“Things should be made as simple as posible, but not any simpler.” - Albert Einstein
PlusPortals - Teachers Class Summary Include your Class/Course Syllabus - Click on edit. - Copy (ctrl+c) and Paste (ctrl+v) your course syllabus. Note: Images, Tables may be included.
Gradebook Column - Homework Include Homework assignments into the Parent/Student Portal - When creating a new column - Check the box “Add to PlusPortals as homework”
Link your Website Include the link to your Google Site - Select a Class/Course - Scroll Down - On the “Links” section click on the button “Add New” - Write a Description, Link Name and copy the URL.
Email & Communications Send emails to parents & students directly from PlusPortals - Click on “Email & Communications” - Click on “New Message” - Write your email and choose if you want to send it to a section of parents/students or to individual parents/students. Descriptions Long descriptions affect the student’s performance graph - Use short descriptions, so the graph can be displayed appropriately in the Parent/Student Portal
Score Annotations On Parent/Student Portal reflects as a comment on scores.
No Grade as Date (MM/DD/YY) Do not publish columns on your gradebook without scores
Scores Symbols Use only percentages as scores, parents don’t understand score symbols.