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APPLIED EDUCATIONAL
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Tech Tip # 0246 |
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webTRAC: Create or Edit Marking Periods Marking Period dates should include the dates that
students will produce work. Set up your marking periods to match the
school or district grading periods. Marking periods must be created by teachers with webTRAC Administrator privileges. Teachers will not be able to log on to webTRAC and create class periods until the webTRAC Administrator has created marking periods. NOTE: Use the appropriate instructions below
based on your webTRAC version. To check the webTRAC version: 1. Log into webTRAC Manager. 2. On the webTRAC virtual desktop, locate the potted plant. The potted plant is in the upper left corner of the screen. 3. Click the potted plant. 4. The build number is listed on the message board. webTRAC 3.1 or newer 1. Open the webTRAC Manager. 2. When prompted, enter the webTRAC Administrator logon name and password, and then click OK. 3. On the Virtual Desktop, click Lab Setup. 4. On the left side of the screen, click to open the Marking Periods page. 5. To create new marking periods: In the toolbar, click New. 6. To edit existing marking periods: In the toolbar, click Delete Last until all marking periods are deleted except Marking Period 1. 7. Enter or edit the Start Date and End Date using the MM/DD/YY format. 8. Edit the semester if needed. You can create semesters by assigning two or more marking periods the same semester number. If you do not want to use semesters, then assign all marking periods to the first semester (1). 9. To add additional marking periods, click New, and then enter a Start Date and End Date using the MM/DD/YY format. Edit the semester if needed. 10. Click Save. 11. If your school has different marking periods for different grade levels, define alternate marking periods for each grade. Click the Alternate Marking Periods button and follow the on-screen instructions. webTRAC 3.0 or older Marking periods must be created by teachers with webTRAC Administrator privileges. Teachers will not be able to log on to webTRAC and create class periods until the webTRAC Administrator has created marking periods. § All grades use same marking period: Most schools only use the same marking periods for all grade levels. If a school uses one common group of marking periods, only create one marking period set. § Different grades have different marking periods: If a school uses different marking periods for different grade levels, create a marking period set for each grade level. 1. Open the webTRAC Manager. 2. When prompted, enter the webTRAC Administrator logon name and password, and then click OK. 3. On the Virtual Desktop, click Lab Setup. 4. On the left side of the screen, click to open the Marking Periods page. 5. On the right side of the screen in Help, click Create marking period sets. Review the information in Help. 6. In the toolbar, click New. 7. In Help, click Create marking periods. Review the information in Help. 8. Create marking periods using the following: § Select the marking period set you created. § Under Marking Period Set Information, click New Marking Period. § In the blank row provided, enter a Start Date and End Date using the MM/DD/YY format. § Edit the semester if needed. You can create semesters by assigning two or more marking periods the same semester number. If you do not want to use semesters, then assign all marking periods to the first semester (1). 9. Click Save. |
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