Synergy "New Grade Book" Overview
If you have opted in to the "new grade book" pilot, you will be able to access both the current ("classic") grade book as well as the new grade book interface. Our grade book articles have not been updated for the new grade book, but the screenshots below will give you an overview. Feel free to explore and customize!
The "Grade Book" pulldown menu title and the "Grade Book Main" menu item will take you to the classic grade book interface. You can probably figure out where "New Grade Book" takes you! You can switch between the two interfaces as desired.
Example from an Elementary (standards Based) Grade Book
Key to Screenshots Above and Below
- Create filters to narrow your view by assignment type ("category"), and for elementary by subject and standard.
- Arrange your grade book view
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Elementary: Group your grade book by standard (pictured above) or by assignment.
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Secondary: Group your grade book assignments by category ("assignment type"), by week, or by date.
- Grade Detail
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Grade detail OFF looks more like the classic grade book when you click a grid cell to enter a grade.
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Grade detail ON gives you more options: score entry, public/private notes, access to comment codes, and score history. Elementary teachers can score standards and view analysis for each attached standard.
- Options: This is where you can truly customize your grade book to meet your needs. Too much clutter in the header area (6)? Turn off the items you don't want to see, show or hide student pictures, change column widths, turn on analysis bands (7), show dropped students, etc, etc... Secondary teachers (and elementary specialists) can apply these settings to all their sections with one click.
- Student name column can display a thumbnail of the students' pictures. Clicking on a student name will open the same "Student Profile" screen you can access from your seating chart.
- This header area is fully customizable from the "Options" area (4) mentioned above. Add items you would like to see, toggle off the things you don't...
Example From a Secondary Grade Book