PowerTeacher Tutorial

1. PowerTeacher
Training

2. Open PowerTeacher
You must launch your
PowerTeacher using a browser
of your choice.
You may access your
PowerTeacher account from
the OSD Website
www.oxfordsd.org/teachers

3. Taking Attendance
Click on chair. All students are present by default. There will be a
pull down menu. Click on absent in the pull down menu, then click in box
beside each absent student.
Next, click on tardy in pull down menu, then click in box beside each tardy
student. Make sure you save/submit your changes.
The circle next to the chair will turn green after attendance has been
submitted.
If a student comes in late, just repeat the process making sure that you save/
submit

4. Student Information
Click on backpack to see a list of students for each class.
To see information about each student, click on the students name.
The students default screen will appear. There is a select screens drop
down menu where you can click to see more information about that
student.
You can set the default screen by going to Personalize in the start page.
The list below is the information that you can see about each student.

5. More Student Info.
Once you click the backpack you can access more
information about each student in each of the individual
class periods.
Click on a student within your class: Student
Names
Listed
here

6. Additional Student Info.
From the Select Screens
drop down, menu select
one of the options below
to allow you to view
more information about
each student.

7. Additional Student Info.
Click Quick lookup to
view attendance, grades,
and class schedule of the
student chosen.

8. Additional Student Info.
Click NetAccess Summary, to view how many times
students and parents have logged in to see grades.

9. Launching PowerTeacher
Grade book
To access your grade book
you must click the link for
Power Teacher Pro.
This link will take you to
your grade book to add
assignments and
assessments to your classes.

10. Power Teacher Pro Home Screen

11. Grade Book Setup
Grade Book Setup will be
completed at Building Level or
Pushed-Out from the District
Office.
Tech Coaches will be available to
help as needed.
Once in PowerSchool Grade
Book, click on Settings (left side -
blue bar)
Then click Traditional Grade
Calculations
All Classes will be listed on the
next screen.

12. Setting up Weights
Y1 should be set up for you.
To change the grade setup for semesters and quarters, click on the
Subject that needs changed.
Change the type,
the weight,
then click save!

13. Creating Assignments/Tests
In order to create an
assignment that you want
your students to see, you
must click on theA+
Grading button.
Then you will need to click
assignment list.

14. Creating Assignment Cont.
Click the +Create button in the top right corner. Click
Assignment on the menu.

15. Assignment Details
Select all classes that that this
assignment pertains to
Name the assignment
Select a category
Select Score Type
Select Date (missing from
screenshot- scroll down to see)
Be careful setting dates for assignments. Make sure your
date is within the actual grading period, Q1, Q2....etc

16. Publishing Assignment
Publish, when
will it display
Publish will
default to
immediately
unless otherwise
changed.