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***Gradebook is a convenient service to our parents and students. We attempt to keep records current but can make NO PROMISES as to its absolute accuracy. Each student is responsible for managing their own progress in conjunction with their teachers.*** |
1. Go to LOGIN TO RENWEB (Bookmark
this link before you forget!)
2. Click on the appropriate tab.
3. Enter your Email address.
(Note: Your email must already be entered into the RenWeb.Com database by the school before you can receive your Password. )
4. If your email address matches the email address that the school has recorded, a random password will be emailed to you at that address. Whenever your address changes, please update it in Renweb or send an email to office@championcs.org so your access to Renweb will not be interrupted.
THAT'S IT!
Effective January 10, 2005, Champion implemented RenWeb, a fully integrated school data management system. Along with many features that help us do more with less, RenWeb allows parents more access to their student's information. Parents can now view ALL of their students with just one username and password!
Here is some of the information Parents will now be able to view on ParentsWeb, RenWeb's parent-teacher communication tool:
- Announcements
- Calendar
- All your student's classes, homework, lesson plans and grades
- Teacher Web Pages for each class
- Student Directory
- Parent Directory
- Staff Directory
- Accounting
Attendance
Discipline
Community Service
Medical
Family Demographics
Report Card
School Information
Transcripts
Logon and click on REPORT MANAGER.
Click once on GRADEBOOK under Category.
Click on FACULTY LESSON PLAN/HOMEWORK under Report
Title.
Click the DOUBLE ARROW that points to the right, then
choose the names in the PRINT LIST that don’t have Lesson Plans, clicking
on the SINGLE ARROW that points to the left, to remove them from the
PRINT LIST.
Choose the date for Monday of the current week and click the PRINT button which will display the results in your web browser.
In your web browser (Internet Explorer), go up to the FILE MENU and choose PAGE SETUP, choosing LANDSCAPE and OK.
Finally, go to the FILE MENU and choose PRINT, and this time, it really will print out all the Lesson Plans.
- 1. Change Gradebook Default Term in Renweb Setup/System Defaults/Current Year
- 2. Disable Gradebook & Report Card editing after each Term (after Report Card email notices are sent). All changes must then go through the Registrar to avoid corrupting past Term and Semester records (RenWeb Setup/System Defaults).
- 2. Change the Default Terms displayed in ParentsWeb for Gradebook and Report Card (ParentsWeb/Configuration).
- 3. Annually change beginning and ending dates for Quarters (Terms) and Semesters in Renweb Setup/Year & Term.
Install RenWeb | Login & Use RenWeb | General Renweb Tips | Lesson Plans | End of Quarter/Semester Tasks
1. Click on the link "Full RenWeb Install - Click Here" . Follow the instructions on that page. (To make things easier, you can then create a shortcut from C:\RenWeb\RenWeb.com\StartRenaissance.exe to your Quick Launch bar or the Desktop.)
2. You can now start RenWeb on your home computer and login just as you do at school.
You can access RenWeb anytime by using the RenWeb WEB TOOL at https://app2.renweb.com/webapp/Authentication.html . The interface is slightly different but has most of the functions that the software program has. It has the advantage of being accessible from ANY computer that is online, without having to install any software.
1. Open the RenWeb program that you have installed on your home computer or is installed at school.
2. Enter the District Code (ccs-ca), select our school and enter your password and click login.
3. From the Main Menu, click on the Gradebook button. Choose your class from the drop down menu at the top/left. You first need to ADD CATEGORIES with Weights, e.g. Tests&Quizzes @40%, Homework @40%, Participation @20%, etc. Do this simply by clicking on the ADD button under Category.
The first time you set up each class, be sure to FIRST click on the SET UP button and make the following choices:
Main Screen/Gradebook / Class / Set Up / Weighted Percentage (unless you definitely understand the disadvantages and advantages of using "Points") / Treat Incomplete as Zero / Web Progress Report Enable (Down Arrow Full Details) / Show Points Earned (ONLY if you chose POINTS system in the Set Up Menu) / Student Sorting (Doe, John) / Assignment Sorting (Due Date Ascending) / Copy To Another Class (use for any of your classes that have the same setup) / Save [DO NOT CHANGE THE GRADE CRITERIA]
As you add Categories, you will see TABS appear under the Quarters tabs. These are very important and must be clicked before you can add assignments or change grades in a given category.
4. After you have created Categories, you can then ADD ASSIGNMENTS into each Category by first clicking on the Category Tab and the ADD button under Assignment. In the Dialog box that appears you enter the necessary information. Usually you will leave the Weight box set to the default "1", since "0" means it won't count and "2" means the assignment counts twice as much as another assignment. Let the Category Weights do that job and vary the assignment Points Possible to weight your assignments differently.
