy a page: 1. Click Manage Page 2. Select Share Page 3. On the Share Page window, choose to send an invitation by or to copy and paste a link 4. Click Close To add shared content from an invitation link to your class pages: 1. Be sure you are signed in to Unified Classroom 2. Click the link for the shared content 3. On the Shared Resources page, open the Search Classes menu and choose a class 4. Choose the location to add the shared content and click Continue 5. Make changes to the content or layout as needed Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 28

31 Finding Help Finding Help You can always access help on Unified Classroom, including instructions, short videos, and workbooks like this one that you can download as a PDF file. To access help: 1. From the top of the Unified Classroom left navigation menu, click Unified Classroom 2. On the upper-right navigation bar, click the Help icon 3. Select Help Center Help Center will be opened in a new browser tab or window so that you can keep it open while using Unified Classroom. Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 29

32 Unified Classroom: Class Pages Intermediate Unified Classroom: Class Pages Intermediate In this intermediate course, use Class Pages to set up interactive content for your students. Set up online assignments for your students to hand in work for you to review, annotate, discuss, and grade, all online in Unified Classroom. Let your students participate in discussions and polls, build their own pages, and collaborate on projects in Class Pages. Working with Online Assignments In Unified Classroom, you can create assignments as gradebook entries right from the Dashboard using the create icon (the + sign in the top-right corner of the Dashboard). However, if you use Class Pages for your classes, you may prefer to create and manage assignments from within Class Pages so that you can post them on class pages along with any other activities you create for your students. When you create an assignment, you have the option to create an online assignment. A student will view the assignment instructions on one of your class pages, then attach a file to submit work electronically. You can view, annotate, and discuss student submissions with the student before grading the student's work. Unless you use a rubric and traditional grading to grade assignments, you should grade work using the Scoresheet in Grading. In this class, you will use a rubric and traditional grading to set up and grade an online assignment in Class Pages. Create a rubric Set up an online assignment View and annotate online submissions Discuss online work with a student Grade online work Create a Rubric Unless you use standards-based grading, you may want to use a rubric in Class Pages to help grade students' work consistently. When you enter scores in the rubric for a student, a calculated grade will be posted in the gradebook entry for the assignment in Grading. To create a rubric: 1. Click your name at the bottom of the Navigation menu to open the user menu 2. Select Settings Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 30

33 Unified Classroom: Class Pages Intermediate 3. Under Learning, click My Rubrics 4. On the Rubrics page, click + Add a Rubric 5. Choose to create a points-based rubric and click Continue 6. Enter a title for the rubric, such as Creative Writing 7. Open the Grade Levels & Subjects menu and choose options, such as grades 9 through 12 and Language Arts 8. Move your cursor back to the window to close the menu 9. Enter a description, then click Continue 10. On the rubric grid that appears, choose how many criteria and levels you want, then add or delete criterion and levels as needed To delete an extra criterion or level, hover over the title and click the trash can icon. 11. Use the blue links to edit each title and description for the criterion and levels 12. For each level, click Points and enter a possible point score Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 31

34 Unified Classroom: Class Pages Intermediate 13. Each cell represents a description of the column's level and the row's criterion to use for evaluation, so click each cell to enter a description Here is a rubric example: The total possible points is 100, which represents a student obtaining "Exceeds" for every criteria at 25 points each. 14. The rubric is saved automatically as a draft, but you need to make the rubric active before using it by clicking Manage Rubric and selecting Make Active 15. To return to the Rubrics page, click Back to Rubrics List 16. To return to Class Pages, click Class Pages in the navigation menu on the left Now you have a rubric you can assign to the online assignment you will create next. Set Up an Online Assignment When you create an assignment in Class Pages, you have the option to post the assignment online for students to access and to hand in their work as attached files. You can either create an assignment on the Assignments page in Activities, or you can create an assignment content block on the page you want to post it for students. To create an assignment content block on a class page: 1. Below the page title, click + Add Content Block 2. At the top of the Add Content Block window, select the "Messages & Activities" tab 3. Click Assignments 4. Enter a title for your assignment content block, such as Creative Non-fiction Assignment 5. Under Block placement, select to insert the block at the bottom of column 2 6. Click New Assignment Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 32

