Teacher Learning Portal

Welcome to Gradelink's Teacher Training.

You can use this tool to learn Gradelink individually or in a group setting. Learn by watching a series of short videos and then answering a few multiple-choice questions. At the end of the session, participants will receive a printable confirmation of completion.

Average training length: 75-90 Minutes

Before we begin, please provide the following information so we can send you a confirmation of completion. 

Let's begin your Gradelink teacher training! Each section starts with a short video followed by a few questions.

Did You Know?

Gradelink works on both PCs and Macs using any browser and nothing needs to be installed on your computer. That means you can work anywhere you have internet access.

1. Note: Your username is not case­ sensitive so entering "EXAMPLE" and "example" have the same result. Your password is case sensitive so the upper and lower case letters matter. Passwords also must include: 

1. Different staff members have different types of accounts. There are teacher accounts, no access accounts, limited administrator accounts, and full administrator accounts, each of which provides a different level of accessibility.

2. Gradelink offers a multi­tiered support system that allows you to connect with our support team’s expertise in different ways:

• Call our toll­-free line directly at (800) 742­-3083.
  
  
• Send an email to Gradelink Customer Support (service@gradelink.com) to receive an email or a return call.
  
  
• Submit an after-­hours question via the Feedback form for a guaranteed response the following day.
  
  
• Access our robust and exhaustive Online Help database, including more than 400 articles and demonstration videos that walk you through various tasks in Gradelink.

Note: Questions related to editing assignment types will not apply to you if your administrator has set up assignment types for you and locked them to prevent changes. If that is the case, it is still important to understand how assignment types work, but you will not be required to set them up or know how to edit them. Check with your administrator if this is the case, or click the Assignment Types tab and select an assignment type. If the Edit button is disabled, the Assignment Types have been locked.

1. You can set any assignment to be worth zero points. Assignments worth zero points don’t affect a student's final grade even if they are associated with an assignment type worth greater than zero points. This is useful if you want to indicate that homework was turned in, but don’t want it to affect the final grade.

Learn more: Zero Point Assignments

 

2. You can set assignment types to be worth zero weight. Assignments using this assignment type do not affect the student’s final grade even if the assignments themselves are worth points.

Learn more: Zero Weight Assignment Types

 

3. You can lower a student's grade by creating an assignment type worth negative weight. This is useful if you want to lower grades due to absences.

Learn more: Negative Weight Assignment Types

 

1. When you add an assignment that’s due in the future, students see it as an upcoming assignment when they log in, and when they view the calendar.

Learn More: Video #15 Minute 1:19/4:51

2. You can bump an assignment’s due date forward or backward by dragging the assignment on the calendar.

3. The Next Assignment button lets you add multiple assignments in rapid succession.

4. Assignment grade codes, such as Incomplete and Excused, can only be edited by an administrator.

Learn More: https://help.gradelink.com / Teacher Tab / Assignment Grade Codes 

5. You can run a report by Assignment Grade Code to see a list of students with incomplete or excused assignments in any subject.

Learn More: https://help.gradelink.com/?p=9617

6. Parents can get alerts for low or high assignment grades, and the narrative comments you type can be seen both in the email alert and when the parent logs in.

Learn More: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDK4VyppCWo#t=108

7. How can a teacher change a student's final grade to INC (incomplete) or something similar?

Learn more: https://help.gradelink.com/?p=10966

8. Teachers can indicate a modified curriculum on a student’s report card.

Learn More >>

1. Standards are setup by the administrator. Click here to learn how.

2. Standards-based report cards are available for free and are very customizable. Administrators can set up the report cards. Click here to learn how.

3. The "Standards Met" requirement can be customized for each grade level, teacher, course and subject. Click here to learn how.

4. You can use any standard set. For example, you can mix items from the common core, state standards, local standards and/or custom standards. Click here to learn how.

5. Standards are automatically saved from year to year for teachers so that they don't need to do anything to roll the standards over into the next year. 

Attendance comments can be seen in both student/parent email alerts and on the student/parent login if the administrator has allowed the option.

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The Populate Students tab is used to place students into classes. Most schools don't allow this option for teachers. Before you begin, check with your administrator to see if teachers will be using this section. You can also log in to your account; if you don't see the Populate Students tab, then this option has been disabled for teachers. 

If you won't be printing report cards, you won't need chapters 8 and 9. Most schools decide that it's more efficient for admins to print the report cards for all teachers. Check with your admin if this is the case at your school.  

If you won't be printing report cards, you won't need chapters 8 and 9. Most schools decide that it's more efficient for admins to print the report cards for all teachers. Check with your admin if this is the case at your school.  

1. Gradelink provides step-by-step screen shots for setting up your print preferences for every browser so you can print from the web like a pro.

View Settings >>  

 

2. Paperless report cards can be sent home online via the student/parent login.

Learn More  >> 

1. There's a lot you can do with progress reports. Read More >>

2. There's a lot you can do with deficiency reports. Read More >>

3. Subjects won’t appear on the progress report if no grades have been entered.

Read more >>