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LYNX.Net for Teachers
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• Attendance
• Gradebook
• Lesson Planner
• Seating Chart

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Adding a Shortcut for LYNX.Net

• Enter your LYNX.Net web address in the
  Address window.
• Press Enter to Access the login screen.
• Click your Favorites menu, then click Add to
  Favorites.
• Name it LYNX.Net and click OK.

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Adding LYNX.Net to Your Desktop

• Open your Favorites menu and right-click
  your LYNX.Net entry.
• Select Send To Desktop.
• This will place an icon on your desktop
  which you can double- click to access
  LYNX.Net.

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Accessing LYNX.Net
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Open your web browser (not Netscape). Enter the
web address provided by your technology
department. When this screen appears, log in
using the Username and Password (case sensitive)
provided.
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Changing Your Password

• New Password Rules
• 6 to 15 characters
• Begins with alpha
• Includes 1 non-alpha
• Cant include name
• It is case sensitive

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LYNX.Net Navigator Window

• To select an application
• Hover or click your mouse on the menu to
  access the full dropdown menu
• Click a link
• Click an icon

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Switching Applications
Click the Attendance,Gradebook, LessonPlanner
or Seating Chartmenu listings to move to the
menus for these applications at any time.
FYI The Back buttonon your browser is
alsoavailable for your use.
You can press the F11 key to acquire more
screenspace for Gradebook.
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Restoring the LYNX.Net Menu
Click the LYNX.Net menu listing to restore the
mainmenu or click the Sign-Outlink to exit
LYNX.Net.
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LYNX.Net Application Menu
Attendance
Click a LYNX.Netapplication name to access the
narrated presentation.
Gradebook
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LYNX.Net Attendance for Teachers
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• Attendance
• Gradebook
• Lesson Planner
• Seating Chart

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LYNX.Net Attendance Whats Up?

• The Name LYNX.Net gives access to all of the
  Lynx applications through your Web browser.
• Experience easier access to classes.
• Expanded report options include Report Viewer,
  PDF Reader, Comma-Separated, and Excel exports.

• The terminology, feel, and simplicity of
  attendance operations in Lynx 5 have been
  retained.

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Accessing Maintain Attendance
Click any of these entries to access Maintain
Attendance.
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Maintain Attendance

• Select aPeriod.
• Check attendance.
• Include a Comment ifdesired.
• Click one ofthe Submitbuttons.

Always submit attendance ... even if no one
is absent or tardy!
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Seating and Sorting
Seat Numbers can be added in Gradebook if desired
(2 or 3 character codes sort best).
Sort on anycolumn byclicking on
theunderlinedcolumn heading.
Note If you teach classes onmore than one
campus, you willhave a Campus window just tothe
right of the Help menu use it to change
campuses.
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Pre-Marked Attendance Entries
You cannot changepre-marked entries, only
confirm them by submitting. If you do not
submit, these and other valid entries are never
processed! SUBMIT! If the student is present,
contact your Attendance Manager.
Always Submit Attendance!
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Submission Status
Changes permitted by the Teacher
Changes permitted only by yourAttendance Manager
When you need to make a correction to attendance
after it has been collected, notify the
Attendance Manager in writing so the change can
be made legally.
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Student Information General
Click the studentname to displayStudent
Detailwindows.
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Student Information Contact
Click the View linknext to any of theContact
Types toaccess informationfor that
contact.Parent is now thedefault openingview.
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Student Information Schedule
Any absences ortardies previouslyposted for the
day will appear in the Abs/Tdy and Code columns.
Always Submit Attendance
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Attendance Report Features
Access Reports by choosing that option from the
Attendance menu, icon, or link. Select a Report
by clicking on the name of the report.
Use the Select a Report Format option to view
and/or print (Report Viewer) view, save, email,
or print the report (PDF Format) or export the
report data to Excel or as a Comma-Separated file
to other programs.
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Report Viewer
Click the Select a Format dropdown to access
theseadditional ways to format the report.
ClickExport followingyour selection.
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PDF Format Options

• Choose this icon to print
• Choose this icon to save
• Choose this icon to search
• Choose this icon to email

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Class Absences
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Attendance History by Class Report
Studentswhose namesare in red are inactive.
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Print Roster
Always Submit Attendance!
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Total Absences by Marking Period
Check the Print GRP/ADA Absences Only checkbox to
exclude absences that would not create a record
in Daily Attendance or on the report card such as
ISS, school-related, etc.
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Some Attendance Reminders

• Submit attendance each period it is collected
  even if no one is absent or tardy.
• Always submit on time.
• Print rosters for use by a sub when you are out.
• Enter attendance only for the current date unless
  otherwise instructed.

