Aeries Gradebook

Elementary (Standards Based)

Creating A Gradebook
1. Click on Gradebook

2. Click on Add Gradebook

3. Name your gradebook according to content area

4. Select ALL three quarter(Trimesters)

5. Click Save. Then click the

Add Gradebook button near the top
of the screen and make your next
content area gradebook. (Repeat
until all gradebooks are made)
Note* - At this point you should have a gradebook for the following areas.

1. Math
2. Science
3. ELA (SLA or MLA)
4. Social Studies
5. Art
6. Behavior (if you wish to track it separately)
7. PE (Optional)
8. Homework (Optional)

THESE ARE JUST SUGGESTIONS and not required guidelines.

Setting Up Gradebook Options
6. Click on the “Options” tab

7. You can use these settings

to weight your grades.

8. You can copy these settings

to all of your gradebooks
using this button.
Setting Up Categories
9. You can do weighted scoring, but this is
VERY unpopular with K-5 educators.
Click the Add New Category button to start.

10. Name your categories.

Click Add New… button
to create more. Then
click Save.
11. You can give each
category a unique color to
make it stand out more.
Steps 11 - 25 have been
moved!
They deal with creating assignments
in the gradebook and are best done
once the gradebook is fully set up.
Adding Students to the Gradebook
26. When creating your gradebook you need to add your
students to your gradebook. Click on the “Manage
Students” tab
27. Click on the “Add Students” button
28. To add students start by selecting a gradebook

29. You can add

students one
by one or you
can click on
the “Add All
Students”
button to add
the entire class
with one click
 Setting the Final Marks
30. Click on the “Final Marks” tab
31. To use the same grading
scale that is on the
report card click on
the “Restore School
Recommended
Defaults” button.
Narrative Grade Sets
32. Narrative grade sets allow you to
build custom grade scales for special
cases, but are not a necessity.
(Pass/Fail, Differentiated scales…)
Setting Up Gradebook Rules
33. Click on the “Rules” tab

Rules can be set up by using the dropdown menus to create

algorithms to automate actions such as dropping the
students’ two lowest quiz scores.
 Backing Up Your Gradebook

34. Click on the “Backups” tab

35. Check the

gradebooks you
would like to
backup and click on
the “Backup
Gradebooks” button
 Restoring/Reusing a Backed
up Gradebook
36. Click on the “Restore” tab 37. If you would like to
create a “new”
gradebook from an
old backed-up
gradebook make
sure you check
this box. Then click
on “Next”
 Restoring Gradebooks
39. Select the
options you
wish to copy
then click on
38. Click on the backup you the “Restore”
would like to restore and button
then click on the “Next”
button
 Adding Assignments
11. Click on the “Assignments” tab
12. Then Click Add Assignment
12. Name your assignment. Keep it
short.

13. Enter a short description

14. Select a type and

category
16. “Number Correct Possible”
represents the number of
questions on the assignment.

17. “Points Possible” is the

number of points you
would like the assignment
to be worth in the grade-
book.
18. Allows parents to see the
assignment through parent
portal

19. Allows parents to see

students’ scores on the
assignment through
parent portal

● You can always change

the visibility options
later after grading the
assignment.
Adding Standards to Your
Assignments
In order for your gradebook
to auto-populate your report
cards you must assign at
least one standard to your
assignments.

20. Click on “Add Standard”

21. MAKE SURE YOU ARE
USING THE COMMON
CORE STANDARDS!
These are the standards
that will match the ones
on the report cards.
(To access DLIP standards use
the “Local” option)

22. You can search for

standards by using
their numbers.

23. Click “Add” to add the

standard to the assignment
24. If you have more than one standard and would like to
enter scores for each standard individually you need to
check this box

25. Enter the number of questions that

address each
standard. Keep in
mind this total must
add up to the total
number of questions
on the assignment.
 Entering Grades
40. To enter grades click on the “Scores by Class” option on the
blue menu bar near the top.
41. For assignments are not being scored
by individual standards you will enter
scores like the assignment boxed in
red. All of the standards assigned to
that assignment receive the same %
score.
Scoring Codes
1. TX = Still Missing (Red)
2. NA = Not Applicable
(Gray)
3. # higher than possible
turns Green as a
reminder
42. When the grade by
standard check box is
checked (slide 14) you
will enter in a score for
each standard individually.
*TIP
You can use the
arrow keys, tab, and
shift+tab to navigate
the scoring area.
Importing Grade to Reportcards