PPS Instructional Technology

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 you w

There are times when a teacher must modify attendance. This tip explains how. Note: Modification of attendance history by teachers is limited to a two week window. Should it be necessary to modify a student’s attendance beyond that window, please contact your building office. Step 1: Navigate to the Take Daily Attendance - By Name From the home screen (Dashboard), Click Teacher Access and choose Post Daily Attendance Choose any class “By Name” Step 2: Scroll to the right to see attendance history Step 3: Choose student/day for which you wish to modify attendance Note: Student Attendance may only be modified by individual student Note: Should you need to modify attendance from the day before, the column appears wider than the others. Locate the student for which you will modify attendance and click in the furthest left region of that cell. You will know you are in the correct location when you cursor changes from the arrow to the pointer hand. Step 4: Ch