35 Unified Classroom: Class Pages Intermediate 7. Enter a title, such as Show Don't Tell 8. To assign a rubric you will use to grade the assignment, open the Rubrics menu and select your rubric 9. Enter details, using the rich-text formatting options to add formatted text, images, and links as needed 10. Choose a due date 11. To make an online assignment, check Allow students to submit work online 12. To create a gradebook entry in Grading, check Also save in Gradebook 13. Click Save 14. Review the assignment block title 15. Enter a description for the assignment block as needed 16. Add additional assignments 17. Click Save 18. On the class page, drag and drop the content block to the position you want it to appear View and Annotate Online Submissions When students submit their work for an online assignment, you can view their work online and use the annotator tool to mark their work. Access student work submissions from the assignment in Class Pages or from the Scoresheet in Grading. To view and annotate online work in Class Pages: 1. Access the assignment from the content block you created or from Activities > Assignments 2. Click View Work 3. To view a student's work, click the student's name Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 33

36 Unified Classroom: Class Pages Intermediate 4. To use the annotator tool for a student's file, click Open In and select Annotator 5. Use the markup tools on the right side of the page to mark the student's work as needed, then click Hand Back to Student above the workspace To view and annotate online work in Grading: 1. From the Navigation menu on the left, click Grading 2. Then click Scoresheet 3. Find the assignment on the scoresheet and click the column heading to access the online work 4. For each student who has submitted online work, click the paperclip icon in the ONLINE WORK column 5. At the top of the Online Work pane, click the link for the work submission and select Annotate to open the annotator tool 6. Use the markup tools on the right side of the page to mark the student's work as needed, then at the bottom of the page, click Hand Back Discuss Online Work with a Student In addition to annotating online work, you can also share messages with each of your students on his or her submission. In Class Pages: 1. Access the assignment from the content block you created or from Activities > Assignments and click View Work Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 34

37 Unified Classroom: Class Pages Intermediate 2. At the end of a student's row, click the icon Alternatively, select a student's name and then click Write a Message. 3. Click Write a Message... and use the rich-text formatting options to write your message to the student 4. Add files as attachments as needed, then at the bottom of the window, click Send In Grading: 1. Select Scoresheet and click the column heading for the assignment 2. In the ONLINE WORK column, click the paperclip icon for a student, which indicates the student submitted online work 3. On the pane that appears next to the score inspector, review any messages 4. To add a new message, click the + sign next to Messages 5. Enter a message for the student, then click Send Grade Online Work If you use a rubric and traditional grading, grade the assignment in Class Pages. The scores you enter in the rubric will be posted as a calculated grade in Grading. Otherwise, grade the assignment on the Scoresheet in Grading. Any scores you enter or update on the Scoresheet are not pushed back to Class Pages. To grade an online assignment in Class Pages using a rubric: 1. Access the assignment from the content block you created or from Activities > Assignments and click View Work 2. For each student, click the student's name and find the online work to grade 3. Click Open In, then select Annotator to view the student's work 4. At the top of the Annotate File page, click Grade and select the rubric attached to the assignment, such as Creative Writing Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 35

38 Unified Classroom: Class Pages Intermediate 5. Evaluate the student's work and use the Marks tab of the rubric to choose a score for each criterion 6. Use the Comments tab of the rubric to add any comments about the score for the student 7. At the bottom of the rubric pane, click Send to Gradebook 8. Then click Done 9. At the top of the Annotate File page, click Next Student to evaluate the next student's work Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 36

39 Using Discussions Using Discussions Create a discussion activity to allow students to submit their own content online in a forum setting. Choose whether to make the discussion open to the entire class, to assign it to a smaller group of students, or to set it up as a one-to-one discussion between you and each student. Set Up an Online Discussion Create a discussion activity for your students to share their answers to a question you pose to them. 1. From the Class Pages menu below the class title, click Activities, then choose Discussions 2. On the Discussions page, click + Add Discussion 3. Enter the title as a question for students to answer, such as "Why is creative writing important?" 4. Enter a description and any rules about the discussion 5. For this example, use the default setting of class discussion and click Next 6. Use the default setting of one month for the date range to keep the discussion open 7. Create a gradebook entry for the discussion by checking Also save in Gradebook 8. Under "Location on Page," click the menu and choose a class page, then click Block Placement and choose the bottom of the first column Notice that you could also attach a file to the discussion, such as instructions or a story or article to discuss. 9. At the bottom of the window, click Save Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 37

