Questions
1)  How do I post calculated grades to the Elementary Report Card?
2)  How do I post Specials/Non Calculated Grades?
3)  How do I post Behavior Grades?
4)  How do I post comments on the Report Card?
5)  How do I enter the same grade for multiple students? For Academic (Acad), Behavior (Beh), or Participation (Part) grades?
6)  How do I drop the lowest score for calculated grades?
7)  How do I manually change the grade for a calcualated class?
8)  I did not use Zangle Gradebook, how do I post grades?
9)  I only entered a few grades in Zangle, but still have many I need to enter for the marking period. What can I do?
10)  My parents can not see assigments or grades on Parent Connect.
11)  My parents claim Parent Connect is not calculating the correct marking period.
 
Answers
1)  Q How do I post calculated grades to the Elementary Report Card?
A
  1. Log into Zangle
  2. Select Gradebook
  3. Select Class
  4. Click Calc/post Marks tab
  5. Click Post Gradebook Marks
  6. Click Calculate Grade From All Available Tasks
  7. Click Post To Report Card
  8. When Posting Complete window appears, click close
  9. Go to step 3 and repeat for all classes to calculate grades

If you update a grade for a student, you need to recalculate grades for that class.  You can Post Gradebook Marks as many times as you like to get the results you want.  If you manually change a grade in Edit Marks for a student, you will need to change it again after you Post Gradebook Marks.  Posting always over-rides any grades entered for Academic Marks (It does not affect Behavior or Comments entered)

2)  Q How do I post Specials/Non Calculated Grades?
A
  1. Log into Zangle
  2. Select Gradebook
  3. Select Class
  4. Click Edit Marks tab
  5. Select Report Period
  6. Enter Grade for Student
  7. Click Submit
  8. When Update Complete Box appears, click ok
3)  Q How do I post Behavior Grades?
A

There are 2 ways to post a behavior grade.  Individually for each subject or as a separate class.  You do not need to do both!  Unless you really want to! :-)

To post to individual classes

  1. Log into Zangle
  2. Select Gradebook
  3. Select Class
  4. Click Edit Marks Tab
  5. Select Report Period
  6. Enter student grade under Beh column
  7. Repeat step 3 for all classes to post behavior

To post as a separate class

  1. Log into Zangle
  2. Select Gradebook
  3. Select Attitudes/Behavior Class
  4. Click Edit Marks Tab
  5. Select Report Period
  6. Enter student grade under Beh column
4)  Q How do I post comments on the Report Card?
A

To post comments:

  1. Log into Zangle
  2. Select Gradebook
  3. Select Class
  4. Click Edit Marks Tab
  5. Select Report Period
  6. Enter Comment Code in Comments boxes 1-4
  7. Enter individual commemts in Note field
  8. Click Submit
  9. When Update complete box appears, click ok
  10. Repeat step 3 for all classes to enter comments

To view list of Comment Codes, click on legend button.  You can then print out the legend.  Remember, the actual comment, not the code will appear on the Report Card. 

Comments are arranged by subject/type. 

  • 1-29 and 1A-2Z are general in nature and can be used for any class
  • 30-39 and 3A-3Z are for Math
  • 40-49 and 4A-4Z are for Social Studies
  • 50-59 and 5A-5Z are for Science 
  • 60-69 and 6A-6Z are for Reading
  • 70-79 and 7A-7Z are for Grammar
  • 80-89 and 8A-8Z are for Spelling
  • 90-99 and 9A-9Z are for Handwriting

Notice, comments with only numbers are positive, comments with number and letters are negitive.

You can enter both codes and individual notes, only one or none.