5. If you have another class that will have the same structure and assignments, you can choose the "Copy To Another Class" feature that appears in each Assignment dialog box.
6. You can add each assignment to your online Lesson Plan by simply clicking on the Add To Lesson Plan button. It is then automatically visible online to parents and students.
Teacher Features - Teachers will now enter syllabus,
class calendar, announcements, class online resources, lesson plans,
homework assignments and web tests. Here's how:
SYLLABUS
a. Open your Syllabus
b. SELECT ALL and then COPY
c. Log on to RenWeb and click on the "GRADEBOOK" button.
d. Click on the "WEB" button
e. Click on the "SYLLABUS" tab and check the GLOBAL box.
f. Click inside the top white box on the right side and type in your class name.
g. Click inside the large, white box below and choose PASTE from the EDIT MENU or press both CONTROL-V keys.
h. If you have other sections of this class, you may choose this Syllabus from a list that will appear when you
repeat these steps for other classes. Just double-click on the title of the
Syllabus and then click on the "OK" button.
* To see on the web exactly what each parent sees, go to Gradebook/Lesson Plan/Parent's Web Preview. When you arrive, be
sure to save the page in your "Favorites" so it is easier to return in the future.
RESOURCES
a. Log on to RenWeb, click on Gradebook
b. Click on the "WEB" button
c. Click on the "RESOURCE" tab and place a number in the ORDER
box, depending on what order you want your URL (web address) to appear.
d. Fill in the Description box, e.g. "Here's a cool History
Website!
e. Copy & Paste the URL (web address) into the URL box, BEING SURE TO
DELETE THE HTTP:// FROM THE BEGINNING!
f. In the TYPE box, choose HTTP and then click SAVE.
* To see on the web exactly what each parent sees, go to Gradebook/Lesson Plan/Parent's Web Preview. When you arrive, be
sure to save the page in your "Favorites" so it is easier to return in the future.
How To Handle EXTRA CREDIT- The easiest way to handle Extra Credit assignments is to simply create an assignment with zero "Maximum Points". You can then score the assignment as you normally do and those students with points will benefit while others will not be penalized for not completing the Extra Credit assignment.
Progress Reports - The office will send Progress Reports via email so be sure to have your grades updated by each Monday. You may, of course, still send special messages and progress reports to individuals or small groups of parents/students.
Absences and Late Work - Double-click on the student's grade cell in the Assignment column. From the choices available on the right side of the popup window, choose "A"/ "Absent" or "M"/"Missing" for late work. These will not count against the student. If the student does not make up the work in a timely fashion, the grade can then be changed to an "I"/"Incomplete".
Erasing Assignment Grades - Use the Backspace and Down Arrow to erase grades from an Assignment column.
Copying an Assignment To Another Class - Enter the Assignment, Edit the Assignment and then click on the Copy to Another Class button from the Edit Assignment page.
Report Manager - The Report Manager button in your Gradebook has quite a few custom reports created just for teachers:
- Birthday Report
Class Grade Summary Report
Class Grade Summary Report (Alias Names)
Class Incomplete Assignments (with page break)
Class Roster (12 Columns Landscape)
Class Roster Data Entry (Configurable)
Email Received Verification
Faculty Lesson Plan/ Homework
Failing Grades Report
Grade Book Hardcopy
Gradebook Assignment Report
Gradebook Missing Assignments
Lesson Plan/Homework
Mail Labels- Max Points 0 Report
Student Gradebook Progress Report
Web Test List
Web Test Results
Print Grid Button - The Print Grid button on the Gradebook main screen, generates a report showing all categories and grades. This can be helpful for returning faculty when first setting up their class categories. By choosing PRINT GRID for each of last year's classes, you have all your categories and percentages available to duplicate or adjust for the new year.
Entering Assignments for NEXT Quarter - you will need to click on next quarter's TAB before you can enter assignments that are outside the current quarter's dates. When you open RenWeb, it automatically goes to the current quarter.
Grades Don't Appear - If this happens, be sure you have entered weights for each of your Catagories (if you are using Weighted Percentages in your Setup), e.g. click on the tab for one of your Catagories, then choose EDIT under CATAGORY and change the WEIGHTED box so that all catagories add up to 100%.
• Categories should be used to organize student work into sections like Homework, Labs, Tests & Quizzes, Projects, etc.. The categories are not required to be weighted.
• Categories organize all the various assignments and help parents and students to see which areas may need improvement. They should almost always be used, except where all assignments are very similar.
