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Getting Started Guide for Teachers

10/03/2016

Getting Started Guide for Teachers 2

What is FreshGrade? 3 Supporting Teachers. Empowering Students.

Engaging Parents

Account Set-up 5 Web App

Mobile App

Account Navigation 7 Teacher Web App

Teacher iPad App

Teacher iPhone App

Teacher App Comparison Guide

Student App

Parent App

Getting Organized 16 Creating and Editing Classes

Adding Students

Creating Activities

Getting Started

Adding Labels

Attaching Objectives / Standards

Choosing an Assessment Tool

Assigning Students

Publishing an Activity

Contents

Setting Up Students 22 Adding Profile Pictures

Inviting Students to a Portfolio

Managing Portfolio Access 25 Student Portfolio Access

Portfolio Access Settings

Account Status: Pending

Account Status: Connected

Parent Portfolio Access

Adding Parents via Web App

Parent Portfolio Access

Inviting Parents to a Portfolio

Revoking Parent Access

Adding & Inviting Parents Via Mobile App

Capturing & Documenting Learning 32 Capturing Photos/Video

Capturing Audio Clips

Capturing Notes

Empowering Your Students 36 Student Access

Self Documentation

Direct Uploads

Uploads into an Activity

Self Reflection

Collaborating & Communicating 40 Commenting

Sending Class Announcements

What will Parents & Students receive?

Managing Portfolio Activity 44 Notifications

Allowing Push Notifications:

Accessing Activity Feed:

Understanding Your Gradebook 46 Assessments

Making Assessments

Filtering Your Gradebook

Generating Gradebook Reports

Delivering Impactful Reporting 51 Learning Highlights

Summary Reports

“FreshGrade Moments”

You’re Done! 55

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What is FreshGrade? Making Learning Visible.

Capture, Document & Communicate Learning Through Digital Portfolios.

What is FreshGrade? 4

FreshGrade for Teachers

(Web - iOS - Android)

Ο Document student learning with video, picture, audio

and anecdotal notes using mobile & tablet devices

Ο Collaborate on learning with parents and students

(descriptive feedback / goals / progress / support needs)

Ο Support personalized learning by creating activities and

assigning to specific students (or the entire class)

Ο Track student progress by comparing documented

learning samples from one term to the next

Ο Deliver Impactful reporting with real-time highlights,

Summary Reports & more

Ο Create and send class announcements and keep track of

who has opened the messages

FreshGrade for Students

(Web - iOS - Android)*

Ο Secure access for students to view their personal digital

portfolio

Ο Self-document their learning and upload assigned work

Ο Self-reflect on their performance by posting comments

on portfolio items

Ο Receive class announcements sent by teacher

FreshGrade for Parents

(Web - iOS - Android)*

Ο Secure access provides on-going and meaningful

communication regarding their child’s learning progress,

enabling them to better support the learning plan

Ο Ability to view and make comments on their child’s

portfolio

Ο Receive class announcements sent by teacher

*Access is provided at the discretion of the teacher.

Supporting Teachers. Empowering Students. Engaging Parents

Using the teacher app, educators can capture, document & communicate meaningful examples of student learning through

digital portfolios. While parents are provided on-going communication that matters, students are given the opportunity to

have a voice in their learning.

“ Being able to capture moments of student

engagement and evidence of learning process

through photos and video have helped me show

parents how their children are doing in a more

meaningful and substantial way that a traditional

summative report card ever could.

M. HIEBERT, BRITISH COLUMBIA

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Account Set-up

Account Set-up 6

Web App

1. Visit app.freshgrade.com/signup

2. Enter your school e-mail address and set a password

3. Once logged-in, customize your account

Ο Choose your Location (this will determine which LOs will

be available to you)

Ο Enter your First and Last Name

Ο Enter your School Name

Ο Upload a Profile Photo

4. Check your email and verify your account

Mobile App

1. To download the Mobile App search for “FreshGrade” in

the App Store or Google Play.

2. Click ‘Sign Up’ to create your FreshGrade Account.

3. Enter your school email address and set a password.

Ο Once logged in, customize your account:

Ο Enter your First and Last Name

Ο Name your Class

Ο Upload a Profile Photo

4. Check your email and verify your account

VERIFYING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

You will receive an email from FreshGrade.

As a security measure, you will not be able

to share highlights or report cards with

parents until you verify your account by

clicking the link in this email.

“ Students are capturing evidence of their own learning

and posting it to their digital portfolio... FreshGrade

allows me to focus on the learning documented in

the entire portfolio, which is a much clearer picture

of a student’s growth and learning.

D. KIRKEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA

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Account Navigation

Account Navigation 8

Teacher Web App

OBJECTIVES TAB:

See what objectives you’ve met, which

students have been assessed, and overall

class progression against each objective.

ANNOUNCEMENTS TAB:

Create and send important class-wide

announcements to students and/or

parents to keep them up-to-date.

OVERVIEW TAB

Informs you of student and class progression,

and alerts you to new information added by

your students or parents.

DASHBOARD

This is your homepage and the first thing

you’ll see when you log in. You can return

to your Dashboard by clicking on the

‘FreshGrade’ logo in the top left.

ACCOUNT SETTINGS:

Create new classes, edit your current classes,

or change your personal information.

PORTFOLIOS:

View your class list and select specific student

portfolios to view.

GRADEBOOK:

Create & assign activities, make assessments

and track student progress.

REPORTING:

Report on and communicate student

learning, including ‘Summary Reports’ and

‘FreshGrade Moments’.

QUICK ADD:

Capture learning evidence or upload files/

materials to publish on student portfolios.

Select individual students or the entire class.

Account Navigation 9

Teacher iPad App

REFER A COLLEAGUE

Do you know someone who would love

FreshGrade? Introduce them via this button.

CONTACT SUPPORT

Need some help? Enter our Support Centre

and search for How-To guides, FAQs, or

submit a support request.

LOG OUT

Using a borrowed device?

Come here to log out.

PROFILE

Change your profile picture, edit your name

or email address by selecting “EDIT” next to

your profile picture.

NOTIFICATIONS

You will be notified when new materials

or comments are added to portfolios. The

“activity feed” lists all your notifications.

MY CLASSES

Lists all your classes, allowing you to quickly

switch classes when required. To add classes,

or edit existing, click on the gear icon.

CELLULAR DATA

Toggle will allow you to enable the use of

cellular data when WiFi is unavailable.

Note: Uploading large amounts of learning evidence can require high data consumption, please use this feature with discretion. All captures taken without WiFi will be saved and uploaded when your connection comes back online.

Account Navigation 10

CAPTURING LEARNING

Capture evidence of learning through

photos, video, audio, or notes by clicking

on one of the icons in the toolbar.

WHOLE CLASS

A streaming list of all learning captured

for your class. Shows who was tagged in

capture, if it was shared and how many

views and comments are attached to that

learning capture.

ANNOUNCEMENTS TAB

Create and send important class-wide

announcements to students and/or parents

to keep them up-to-date.

PORTFOLIOS

Click on “Whole Class” to navigate to

class your class list. Select specific

student portfolios to view and edit.

Editing allows you to add student profile

picture, edit student name and add/edit

parent contact details.