40 Using Discussions Manage Discussions Your students will access the discussion by clicking the link to the discussion on the content block you added when you set up the discussion. A discussion window opens with options to create a new post and view other students' posts. Posts are organized by thread, which groups an original post with any replies. You and students have options to sort threads by date and filter for only unread posts. As the teacher, you can manage the discussion in several ways by editing the details, reviewing posts and hiding them if needed, sending a public or private message to students, downloading the results, and closing the discussion. To edit discussion details: 1. Select a discussion from the content block or from Activities > Discussions 2. Then click Manage Discussion 3. Select Edit 4. Change the settings as needed, then at the bottom of the window, click Save Students can click Like to rate a post, but only the teacher can use the star rating feature. In the summary results, you will see an average star rating you gave to each student and the number of Likes received by other students. To view and rate student posts: 1. Select a discussion from the content block or from Activities > Discussions 2. Click a student's name to view that student's posts 3. Rate each post by selecting the number of stars to award the post 4. Click Next to view the next post Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 38

41 Using Discussions To hide a student post, send the student a message, or delete a post: 1. When viewing a student post, click the down-facing arrow at the top-right corner of the post, under Print 2. To hide the post from other students to view, click Hide, then click OK 3. To allow other students to view the post again, click Restore, then click OK 4. To add a public reply to the post, enter your message under Reply, then click Submit Reply 5. To delete a post, open the down-facing arrow and click Delete, then click OK To view and grade the summary results by student: 1. Select a discussion from the content block or from Activities > Discussions 2. Then click Manage Discussion 3. Select View Results 4. View the number of posts per student, the number of posts you've reviewed and rated for the student, and the average number of stars you rated the students' posts 5. Click a student name to view that student's posts 6. Click Next student to view the next student's posts 7. Click Grade and enter a score for each student 8. Close the Scoresheet tab or window to return to the discussion posts by student 9. To return to the discussion results, at the bottom of the window, click Back 10. To return to the class page, at the bottom of the window, click Close Lock the discussion if you still want to add posts but want to prevent students from adding any more posts or replies. Close the discussion if you want to prevent any more changes to the discussion. In both cases, you and students will still be able to view the discussion posts and you can unlock or reopen the discussion, if needed. Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 39

42 Using Discussions To lock the discussion: 1. Open the Manage Discussion menu and choose Lock Discussion To close the discussion: 2. Open the Manage Discussion menu and choose Close Discussion Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 40

43 Using Polls Using Polls A poll is an activity you can set up to ask your students to vote on a question you pose. Polls are the only activities that are not gradable. However, you might choose to create a poll for a quick classroom quiz with instant results you could review in class. Set Up a Poll Create a poll for your students to vote on a book to read for class. 1. In Class Pages, open the Activities menu and select Polls 2. On the Polls page, click + Add Poll 3. Enter a question for the poll, such as Which book should we read next for class? 4. Under Choices, enter the options for students to vote on For this poll, you might enter these three choices: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Lord of the Flies by William Golding To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 5. To add a choice, click + Add Choice and enter the text for the new option 6. To delete a choice, click the trash can icon for the extra choice 7. Below the choices, decide if you want to allow only students to vote, only parents to vote, or both students and parents For this example, use the default setting of Students only. Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 41

