Creating Categories
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Video How-to
- At the top of the Gradebook, verify the Year, District, School and Teacher. Choose the Course then Marking Period.
- In the upper left corner of the Gradebook, click on Assignments, Categories, then Category Editor will appear.
- Under the header Category, type the desired name of a category. Example: Test, Quiz, Homework, etc.
- If only one category is available, then that category will be defaulted when creating a new assignment.
- Default Max Value will be required if a numerical grading type is selected. Type in the maximum points that will typically be used with the category.
- Weight is not a required field, but can allow you to set categories that are based on percentages of the total grade.
- If using weights be sure that every assignment within a section has a category with a weight value. Example: For 30%, simply type 30.0 in the weight field and click on the green Save box.
- All categories created in Gradebook show for all sections. A user can have categories that are non-weighted for some sections and also have weighted categories for others. The user needs to remember that if a weighted category is used on an assignment in a particular section, then all assignments in that section must be of a weighted type. The gradebook will not calculate weighted and non-weighted assignments in the same section.
- The next field is Color. This is not a required field, but if it is desired to color code categories, click in the field to get a drop down showing different colors. Select a color to associate with the category.
- Click in the last field to save.
4 Step Process For Correcting Category/Weight
- Click in Assignments, Categories and take out all weights, then Save.
- Click on Assignments, Syllabus, Edit and re-choose categories for the assignments, then Save.
- Click on Assignments, Categories and re-enter the weights, then Save.
- Under Grades, choose Recalc Assignment Grades.
WebGradebook - Assignments Main Page
