PPS Instructional Technology

Go to reports menu and select Custom Report Card . Setup Select Add a new Template . NOTE : If you have templates already created, you could click your Q1 (or Q2, Q3, Q4) template and then choose Modify Template .  If you do this, you won't end up with a long list of irrelevant templates. Give it a name (Ex: Marking Period 1, Marking Period 2, Marking Period 3, Marking Period 4). Click  Save . Select your options: Select term for that card (Ex: Q1). Report Card: Select your grade level for this year’s graduation year (ex: if it is the 20-21 school year choose 2021 RC). Select For All Students. Don’t check any of the boxes. Print for All Families. Print in English. Save. Repeat for the other three quarters.

Sometimes you need to quickly get a list of your students names in order to add them to a spreadsheet.  Luckily there is a very simple way to do this in Skyward.  Here we go... Step 1: Login to Skyward and select the blue gradebook for the class you want to get the names from - elementary staff, you can just select any of your gradebooks. Step 2: Go to the reports menu at the top of the screen and select Class Roster. Step 3: Choose Student Name & Student Info, then select Clone Template. Step 4: Give your new template a name, such as Student Names.  Click Save. Step 5: Select how you want the Names to Display, select None for the ID Display, then UNCHECK all the boxes.   Click Export to Excel. Step 6: The report will open the Print Queue and it will look like the report is running to print.  Then the file will appear as a .csv at the bottom of the window.  Step 7: Open Excel, or Google Sheets....

Skyward Teacher Course Recommendations                                           1. From the Home Screen, select the Gradebook for which you would like to make course recommendations. Step 1 2. Once inside the Gradebook, click on ‘Other Access’ (Note: If you hover over ‘Other Access’ you can then click on ‘Recommendations’ from there and move on to step 4.) Step 2 3. On your left menu, click on ‘Recommendations’. Step 3 4. Once in Course Recommendations you can now create/modify recommendations for your entire class. Click on ‘Modify for Entire Class’ Step 4 You now have two ways to proceed: Recommendation by Class Recommendation by Student Recommendation by Class 5. You can see what class you are currently in at the top of the n...

As a semester comes to the end, you may be required to print a Semester Grade Report. If so, please follow the instructions below. (Instructions without Images) From any gradebook... Reports Grade Sheet Report Select template 930 Clone Template (Button at right) Name the new report Choose the appropriate semester to Display (i.e. S1, S2) In Options... Unselect "Show Assignments" Select "Show Term Grade Marks" Select "Assignment Legend, Don't Show at All" Save Print (To print for multiple classes, choose "Select Different Classes") (Note: To make changes to this report or change the display range for future semester reports, users need to Select this report and click "Modify parameters of Template".) (Instructions with Images) From any gradebook... Reports > Grade Sheet Report Select template 930 > Clone Template (Button at right) Name the new report (i.e. Semester G...

Now that we are entering into the fourth quarter of the school year, many of you may notice that your third quarter is no longer visible in Skyward.  This may be a problem if you are trying to finish up your third quarter grades.  Fortunately, it is very easy to adjust which quarters you want to view in your online gradebook. Step 1: Open the Gradebook for which you want to see the previous quarter. Step 2: Hover over the Display Options menu. Step 3: Click on Grade Period Display Step 4: Check the boxes for the quarter you wish to view.  Make sure you click Save when you are done. NOTE: You can un-select the quarters using the same method.  Just uncheck the ones you no longer wish to see.

Skyward isn’t just for teachers and parents, it’s for students too! Use Skyward to read announcements, check for missing assignments, look up your grades, see your schedule, and much more!   You can find the PDF version of this tip here . Login Your login to Skyward is very simple - It is the same login you use to login to the school desktops and chromebooks. This is usually: firstname.lastname Your password is also the same password that you use to login to the desktops and chromebooks. Home Screen The home screen will show you a list of upcoming events, and announcements from the office or your teachers. Use the toolbar on the left to navigate to the other areas of skyward. Gradebook Screen The gradebook screen will show you all your classes, all your grades, as well as your missing assignments. If you click the ► next to the class, you will then be able to see all your assignments for that class, as well as your grades on those assignments. If you want to see a mo...