44 Using Polls 8. To allow students to vote for only one option, do not check "Allow selection of multiple choices" 9. To allow students to vote for a "write-in" option, select Add 'Other' to the choice list and let user type their own answer 10. To make the poll anonymous so nobody can see who voted for which option, check Anonymous Poll Notice that these last three options are not editable once you publish the poll. If you need to use different options after publishing, create a new poll. 11. At the bottom of the Create Poll window, click Next 12. Preview the poll, then click Publish 13. Choose when to display the results, such as After the poll closes 14. Choose when to close the poll, such as today's date 15. To make the students vote the next time they access your class pages, check Ask user to respond via popup 16. Under Poll Block, enter a title for the content block, such as Vote for a Book 17. Open the "Choose a page" menu and select the class page where you want the poll to appear 18. Click Block Placement and choose a location for the content block 19. Then click Publish Your poll appears on the page you selected and will show a chart of results as students start voting. Choose to view the results in a pie chart, a bar chart, or a detailed view. The detailed view lists the full text options instead of choice letters. Manage Polls Use the Manage Poll menu to edit most of the settings for a poll, except for the options to allow multiple choices, write-ins, and anonymous votes. Reset a poll or export the poll results as a CSV file to open as a spreadsheet. When you are done, close or delete the poll. To edit a poll: 1. Open the Activities menu and select Polls 2. For the poll you want to edit, click Manage Poll 3. Click Edit 4. Make your changes, then click Save To reset a poll and start over for new results: 1. Open the Activities menu and select Polls 2. For the poll you want to edit, click Manage Poll Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 42

45 Using Polls 3. Click View Results 4. At the top of the Poll Result window, click Clear Results 5. Then click Clear Poll Results To export poll results to a CSV file that you can open as a spreadsheet: 1. Open the Activities menu and select Polls 2. For the poll you want to edit, click Manage Poll 3. Select Export Results 4. Save the CSV file to your computer or open the file directly in a spreadsheet application To close a poll so that students can no longer vote: 1. Open the Activities menu and select Polls 2. For the poll you want to edit, click Manage Poll 3. Select Close 4. Click Close Poll To delete a poll: 1. Open the Activities menu and select Polls 2. Select the title of the poll you want to delete 3. On the Poll Result window, click Manage Poll 4. Select Delete Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 43

46 Using Polls 5. Click Delete Poll Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 44

47 Using WikiProjects Using WikiProjects Create a WikiProject activity to give your students their own class pages for adding content to and for collaborating on projects. You can set up a WikiProject for individual work, group work, or for the entire class to work on a project together. Set Up a WikiProject Create a WikiProject for a class project on writing novels. 1. From the Activities menu, select WikiProjects 2. Click + Add WikiProject 3. Enter a project title, such as Nano Wrimo Novel 4. Enter instructions and any rules of engagement for the project 5. Choose a WikiProject type, such as Class Project, then click Next 6. Under Project Feedback Settings, check Enable Comments 7. Set the due date for one month from today 8. Create a gradebook entry in Grading by checking Also save in Gradebook and enter the number of total points possible Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 45

48 Using WikiProjects 9. Open the "Choose a page" menu and select a page to add the content block 10. Click Block placement and choose a location for the content block 11. At the bottom of the Create WikiProject window, click Save Manage WikiProjects A content block for the WikiProject appears on the class page you selected. You can edit the project details, view the project pages, and grade the project work for each student. To edit the details of a WikiProject: 1. View the WikiProject by clicking View Project on the content block 2. Click Manage WikiProject and select Edit Project 3. Make changes to the project details, then click Save To preview the class pages in the WikiProject: 4. View the WikiProject by clicking View Project on the content block 5. At the top of the page, click Preview Mode 6. Return to editing by clicking Edit Mode If you choose to enable comments when you create the WikiProject, you can view comments and add comments to each page: 1. At the bottom of a WikiProject page, click Page Comments 2. View any existing comments Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 46

49 Using WikiProjects 3. To add a comment, click + Comment 4. Write a comment and click Post Comment 5. To hide or delete a comment, select the down-facing arrow for the comment and click Hide or Delete 6. To delete all comments for the page, click Manage Comments and select Delete All Comments To grade student work on a WikiProject: 1. At the top of the WikiProject page, click Grade to open the Scoresheet in a new tab or window 2. Enter scores for each of your students 3. At the bottom of the page, click Save Scores 4. Close the Scoresheet tab or window when you are done Copyright 2018 PowerSchool Group, LLC or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 47