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General Connection

For the sandbox, go to Infinite Campus Sandbox.

Select the “Section” from the pull down menu at the top of the screen, which is your actual classes or courses you teach.
Click on the “Lesson Planner” on the left hand side of the screen. The Lesson Planner is where you will set up your grading scale for each grading period, each assignment during the grading period, and for weights for categories in your gradebook.
When in Lesson Planner, click on the grading period to choose which options on the “Lesson Plan Preference” window that suit your grade level and teaching assignment. Use the pull down window to select your grading scale.
Click on SAVE at the top of the Lesson Planner folder. You MUST repeat these steps for each grading period and section.
Click on “New Group” which is located at the top of the screen to create a category in a section. Example: Section – Math, Group - Problem Solving, Computation, Assessment, Homework, etc.
In the “Group Detail” window, type the name of the category you wish, the weight if you want it to be weighted (the weight of each category in a section must total 100), select all grading periods desired, and any other options on the screen you prefer.
Click on SAVE at the top of the Lesson Planner folder. You MUST repeat this for each category you want in the section.
There is a copy feature to help you speed up this process. Check with a team member or your mentor teacher to help you.

Select the “Section” from the pull down menu at the top of the screen, which is your actual classes or courses you teach.
Click on the “Lesson Planner” on the left hand side of the screen.
Click on “New Assignment” which is located at the top of the screen to create an assignment that you want recorded in the gradebook.
Fill in all sections of the form that are in RED and starred.
Click on SAVE at the top of the Lesson Planner folder. You MUST repeat this for each assignment you want to record.
You can enter assignments that are not due yet, and can enter numerous assignments in one session, but you must remember to SAVE often to not loose the information.
There is a shortcut feature to enter assignments while in Gradebook – check with a team member or mentor teacher.

Select the “Section” from the pull down menu at the top of the screen, which is your actual classes or courses you teach.
Click on the “Gradebook” on the left hand side of the screen. The Gradebook is where you will enter the value, late, exempt, etc. that each student received for each assignment.
Find the assignment by the “Abbreviation” you created in the Lesson Planner. Enter the value each student received for the assignment.
If a child did not receive a value or did not turn the assignment in, you can either place an “M” for missing or “X” for exempt or you can RIGHT click on the cell (box) under the assignment and on the student. Check which option you wish to have noted on that assignment and student (Late - score will appear in red, Exempt - entry will not affect the student's grade, Missing -entry will calculate as a zero & must be checked for it to show on Missing Assignment Report, Cheated - entry will calculate as a zero, and Edit Comment - a teacher can attach a comment to an assignment entry. A red indicator will appear on the cell.)
Click on SAVE at the top of the Gradebook. You MUST save before changing to another Section. Again, remember to SAVE often to keep from loosing the information.
If a total raw score, a total percentage score, and a letter grade do not appear in the Yellow Columns, you missed a step in the Setting-Up Gradebook section. Please return to that section and be sure to double check each step for each grading period.

Select the “Section” from the pull down menu at the top of the screen, which is your actual classes or courses you teach.
Click on the “Gradebook” on the left hand side of the screen. The Gradebook is where you will post the grades for the report card.
To post grades you must right click in the Yellow column that has the total raw score, percentage, and letter grade. Click on the post grades option. This will move the letter grade and percentage to the Green column.
If the grades do not move to the Green column, you must call your Building Tech. Rep. to contact District Tech. Staff to enable the posting of grades.
If you change a grade, you MUST re-post the grades.
Click on SAVE at the top of the Gradebook. You MUST do this before changing to another Section.

Select the “Section” from the pull down menu at the top of the screen, which is your actual classes or courses you teach.
Click on the “+Reports” on the left hand side of the screen. The variety of reports that are available will show such as Missing Assignment, Student Summary, Blank Spreadsheet, Teacher Schedule, etc. When using the reports, use the help menu to help you navigate the system.
Preview the report before printing your report to be sure that it is what you had desired.
Also be sure to check if your printer properties are set to single-sided not double-sided. We are trying to conserve on paper, ink, and cost.

Seating Charts are another tool that IC is capable of. It is located in the “Admin” folder with a hammer icon on the left hand side of the screen. Use the help menu when using this, IC is capable of having student pictures on the seating chart or their name.
Searching for Student information such as address, phone numbers, etc. You can do this by going to the “Search” tab on the top of the screen. Be sure you are on the student pull down option then type the student’s last name and click on “GO”. All students with that same last name will appear. Click on the student you were searching for and the information you desired should be present for your use.
Notice of Events is another feature that can be useful. It can be seen by parents and others in the district depending on the location of the notice as District or School. Contact your building secretary with the notice information you wish to be posted.
See the pages below for more helpful information!

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