Assignments, tests, and any other grades are called "tasks" in InteGrade Pro.

Contents of this help file:

1. Creating a a new task
2. Copying a task to another class
3. Editing a task
4. Inputting the same score over and over (bulk fill)
5. Blank or empty scores and special codes
6. Extra credit or bonus assignments

1. Creating a new task
1. First select the class you want to enter the assignment in. (If you teach several sections of the same subject, you can create a new task in the spreadsheet for one class and later copy that task into the spreadsheets of other classes.) You select a class by clicking on the name in the "Class:" box and selecting the appropriate class.
2. Click on the Tasks menu, and then select New Task… or click the icon shown at right.
3. Click on Next.
4. Type in a name for the task (e.g. Chapter 1 Problems, Unit 4 Test; please be descriptive, since this is what the printouts and someday the ParentConnect internet access will show for this assignment).
5. If you like, enter the date the task was assigned. Clicking on the small icon at the end of that box will bring up a calendar window to help you select a date.
6. It is important that you enter the due date for an assignment. The due date is used by the ParentConnect software to sort assignments for parents accessing grades via the internet. You can click on the small icon at the end of that box to bring up a calendar window to help you select a date.
7. Click on the Type: entry and change it to the correct type for this task (Homework, Test, etc.; see Grading Rules).
8. Enter the total points possible under Out of (Raw).
9. Adjust the Scale Factor if you want to adjust the weight of the raw score.
10. If you want the program to warn you about entering a grade that is too high, also enter the total points possible beside Maximum Allowed Score:.
11. Click on Create.

Now you can enter the various grades. Click on the box under the new task beside the first name, type in the grade, and then hit ENTER to go to the next student, or click on the next student's box. (Hitting TAB will jump to the next task for the same student.) There are also ways to enter letter grades and have them converted into certain numbers, by using special Setup > Grading Rules options.



2. Copying a task to another class
1. Select a class which will receive a copy of a task made in another class. You select classes by clicking on the name in the Class: box and picking the appropriate class.
2. Click on the Tasks menu, and then select Copy Tasks….
3. In the topmost box, select the class in which you originally set up the task.
4. Make sure the correct spreadsheet is selected in the lower pane (usually something like "1st Semester Grades" or whatever you called your main spreadsheet for that class).
5. Click Next.
6. Click in the box or boxes to pick which tasks to copy to the new spreadsheet.
7. Click Next.
8. You can transform the scores while copying, but usually the default Raw Score is correct.
9. Click Next.
10. Click OK.

The task will then be added, and you can now input the grades.



3. Editing a task

If you need to change the total points or name or type category for a task, or simply delete it, click on the Tasks menu and pick Edit Tasks… or click on the icon shown at right. Then click on the task you want to change in the left window pane, and change the various options in the tabbed right window pane.



4. Inputting the same score over and over (bulk fill)

If most of the students have received the same score, you can quickly fill in the boxes with that score.

The fast way to do this is to right-click on the task column in your spreadsheet and pick Fill Column… from the popup menu. Fill in the value to be filled in, check if you want only empty boxes filled (so those you have already typed in are left unchanged), and click on Fill.

The more elaborate way to do bulk fills and select groups of students follows:

1. Select the appropriate class and spreadsheet.
2. Click on a grade entry box in the column for the task to be filled.
3. Click on the Tasks menu and select Bulk Fill….
4. Enter the score to assign to students beside New Score:.
5. Select which students should be affected by this bulk fill:
1. You can manually click different students on and off.
2. You can speed things up by clicking on All to select everyone or None to clear them all.
3. You can also set up a filter by clicking on Filter… and then set up conditions (see here for an example of the filtering process)
6. If you only want to bulk fill empty scores (and thus leave unchanged any you have already manually entered), click on the Replace only Empty scores option.
7. When all is set the way you want, click on Fill….
8. The program will tell you what it is about to do. If it looks okay, click Yes.


5. Blank or empty scores and special codes

For each class:


Blank scores are NOT computed into the summary columns. If you want missing scores to be calculated as zeroes, you should "bulk fill" a task's empty scores with zeroes (see above section).

You also could use special codes for missing grades. You created some special codes when you setup your Grading Rules; probably things like Absent or Late. You could bulk fill those codes into the gradebook. Or you can always insert a special code by right-clicking on a spreadsheet box and picking the special code from the popup menu. The code will be computed into the total grade using the settings you created in your Grading Rules.



6. Extra credit or bonus assignments

If you want to give any bonus/extra credit assignments (and not simply add points to an existing grade), you must use the *bonus* grade type. If you haven't already done so, create that type of grade in your grading rules, as described here.