• If attendance changes are needed after it has
  been collected, notify your attendance manager
  in writing.

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Help!
Returnto Main Menu

• You can use the Help menu item in LYNX.Netto
  review informationand to change your password.
• You can access thisnarrated PowerPoint in your
  district.
• You have access to manuals that provide
  additional detail.

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LYNX.Net Gradebook for Teachers
EDP Enterprises, Inc.

• Attendance
• Gradebook
• Lesson Planner
• Seating Chart

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LYNX.Net Gradebook Whats Up?

• The Name LYNX.Net gives access to all of the
  Lynx applications through your Web browser.
• Easy access to classes.
• Expanded report options to include Report
  Viewer, PDF Reader, Comma-Separated, and Excel
  exports.
• Simplified grade submission
• Longer abbreviated assignment names.

• Unlimited copy assignments option.
• Simplified screen setup and formatting.
• On the fly grade recalculation.

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Accessing the Gradebook Menu

• To open Gradebook
• Let your mouse hover on the menu listing
  toaccess a dropdown menu
• Click the Gradebook link
• Click the Gradebook icon

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Gradebook Navigator
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Your Gradebook Structure

• Your Structure is set by your Gradebook Manager.
• It organizes grades by semester, marking period,
  and possibly categories.
• You cannot change the values on any element you
  did not create.
• Use the to open each structure element or
  click the element to access details about it.

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Maintain Assignments Add New Category

• If your structure does not have categories and
  you want to add them, or you want to add
  sub-categories to existing categories
• Click the to open a Marking Period
• Right-click the task where you want to add a
  category or sub-category
• Select Add New and Category
• You can also use the Add New option to the right

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Defining a New Category

• Enter the Short and Long Descriptions.
• Enter the Weight.
• Enter the Drop Lowest Grades field if desired.
• Verify all other default entries.
• Click Save.
• Use the Copy Assignments Wizard to copy to
  other marking periods and/or classes.

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Maintain Assignments Add New Assignment

• Click the to open a Marking Period or Category
  (if used).
• Right-click the task where you want to add an
  assignment.
• Select Add New and Assignment.

• Enter the Short (7 characters) and Long
  Descriptions.
• Enter the Dates Assigned and Due.
• Verify all other default entries.
• Use the Quick Add option to create additional
  assignments.
• Click Save.

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A Few Points Pointers

• Maximum Points is usually 100 unless you are
  summing points.
• Minimum Points should usually be zero even if
  your lowest report card grade is 50.
• Bonus Points, if used, should always be separated
  from Maximum Points to keep from penalizing
  students who do not get the bonus.

• If you use Bonus Points, keep them to about 10-15
  per cent of the Maximum Point value.
• Extra Credit is applied to an assignment that is
  not required for all students.
• Keep the Maximum Points low for Extra Credit 20
  to 30 points as Extra Credit points only add to
  total points earned, never to total points
  possible.

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Copy Assignments Wizard
When you click the Copy Assignments Wizard,
this screen displays. Click the checkboxes for
as many tasks as you want to copy, then click
Next.
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Selecting Classes and Marking Periods
Click in the checkboxes representing the
classesand marking periods where you want the
checkedassignments to be copied. Click Copy
Assignments.
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The Result of Copy Assignments
This screen notifies you of the success of
your copy operation. You must click Save to
preserve these additions to your structure. If
any tasks appear in the Failed Copies list,
repeat the Copy Assignments process.
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Job 1 Maintain Grades
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Maintain Grades
Click in the cell for the first student in
the column for the assignment where you want
to enter grades.
Type a grade and press ENTER to move down to
the next student. Any grade task that is
affected by the added grade is color-coded as
shown here.
Be sure to click Save before you open
another class or move to another menu option if
you have made any grade entries or changes.
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Maintain Grades Highlights

• Text grades can be used when alpha grades are
  used or to identify incomplete, excused or
  unexcused grades.
• By default, leaving a grade blank does not affect
  the average.
• Auto Dropping of lowest grades is set up in the
  category definition.
• Use a right click on the assignment for three
  action menus.

