Term 2 Report Card Writing: Aspen

As you begin working on the Term 2 Report cards, you may wish to check out

• the updated print document, 
• rewatch some of the How-To Videos and
• check out some new on-demand videos about managing your comment library.

LKDSB Reporting Student Achievement in Aspen: Revised May 2021

Print Document

#new Videos: Managing Your Comment Library

Part 1 Overview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-Pn9oVuk0c

Part 2 Disabled Indicator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxrPE3j67Kw

Part 3 Comment Library Sorting and Editing Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7BzcywdXqQ

#refresher Mark Entry: These videos had lots of views in Term 1. 

Kindergarten COL Markbook Example         https://youtu.be/GqFBBu5XWIE

Language Markbook Example T1 and T2     https://youtu.be/qdR85YFGjik

Find all of the How-To Videos on page 29 of the Print Document.

#rewind Rewatch the hour-long Term 1 Sessions

Term 1 Recorded Sessions

#setup Check Your Class Set up:

See the Memo on the Main Page of ASPEN Staff View

Check you are assigned the correct subjects for report cards and that the students in the subject course sections are correct. If there are any issues, please contact the secretary for resolution.

Progress Report Support Fall 2020

Support for Progress Reports (Grades 1 – 8) and Initial Observations (Kindergarten) will be available via:

1)      On-Demand Training Videos & Documentation (beginning Tuesday, Oct 13, 2020)

2)      Live Training Sessions (Links Below)

All support can be reviewed at https://tinyurl.com/LK2020ProgressReport

1)       On-Demand Training Documentation & Videos:    

 Documentation:

        LKDSB Creating Elementary Progress Report in Aspen Manual (pdf)

        Principal Printing Reports in Aspen (pdf) 

On-Demand Videos:

• Getting Setup for Aspen:

Allow Popups in Aspen (1 minute video)

• Entering Marks

Acessing Markbook for Progress Report Writing (3 minute video)

Class Mark Sheet in Aspen (5 minute video)

Set Control Fields: Getting to the Progress Report (2 minute video) 

Mark Entry Class View (4 minute video)

Mark Entry - Single Student (3 minute video)

Mark Entry Values (1 minute video) 

• Comments:
  

Code Variables for Comments (1 minute video) 

Editing a Comment (1 minute video) 

Entering Comments for Grades 1 to 8 (4 minute video)

Entering Comments for Kindergarten (4 minute video) 

Locating the Comment Bank (1 minute video)

Add a New Comment to the Comment Bank (5 minute video)

Manage the Comment Bank (2 minute video)

• Printing, Submitting, & Verifying

Print a Draft Report (3 minute video)

Submit Grades to the Office: Posting Grades (2 minute video)

Verifying Reports (4 minute video) 

Print a Single Student Report Principal View (2 minute video)

Printing Progress Reports Prinicpal View (5 minute video)

 

 

2) Live Training Sessions:

- Each session will be held 3 times (with the same content) to fit flexible schedules.

Session #1: Accessing Aspen and Comment Building

• Archived video of the training session 1 (68 minutes):
  
  

 

Session #2: Creating Progress Reports (Grades 1 – 8) and Initial Observations (Kindergarten) in Aspen

• Archive video of the training sessions 2 (44 minutes):

 

Session #3: Open Q&A Session

• Archived video of the training session 3 (53 minutes):

 

Session #4: Progress Reports for Elementary Principals

• Tuesday, Nov 3 @ 4:45 pm NEW TIME
• Wednesday, Nov 4 @ 7:00 pm
• Thursday, Nov 5 @ 8:00 am

Online Training Room: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84059269089 

Password: LKDSB

- The online training room will be the same for each session.