• OPTIONAL: Adding weights in advance to each category will help the teacher easily maintain their pre-planned emphasis and balance of all coursework, e.g. Reading=10%, Tests=40%, Homework=30%, Labs=20%.
o Teachers can add unlimited assignments and points to a given category without changing the course balance. For instance, 1000 points of work can be assigned in the Reading category and only 500 points to the Tests category, but the Tests will always be worth 40% and Reading 10% of the final grade. Teachers need not try to keep track of how many points and assignments have been assigned.
• Using Weighted Categories requires the use of the “Weighted Percentage” grade calculation method (found in SETUP).
• Categories without weights may use either the “Points” or “Mixed” method of grade calculation.
How To Save Your Lesson Plans For Later Use
From the RenWeb Main screen, choose the year you wish to copy from
Choose GRADEBOOK, choose CLASS, choose TERM
Click on REPORT MANAGER, choose GRADEBOOK and then LESSON PLAN/HOMEWORK
Choose the CLASS or CLASSES you wish to copy and click the right single for one class or the double arrow for two or more classes
Adjust the START and END dates and click the PRINT button. In RenWeb, PRINT means CALCULATE and DISPLAY IN YOUR WEB BROWSER.
As you are viewing your results in the web browser window, you may SAVE it as a file and then copy/paste the data into your current Lesson Plan. You may also PRINT the web browser window.
Master
Lesson Plans
Once
you have created a lesson plan for a given subject, RenWeb allows you to
copy that lesson plan to create a Master Lesson Plan that you can reuse on
an ongoing basis.
You
can then copy the lesson plans from the Master a week at a time so that you do not have to re-key lesson plans you
have previously built in RenWeb.
How
to create Master Lesson Plans
1.
From
the Detailed Lesson Plan screen, click on the Master Lesson Plan button. The
Master Lesson Plan Options window will appear.
2.
If
you are the only one who teaches a given course and wish to create a master for
the school’s future use, click Edit Master Lesson Plan (School). If you wish
to create a master for your future use only, click Edit Master Lesson Plan
(Staff).
3.
On
the Master Lesson Plan screen, select from the drop-down window the section of
the class you wish to copy to create the master.
4.
Click
on the Copy from Class button to create the copy. Each lesson plan will be
recorded sequentially by day for future reference.
How
to copy from a Master Lesson Plans
1.
1. From
the Detailed Lesson Plan screen, click on the Master Lesson Plan button. The
Master Lesson Plan Options window will appear.
2.
2.
Click
Edit Master Lesson Plan (School) or Edit Master Lesson Plan (Staff), depending
on where the Master that you wish to copy is saved. This will allow you to
review the Master before copying.
a.
Choose
Master Lesson Plan (School) if you would like for the lesson plans to be
available to any teacher teaching the class.
b.
Choose
Master Lesson Plan (Staff) if you would like for the lesson plans to be
available to a specific teacher only.
c.
IF
you have more than one teacher teaching a class section, it will be necessary to
use the Master Lesson Plan (Staff). This
will enable teachers to save individualized lesson plans, which will be
available to them in the following year.
3.
3.
Note
the number of the day for each lesson plan entry. You can also look at the
contents of a lesson plan for a given day by double-clicking on the entry.
4.
4.
After
completing your review, click Exit and return to the Master Lesson Plan Options
menu.
5.
5.
In the
Copy Parameters area of the window, enter the first calendar date that you wish
to load with a lesson plan from the Master. You will be able to load 5 calendar
days at once.
6.
6.
Next
enter the number of the day for the first lesson plan you wish to copy.
7. Next enter the number of days you wish to load in succession. Note that if you start on a Tuesday and load 5 days’ worth of lesson plans, it will load Saturday. It does not skip weekends.
·
· Teachers
must enter their Quarter grades, Final Exam grades, Comments and
Citizenship marks. The
Registrar will notify teachers of the due date and time.
Renweb access to the Quarter and Semester grades will then be blocked,
except through the Registrar.
1. After
your 2nd or 4th quarter
grades are entered and saved, click on the REPORT CARD button in each
class Gradebook window.
2. Next, click
on the DISPLAY tab, go to the Sem 1 or 2 EXAM column and
enter the Final Exam LETTER Grade.
Click SAVE.
(Be careful not to mix up 2nd
Quarter and 1st Semester, etc.)
3. Next, click
on the AVG tab and enter the Final Exam NUMERICAL Grade
(Round off to the first decimal place).
Click SAVE.
4.
Adding Comments and Citizenship to Report Cards - In your
Gradebook, choose a class and then click on the Report Card button at the
top/right. In the next window, click on the Comments tab at the
top. Next, click on the Codes button in the top/right corner.
Move this window that lists the Comment Codes over to the right side of
your screen. Click once in the cell next to the student you wish to
comment on and double-click on the WORDS of the comment list item.