• You must click Save to preserve all entries and
  changes to grades. You will be warned if you
  try to exit without saving.

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Color and Text Features

• Failing grades can be highlighted.
• The row for the student where a grade is being
  entered acquires a background color.
• The background color is altered for changed
  grades until saved.
• Overridden grades can be assigned a color.
• When Comments are added, the grade becomes
  bolded.
• Curved grades can be assigned a color.
• Dropped grades are shown with a line through the
  grade.
• Red outlining indicates a student absence on the
  due date for an assignment.

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Assignment Right Click Options

• When you right-click on an assignment header,
  these six options become available.
• Each option except Quick-Add Assignment
  pertains to the task on which you have
  right-clicked.

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Sorting

• Choose from Sort Ascending or Sort Descending.
• The students will be sorted according to their
  grades on the chosen assignment.
• Right click on the Student Name or Seat No.
  heading and choose from Sort Ascending or Sort
  Descending to restore the list to your desired
  sort order.

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Display Options

• Use Background and Text Color options primarily
  on categories and marking period grades.
• Hide and Show Column let you decide which MP,
  exam, semester, and final grades you want visible
  by marking period.
• Freeze a column to move it to the far left of the
  Gradebook screen and allow it to always be
  visible.

• Move to Beginning/Endlets you push individual
  assignments to the far left or right as desired.

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Color Coding Categories

• Changing the text and/or background colors of a
  category allows all assignments for that category
  to acquire the same color combination (checkbox).
• You can choose colors either from the Web Colors
  palette or the more extensive Named Colors list.

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Mass Enter Grades

• Select Mass Enter Grades to produce the result
  shown.
• Enter a Value and choose whether to Replace
  Existing Grades.
• Click Accept. Change any exceptions to the mass
  entered grade.

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Curve/Remove Curve

• Choose Curve Operand to increase grades by adding
  a point factor () or multiplying by a point
  factor () such as 1.05.
• Enter the Curve Points value.
• Click Accept.
• Remove a curve by choosing the Remove Curve
  option.
• Note that curved grades are color coded blue
  unless you change the default color.

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Quick Add Assignment

• Quick Add Assignment lets you enter a minimal
  information to create an assignment.
• Enter Short and Long Descriptions along with the
  Dates Assigned and Due.
• Click Accept.
• Use Maintain Assignments to copy to other classes
  or make changes to defaults.

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Quick Add Assignment Admonitions

• When you choose the right-click on an assignment
  Quick Add option, be aware of the following
• The new assignment defaults to the category of
  the right-clicked assignment
• The default Date Due defaults to the Date Due of
  the assignment

• If any assignment weight, minimum or maximum
  points, bonus points, or exclude from drop
  options out of the ordinary are found in the
  right-clicked assignment, they will be picked up
  by the new assignment.
• You may need to adjust the new assignment.

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Grade Right-Click Options

• When you right-click on a specific grade, you
  have three options that will affect only that
  grade.
• The selected grade will have a darkened border as
  shown.

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Override Grade/Remove Override

• Choose Override Grade to either
• Change a report card grade
• Change an assignment grade due to corrections
• Enter the Value and click Accept.
• The new grade will change to red or to a
  different color of your choosing.
• Choose Remove Override to restore the original
  grade.

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Grade Comment

• Use Grade Comments for noting unusual events
  surrounding a grade such as cheating.
• While these comments do not print anywhere, keep
  comments factual.
• Enter the Grade Comment and click Accept.
• Grades with a Comment will appear in bold text.

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Right-Click a Student Name

• Right-clicking on a single student name yields
  three options that pertain only to the selected
  student.

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View Single Student/View All Students
When you choose the View Single Student
option, grade data for all other students is
grayed out as shown above. To restore this
data right-click any student name and select
View All Students. This option is very useful
for student or parent conferences in which
your Gradebook data is used directly on the
screen rather than in a report. You can
also click on other student names to maintain
View Single Student.
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Mass Enter Grades
Mass Enter Grades is the perfect option when
a student new to the school enrolls in your
class. Use this only for the current marking
period if a student brings a to-date grade for
your class from the previous school. If
you have previously entered grades on assignments
the student has completed for you prior to
receiving and entering theto-date grade, uncheck
the Overwrite existing grades checkbox.
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Copy Grades from Another Class

• Use this option to copy previous report card
  grades from another class/section when a student
  has a schedule change to your class.
• Select the sending class from the Class dropdown
  menu.
• Check only grades that have already appeared on a
  report card. Note that you cannot select the
  current marking period.
• Use the Mass Enter Grades by Student option to
  capture the current marking period grade.
• Click Copy Grades. A single grade override on
  for each task checked is written to your
  Gradebook.

