<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[West Des Moines Community Schools Technology]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://wdmtech.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Brian Abeling]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://wdmtech.wordpress.com/author/wdmtech/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Coming next summer: new Infinite Campus grade book&nbsp;features]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<div>Earlier this month, I had a chance to see the future version of the Infinite Campus grade book.  Here are some of the highlights&#8230;</div>
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What are the major highlights?</strong></div>
<div><em>Java will no longer be used</em> or required to run the grade book.  Instead, it will switch to using HTML5, meaning that more devices should be able to connect to the grade book, including iOS devices such as iPads.</div>
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<div>Another highlight &#8211; lots of <em>additional visual representations</em> and quick stats that are available to teachers. The usage of built in visual graphs will make it easier to spot students who are struggling as well as see how the entire class did on a particular assignment.</div>
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When will the new version be available?</strong></div>
<div>Select districts across the country are testing the new version now &#8211; however, our district will probably not take the upgrade until next summer, as we typically don&#8217;t like to change the grade book features during the school year.</div>
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Will this change how the grade book is viewed by parents?</strong><br />
No.  The new tools and graphs being added are only available to teachers and are not available on the parent portal.</div>
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Can we see some of the specifics?</strong></div>
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<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_2833" style="width: 621px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2833" data-attachment-id="2833" data-permalink="https://wdmtech.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/new_gradebook/gradebook1/" data-orig-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook1.jpg" data-orig-size="803,390" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="gradebook1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;This is a view of the new gradebook that will available to teachers next summer.  In this example, a specific student has been selected and additional visual queues are provided to assist with understanding the students progress.&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook1.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook1.jpg?w=803" class="wp-image-2833 " title="gradebook1" alt="" src="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook1.jpg?w=611&#038;h=296" height="296" width="611" srcset="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook1.jpg?w=609&amp;h=296 609w, https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook1.jpg?w=150&amp;h=73 150w, https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook1.jpg?w=300&amp;h=146 300w, https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook1.jpg?w=768&amp;h=373 768w, https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook1.jpg 803w" sizes="(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-2833" class="wp-caption-text">This is a view of the new grade book that will available to teachers next summer. In this example, a specific student has been selected and additional visual queues are provided to assist with understanding the students progress.</p></div>
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<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_2834" style="width: 165px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/box-and-whisker-graph.png"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2834" data-attachment-id="2834" data-permalink="https://wdmtech.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/new_gradebook/box-and-whisker-graph/" data-orig-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/box-and-whisker-graph.png" data-orig-size="155,298" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="box and whisker graph" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;This is known as a box and whisker chart, which display the four quartiles.  The area between the top green line and the green box is the 1st quartile, the green box is the 2nd quartile, red box is 3rd quartile, and between red box and bottom red line is the last quartile.  In this example, the specific student is the yellow circle, showing that they scored in the 1st quartile compared to the rest of the class.&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/box-and-whisker-graph.png?w=155" data-large-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/box-and-whisker-graph.png?w=155" class="size-full wp-image-2834 " title="box and whisker graph" alt="" src="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/box-and-whisker-graph.png?w=155&#038;h=298" height="298" width="155" srcset="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/box-and-whisker-graph.png 155w, https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/box-and-whisker-graph.png?w=78&amp;h=150 78w" sizes="(max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-2834" class="wp-caption-text">This is known as a box and whisker chart, which display the four quartiles. The area between the top green line and the green box is the 1st quartile, the green box is the 2nd quartile, red box is 3rd quartile, and between red box and bottom red line is the last quartile. In this example, the specific student is the yellow circle, showing that they scored in the 1st quartile compared to the rest of the class.</p></div>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_2835" style="width: 480px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook3.png"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2835" data-attachment-id="2835" data-permalink="https://wdmtech.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/new_gradebook/gradebook3/" data-orig-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook3.png" data-orig-size="557,330" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="gradebook3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Teachers will be able to see basic stats for each assignment, including: Mean, Median, Range, Std Dev&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook3.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook3.png?w=557" class="size-full wp-image-2835" title="gradebook3" alt="" src="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook3.png?w=470&#038;h=278" height="278" width="470" srcset="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook3.png?w=470&amp;h=278 470w, https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook3.png?w=150&amp;h=89 150w, https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook3.png?w=300&amp;h=178 300w, https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook3.png 557w" sizes="(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-2835" class="wp-caption-text">Teachers will be able to see basic stats for each assignment, including: Mean, Median, Range, Std Dev</p></div>
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<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_2836" style="width: 424px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook4.png"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2836" data-attachment-id="2836" data-permalink="https://wdmtech.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/new_gradebook/gradebook4/" data-orig-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook4.png" data-orig-size="414,260" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="gradebook4" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Teachers can also view these basic stats by scrolling the mouse over each assignment.&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook4.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook4.png?w=414" class="size-full wp-image-2836" title="gradebook4" alt="" src="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook4.png?w=414&#038;h=260" height="260" width="414" srcset="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook4.png 414w, https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook4.png?w=150&amp;h=94 150w, https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/gradebook4.png?w=300&amp;h=188 300w" sizes="(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-2836" class="wp-caption-text">Teachers can also view these basic stats by scrolling the mouse over each assignment.</p></div>
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<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_2839" style="width: 480px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/posting-grades.png"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2839" data-attachment-id="2839" data-permalink="https://wdmtech.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/new_gradebook/posting-grades/" data-orig-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/posting-grades.png" data-orig-size="842,476" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="posting grades" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;The process will be slightly different for posting grades &#8211; there is now a clearer process for deciding WHICH grade gets posted to WHERE.&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/posting-grades.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/posting-grades.png?w=842" class="size-full wp-image-2839" title="posting grades" alt="" src="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/posting-grades.png?w=470&#038;h=265" height="265" width="470" srcset="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/posting-grades.png?w=470&amp;h=265 470w, https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/posting-grades.png?w=150&amp;h=85 150w, https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/posting-grades.png?w=300&amp;h=170 300w, https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/posting-grades.png?w=768&amp;h=434 768w, https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/posting-grades.png 842w" sizes="(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-2839" class="wp-caption-text">The process will be slightly different for posting grades &#8211; there is now a clearer process for deciding WHICH grade gets posted to WHERE.</p></div>
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<div>Palo Alto, California is one of the beta test sites and they have posted a more detailed view of the new gradebook.  <a href="http://www.paly.net/stafflinks/IC_gradebook_beta.pdf">http://www.paly.net/stafflinks/IC_gradebook_beta.pdf</a></div>
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