Mindspark Inc | Grades2Go™ Desktop for Windows

Grades2Go™ Desktop is the first data management platform designed specifically for teachers. Much more than a simple gradebook, Grades2Go™ also has powerful commenting, journaling, PDF reporting, and electronic communication capabilities. With the teaching profession under increasing public pressure to demonstrate more accountability and better results, teachers will welcome Grades2Go™ Desktop (and its optional mobile companion app, Grades2Go™ Mobile for Android) as an indispensable professional tool.

Partial list of features:

Intuitive user interface
Multi-user support on a single computer (each user needs own Activation Code)
Sample Teacher Sandbox with preloaded data for evaluation and experimentation
Unique context-sensitive system
Wizards for easy setup of teacher, school, and year data
Powerful Communications Wizard customizes and electronically distributes PDF reports in just a few clicks
Section Dashboards with tabbed access to term tasks, term grades, term attendance, term calculation scheme, non-term tasks, year grades, year attendance, student information, and communications management
Automatic task archiving for easy pick-list assigning; auto task usage/performance logging
Task document linking with master and current-use documents
Multiple grading algorithms: Weights Only, Weights within Categories, Points within Categories
Any grade recordable as percent, letter, points, or pass/fail
Commenting possible for any grade or attendance mark
Preformatted commenting capability for midterm/term grades
Convenient student progress journaling
Special Education document retrieval and student progress journaling
Access 2003 database standard (.mdb files), ensuring data versatility and longevity
School/student info databases can be server-hosted; local edits uploadable
Grades2Go™ Mobile for Android extends Desktop data and communications functions to mobile devices running on the Android™ platform (smartphones and tablets)
Internet connection not required for routine use

For more information, click on the Specifications and User Manual links below. Better yet, download a free copy of the software and use it for as long as you want. When you reach its limitations (maximum students/tasks/grades), you’ll need to purchase an inexpensive Desktop Activation Code subscription (1 or 2-YR) to remove the limitations and continue adding data.

teacher’s data and communications manager

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User Manuals