PowerTeacher TechNote:

Publishing PowerTeacher Gradebook Assignments on the Parent & Student Portals


Publish Assignments
After entering an assignment, assignment information may be shared with parents and students. In order for parents and student to view assignment information in the Portal, you need to publish the assignment from either from the Assignments window or the Scoresheet window.

How to Publish an Assignment
1. Launch PowerTeacher Gradebook and select a class from the Classes pane.
2. Click the Assignments tab. The Assignment window appears.
Note: To increase or decrease the size of the contents within the window, choose View --> Zoom.
3. Select the assignment you want to publish. The Assignment Detail window appears.
4. Click Publish. Assignment publishing information appears.
5. From the Publish Assignment pop-up menu, choose when to publish the assignment: Immediately, On Specific Date, Days Before Due, or On Due Date.
6. If you chose On Specific Date, enter the date the assignment should appear in the Date On field using the format mm/dd/yyyy, or click the Calendar icon to select a date.
7. If you chose Days Before Due, enter the number of days the assignment should appear prior to the date that it is due in the Days Before Due field.
8. Click Save.

Publish Assignment Scores
When publishing an assignment, assignment score information may be shared with parents and students. In order for parents and student to view assignment score information in the Portal, you need to publish the assignment score from either from the Assignments window or the Scoresheet window.

How to Publish Assignment Scores
1. Launch PowerTeacher Gradebook and select a class from the Classes pane.
2. Click the Assignments tab. The Assignment window appears.
Note: To increase or decrease the size of the contents within the window, choose View --> Zoom.
3. Select an assignment. The Assignment Detail window appears.
4. Click Publish. Assignment publishing information appears.
5. Select the Publish Scores checkbox.
Note: If the Publish Assignment pop-up menu is set to Never, do not select the checkbox.
6. Click Save.

Hide Assignments
If you do not want share assignment information with parents and students in the Portal, you can choose not to publish an assignment either from the Assignments window or the Scoresheet window.
Note: If an assignment is included in calculating final grades and impacts the final grade, it must be published in order for parents and students to view. The Publish Assignment pop-up menu cannot be set to Never. For more information, see Publish Assignments.

How to Hide an Assignment
1. Launch PowerTeacher Gradebook and select a class from the Classes pane.
2. Click the Assignments tab. The Assignment window appears.
Note: To increase or decrease the size of the contents within the window, choose View --> Zoom.
3. Select the assignment you do not want published. The Assignment Detail window appears.
4. Click Publish. Assignment publishing information appears.
5. Choose Never from the Publish Assignment pop-up menu.
6. Click Save.

Hide Assignment Scores
If you do not want share assignment score information with parents and students in the Portal, you can choose not to publish an assignment score either from the Assignments window or the Scoresheet window.

How to Hide Assignment Scores
1. Launch PowerTeacher Gradebook and select a class from the Classes pane.
2. Click the Assignments tab. The Assignment window appears.
Note: To increase or decrease the size of the contents within the window, choose View --> Zoom.
3. Select an assignment. The Assignment Detail window appears.
4. Click Publish. Assignment publishing information appears.
5. Deselect the Publish Scores checkbox.
6. Click Save.

Assistance is available via PowerTeacher Gradebook Help (Launch PowerTeacher Gradebook and click on the "?" icon or click the Help menu--->Contents).

If there are any questions, please contact the Guidance staff or Principal at your school, or contact the MCVSD Tech Group for assistance.

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