1. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE TRACKING
APPLICATIONS TRAINING GUIDE
Importantthingsto keepinmind: Allapplicationslisted here require invitation and registration code
froma teacher,assuming thattheschoolparticipatesin the service. Applicationslike these notonly
improvestudentattendancebutalso improveparentaccountability.
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7 Steps to Help Struggling Students Using Learning Management Systems (LMS)
1. PersonalizedProfiles
2. Abilityto see howmuchtime is spent onhomeworkandidentifystruggling students
3. Meet with Individual students more comprehensively
4. Monitor students’ performance bysetting uprepots byemail
5. Teachers can customize assignments for student basedontheir needs
6. Abilityto introduce additional resources
7. Abilityto viewtrends and progress over time
HOW TO OBTAIN APPLICATIONS
 PUPILPATH(teachercounterpart:Skedula)
o Requiresregistrationcode fromteacherof school administratortocreate student/
parentaccount
o Available oncomputerbrowser(Recommended)i
 Computerversionof thisapplicationhasmuchbetterreviews/userinterface
o Alsoavailable onAndroid/ iPhone
 PupilPathsmartphoneapplicationstill hassome bugsthatneedtobe worked
out/user interface isnotoptimizedforeasiestuse
 Requireswirelessconnectionordataplan
 ENGRADE
o Requiresaccesscode fromteacheror school administratortocreate student/parent
account
 Teacheris alsoable toset upthe parentaccount inadditiontoprovidingthe
access code if furtherhelpisrequired
o Available oncomputerbrowserii
 Currentlynosmartphone applicationbutcomputeruserinterface isverygood
HOW TO NAVIGATEAPPLICATIONS
 PUPILPATHiii
o Available inmultiple languages:English,German,Spanish,NorthernSami
o Multiple Tabs (* indicatestabsthat can also bea shortcuton the homescreen)

2.  ClassSchedule
 Assignments*
 Grades*
 Attendance*
 Calendar
 Progress
 ENGRADEiv
o Free Gradebookavailable tobothstudentsandparents
 Alsorequiresanaccesscode
o Multiple Tabs (sometabsmay notbeavailable to parentsdueto teacher discretion)
 Gradebook
 Assignments
 Calendar
 Attendance
 Students
 Settings
 Quizzes
 Turn-ins
 Discussions
 Discipline
 Enhancedbehaviortrackingtool basedonprogresspoints
o Timeline of scheduledinterventionandprogresscheckpoints
o How to change the language settings
1. Log out of your account
2. On Engrade homepage,clickthe loginbutton
3. Before loggingin,clickthe flagiconinthe top rightcornerof the screen
4. Choose the flagthat designatesyourpreferred language
5. Log back intoyour account
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
 PUPILPATH
o ParentRegistrationInformation
 Email address
 Prefix (Ms.Mr. Mrs. etc.)
 Firstname
 Last name
 Your students’information
 School
 StudentID(9-digitOSIS#)
 Date of birth

3.  Registrationcode (maydifferfromstudentregistrationcode)
o StudentRegistrationInformation
 Email address(optional)
 School
 StudentID(9-digitOSIS#)
 Date of birth
 Registrationcode
 ENGRADE
o Parent/StudentRegistration
 Email address
 Firstname
 Last name
 Accesscode
 Create a unique username andpasswordforeachaccount
EXPLAINING TO PARENTS
 PUPILPATH
o Parents/Studentsare able tosee;whenanew grade issubmitted(if indicatedby
teacher),up-to-dateclassroomprogress,liveattendance,grades,statusof assignments
and exams,GPA,schedules,due dates,abilitytoemail teachers
 Parentregistrationcode canbe usedmultiple timestoallow formore than 1
parent/guardianto registerforone student
 There isalso the abilitytohave more thanone studentregisteredtothe same
parentaccount
o Notonlyshowsgradesfor assignments,butalsoupcomingassignments
o Teacherscontrol whatinformationisincluded inpushnotificationsbutparentsand
studentscanroutinelycheckforupdatesmanuallyinthe application
o Attendance fornotonlyhomeroombutforeveryclassthat isregisteredwithPupilPath/
Skedulasoparentscan see the students’progressthroughout the day
o Webaddressfor PupilPathPDFguide isverycomprehensivetoexplaininghow to
register,navigate,andcustomizethe parentaccountv
 ENGRADEvi
o Free Gradebookallowsparentstosee muchof the same informationasthe PupilPath
applicationvii
 Allowsparentstoremainupto date on children’sgrades, attendance, class
activities,dailylessons,andsend/receivemessageswithteachers
 The helppagesfor studentandparentaccountsare verycomprehensive and
can be referredtoif additional helpisneeded
o Messagingwithteachersisoptimizedforteacher/familyinteractionstoincrease parent
accountabilityandparentattendance toindividualconferences

4. o IncludesaSingle Sign-onFeature (SSO) thatallowsintegrationwithothereducation
applicationsandgivesparentsandstudentsthe abilitytouse digital toolsand
educational resourcesall inone placeviii
HELPFUL VIDEOS ON REGISTRATION, ETC
 PUPILPATH
o YouTube Search:
 PupilPath(by:K)
 How to logon to Pupil Pathtocheck yourstudent’sgrades(by:HLRTalks)
 ENGRADE
o YouTube Search:
 Engrade login – Engrade tutorial 2014 (by:LoginHelps)
 How Engrade works(by:LeaderLELSBoss)
ANOTHER APPLICATIONAVAILABLE IN SI
 KINVOLVEDix
o Tracks all class periods
o No needforparentstodownloadanyapp
 Parentsreceive text messagesthroughthe appthatthe school and teachers
download
o Messagingbetweenschoolsandfamilies (in multiplelanguages)aboutschool
attendance,behavior,andculture
o Providesoptionalcustomizedin-personandvirtual supporttodeliverimproved
attendance andparentengagement
LIST OF SCHOOLS USING LMS*
 PUPILPATH
o CurtisHighSchool,NewDorpHigh School,PortRichmondHighSchool,RalphR.Mckee
HighSchool,SusanE. Wagner HighSchool,Tottenville HighSchool,MountLorettoHigh
School,Marsh Ave School forExpeditionaryLearning,Eagle AcademyforYoungMen,
PS 4, PS 5, PS 13, PS16, PS 20, PS21, PS 36, IS7, IS 24, IS 27, IS 34, IS51, IS 61, IS 75
i https://pupilpath.skedula.com
ii https://engrade.com/
iii https://pupilpath.skedula.com/Guide.pdf
iv https://wikis.engrade.com/help/students
v http://www.newdorphs.org/apps/video/watch.jsp?v=64453
vi http://blog.engrade.com/2015/04/09/get-parents-involved-in-education-with-technology/
vii https://www.engrade.com/location/newyork/index.php?from=postcard
viii https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUFS1tlS-xY

5. ix https://kinvolved.com/