JUNE 2013 - Summer Transition Steps!
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Coming Up This Month...
In June, most of our schools have finished the school year and are winding down for the summer. For those schools that are still in session, here are some items that may need to be addressed:
- Closing input for 4th mid-quarter reports
- Opening up teacher input for 4th quarter report cards
- Closing 4th quarter report cards when teachers have finished importing grades
Some
schools also have a ‘Semester 2’ and/or a ‘Final’ column on their
report cards. If this has been set-up at your school, then you
will need to open up input for those grading periods as well.
Summer Transition
- Time to get ready for the end of the school year! We have
turned on the steps for the Summer Transition process, which appear at
the top of your Home screen. These steps are mandatory and need
to be completed by the end of the summer. Without completing
these steps, your system will not be functional for the next school
year. HelpDesk is available to help guide you through these steps
- just contact HelpDesk to set up a time when you are ready to get
started.
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For Trimester Schools...
Opening up teacher input for 3rd Trimester Report will require:
- Confirming the 3rd trimester dates in 'Grades' then 'Report Card Input Controls'
- Changing input for the 3rd trimester from 'Not Yet' to 'Allow Input'
- Having teachers go through the trimester report card input process
- Closing the input process by changing 'Allow Input' to 'Input Complete'
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What's New...
FDmail
is new and improved! Starting in mid-June, we will be releasing a new
format on your Home screen, which will take the place of the current
messaging display.
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...For Administrators |
At
the end of the year, there are often empty or unused courses (in pink)
at the bottom of each teacher’s list in Show Who Teaches What.
These empty courses can cause confusion, especially if a teacher has
switched grade levels or curriculum. Contact HelpDesk to have these
removed.
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...For Teachers |
A
new look for GradeBook! We've spent many, many months redesigning the
layout of GradeBook and improving some of the functionality. This
summer is a great time to get familiar with the new design.
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...For Parents |
Staying
in touch with the school community over the summer is a benefit to some
parents and a necessity to others. Using FastDirect's messaging
features will make communicating that much easier.
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Video Tutorial of the Month |
Keeping
Students Connected! Allowing students to log into their
individual FastDirect student account encourages independence and
responsibility in a secure technology environment.
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Watch now...
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