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Welcome to ThinkWave Support
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Release Notes (new features)
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- How do I enter a returning student?
- What is my password?
- Forgot username
- How do I start a new year with rollover?
- Import students
- Delete student
- Withdraw a student
- Additional administrator
- Transfer grades
- Invite teachers, students, and parents
- Login from your website
- How can I customize the default report card?
- Create a custom report card from scratch
- Create a custom transcript from scratch
- Round grades
- Year-round scheduling
- Delete assignment
- Delete attendance
- Unlock class
- How is ThinkWave Data hosted?
- Can I Export Data from ThinkWave?
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Administrators
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Teachers Gradebook
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Educator gradebook for solo teachers
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Students and Parents
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ThinkWave Labs - Custom Reports
Educator gradebook for solo teachers
- Educator Gradebook Webinar
- Students Screen
- Classes Screen
- Gradebook Screen
- Attendance Screen
- Reports Screen
- Setup Screen
Gradebook Quickstart |
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To start a gradebook, go to thinkwave.com. Follow the link for solo teachers looking for a free personal gradebook. |
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Startup Wizard |
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Complete the three-page wizard to set up the basic structure of your gradebook. These settings can be fine tuned later. |
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When completing the wizard, add three students. To add more students, click the "Add Student" button in the top left orange rectangle. Enter the names of some students and click Save. |
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Enter Class |
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In the Classes tab, click the "Add Classes" button in the top left orange rectangle. Enter the name of a class and click Save.
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Add Assignment |
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In the Gradebook tab, click the "Add Assignment" button in the top left orange rectangle.
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Grade Assignment |
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In the Gradebook screen, click on the blue rectangle labeled Grade with a down arrow. A column of boxes will appear.
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Basic Setup |
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Grading Options |
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In the Gradebook screen, click on Grading Options, the third tab to the right. This is where you set the grading options for your Terms, Subterms and Classes. Click on the name of the class in the left navigation bar. Then, to set up your options, work from the top, left to right. Start by setting the first column: Step One: How Grade is Determined for the Term. The possible settings are:
Next, set the second column: Step Two: Calculation Options for the Term. The possible settings are:
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Grading Setup |
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Continue in the Setup by adjusting the grading options for your classes.
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Terms, Periods and Day Schedules |
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To set up the schedule for your school, Click on Schedule | Terms. Note that if attendance is not important to you, ensure the start and end dates for the term are correct in order to mark assignments into the proper Term. The other settings are not as important.
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Attendance Setup |
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Continue in the Setup by adjusting the attendance options for your school.
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Reports Tab: Printing Login Instruction Sheets for Students and Parents |
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To generate the Login Instruction Sheets for students and parents, go to the Reports tab. Each student and parent gets an individual handout. Each handout contains a unique Access Code, as well as instructions.
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Optional |
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If you would like to upload your school logo to customize all your reports, or if you would like your students and parents to first go to your school's web site to log in, perform the additional steps below. |
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Upload School Logo |
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Click on the Reports tab. Find the Setup link on the upper left. Then click on Logo.
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Link From Your School Web Site |
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If you would like students and parents to check grades via your school's web site, follow the below steps:
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If you received a startup sheet from your school, start here.