Elem+Report+Card+Training

= Plan for Training on Monday, October 28, 2013 = = = = General Information about the Electronic Report Card and Gradebook = = = = Directions for Launching the Gradebook =

=__ Final Elementary Report Card Templates __= = = =__ District Report Card Comments Master List __=

TIPS for MAC USERS:
I f you experience trouble working with this application on a Mac, try this alternate launch option (non-java): - When using the alternate app on newer Macs you need to authorize the app one time. - Go to System Preferences - Security - General - Allow from all publishers, launch they gradebook then set the security back to the previous settings.

From the Pearson Hardware and Software Requirements for PowerSchool 7.9.x, Pearson support the following operating systems for PowerSchool 7.9.x : · Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8. · Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, and 10.8 Mountain Lion.

As of PowerSchool 7.9.x, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is no longer supported.

**__Timeline Plan for Training:__**

 * 1) Monday, October 28 (monthly meeting) –**General Overview & Launching the Gradebook, Entering Skill Grades & Subject Grades**
 * 2) Monday, November 4 (faculty meeting) – **Comments and entering district generated and personal**
 * 3) Monday, November 18 (department meetings) – **Review and answer questions**
 * 4) Monday, November 25 (district-wide faculty) -
 * 5) Monday, December 2 (faculty meeting) – **Select and Print your cards**, **Troubleshooting the Gradebook, Standards Reports**
 * 6) Tuesday, December 3 (1/2 day report card prep)
 * 7) Friday, December 6 (special area grades due for T1) – *//Note for T1-- only PE will entering special area marks//
 * 8) Wednesday, December 17 (reports cards go home)