Step 1: Log into the site for the first time
 Learn how to log into MicroGrade Online for the first time
Step 2: Set up new academic terms
 Learn how to set up new grading periods for the school year
Step 3: Set up new staff accounts
 Learn how to set up new accounts for staff members
Step 4: Add classes to the system
 Learn how to add new classes to the system
Step 5: Add students to the system
 Learn how to add students to the system
Step 6: Manage classes in the system
 Learn how to set up classes for teachers to use

Step 6: Manage classes in the system

After the system has been set up with new staff members, terms, courses and students - the courses will also need to have new sections added.

Any given class in MicroGrade Online will need to have at least one section - this allows students and teachers/graders to be assigned. Once teachers are assigned to the section, they can begin setting up categories/assignments, adding students, entering grades and marking attendance.

For example, you might have a math course that has 4 different periods taught throughout the day, with a different set of students for each period and a different teacher/grader for each period. You could set up 4 sections in your math class, with each section corresponding to a different period, then assign students to their respective sections along with their teachers and graders.

Teachers can also create new courses and/or sections if necessary - they will automatically be listed as the teacher for any sections that they created themselves. They will be able to add students to their respective sections as well.

To add a section to a course:

1. Click on the Manage Courses link on the right-hand side of the page under the My School heading

2. The Courses page will load. Click on a course that you want to add a section to.

3. The Edit Course Profile page will appear. Click on the Create New Section button.

4. The Edit Section Profile page will appear. On this page, you will need to fill in the requested information:
   • Section ID: This is used by the system to identify the section. This needs to be unique, otherwise you will receive an error message asking you to enter a different ID.
   • Title: The title of the section (e.g. Period 1) - this is the title that will be listed on all pages in the system.
   • Meeting Days: The days that this section meets during the week. Check off the boxes that correspond to the days this section meets.
   • Start Day/End Day: These can be entered manually or you can click the Select Date button next to their respective fields to select them from a calendar.
   • Start Time/End Time: The times of day when this section begins and ends.
   • Meeting Place: The location where this section meets (e.g. Room 5-B)
   • Syllabus Link: If you have a syllabus available online for this section, you can enter the URL of the syllabus here for your students to access.
   • Grading Method: This is the method that will be used to calculate grades for this section.
   • Log Attendance: Select True if you want to enable attendance logging for this section, False if you don't want to enable attendance logging.
   • Syllabus Text: You can enter a syllabus for the class at this time or leave it blank if you like.

5. Click the Submit button to add the new section. This information can be modified later if necessary by you or the teacher(s) assigned to the section.

Alternately, you may want to upload a list of sections to the system - the system will then automatically add the sections to their corresponding courses. In order to do this, you will need to create a text file listing the courses and use a pipe character to separate each field of information.

Each section record in your text file should be in this format (all on one line):

Unique Id|Class ID|Section Title|Start Day|End Day|Meeting Days|Start Time|End Time|Meeting Place|Professor(s)|Grader(s)|Student(s)

A sample section record will look like this: SEC1|MATH101|Section 1|10/1/08|11/1/08|MWF|9:00 AM|10:00 AM|Room 5-B|John Smith|Bob Smith|Antonio Ballitzar,Richard Mader,Sara Clerkin

To upload your text file of sections:

1. Click the System Setup link that appears on the right-hand side of the page under the My School heading

2. The System Setup page will appear. Click on Upload Data

3. The Upload Data page will appear. Click the Upload Sections link.

4. The Upload Sections page will appear. Click the Browse button - you will need to locate the text file you created. When you have selected the file you want to upload, click the Upload button to proceed.

5. A new page will load and display the status of your upload, along with any errors encountered. When the upload completes a Click here to continue button will appear.

Once you have added a section to a course, you can then assign teachers to that section. They will then be able to add categories/assignments, add students to the section, mark grades and other tasks related to that section.

To assign teachers to a section:

1. Click the Manage Courses link that appears on the right-hand side of the page under the My School heading

2. The Courses page will display. The courses currently in the system will be listed. Click on the title of the course that contains the section you want to modify.

3. The Course Profile page will appear. The sections in the class will be listed at the bottom of this page - click on the section you want to assign teachers to.

4. The Section Profile page will appear. Click on the Teachers link at the bottom of the page.

5. The Section Teachers page will appear and list the staff members currently in the system, along with their Staff Type. Check off the boxes for the teacher(s) you want to assign, then click the Submit button.

   Once you do this, the selected teachers will then be able to log in and start working with the section you assigned them to.

Step 5: Add students to the system