Frequently Asked Questions
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PowerTeacher
Q: How do I take attendance?
Q: Where can I find student information?
What kind of student information is available?
Q: How can I preview what parents & students see in the parent portal?
Q: How can I find out who has added or dropped my class?
Q: How do I verify end of term grades and comments?
Q: Where can I find student information?
What kind of student information is available?
Q: How can I preview what parents & students see in the parent portal?
Q: How can I find out who has added or dropped my class?
Q: How do I verify end of term grades and comments?
PowerTeacher Gradebook
Q: How do I get a copy of the PowerTeacher Gradebook User Guide? NOTE: This user guide is a 240-page PDF file; it is viewable and searchable on-screen, therefore it is not necessary to print the entire document.
Q: Why can't I get the Gradebook to launch on my home PC?
Q: How do I properly launch and quit the Gradebook? (PDF)
Q: I have students with the same name in my gradebook. How do I tell them apart when entering scores in the Scoresheet?
Q: How can I link my course syllabus to my course description on the parent portal?
Q: How can I change my class names in the Classes pane?
GRADE SCALES
Q: I'd like to use something other than the default grade scale. How do I setup a custom grade scale? (PDF)
Q: A new student has entered a class with a custom grade scale. Will they be assigned that custom scale when they're added?
Q: My grades are not rounding properly. How do I fix this?
ENTERING ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADES
Q: Are there any keyboard shorcuts for making grade entry more efficient?
Q: How can I quickly enter the same score for all students on a particular assignment?
Q: How can I mark an assignment as Late, Exempt or Missing? (PDF)
Q: What is the best way to handle extra credit points?
Q: How can I copy assignments from one class to another? (PDF)
Q: Why can't I change the order of my assignments?
Why can't I use an assignment name more than once?
How can I enter assignments that repeat during the six weeks or year?
Q: Where is my assignment? I typed it in but now it's not appearing on the scoresheet?
Q: How do I see the grades of dropped students? (PDF)
END OF TERM GRADES AND COMMENTS
Q: How can I override an end of term grade? (PDF)
Q: How can I add end of term comments? (PDF)
Q: What is the best way to handle a student who changes classes mid-semester?
REPORTS
Q: Which reports in PowerTeacher Gradebook are most useful? (PDF)
Q: I want to save paper. Is there a way to print multiple reports per page? (PDF)
Q: I don't see any assignments listed as "Missing" on reports even though I flagged them in my Gradebook.
What can I do to indicate missing assignments in my reports?
Q: How do I create a midterm report for an individual student and how can I customize that report? (PDF)
Q: How do I create a report that lists all assignment grades as well as final grade for students in a particular term? (PDF)
Q: How do I create a report that I could use for recording grade or attendance information during a term? (PDF)
Q: How do I create a report that I could leave with a substitute for recording attendance? (PDF)
Q: How do I create a report that lists students' missing assignments? (PDF)
Q: How do I create a report that tracks a student's end of year average for exam exemption purposes? (PDF)
Q: Why can't I get the Gradebook to launch on my home PC?
Q: How do I properly launch and quit the Gradebook? (PDF)
Q: I have students with the same name in my gradebook. How do I tell them apart when entering scores in the Scoresheet?
Q: How can I link my course syllabus to my course description on the parent portal?
Q: How can I change my class names in the Classes pane?
GRADE SCALES
Q: I'd like to use something other than the default grade scale. How do I setup a custom grade scale? (PDF)
Q: A new student has entered a class with a custom grade scale. Will they be assigned that custom scale when they're added?
Q: My grades are not rounding properly. How do I fix this?
ENTERING ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADES
Q: Are there any keyboard shorcuts for making grade entry more efficient?
Q: How can I quickly enter the same score for all students on a particular assignment?
Q: How can I mark an assignment as Late, Exempt or Missing? (PDF)
Q: What is the best way to handle extra credit points?
Q: How can I copy assignments from one class to another? (PDF)
Q: Why can't I change the order of my assignments?
Why can't I use an assignment name more than once?
How can I enter assignments that repeat during the six weeks or year?
Q: Where is my assignment? I typed it in but now it's not appearing on the scoresheet?
Q: How do I see the grades of dropped students? (PDF)
END OF TERM GRADES AND COMMENTS
Q: How can I override an end of term grade? (PDF)
Q: How can I add end of term comments? (PDF)
Q: What is the best way to handle a student who changes classes mid-semester?
REPORTS
Q: Which reports in PowerTeacher Gradebook are most useful? (PDF)
Q: I want to save paper. Is there a way to print multiple reports per page? (PDF)
Q: I don't see any assignments listed as "Missing" on reports even though I flagged them in my Gradebook.
What can I do to indicate missing assignments in my reports?
Q: How do I create a midterm report for an individual student and how can I customize that report? (PDF)
Q: How do I create a report that lists all assignment grades as well as final grade for students in a particular term? (PDF)
Q: How do I create a report that I could use for recording grade or attendance information during a term? (PDF)
Q: How do I create a report that I could leave with a substitute for recording attendance? (PDF)
Q: How do I create a report that lists students' missing assignments? (PDF)
Q: How do I create a report that tracks a student's end of year average for exam exemption purposes? (PDF)