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Staff Portal Instructional Guides
The MDYHS Staff Portal is our Student Information System (SIS). The portal is what you will use to enter class attendance, view schedules, enter report card data, and a whole lot more. You can access the MDYHS Staff Portal by visiting https://staff.mdyhs.ne...
How to use Hebrew Keyboard on Chromebook
Changing Keyboard Language Press Ctrl + Shift + Spacebar at the same time The language will cycle between English (US) and Hebrew (IL) each time you press this key combination To get back to your default language, press Ctrl + Space Niqud for Chr...
How to Utilize Zoom for Parent-Teacher Conferences
Step one: Schedule the Meeting Navigate to https://mdyhs-net.zoom.us in your web browser Click Sign In, and sign in using your MDYHS email account. Click on Name the meeting Parent-Teacher Conferences under the Topic field Check the box next to R...
Logging in to ParentLocker
Log in to ParentLocker by going to mdy.parentlocker.com. Use the Sign in with Google option and use your MDY email credentials.
Connect your Google Classroom classes to ParentLocker
ParentLocker lets you connect your ParentLocker courses to Google Classroom. Assignments, announcements, and grades posted in Classroom will automatically sync in ParentLocker, making it easy for you to manage coursework, post classwork, import grades, and eng...
Set up your Gradebook
ParentLocker’s Teacher Gradebook is a way for you to track your students' progress by recording the grades of assignments andassessments, generating an average, and optionally sharing the information with parents. From the "Teacher Tools," select "Teacher G...
Set up and use your Gradebook (abbreviated version)
Set up your Gradebook Teacher Tools -> Teacher Gradebook Select Course (top right corner) Type the class name under “Create a Sheet” Edit the category names and assign them weights To delete categories, click the X To add categ...
Entering Grades
After you've created a sheet, you can start entering grades. To add a new grade click on the top right side. Fill in the name, enter the date, and select the corresponding category (e.g. Quizzes - 15%) for this grade. Then choose the total possible poi...
Publishing Grades
By default, grades are only visible to teachers and administrators. There are two ways of making grades visible to parents and students. Publishing Grade Sheets If you want to share student grades with their parents, you can “Publish” the sheet. When you...
Printing and Exporting Your Gradebook
There are different options for viewing and exporting your Gradebook. Print and List Views Print view will render a printable version of the sheet, keeping its grid layout.Dropped grades and category averages will be visible here. List view will pro...
Managing Gradebook Sheet Settings (More Tools)
There are additional tools for managing your Gradebook. These are not used on a day-to-day basis. The Settings button will allow you to go back to the sheet setup, where you can change the original sheet name, categories (weighting and dropped grades), and...
Taking Attendance
You will be using ParentLocker to record daily attendance. Follow these steps to get started. Under “Teacher Tools” on the top navigation bar, click “Take Attendance.”The Attendance page will open up and default to today’s date. On the left side of ...
Send Class Mail
ParentLocker’s Class Mail module allows you to effortlessly communicate with your students and their parents via e-mail. Under “Teacher Tools” on the top navigation bar, click “Send Class Mail.” Navigate through each tab of the Send Class Mail page. ...
Logging Parent Phone Calls (Notes)
All parent phone calls are to be recorded in ParentLocker's Notes. From Teacher Tools, go to Notes. Click + New Note in the top-right corner. Choose a Category (i.e. Parent Contact) and then a Subcategory (i.e. Phone). Choose a Status. I...
Posting Homework and More to Your Courses
You can use ParentLocker to organize and share coursework and news with students and parents. From news posts and photos to homework, tests, quizzes, and files, ParentLocker will allow you to keep parents andstudents informed and involved. What you post in “Y...
Create Lesson Plans
ParentLocker has a lesson plans feature where you can add lesson plans for each week. From Teacher Tools, go to Lesson Plans Plans can be inputted per week, for each day of the week. Files can be uploaded to lessons, for example, handouts and works...
Posting assignments and tests in Google Classroom
Posting assignments and tests in Google Classroom Check out this 45-second screen recording - no sound needed Go to classroom.google.com. Click the class → Classwork. At the top, click Create → Assignment. Enter the Title and any Ins...
Using Google Calendar with Google Classroom
Using Google Calendar with Google Classroom Check out this 54-second screen recording - no sound needed Go to classroom.google.com. Click the class → Classwork. At the top, click Google Calendar. This will open in a new tab. Click on the...