There is a new Grade Designation of "U" in Skyward that is replacing "F" for this semester only.
I have been getting lots of questions about the new grade designation "U" in Skyward. Technically a "U" means "Unsatisfactory". This is different than an "F" which means "Failed". Historically, when a student receives an "F" it means they failed to master the content or complete the requirements for the class. The new term of Unsatisfactory still designates that the student did not complete the requirements for the class, but doesn't speak to their mastery of the content. It is a fine line of difference, but an important one. What is the difference between an F and a U in Ms Hansen's Class? If a student receives an F from me for the semester, it means they have been coming to class and have attempted most of the assignments, but they have failed to even partially master the concepts taught during the semester. (NONE of my students from the Fall 2020 semester have received an F for the semester). Students can still receive an F on an assignment if they fail to turn it in or fail to meet the requirements of the rubric. If a student receives a U from me, it most likely means they have not turned in any work the entire semester. Another reason a student could receive a U is because they haven't participated in class all semester. (They log into class and walk away from the computer). What can I do about it at this point? Get your student to turn in some work! I can't speak for all teachers, but I will take late work as long as I get it before the end of the grading period. Also check with your student, many students have either completed or partially completed work on their computers that they never turned in. And of course if you have specific questions email your student's teacher. We are more than happy to talk to parents and figure out how to help your student together.
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This video will show you how to change the settings on your Chrome Browser so that it asks you where to save things.Now you are ready to find your document, and download. Whether you click on the dots to download from teams or Right Click and Choose "Save Image As" from Chrome it will now ask you where you want to save it. Choose your USB drive and click SAVE.You can use your laptop to take a picture of a handwritten assignment!To find the camera app on your laptop. Click the Magnifying glass (search icon). in the lower left hand corner. Type Camera. Once you find the app, choose "Pin to taskbar" and it will stay on the bottom of your screen. After you "pin to taskbar" it will appear at the bottom of your screen. Once in the Camera App, you can choose to either take a Photo or Video. To take a picture of a piece of student work choose "photo mode". Click the button to take a picture. Once you have taken the picture. Click on the thumbnail of the picture in the lower right hand corner. It will open your picture large. Then there will be 3 dots at the top right hand corner. From there you can select to either copy the image (so you can paste it in the chat or an email) or you can choose to open the folder where it is saved on your computer.
Seeing this screen can be deceiving...It looks like this student has turned in all the assignments for this class. But in reality, all it tells you is that they clicked "turn in". They may or may not have actually completed the assignment. To REALLY see if your student has completed the assignment you have to click on an individual assignment or look at the Grades Tab.Grades TabLet's look at the Grades Tab first. This assignment was turned in, but hasn't been looked at by the teacher yet. So the only way to see if there was work attached is to click on the assignment and see if any work was attached. This assignment has already been graded by the teacher and given Zero points. Most likely this is because our student "Randy Roughrider" did NOT attach/complete the assignment. When you look at the status, you can see that it was returned to the student. When you click on the assignment you can see the feed back from the teacher. This particular teacher commented that the reason for the Zero is that the student did not attach his work. Assignment DetailsNow let's look at the Assignment Details. This assignment appears to have a document attached. You can see the document underneath where it says "My Work". That's a good start! However, some teachers attach documents with questions students need to answer. To see whether or not your student answered the questions, you have to click on the document to see if all the questions are answered. You can also see exactly when your student clicked "turn in" on each assignment. If your student turned in more than 2 assignments within 5 minutes, they most likely just clicked "turn in" and didn't even read the instructions. In this example, the teacher did not have a document already attached. The students were asked to answer questions that were projected and were required to attach document before turning in the assignment. As you can see under "My Work" there is a document attached. In order to see if the student answered all the questions or just attached a document with their name on it, you have to click on the document. This student, did not even attach a document. He or she clicked the "turn in" button without attaching any work.
Here's how to upload or add work to an assignment. Scroll to the bottom of the assignment and click "Add Work" From here you can choose what kind of file you want to attach. If the file is located on your OneDrive then choose the file and click ATTACH. If the document is stored on your computer or USB Flash drive, choose "UPLOAD FROM THIS DEVICE" - Navigate to the document, click on the document then click ATTACH. If you need to attach a link to your work. Click on LINK on the Left hand side and then Paste your link in the web address field, and click ATTACH.
If you are the only one in your class who "can't see" the teacher's video. You may have your INCOMING Video turned off. To turn it back on: Click on the 3 dots If your incoming video is currently turned ON - you will have the option to turn it OFF.
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AuthorThis Blog is written by Denise Hansen, K-8 Technology & Middle School Graphic Design teacher at Roosevelt Magnet School in Peoria, IL. Archives
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