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HTML Reports are for individual
teachers and schools that want a free way to post student reports
for viewing on the internet. If you don't have access to a school
or district web server, web space provided by an ISP can be used
as long as the space provided is at least 4 MB.
HTML Reports offer security
through the use of JavaScript 1.1 and frames. Netscape Navigator
3.0+, Internet Explorer 4.0+ and America Online are capable of viewing
student HTML reports as long as frames and JavaScript have not been
turned off in the browser's preferences window. The majority of
browsers in use at the time of printing are capable of viewing the
reports.
It is best to view HTML reports
using a computer that is not shared by others in a public environment
because the browser history stored by web browsers may allow access
to reports previously viewed. This risk can be substantially reduced
if the browser history is turned off.
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set up HTML Reports with password security: |
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Choose
Student from the Chart menu and enter passwords in the Password column.
Not only are passwords used to gain access to reports on the internet,
they are used as filters when creating reports: students without passwords
are skipped. Passwords must consist of letters and numbers only and
must be between six and twenty-four characters in length. They are
not case sensitive. |
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Select
Internet from the File menu or use the Internet tool to open the Internet
Reports window. |
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Internet
tool |
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Enter
the name of the school or your name in the field at the bottom of
the window. This name is used in the title area of the reports.
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Select
the HTML tab and select either Multi-class or Single-class Website
Reports. Click Next. Select Multi-Class
Website Reports if you have the same students in multiple
classes or subjects and wish to produce reports that include all subjects.
Otherwise, select Single-class
Website Reports. After clicking, the Report Options window
will appear. |
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Set the desired options in
the Report Options window. Many of the options found in this window
are identical to those found in the window for the printed progress
reports. See Student Reports: Multi- and Single-class
Progress.
There are some special options
as follows:
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Main
Page Options. The main page is a password page where the
viewer must choose a class, enter a name and password. Optionally,
it can include a message from the teacher and the teacher's email
address. To include a message, select the Include
Main Page Text option. Then click the set
button and enter the text. The text might include a greeting, directions,
or a request to sign up and send a password. If you would like parents
to be able to click on a button in order to send you email, enter
your email address in the Email
field. |
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HTML
Options. Click this to open a window where the style and
colors used in the tables of the report can be set. |
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Label
Options. Click this to open
the Gradebook Options window so that the labels used in the report
can be edited. |
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Use
Custom Student Title. For security, it is strongly recommended
that you turn on this option and click the set button. In the Custom
Student Title Options window (shown on next page), set Line 1 to ID
only or turn on the Exclude
'Line 1' from Internet reports. This causes any reference
to the student to be omitted. |
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Click the Create button.
Follow the prompt to create
a folder on your desktop. Give the folder an exact name such as
'teacher name'
Grades. Perhaps your school will provide you with a name.
Easy Grade Pro will automatically create the main page, named index.html,
other special files as well as a folder with reports for each class.
You must use the same folder name every time you create reports
so that the link to your index.html does not break.
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Quit
Easy Grade Pro and view the reports using your web browser. Although
there is no way to preview the HTML reports within Easy Grade Pro,
it is easy to view them using your web browser before you upload them
to the web server. Find the folder you created, open it and double-click
on the index.html page. If it doesn't open, first open your web browser,
choose Open from the File menu, then navigate to the index.html page
and open it. If there is an element in the main page or in the reports
that you would like to change, delete the folder and start over.
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Use
a file transfer protocol (ftp) program to upload the folder to your
web server. Your school may provide you with the instructions and
software necessary to complete this step. For security, be sure to
delete the folder from your computer when done with the transfer.
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Using
a web design program, provide a link from you school's web page or
a personal web page to the index.html page within your folder of grade
reports. You will need a web design program to set up the link. Your
school may provide you with the instructions and software necessary
to complete this step or it may be done for you. |
