Independent Study: Teacher Contact Session & Mark Entry

In an independent study course each class has 3 sets of data entry.  They are:

  1. Entering Teacher Contact Sessions (Absent or Present)
  2. Entering Completed Work Unit Marks
  3. Entering Midterm & Final Course Marks

 

Contact Sessions and Unit marks are accessed through the Maplewood connectEd achievement markbook area. In order to access this area follow the steps below.

  

Entering Teacher Contact Sessions

  1. Log into your Maplewood connectEd account.
  2. Select the Achievement link
  3. Select the Marks/Comments by Class option
  4. Select the class code from the class dropdown
  5. Change the term to the FY Final/S1 Final or S2 Final option. Note: The Teacher Contact Sessions and/or Work Units Completed categories will only be active and available for mark entry within the final term that is assigned to the class.
  6. Make sure the From and To dates reflect the entire term. For Full year classes the “From” date should be the first day of school, and thee “To” date should be the last day of school.
  7. Find your student’s name.
  8. Enter A (absent) or P (present) under the correct session number. If you are entering data for a previously offered session, please be sure to change the date (that appears beside the entry you have made) to the correct date.
  9. Select Done to exit back to menu or select a different class to enter additional contact session attendance.

Data Entry TIP to resize your screen:  To shrink your screen to see all of the work units in one screen use hold down the control key and hit the minus sign (beside letter 0 or top right corner of number pad) as many times as you need until the screen is the size you want.  To expand your screen, hold down control key and hit the plus sign (beside minus sign or below on number pad) as many times as you need until the screen is the size you want.  The larger the screen, the more scrolling you have to do.

Entering Completed Work Unit Marks

  1. Log into your Maplewood connectEd account.
  2. Select the Achievement link
  3. Select the Marks/Comments by Class option
  4. Select the class code from the class dropdown
  5. Change the term to the FY Final/S1 Final or S2 Final option. Note: The Teacher Contact Sessions and/or Work Units Completed categories will only be active and available for mark entry within the final term that is assigned to the class.
  6. Make sure the From and To dates reflect the entire term. For Full year classes the “From” date should be the first day of school, and thee “To” date should be the last day of school.
  7. Find your student’s name.
  8. Scroll over until the Work Units Completed area is displayed. (Note: select the minus sign under the Teacher Contact Sessions to minimize the items under this category)
  9. Enter the numeric mark under the unit number. If you are entering data for a previously completed lesson submitted, please be sure to change the date (that appears beside the entry you have made) to the correct date.
  10. Select Done to exit back to menu or select a different class to enter additional course marks.

Data Entry TIP to resize your screen:  To shrink your screen to see all of the work units in one screen use hold down the control key and hit the minus sign (beside letter 0 or top right corner of number pad) as many times as you need until the screen is the size you want.  To expand your screen, hold down control key and hit the plus sign (beside minus sign or below on number pad) as many times as you need until the screen is the size you want.  The larger the screen, the more scrolling you have to do.


Entering Midterm & Final Course Marks

  1. Select the Achievement link
  2. Select Marks/Comments by Student
  3. Select the class code, and student name from each of the pull-down menus. Note: If you don’t see the student name in the pull-down menu, then select the options button (appears above the done button) and ensure that “Show Deleted Students” is selected. This will include students who have been dropped out or completed of the course.
  4. Select the appropriate Term from the pull-down menu at the top. Enter the mark in the grade column, learning skills if appropriate and the comment in the comment box. (Note: if you have the contact sessions and work units completed displaying go into the options button  (appears above the done button) and ensure that “Show Markbooks” is NOT selected. This will allow for ease of mark entry.
  5. Select Done to exit back to menu or choose another student from the drop down box.
  6. To preview the Ontario Provincial Report Card, select the print icon that appears above the Done button, once selected you will received 3 options; Verification Sheet, Provincial Report Card and Report Card. Choose the Provincial Report Card option.