Mindspark Inc | Grades2Go™ Mobile for Android

Mobile Device Requirements

Device operating system

Android 1.6 and above

Recommended devices

Devices with screen areas similar to the following:

480 x 854 (DroidX and similar smartphones)

480 x 800 (HTC Incredible 2 and similar smartphones)
600 x 1024 (Amazon Kindle Fire and similar tablets)

Device memory requirements

App (main memory space) ~ 1.7MB
Class section databases (SD card space) ~ 1.5MB/section/year
Other databases (SD card space) ~ 0.5MB/year

Overview of Screens and Controls

Splash Screen

Appears briefly when app is first opened; accessible via Main > Menu > About; shows app version, Desktop Activation Code name and expiration, Mobile Activation Code and expiration

Main

Main startup screen; entry point for all other screens and views
Indicators: year and term, day of year progress bar, day of term progress bar, section class day progress bar, current date, rotation info, day name/events, sandbox mode
Controls: term selector, Current Section, school calendar load/display
Buttons: Tasks, Students, NT Tasks, Reports, Attendance, IEPs
Menu: Exit, Enter/Exit ?-Help™, Enter/Exit Sandbox, Code Name, Last Sync, Year, About

Students

Student roster for selected section; summarizes term average to date, semester average to date, year average to date
Indicators: year and term, posted term, sandbox mode, dropped students in red
Buttons: Term Grades, NT Grades, Journal, Info, YTD
Menu: Enter/Exit ?-Help™

► Term Grades

Grades for selected student for all term tasks; task code, task name, grade
Indicators: year and term, student name, grading algorithm, posted term, sandbox mode
Controls: Grade Entry Mode (VIEW ONLY, Mark [ in ], Enter/edit GRADES, Append/edit COMMENTS, Mark [N/A])
Menu: Enter/Exit ?-Help™, Sort

► NT Grades

Grades for selected student for all NT (non-term) tasks; task name, grade
Indicators: year, student name, posted year, sandbox mode
Controls: Grade Entry Mode (VIEW ONLY, Mark [ in ], Enter/edit GRADES, Append/edit COMMENTS, Mark [N/A])
Menu: Enter/Exit ?-Help™

► Journal

Journal entries for selected student; day, date, entry text
Indicators: year, student name, posted year, sandbox mode
Buttons: Add an Entry
Menu: Enter/Exit ?-Help™, Sort, Edit, Delete

► Info

Personal info for the selected student; miscellaneous info, medical alerts, emergency contact, gender, grade, homeroom, guidance email, ed plan number, ed plan aide, student phone and email, home address, parent/guardian info; phone numbers can direct dial, and email addresses can initiate messages
Indicators: year, ID number, student name, sandbox mode
Controls: Info Mode (View and Communicate, Edit)
Menu: Enter/Exit ?-Help™

► YTD

Complete summary of grades and attendance for selected student for the year; term , mid-term, semester, and final grades; term/semester/final grade override capability; supports appending of formatted school comments to any grade
Indicators: year, ID number, student name, sandbox mode
Controls: Info Mode (View Only, Edit)
Buttons: previous student, next student
Menu: Enter/Exit ?-Help™

IEPs

Individual education plan roster for selected section; student and assigned aide names; quick access to journal entries
Indicators: year, posted year, sandbox mode
Buttons: IEP Journal
Menu: Enter/Exit ?-Help™

► IEP Journal

IEP journal entries for selected student; day, date, entry text
Indicators: year, student name, posted year, sandbox mode
Buttons: Add an Entry
Menu: Enter/Exit ?-Help™, Sort, Edit, Delete

Attendance

Student roster with attendance mark check grid for selected section and school day; defaults to current day
Indicators: year and term, posted term, sandbox mode
Controls: school day selector, previous/next day, Attendance Entry Mode (View Only, Enter/Edit Marks, Add/Edit Comments, Auto-Fill Blanks with P)
Menu: Enter/Exit ?-Help™

Tasks

List of tasks for current section and term; task code, name, assigned and due dates
Indicators: year and term, posted term, sandbox mode
Buttons: Add, Info, Grades
Menu: Enter/Exit ?-Help™, Sort, Remove Task,

► Add

Displays user’s complete task archive for current course; task type, name, description, document link, term used; sandbox mode
Indicators: sandbox mode
Buttons: Add to [section/term] Tasks, Create New
Menu: Enter/Exit ?-Help™, Sort, Remove Task

► Info

Displays complete info for the selected task; description, linked document
Indicators: sandbox mode, task type, task name
Controls: date assigned, date due, not yet assigned checkbox, excluded checkbox, extra credit checkbox, bonus checkbox, max points setting, Default Grade Type (Percent, Points, Letter, Pass/Fail)
Buttons: Edit
Menu: Enter/Exit ?-Help™

► Grades

Grades for the selected task for all students; task code, task name, grade
Indicators: year and term, task type, task name, grading algorithm, posted term, extra credit, bonus, sandbox mode
Controls: Grade Entry Mode (VIEW ONLY, Mark [ in ], Enter/edit GRADES, Append/edit COMMENTS, Mark [N/A], Enter MULTIPLE [ in ], Enter MULTIPLE GRADES, Append MULTIPLE COMMENTS, Delete ALL GRADES, Delete ALL COMMENTS)
Menu: Enter/Exit ?-Help™

NT Tasks

List of non-term (semester, final) tasks for current section; task name, assigned and due dates
Indicators: year, posted year, sandbox mode
Buttons: Info, Grades
Menu: Enter/Exit ?-Help™, Define, Undefine

► Info

► Grades

Grades for thee selected task for all students; task code, task name, grade
Indicators: year and term, task type, task name, grading algorithm, posted term, extra credit, bonus, sandbox mode
Controls: Grade Entry Mode (VIEW ONLY, Mark [ in ], Enter/edit GRADES, Append/edit COMMENTS, Mark [N/A], Enter MULTIPLE [ in ], Enter MULTIPLE GRADES, Append MULTIPLE COMMENTS, Delete ALL GRADES, Delete ALL COMMENTS)
Menu: Enter/Exit ?-Help™

Reports

Selection of reports about the current section, for teacher use: Missing Grades (by student), Missing Grades (by task), Overdue Tasks (by student), Overdue Tasks (by task), Ungraded [ in ] (by student), Ungraded [ in ] (by task)

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