Chalksite allows you to archive a gradebook. You can do this by going to the gradebook you want to archive, click on the settings and then scroll to the status dropdown where you can select Archived. This will allow you to keep the grades from that gradebook but not allow your subscribed students to view their old grades. This is also helpful when starting a new grading period.

Just click on any gradebook title, click “Gradebook Settings”, and then you will find a “Delete Gradebook” link. By clicking this link, you will delete the entire gradebook with all of it’s grades.

In any gradebook, you can leave the assignment blank for any particular student, and it will not figure that assignment in with the total average.

As a side note, you may choose to use an “X” or any other non-numerical value to signify an exempt assignment. As long as you do not put a numeric value in the text field, the assignment will not be figured into the average.

Chalksite provides 2 different methods for printing out the grades from each gradebook. First, you can simply open up any gradebook, click on a name of a student, and it will pull up a printer-friendly version of just that student’s grades.
Second, to get the grades for the entire class, you can use the “Export to CSV“ function. This will allow you to format and print the grades for the entire gradebook.

Just click to the “Gradebooks” tab, click “New Gradebook” and then under the “Compute grade by” option, select “category weights”. Once you create your gradebook, it will allow you to set up your categories and weights.

All gradebooks are connected to a particular class. In order to remove a student from a gradebook, you must delete the student from the class that you have the gradebook assigned to.
To delete a student, go to the “Classes/Students” page, click on the class that the student is in, click “view profile”, and then you will find a delete button for that student.

Once you have initially approved a student’s subscription and added him/her to a class, you can then add that student to any number of your classes. Here’s how:

1. Click on the class that the student is in
2. Click “View profile” of the student that you want to add to other classes
3. Click “Edit Profile”
4. Check the boxes for each class, and click “Update Student”

Once you have assigned a student to multiple classes, that student will then view all messages, assignments, and discussions sent to each class that the student is in. Also, that student will show up in each gradebook that is assigned to one of the student’s classes.

Just click on the “Account” link and you can upload a small photo (GIF, JPG, or PNG) under the Account Information. This image will be used in various places such as Discussion comments and Messages.

Simply click on the Account link at the top right. You can change your personal information, password, and have access to upgrade/downgrade your account.

In the footer of each page, there is a link titled “Text Formatting”. Click on this link to bring up a simple key for formatting your text.

Create Web pages by simply choosing from any of the Web page templates (to determine the overall structure of the Web page) and insert your content.

You can give your Web site a title, tagline, and it’s own distinct design template. Once you have created your Web site, you can create Web pages by choosing from any of the Web page templates and inserting your content.

CSV is a raw-data file format that can be opened up in any spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel. Simply click on the link in any gradebook and it will automatically download the file.

A private gradebook means that only you can view the gradebook. Having a public gradebook allows each student to view only his/her grades per assignment and GPA through their Chalksite account.

Use gradebooks to enter assignment grades, post them for student viewing and calculate GPAs. A gradebook can have a title and description, be assigned to a class, and either be private or public to your students. You can create as many gradebooks as you like, so you can choose to separate your gradebooks by period, subject or however you prefer. Within each gradebook you can choose to calculate your grades by total points earned or category weights.

Closing a discussion allows no further comments to be made on that particular discussion. To do so, click “Close Discussion” on any discussion page.

Just click on the Edit or Delete button next to each comment. Only teacher accounts have the ability to edit or delete comments.

Only those who were recipients of the original message, assignment, or Weblog entry can view discussions. Just like messages and assignments, you can choose multiple classes and/or students. Weblog entries will be open to all of your subscribed students, but for privacy reasons comments will not be available to the general public.

Discussions are an easy way to enhance collaboration and communication between you and your students. When you create a message, assignment, or weblog entry, you will have the option of enabling discussions. In doing so, your students will be able to post comments on any message, assignment, or Weblog entry you choose.

Use assignments to post homework or in class assignments. You can choose an individual subscribed student or an entire class, assign a due date, and attach files and images.

NOTE: You must have subscribed students to post assignments. Click on the Classes/Students tab to manage your students and classes.

Similar to email, you can send a message to an individual subscribed student or entire class. The classes/students will receive the message through their Chalksite account and have the option to respond back to you.

NOTE: You must have subscribed students to send messages. Click on the Classes/Students tab to manage your students and classes.

Merging a student subscription request with an existing unsubscribed student takes all of the information you already have in your Chalksite account for a student (such as profile, assignments, and grades) and merges that with the new subscription. This helps in those situations where you have a student requesting subscription halfway through a semester/term, or if a student needs to resubscribe to your account.

In this case, you can set up an unsubscribed student below. Unsubscribed students cannot view messages, assignments, or grades. However, they will show up in your gradebooks, allowing you to have grades for that student.

Any student can sign up for their free Chalksite account by going to http://create.chalksite.com/signup. Once that student has created their account they can then subscribe to you by entering in your username into their Instructors section.

When a student asks to subscribe to your account, a notification will appear above that allows you to approve or decline that student’s subscription to your account. When you approve a student, their information will automatically be added to your account. You can also invite students to sign up by clicking on “Invite Students” below.

A subscribed student is a student that has his or her own free Chalksite account that allows you to write messages, post assignments and post grades for them to see. Subscribed students will be indicated with the following icon:

You can manage your students by organizing them into classes and dividing them up by period, subject, or however you prefer. All students must be in a class, so you must create your classes first.