You can double-click on more than one comment per student after selecting the
student each time before adding the next comment. You can manually edit
your comments, if you wish, by clicking on the Comment cell and pressing any
key. This opens the Edit Comment window.. You can enter the same
comment for all students by clicking on the comment next to a student and
then clicking on the FILL button. To enter Citizenship marks,
simply follow the same procedures as above after clicking on the Citizenship
Tab.
·
*WARNING* DO NOT click on the "Load Grades From Gradebook" button
until ALL quarter grades are complete. If this button is pressed prematurely the
"Report Card" column will not be accurate until the end of the
quarter, when it is again pressed after the quarter grades are complete. Also,
while in the Report Card area, DO NOT use the Clear button.
v
If you are not recording your grades in a "hard copy"
gradebook, then you MUST PRINT or Save As File your online Gradebook EACH
Quarter, to be given to the office at the end of the year, along with your
attendance records. This is very easy to do. Simply click on "Gradebook"
and on the "Print Grid" button. A page will be displayed that can be
both printed and saved as a file. All data is also available online for past
school years. To print out the
MOST complete Gradebook copy: Gradebook
/ Report Manager / Gradebook Hardcopy / Quarter / By Staff .
You can also save this as a FILE while viewing it in your web
browser’s window.
5. Next, from
the Main Screen, choose: Gradebook/Class/Report
Card/ and click on the GRADES tab
and the DISPLAY tab and then the Load Grades From Gradebook
button. In the next window, choose
the 2nd or 4th Term/Quarter,
click on the LETTER radio button (circle), Decimal Place = 1 and
then the OK button.
6.
Now, click on the CALCULATE GRADES button at the bottom of the
window.
(In the next window, IGNORE the GRADE CALCULATIONS box
at the top. DO NOT change settings in that box!) Click on SEMESTER 1 or 2 (“Grade to Calculate”
Box) and LETTER (“Save Grade As” Box) and then the CALCULATE
button. Click SAVE.
(Be careful not to mix up 2nd
Quarter and 1st Semester, etc.)
7.
You may review Quarter and Semester grades, confirming that the Semester
grade calculations are, in fact, correct (1st Qtr. 40%, 2nd
Qtr. 40%, Final Exam 20%, etc.). A
quick mental check would be to multiply the 1st Qtr. numerical grade
by 2, the 2nd Qtr. numerical grade by 2, adding the Final Exam and
dividing by 5, e.g. (80 x 2) + (80 x 2) + 90 / 5 = 160 + 160 + 90 = 410 / 5 =
82.
DO THE ABOVE FOR EACH CLASS AND YOU'RE DONE! (Of course, Junior High classes will not need to enter a Final Exam grade.) When you view your grades under the REPORT CARD column, remember that this is the 4th Quarter grade ONLY. You can view the 2nd Semester Grade after clicking on the REPORT CARD button.
Also, remember to enter a Pass or Fail to your Teacher's Aide, if applicable.
QUESTIONS? See Glenn with candy and/or money.
Teachers may now create quizzes that students can take online. They can be automatically graded with the grades placed in the teacher's gradebook. Here's how to get to each class quiz page:
1. In your web browser, go to https://www.renweb.com/login/LoginRW.asp?Dist=ccs-ca&Wtype=P&lbanner=Y
2. Under District Code, type ccs-ca
3. Under Email, type your email address. Your email must be in the school database for you to be able to log in.
4. Under Password, type the password that was emailed to you when you were first registered into the RenWeb database.
5. Click on Student Login. Sometimes it will ask you if you want to display the nonsecure items. Always say yes. If you'd like to change this setting in your browser, see these instructions.
6. Click on Continue.
7. On the left, select Classrooms.
8. Click on the gray button called "Teacher's Web Page" next to the appropriate Class.
9. In the next window, select the WebTests link from the left column.
10. You will next see a list of the Available Quizzes. Click on the correct Quiz, keeping in mind that some quizzes will have a time limit of 30 minutes. After that, the Quiz will be closed and graded.
Download the ParentsWeb User Guide
Browser Tip - While viewing the ParentsWeb, your browser may be set to continually ask whether you want to view both secure and unsecure items. If you REALLY want to fix this browser annoyance, do the following: Go up to the Tools menu item in your browser, then choose Internet Options, then Security, then Custom, then Miscellaneous, then Display Mixed Content, then Enable.
Weekly Email Progress Reports - The office sends weekly Email Progress Report summaries. This is a convenience only and the grade information is the same as what is viewed on the RenWeb website.
You may not be able to view the Progress Reports if your email program does not support the viewing of images. If you are viewing your email on the web (Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL, etc.), you may need to configure your email viewer to allow the display of images in your email.