Gradebook

Starting WebPams Gradebook: WebPams Version

Ask your JPams district coordinator for the web address of the WebPams gradebook in your district. It is usually in this format: Media:http://webserveraddress/WebPams Your address: ____________________________________ Using your favorite browser, go to the address given. At the start page, enter your User ID and Password, then click Sign In.

Important for Web Gradebook: Save often and Logout when done! If stopping Web Gradebook for a moment to do some other task, be sure to save first! Main Screen for WebPams – 3 sections – Menu Items, Messages from Edgear, Stats for district enrollment and ethnicity breakdown

WebPams Gradebook

Click on Grades, then WebGradebook to open the gradebook. (Presently in testing mode until completion)

Setup Box appears – make changes, if necessary, and click OK.

At the bottom of the screen, choose Year; Teacher, if necessary; Course; Marking Period.

Toolbar Icons

Tooltips are available for each icon. Just hold your mouse pointer (without clicking) over each icon and an explanation will appear.

1. Assignments: Click to display the dropdown menu to access the New item which creates a New Assignment for the class section. Once an assignment is created, you can use the Edit item to make changes or the Remove item to remove or delete an assignment. 2. Grades: This menu allows you to use grades features. 3. Reports: Creates reports, logs, charts, etc. The remainder of the items all give the same type of graphs dealing with the Selected Assignments, All Assignments, and Final Grade. 4. Show Me: Allows you to see Empty Grades, LEP students, and more to come. 5. Admin: Allows administrators to preform tasks. 6. Attendance: Allows teachers to complete daily attendance. 7. Discipline: Allows teachers to complete their sections of the Behavioral Form. 8. Seating Chart: Creates a seating chart for the students in each class. 9. Save: A very important item used to save grades entered on each assignment. This is a must to save the grades – whether new grades or changes to existing grades.

Setting up Non Weighted Categories

Use categories to organize your gradebook, but is not mandatory. The categories creates items used as defaults and can be changed when entering a new assignment. This feature allows you to choose specific colors for the different types of assignments given in a class. (i.e. Test, Quiz, Term Paper, etc.) These categories will appear in the Assignment Type drop-down box when you create a new assignment.

1. To create categories, click on Assignments on the Menu Bar and choose Categories from the drop-down menu.