Entering Assignments

In Faculty Access for the Web, you can enter assignments for each of your classes.

 

  1. On the Home page, select the school, academic year, and session for which you are adding categories.
  2. On the navigation bar, click Gradebook. The gradebook opens to the Grades tab.
  3. Select the Setup tab.
  4. From the list on the left, select Assignments.

Assignments
 

Gradebook

 
 

Setup tab
 

 


  1. In the Marking Column and Class fields, select a marking column and class to which to add assignments.

Note: To filter assignments in the Assignments grid by category, select a category in the Category field in the upper right corner above the grid.

Select the marking column and class in which to define assignments.
 

Filter by category.
 

 

  1. Use the following table to help you enter information on the Assignments page for each marking column and class in an academic year.

Student Date Due

Enter the deadline by which the student must complete the assignment. If your school has NetClassroom, you must enter this date so the assignment appears in NetClassroom.

Category

Select the category of the assignment.

Name

Enter the name of the assignment to appear in the column header when entering grades and on reports. This is required. You can enter a maximum of 10 characters. Each assignment name must be unique. Establish a standard naming convention to benefit NetClassroom users viewing the assignments.

Maximum Points

Enter the maximum points the assignment can have. This is required.

Factor

Enter the number of times the assignment's grade counts in calculations. This is required and defaults to 1.

Description

Enter the details of the assignment.

Show Assignment

The Show Assignment column appears only if your school has NetClassroom. Enter the date the assignment details begin appearing in NetClassroom, which includes the assignment’s category, name, and description.

Show Grade

The Show Grade column appears only if your school has NetClassroom. Enter the date the assignment grade begins appearing in NetClassroom.

Grades Date Due

Enter your deadline for entering grades in Faculty Access for the Web.  You can use this as a reminder for when to enter grades you show in NetClassroom.
  1. To open a printer-friendly screen to print a backup copy of the assignments, click Print on the grid. To print the screen, select File, Print.
  2. To save the assignments, click Save.