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Left-click a Student Name Student Detail
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Hover on a Task Name
Hover your mouse on atask name to display
asummary of the taskdescription, values,
andclass average if gradesare present.
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Assigning Seat Numbers

• Click a cell in the Seat column and enter a seat
  number for the selected student.
• Use 2 - 3 character codes to sort correctly, such
  as A1, A2B1,B2or 101,102 201,202 etc.
• Click Save and then right-click on the Seat
  column heading and choose Sort Ascending or
  Descending.

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Reset Column Order Options
By using the Reset Column Order by options
dropdown, you can quickly arrange your Gradebook
assignments. You can choose from Date
Ascending, Date Descending, Group Categories by
Date Ascending, or Group Categories by Date
Descending. Make a selection and then click the
Reset button to create the change. Be sure
to click Save before leaving the screen to keep
your changes.
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Moving an Individual Task

• To move a single task, click the header and drag
  the header to the left or right and slightly
  below or above the header row.
• The red arrows will point to the new location for
  the task when you release the mouse button.
• Click Save to preserve your changes.

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Gradebook Display
Gradebook Display is only available on the
Gradebook dropdown menu.
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Remember Save It or Lose It!

• Whenever you make grade entries or changes,
  always click Save to keep those changes.
• You will be prompted to save changes if you
  attempt to change screens or exit before saving.
• Use Cancel to undo any changes or additions.

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Parameters
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Parameters Alpha Grades
Use the Mid-Range for this value.
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Parameters Incomplete Grades
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Parameters - Excused Grades
The Excused Grade is used when a blank
assignment or report card grade is desired.
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Parameters Unexcused
Unexcused Grades are useful for explaining
low grades withouthaving to add a Grade
Comment.
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Parameters Default Assignment
Set this to represent the values for your
typical assignment to speed the creation of
assignments. These settings are made
independently for each class.
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Parameters - Personal
Enter data here to makeit appear on the
QuickProgress Report.
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Submit Grades
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Submit Grades Menu Screen
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Entering Citizenship/Comments
Use dropdownsfor Citizenship exceptions or
for Comments.
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Grade Verification

• After the first marking period, all previously
  submitted grades will be checked for changes.
• If differences are found, you must either
• Use your grade
• Use the grade previously submitted
• Enter a grade/text grade if the grade is
  missing
• Select the teacher or admin grade in the Action
  window. Then, click the checkbox to mark the
  record ready for change.
• Click Verify when all records have been marked.
• Only after verifying grades can you submit
  current grades.

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Submitting Grades

• Choose one of your classes from the Class
  dropdown menu. Review the grades and then
  click Submit. Repeat until all classes have
  been submitted.
• Students whose names are light gray are
  inactive, but you can submit their grades by
  checking the Submit checkboxes for those
  students.

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Progress Report Submission

• Consistent campus-wide use of thefour
  grade-alteringoptions is stronglyrecommended to
  standardize howgrades will becalculated.
• You can use thepre-defined Comments or type in
  a free-formAdditional Comment if desired.
• Do this after making grade alterations or you
  will lose them.
• Click Submit to finish the class.

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Reports
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Report Output Options

• Use the Select a Report dropdownmenu to choose
  a report.
• You can choose from any of the four Report
  Format options.
• The default format, Report Viewer, is fine for
  most reporting needs.

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All Progress Reports
Choose this option toprint the Quick Progress
Report forall students all yourclasses or for
thosewith failing or near-failing averages.
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Blank Data Entry
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Class Phone List
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Class Rank by Task
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Consolidated Progress Report

• The Consolidated Progress Report is designed
  primarily for self-contained elementary teachers.
• It combines all of the submitted progress report
  grades onto a single, consolidated progress
  report that can be printed by the home room
  teacher.
• Note that your Gradebook Manager can limit the
  submission of classes that do not need to appear.

