Goals:
Create comments under C1 Reporting Term in GradeBook
Learn how to create a Comment Bank in GradeBook
Target Audience:
This session is designed for internal professional development for MS and HS staff at Korea International School. For users of PowerSchool from other schools or districts, you may find the section on Comment Bank setup of use.
Time:
30 mins
1. How to Add Comments to your Personal Comment Bank
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On the PowerTeacher Gradebook menu, select Gradebook Preferences. The Preferences dialog appears.
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Click the Comment Bank tab.
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Click Add to add a new comment. The Create a New Teacher Comment dialog appears.
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Enter a comment Code and Category.
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In the Comment field, enter the text of the comment. Select a Smart Text option from the popup menu to insert a name or pronoun into the context of the comment. Alternately, you can rightclick in the Comment text area to display the Smart Text options.
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Note: Name options are case insensitive. Pronoun options are case sensitive.
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Inspectors.
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To modify a comment, select a comment from the list and click Edit.
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To remove a comment, select a comment from the list and click Delete. A confirmation dialog appears. Select Yes to delete the comment.
On the PowerTeacher Gradebook menu, select Gradebook Preferences. The Preferences dialog appears.
Click the Comment Bank tab.
Click Add to add a new comment. The Create a New Teacher Comment dialog appears.
Enter a comment Code and Category.
In the Comment field, enter the text of the comment. Select a Smart Text option from the popup menu to insert a name or pronoun into the context of the comment. Alternately, you can rightclick in the Comment text area to display the Smart Text options.
Note: Name options are case insensitive. Pronoun options are case sensitive.
Inspectors.
To modify a comment, select a comment from the list and click Edit.
To remove a comment, select a comment from the list and click Delete. A confirmation dialog appears. Select Yes to delete the comment.
2. Add a Comment from Your Personal Bank in PowerSchool
- Open PowerTeacher Gradebook.
- Open the Score Inspector: right-click on a score and select Score Inspector or single-click a score and choose Tools from the menu bar, then select Score Inspector.
- In Score Inspector, click on the Comment Tab. A dialog box displaying all pre-entered comments will appear.
- Insert comments by either double clicking a comment or clicking a comment one time then click on the Insert Selected Comments button. Multiple comments can be added by control-clicking (Windows)/command-clicking (Apple) or shift-clicking desired comments, then clicking the Insert Selected Comments button.
- Click Close to accept changes or Cancel to ignore changes.
- Click the arrow next to the student or assignment name to add comments to another student/assignment score.
- Close the Score Inspector. Upon closing, the changes will be saved.
- Note that comments may also be entered by typing text in the comment box.
- To clear the comments, click on the Clear button then close the Score Inspector.
- Once comments are added to a score, a comment icon displays next to the score in the Spreadsheet view.
Source: https://powersource.pearsonschoolsystems.com/article/10196?from=search
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Entering Comments in GradeBook MS/HS
To enter Course comments for the mid semester please do the following:- Launch your Gradebook
- Select the class you want to work on
- Make sure you are on Score Sheet and either Assignments or Final Grades 4. Make sure Reporting Term is C1
- Right click on Final Grade box area for the first student
- Choose Show Score Inspector
- Click the Score tab
- Enter the comments in the Comment box, comment must begin with:
- “As of 10/23 the grade is (whatever grade they earned.)"
- Click the down arrow to proceed to the next student 10.When you finish with that class, be sure to click SAVE 11. Repeat for each of your other classes.
To enter Activity and Advisory grade for the mid semester please do the following:
- Select the Activity you want to work on
- Make sure you are on Score Sheet and either Assignments or Final Grades 3. Make sure Reporting Term is C1
- Right click on Final Grade box area for the first student
- Choose Show Score Inspector
- Click the Score tab
- Click Manual Override
- From the drop down menu choose the appropriate grade
- Your choices are E, S, or N
- Click the down arrow to proceed to the next student 10. When you finish with that class, be sure to click SAVE 11. Repeat for each of your other Activities.