The comments section of the elementary report card is probably the section that is the most read by the parents.  Therefore, it is important to proofread your comments carefully.  Sometimes it is easier to proofread the comments when you don't have all the other parts of the report card distracting you.  Here is a quick way to run a report that includes only the comments.  To see the video directions, click here . Step 1: Open your learner behaviors gradebook Step 2: Under the REPORTS menu, select 'Standards Based Report Card' Step 3: Click 'Add a new Template' Step 4: Name the template and click 'Save' Step 5: Select the quarter you wish to view Step 6: Check the boxes for 'Print comments only' and 'Print for this class only' Step 7: Click 'Save' Step 8: If you only want to print for a couple students - click 'Select Different Students' and choose the students.  If you want to print for everyone - ignor...

Frequently we get questions from teacher that go something like this..."My office needs me to print a report card for Jane, but she has already been dropped from my class because she is moving to another class/schoool.  How do I do that?"  Never fear, it is not much different than running your regular report card, you just have to check one extra box. The steps below will show you how to run a report card for a student that has left or dropped your class. Please review the Skyward Tech Tip for Running Elementary Report Cards if you are trying to run a report card for your current students. NOTE: To find the printable version, click here . 1.  From your Gradebook, click on Reports > Custom Report Card 2.  Click Add a New Template 3.  Give your new Template a name (example = Report Card - Dropped Students), click Save 4.  Select the Current Term or Term that you need to run the report card for 5.  Select the Custom Report card that m...

This (2015-16) school year, PPS has made a few adjustments to our elementary gradebook. We are using year long trending.  This means that the final Q4 grade will take into account all events from the first day of school until the end of the academic year.  Don't be surprised when you see suggested grades showing up in Q2, Q3, and Q4 as soon as the Q1 suggestion appears. Skyward will not begin to suggest a trend grade until three or more event scores are entered for a particular skill.   These changes will help improve the overall suggested grade because it will take into account growth from the entire school year and it will provide more data points in order to make the suggestion.  That being said, it is still the professional responsibility of the teacher to double check the scores each quarter to make sure what the gradebook is suggesting aligns with how the child is performing on that particular skill.   Skyward makes this a fairly painless proces...

Sometimes it is really helpful to have a seating chart with your students' names and seat locations.  Perhaps you have a sub or classroom volunteer who needs to know where the students sit, or who simply needs to be able to learn the students' names and faces. You can create these lists/charts in Skyward. Step 1: Go to the class in your gradebook for which you wish to create a seating chart. Step 2: Hover your mouse over the Attendance menu and select "Assign Seats for Seating Chart" Step 3: Now you have the seating chart window open.  If all you want to do is print this screen, then simply right click and select Print.  If you want to rearrange the order of the students you will have to do a few more steps. Step 4: Select the number of rows and seats per row at the top.  Click Refresh. Step 5: Click Select under the name of the student you wish to move.  Click Swap or Fill Seat to move the child to the new seat. Repeat until you have everyone where...

Clone From Existing Gradebook:  Allows you to copy one or more assignment from a current year or historical Gradebook of your own or copy an assignment from another teacher’s Gradebook. When selecting this option, you must be in the Gradebook where you want the assignment created. Step 1  Select the Gradebook with the assignment you want to clone. You can select from a  prior year Gradebook  (ex: 2015), current year Gradebook (ex: 2016) or another teacher’s Gradebook (You would need to click the Select Different Teacher button).  After selecting the Gradebook, click the Next button. Step 2 Select the assignment(s) you want to clone; all assignments are defaulted to selected. You can click the "Uncheck All" button to select individual assignments. You are able to clone an assignment only when you have the identical category assigned to your class. After selecting the assignment, click the Next button. Step 3 Select the class(es)to whic...