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Gradebook Print
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Grades Below Report
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Grades by Class Report
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Missing Grades Report
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Quick Progress Report
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Student Grade Report
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Submitted Grades Report
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Final Thoughts
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• Use Help Change Passwordperiodically to
  maintain a moresecure LYNX.Net environment.
• Use your Help menu and manual for assistance.
• Keep your grading scheme simple and easy to
  understandthere is NO value in complexityin
  calculating grades.
• Record grades as soon as possible in your
  Gradebookothers may be watching, and its the
  right thing to do.
• When submitting report cardgrades, every active
  studentmust have an alpha or numericgrade no
  blanks allowed!

• Use the Mass Enter Grades (current marking
  period average) and Copy Grades from Another
  (prior report cardgrades) to bring new or
  transferstudents grades up to speed.
• When in doubt, ask.

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LYNX.Net Lesson Planner for Teachers
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• Attendance
• Gradebook
• Lesson Planner
• Seating Chart

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Lesson Planner Navigator
Begin Here
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Parameters Assign TEKS
Use this screen toidentify the TEKSassigned to
yoursubject area andgrade level. Thiswill
facilitateassociating eachlesson plan withthe
TEKS it isaddressing.
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Step 1 Lesson Options

• Build from Template lets you create a new lesson
  based on an existing lesson created as a
  template.
• Create a Template from This Lesson is useful
  when the basic elements are the same such as
  weekly spelling or vocabulary tasks.
• Give Access to Admin allowsadministrators to
  review orprint lesson plans.
• Give Access to Parents (VSI) allows parents to
  see lesson plans online if your district
  utilizes EDPs VSI.Net product.

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Step 2 Lesson Details

• Give your lesson a Lesson Name that will
  quickly identify its place in your curriculum.
• Enter Lesson Objectives according to the
  purposes of the lesson.

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Step 3 Assign Classes

• Select the class(es)to which the lessonplan
  will apply.
• Select a date for the lesson plan using the
  calendar icon or clicking the Lesson Date field
  and manually entering the date.
• If the lesson plan will span multiple dates,
  repeat the previous step for each date.

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Step 4 Activities

• Click the to addactivities to your lesson
  plan. The Type options are defined by
  yourGradebook Managerand can be expandedas
  needs arise.
• Description lets youprovide details for the
  Activity Type you have selected. Number each
  entry to keep them in order when printed.

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Step 5 Materials

• Add specific materialsneeded for the lessonas
  noted previously.
• If no materials are tobe used, click
  Nextwithout making anyentries.
• You can also clickFinish at any point inthe Add
  Lesson Planprocess and completeit at a later
  time.

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Step 6 Evaluations

• Click the to add anevaluation for thelesson.
  
• Select an evaluation Type from the list defined
  by your Gradebook Manager.
• Provide a brief description of the evaluation
  in theDescription window.

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Step 7 Modifications
If any elements of the lesson plan will involve
modifications for resource, LEP, or other
students, indicate the area of the lesson that
will be modified and the nature of the
modification.
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Step 8 State Requirements (TEKS)

• Use the dropdown listto locate and check asmany
  TEKS as are being addressed in the lesson as you
  need.
• If you need the fulldefinition of a
  TEKSelement, click on theunderlined description.

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Step 9 Attachments

• An Attachment is typically a document,
  presentation, spreadsheet, or downloadfrom the
  Internet that you will be using in your lesson.
• Though its primary use is to make the
  attachmentavailable to a substitute or
  administrator as needed, it could also be used in
  districts where VSI has been enabled so that a
  parent could download the attachment for an ill
  student.
• Note Dont put testingdocuments here!

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Lesson Plan Maintenance

• The Lesson PlanMaintenance optiongives access
  to eachof the components of any lesson plan you
  have created.
• You can make changes or additions to thelesson
  at any time ordelete it.
• Click Save to preserveyour changes.

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Associate Lesson Plans with Gradebook
Click the Assignments tab to access this screen.
Locate the Gradebook task and check each class
you want to associate with the lesson plan.
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View Lessons
Clicking on a lessonname will take youto the
MaintainLessons window.
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Reports Full Page Report
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Reports - Lesson Plan by Date
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LYNX.Net Seating Chart for Teachers
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• Attendance
• Gradebook
• Lesson Planner
• Seating Chart

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Seating Chart Setup

• Drag the student namepart of each cell to
  change locations orremove desks.
• Click Resize to adjustthe rows and columns.
• Click Save Seat Locations to keep your changes.

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Seating Chart
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Finally
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Enough talk! Log on to yourcomputers and play
around with LYNX.Net. Well be here to answer
your questions. Have fun, and thanks for
listening!
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