Classroom Quick Start Guide

Creating a Simple Assignment 

1. From the Home Compose section, click Assignment Templates. 
2. Enter a detailed assignment Name. 
3. Pick an Assignment Type, then select Save & Continue.
4. Click the Standards tab, add bank(s) standards, then click Next. 
5. Click the Questions tab, Compose (create) a new question, or import them from a bank, then click Next. 
6. Set Assignment Points and Performance Levels, then select Save & Continue. 
7. Under Sharing, select Options and add details about the assignment: subject, grade level, and keywords to enable searching and click Next. 
8. If you want to share the assignment, select Add Assignment Template Banks, choose and Add Selected. The Bank Manager will approve or deny your submission. Click Next to finish.

Creating a Simple Question 

1. From the Home Compose section, click Question Templates. 
2. Pick a Question Type. 
3. Enter the Text of the Question. 
4. If an automatically scored question type, add the Text of the Answer choices and select the Correct Answer. 
5. Select Save & Continue. 
6. Add Standard(s) from the bank(s) and click Next. 
7. Set possible Question Points and Performance Levels. 
8. On the Sharing tab, under Options, add details about the question, like subject, difficulty, and grade level, to enable searching.

Accessing Classroom 

Open an internet browser and go to: http://{yourdistrict}.schooldata.net/classroom/#/

Log in with your Homeroom (Skyward) username and password. 

Activating Students to Use Classroom 

1. Click Students from the directory tree and locate student(s). 

2. Select Row Actions.

3. Click Activate Selected.

To Reset a Student’s Password 

1. Click Students from the directory tree and locate the student(s). 

2. Select Row Actions.

3. Select Reset Passwords.

4. Enter a new default password and click Set to new Password.

Need Help? Want more information?

Go to: http://support.schooldata.net 

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Question Types

She scored Answer - short answers, fill-in-the-blank answers, essays, and multi-part answers.

Multiple Choice - automatically scored answer choices. More than one correct answer is possible. (Choose any possible correct answers.)

Multi-Select - automatically scored answer choices. More than one correct answer is possible. (Must choose the correct answer(s)).

True/False - automatically scored.

Fill in the Blank(s) - Phrase, sentence, or paragraph with a blank space.

Container - Directive or reference statement.

Survey Smiley Rating or Survey Multiple Choice - a collection of opinions.

Glossary 

Assignment: a collection of questions whose purpose is a score or grade; can be formative or summative assessments or coursework. 

Assignment Template: the blank form used to create an assignment can be copied, exported, and shared. 

Bank: a shared content or standard library; it is public or private, district generated or purchased from a vendor. 

Bank Manager: the person who approves or denies content for a bank. 

Keyword: words or phrases that describe what a user might search for; must be comma separated. 

Questions: the base content in Classroom; what a student needs to do or answer. 

Question Template: the blank form used to create questions can be copied, exported, and shared. 

Standards: learning goals for what students should know and be able to do by grade level and subject. 

Creating a Basic Gradebook 

1. Click Create Gradebook link from the Home Work Section. 
2. Enter a detailed Name, then select Save & Continue. 
3. Select the Settings Tab and Class Terms. 
4. Click Add Class Terms and pick one or more terms used in this gradebook. Ensure the term dates fall within the gradebook dates. 
5. Click the Assignments Tab, then Add/Edit/ View. 
6. From the Actions gear, select Compose Assignments or select from a bank and click Add Selected. 
7. Click the title of an added assignment. Select Published in the upper right toggle. 
8. Click the Settings tab, then Dates. Set the assignment open, due, and close dates. 
9. Select Save & Exit.

Unlock a Student Assignment If a student accidentally submitted their assignment, and you want to open it… 

1. From the Home Work section, click Manage Gradebooks and select the chosen Gradebook.
2. Click the Scoring Tab and click the title of the assignment. 
3. Click the “lock” icon in the Status column. 
4. Confirm Do you really want to unlock this student submission?

Scoring an Assignment 

1. From the Home Work section, click Manage Gradebooks and select the chosen Gradebook.
2. Click the Scoring Tab and click the title of the assignment. 
3. To manually enter results, select Score in Grid from the Action gear. Or go to step 7.
4. Step through the spreadsheet-style interface by clicking into a cell, picking from the list, or entering a value. Use tab or shift+tab to move right and left, and enter or shift+enter to move down or up. 
5. The Final Score is calculated for you, but if the assignment is not locked, you can override the final score. 
6. When done, select Save and then Back and then Back to Gradebook. 
7. If you select Download Template from the Action gear, you are given a spreadsheet to enter scores. 
8. Ensure you don’t alter the student IDs. Enter scores and Save the template. 
9. Return to Classroom and select Upload Scores from the Action gear when done.
10. Choose your file(s) and upload.