5)  Q How do I enter the same grade for multiple students? For Academic (Acad), Behavior (Beh), or Participation (Part) grades?
A

To enter the same grade for multiple students.  This will fill the empty boxes in that column with the same grade:

  1. Log into Zangle
  2. Select Gradebook
  3. Select Class
  4. Click Edit Marks Tab
  5. Select Report Period
  6. Enter individual grades, if necessary
  7. Scroll to the bottom of student list
  8. Select grade in column you want to fill for all empty grades
  9. Click up arrow to fill grade to all empty grades
  10. Adjust students grades individually, if necessary
  11. Click Submit
  12. When Update Complete window appears, click ok

As noted, you can either enter the individual grades for students then fill the empty grades to be all the same, or can adjust the individual grades after you fill the column with the same grade.  You can also delete any values and re-fill with a different grade if necessary.

6)  Q How do I drop the lowest score for calculated grades?
A

How to drop lowest score for calculated grades.  This will drop the lowest score from any/all catagory(ies), but not the lowest score overall:

  1. Log into Zangle
  2. Select Gradebook
  3. Select Class
  4. Click Calc/post Marks tab
  5. Click Drop Scores tab
  6. Select the number of scores to drop per category
  7. Select the classes to Apply Droped Scores To
  8. Select tiebreaker, for more info, click ? icon by the tiebreaker selection
  9. Click Process
  10. When Dropped Scores Complete window appears, click ok
  11. Proceed to Post Gradebook Marks to post grades

To view scores dropped, return to spreadsheet view.  The scores that were dropped will be black.  You can process dropped scores as many times as you want so you get the results you want.  It will delete the previous dropped scores with each process.  To remove dropped scores, click Clear All to remove dropped score marker from spreadsheet and calculation.  (This does not affect scores where you specifically mark the drop score box on the individual assignment!)

7)  Q How do I manually change the grade for a calcualated class?
A

To enter a manual grade for a student in a calculated class:

  1. Log into Zangle
  2. Select Gradebook
  3. Select Class
  4. Click Edit Marks tab
  5. Select Report Period
  6. Enter Grade for Student
  7. Click Submit
  8. When Update Complete Box appears, click ok

If you re-run Post Gradebook Marks for this class you will need to re-enter the grade for the student.  Posting always over-rides any grades entered for Academic Marks.  (It does not affect Behavior or Comments entered)

8)  Q I did not use Zangle Gradebook, how do I post grades?
A
If you did not use Zangle Gradebook to enter grades, you will need to enter one assignment called Final Grade.  Then follow the steps to post calculated grades.  It will just take the one grade to calculate.  You need to enter an assignment because at the end of the year when you go to calculate a final grade, it takes the gradebook grade, not the one posted in Edit Marks.
9)  Q I only entered a few grades in Zangle, but still have many I need to enter for the marking period. What can I do?
A

Depending on how many assignments you have entered, you can do 2 things.  If you only have a few, delete what you have and follow the instructions for those who did not use Zangle Gradebook.  If you have many assignments, but can't/don't have time to enter the rest, just enter a grade in Edit Marks and go back to update/add grades later.  You will still need to enter the grades so they calculate to the grade you posted.  Remember to change the date to reflect the proper marking period where the assignment belongs.  When the end of the year comes, the final grade is calculated based on the gradebook marks, not the grade posted in Edit Marks. 

10)  Q My parents can not see assigments or grades on Parent Connect.
A
  1. Log into Zangle
  2. Select Gradebook
  3. Click on Gradebook Setup tab
  4. Select Class Setup > Class Options
  5. Select Class
  6. Make sure "Share Assignment Information With Those Permitted Access" Under "Assignment Publishing" is selected
  7. Select other classes to Apply Class Setup To as needed
  8. Click Submit
  9. When Updates Complete box appears, click OK
11)  Q My parents claim Parent Connect is not calculating the correct marking period.
A
  1. Log into Zangle
  2. Select Gradebook
  3. Click on Gradebook Setup tab
  4. Select Class Setup > Class Options
  5. Select Class
  6. Make sure "Display Current Calculated Gradebook Mark" Under "Assignment Publishing" is selected
  7. After Calculated Marking Term To Display, select proper marking period or leave blank for current marking period
  8. Select other classes to Apply Class Setup To as needed
  9. Click Submit
  10. When Updates Complete box appears, click OK