Grading

[Image:81903_22607_2.png]Book resources for a presentation Minimum version: FirstClass 8.3 Audience: Business professionals Experience: [Image:9203_22631_1.png] FirstClass applications used: [Image:9203_24337_3.png][ fcp://@fc.onlinehelp.com,%237600229/En/OnlineHelp/Client Help/Calendars ]Calendars [Image:9203_31709_1.png] Summary Looking for a simple way to organize the location and resources you need for your presentation? Consider using a FirstClass calendar. Instead of sending out printed memos and filling out request forms, you can use a group calendar in FirstClass to invite participants, reserve multimedia resources, and book locations. Here is a comparison of the conventional way you may book resources and how you would do it in FirstClass. [Image:92203_31828_0.png] [Image:9203_31709_1.png] Example Michael Green is vice president of Sales and Marketing at Husky Planes. Several times a year he showcases the company's newest products for his sales staff. His presentations usually consist of a promotional videotape from the Marketing department accompanied by a slide presentation. Michael schedules the presentation, invites members of the sales department, and books the boardroom and multimedia resources all at the same time. He doesn't have to leave his office to ensure that his presentation goes off without a hitch. Here are the steps he takes to handle the arrangements: STEP 1: Schedule presentation Michael schedules the presentation in the Sales Dept Calendar by creating a new event entitled New Product Promo. This is the new event he created. [Image:8102006_91145_0.png] STEP 2: Reserve venue Each resource or location Michael wishes to book has its own calendar. When he schedules an event, he simply enters the name of the resource calendar or location calendar on the Scheduling tab of the event he is booking. If there is a time conflict, it will show immediately and he can decide how to handle it. Michael reserves the company's mid-sized boardroom using the Scheduling tab. STEP 3: Reserve resources Michael also reserves a large screen television, a video cassette recorder, and a video projector. This is the Scheduling tab where he books the resources. [Image:882006_33623_2.png] When he entered his requests on the Resources tab for the New Products Promo event, a new event appeared in each item's calendar. Husky Planes' IT department monitors the resource and location calendars and ensures that requested equipment is ready for use when scheduled. This is the calendar for the video projector that John booked. [Image:882006_32721_0.png] STEP 4: Invite participants Michael invites the members of the sales department by entering their names on the Scheduling tab. From this screen, he sees who may have a time conflict. He adjusts the date and time as needed (the booked times for the resources and locations will also change automatically). The presentation will then appear in each of their personal calendars. This is the Scheduling tab where he invites participants. [Image:882006_33910_4.png] [Image:9203_31709_1.png] Variation If Michael has content he wishes to share before the presentation, he can attach it to the calendar event at the time of scheduling or type it in the text box on the event form. This is the event he created. He attached a file for review and included an agenda in the text area. [Image:882006_32224_4.png]


	Grading Stages Previous stage: Presenting and showcasing Sample projects Traditional grading In a traditional project environment, you may have had to grade projects on the spot during the presentation, or lugged a pile of hard copy projects home to grade. Grading resources FirstClass has tools that simplify grading. Because students are submitting their projects online, you can also access them online from anywhere, eliminating the need to drag work home. The FirstClass editor lets you use color and font to grade the projects right inside the document. This is an editing sample. Another way to grade is to create a Rubric chart. The power of FirstClass tables lets you put a Rubric together for each project you have. You can make the chart available to students at the start of the projects so they know what is required for a good mark, and you can use the Rubric as a guide when you do the final grading. Furthermore, you can create a grading template online that you give back to students. It can contain a list of criteria you are using to grade the projects. You can complete it and email it to each student's Mailbox. You can provide fields for originality, creativity, and don't forget room for comments. This is a sample grading template a teacher may create. FirstClass is a gradebook As you grade the projects, you can track the grades in an online gradebook. FirstClass tables lets you create and customize a table to track student marks for various projects and assignments. The next step Now that you've completed the stages of project development, you are ready to start your own projects. You may want to consider additional factors, such as project guidelines, sharing information between teachers, home schooling, or special education. Visit our Considerations section to look at some of the topics you can read about. If you are looking for project ideas, visit the project gallery.