Print a Class List with a Blank Grid from PCR

This screencast demonstrates how to access and print one of the multitude of pre-configured reports available to teachers in the Reports section of the Teacher Portal.

Again, I started talking before the computer could catch up!  Drat!  I'll get it right next time.

Send Emails to all Parents of Your Students from the Teacher Portal

This video demonstrates how to access all parents' current email addresses and send bulk emails, with or without attachments, through the Teacher Portal.

Sorry about the first couple of words being cut off!  Still fine tuning how to use Quicktime to record these screencasts.

How to Edit a Document When You Only Have VIEW Permissions

Sometimes documents are shared with you in Google Apps that you need to fill in and make the information available to others.  An example of this is the Google Doc that was shared with you for Summer Stipend Requests.  


To many people's surprise, they discover that they can not edit the request form and they find themselves scratching their head about how to fill it in.  If you have only been given "View" permission, then you must make a copy of the document so you can edit it.  By forcing you to make a copy of the document (giving you only "view" not "edit" permissions), the original document is maintained intact and other people cannot inadvertently change the form.


This is how you can make a copy of a view only document and then submit it by sharing your completed copy:

How to Arrange 2 windows side by side

This movie shows you how to arrange a window with the Teacher Portal Report Card window on the left side of your screen and put the Google Doc with the narrative comments on the left, each taking up only 1/2 the screen.  Click on the link below or hit play on the miniature movie.

Arranging Two Windows on a Screen

Make formatting in a Google Doc the same in a snap.

This video will show you how to use the Paint Format tool in Google Docs.  It allows you to visually pick a word or paragraph that is formatted the way you like and, using your cursor to highlight the other paragraphs or words, apply the same formatting to text in a variety of places in a document.

How to Use the Paint Format Tool

Log in to the Teacher Portal for Report Cards

The following video explains how to get to the Teacher Portal, from on-campus or off-campus, to work on student report cards.  This video focuses on:

• the web address and logging in as a teacher
• selecting Report Cards from the left sidebar
• setting the correct course so you can enter marks

Click on this link and watch the video:

Report Cards in LS: Logging in and Getting to Report Cards

Subscribing to OES Events Calendars