REQUIRED FIELDS (indicated by red type)

First Name
Last Name
District Name
School Name
Street Address
City
State
Zip Code
Email Address

PAYING THE ANNUAL FEE

Payment
Individual account subscribers must submit payment by credit card.

Paying the Annual Fee
We will begin to remind you to renew your annual subscription 30 days before your account is due. After you renew, a year will be added to the date that your next payment is due.

PREFERENCES

Pop Up Access Log
Use this option to make the system pop up your Access Log when it finds failed login attempts within the number of hours you specify. Enter a zero to make the system never pop up the Access Log.

Enable Save Reminder.
By default, the Enable Save Reminder box is checked when you sign up. When the Enable Save Reminder box is checked, you receive a warning every time you edit a screen and forget to click the Save button before clicking a link to go to another page.

If the Enable Save Reminder box is unchecked, you do not receive a warning every time you edit a screen and forget to click the Save button before clicking a link to go to another page. If you have the latest version of your favorite browser and some of the pages are still loading too slowly for your taste, you might want to consider unchecking the Enable Save Reminder box to see if it speeds them up for you. If unchecking the Enable Save Reminder box does not speed up the screens, it most likely means that your network connection is not fast enough.

Enable Enhanced Editor.
By default, the Enable Enhanced Editor box is checked when you sign up. When the Enable Enhanced Editor box is checked and you are using a Windows operating system, you are able to more easily enter rich text in fields such as the assignment descriptions. The downside of having the Enhanced Editor turned on is that the pages that use them such as the Scores By Assignment and Class screen can load noticeably slower if your computer is not very fast or you are using an older browser.

If the Enable Enhanced Editor box is unchecked, you will see a standard text area field with no editing buttons in the Class policies and other places where you can enter a lot of text such as the assignment descriptions. If you have a Windows operating system and the latest version of your favorite browser and pages are loading too slowly for your taste, you might want to consider unchecking the Enable Enhanced Editor box to see if it speeds them up for you. If unchecking the Enable Enhanced Editor box does not speed up the screens, it most likely means that your network connection is not fast enough.

Email Notice During Login
If this box is checked, you will receive an email notice whenever someone attempts to access your account even if the attempt was successful. If this box is not checked, you only receive an email notice when a failed attempt to access your account is recorded.

New User Guide
Click on the check box next to this preference if you want to use the wizard when setting up each new class. This option is meant for teachers who are new to MyGradeBook or do not typically use the copy button in the Class screen. When the New User Guide option is enabled, you get extra help message near the top of each screen to guide you through the basic steps taken by most teachers when they setup up a new class:

1. Create a class - Click the Class tab to load the Class screen and then use the add or copy button.
    
2. Define grading periods - Hold your mouse pointer over the Class tab until the sub menu is shown and then click the Grading Periods link.
    
3. Update categories - Click the Categories tab to load the Categories screen and if necessary edit the default set of categories your class was given.
    
4. Add an assignment - Click the Assignments tab to load the Assignments screen and add one or more assignments.
    
5. Add students and assign passwords - Click the Students tab to load the Students screen and add one or more students. Use the new passwords button or manually enter passwords.
    

Show Student VS Class report to parents and students who are viewing their grading summary
Click on the check box next to this preference to indicate whether parents and students can or can not see the Student Vs. Class report when they login. By default, the Student Vs. Class report is suppressed. Elementary teachers rarely enable this option.

Show percentages and weights to students and parents when they login
Click on the check box next to this preference to indicate whether or not you want students and parents to see percentages and weights when they login to view their grades and assignments. Elementary teachers usually uncheck this preference.

      Related information: Use the class grading scale to suppress the display of computed letter grades.

Show Low Scores report to parents and students when they login
Click on the check box next to this preference to indicate whether or not you want the Low Scores report to display in your students' accounts when they login to view their grades.

Default number of points for new assignments
When you click the add button in the Assignment screen, the points column is prefilled with a number based on the value in this field.

Screen shown when Scores tab is clicked
When you just click the Scores tab instead of waiting a second and chooising a specific screen, the screen displayed is based on the value in this field.

Decimal places to show in percentages
Use this field to specify how many decimal places to show when percentages are displayed in reports and screens. This setting affects the numeber of decimal places shown in percentages when you and your student/parents access MyGradeBook.

DEFAULT CLASS POLICIES

Use this field to enter any default policies that you want to use when you create a new class. Entering policies in this screen does affect the policies in your existing classes. If you want to change the policies in your existing classes, go to the Class Policies screen. If you have defined policies for a class, the parents and the student can see the policies when they go to the Class Information report.
 

DEFAULT GRADING SCALE

The grading scale you define in the My Account screen is used to set the initial grading scale values for each new class you add. If you have the New User Guide enabled, you will normally have no use for this section because whenever you add a class through the New User Guide, the grading scale is automatically saved as the default for your next class.

If you want to adjust the grading scale for your existing classes, go to the Class screen where you can set the grading scale for the currently selected class and other classes at the same time.

For details about the grading scale, please go to the Grading Scale section of the Class help screen.