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1. Log into Home Link's website with your username and password.
   
2. From the Home Link Menu, select Classes - Family, then Check Grades/Assignments.
   
3. Choose your child from the list (The list only displays your children who are enrolled in a current course).
   
4. Select your student's course below My Courses
   
5. Select Grades in the Administration menu.
   
6. If you do not see the detail of your students assignments and grades, select Uncategorised and the detail will display.
   

1. Log into Home Link's website with your username and password.
   
2. From the Home Link Menu, select Manage Home Link, then Students.
   
3. Enter the either the student's first or last name (can enter both, can enter a partial name, can leave blank). Select List Students to Display.
   
4. Select Grades/Assignments on the same line as your student.
   
5. Select the student's course below My Courses
   
6. Select Grades in the Administration menu.
   
7. If you do not see the detail of your students assignments and grades, select Uncategorised and the detail will display.
   

1. Log into Home Link's website with your username and password.
   
2. From the Home Link Menu, select Classes - Student, then Grades/Assignments.
   
3. Select your course below My Courses
   
4. Select Grades in the Administration menu.
   
5. If you do not see the detail of your assignments and grades, select Uncategorised and the detail will display.
   

1. Log into Home Link's website with your username and password.
   
2. From the Home Link Menu, select Classes - Teacher, then Enter Grades/Assignments.
   
3. Select your class below My Courses.
   
4. Click the Turn Editing on button.
   
5. Click in the Add an activity box for the week you are making the assignment for.
   
6. Set the Assignment type to "Offline activity".
   
7. Enter an Assignment Name and Description.
   
8. Select a Grade scale. '100' is the standard 1 point scale (1-100). Others are the '100.0' which is the half point scale (1, 1.5, 2 etc to 100) and the 'Check Scale'("-" for inadequate progress, "Check" for adequate progress, "+" for outstanding progress).
   
9. Adjust the date ranges to the week of your assignment.
   
10. Press Save changes to save your assignment.
    
11. Note: Assignments will not be included in the students current progress average until at least one student has been graded for that assignment.
    
12. Note: You can group your assignments into grading categories, such as '1st Semester' or '2nd Semester'. By default, assignments are defined as 'uncategorised'. Categories are created by course. If you teach multiple courses, you must define your categories in each course. Once an assignment has been categorised, grade averages will be calculated for that category. Uncategorised will calculate a grade average for all assignments. Using categories, you can create a group of assignments for 1st semester with their own grade average and you can create a group of assignmements for 2nd semester with their own grade average. You can view the combined grade average for 1st and 2nd semester by selecting category 'uncategorised'.
    

1. Log into Home Link's website with your username and password.
   
2. From the Home Link Menu, select Classes - Teacher, then Enter Grades/Assignments.
   
3. Select your course below My Courses.
   
4. Select Grades in the Administration menu.
   
5. Select the Set Categories tab.
   
6. Type the name of your category (such as 1st Semester) in the Add Category text box, then click the Add Category button.
   
7. Assign a category to an Assignment by choosing the category from the Category selection box next to your assignment.
   
8. Click Save Changes.
   
9. Note: Categories are created by course. If you teach multiple courses, you must define your categories in each course.
   
10. Note: When viewing grades, select a category to view the assignments, grades and grade average for that category. Select uncategorised to view assignments, grades and grade averages for all categories.
    

1. Log into Home Link's website with your username and password.
   
2. From the Home Link Menu, select Classes - Teacher, then Enter Grades/Assignments.
   
3. Select your course below My Courses.
   
4. Select Grades in the Administration menu.
   
5. Select the View Grades tab.
   
6. If you do not see the detail of your assignments and grades, select Uncategorised and the detail will display.
   
7. Select your assignment.
   
8. Select View x Submitted Assignments (where x is the number of students you have already graded. Starts at 0).
   
9. Turn on Allow Quick Grading (if not already on).
   
10. Select a grade from the drop down box, enter a comment. Repeat this step for every student on the screen.
    
11. Click Save all my feedback. If you have more students than will
    fit on the screen, the next group will appear, repeat the prior step. Continue until all the students have been graded.
    

1. Log into Home Link's website with your username and password.
   
2. From the Home Link Menu, select Classes - Teacher, then Enter Grades/Assignments.
   
3. Select your course below My Courses.
   
4. Click the Turn Editing on button.
   
5. Click in the Add an activity box for the progress reporting week.
   
6. Set the Assignment type to "Progress Report".
   
7. Enter an Assignment Name and a Description.
   
8. Adjust the date ranges to cover the period you want to create a progress report for.
   
9. Press Save changes to save your Progress Report.
   
10. Select your course short name.
    
11. Select Grades in the Administration menu.
    
12. Select the View Grades tab.
    
13. If you do not see the detail of your assignments and grades, select Uncategorised and the detail will display.
    
14. Select your Progress Report assignment.
    
15. Select View x Submitted Assignments (where x is the number of students you have already graded. Starts at 0).
    
16. Turn on Allow Quick Grading (if not already on).
    
17. It is not necessary to assign a grade point value. Select the Grade button. Notice that the Comments have been preloaded with the students progress points for the period selected. Add any comments you wish, then select the Print Comments button to print the Progress Report. After you print the comments, select the Save Changes button to save the preloaded comments and your comments. Repeat this step for every student. (Note: you can press the Save Changes button and come back later and print).
    

1. Log into Home Link's website with your username and password.
   
2. From the Home Link Menu, select Classes - Teacher, then Enter Grades/Assignments.
   
3. Select your class below My Courses.
   
4. Click the Turn Editing on button.
   
5. Click in the Add an activity box for the week you are making the assignment for.
   
6. Set the Assignment type to "Offline activity".
   
7. Enter an Assignment Name and Description.
   
8. Extra Credit assignments must use the standard 100 point scale. Do not use any other scale or you will not be able to mark the assignment extra credit in one of the following steps.
   
9. Adjust the date ranges to the week of your assignment.
   
10. Press Save changes to save your assignment.
    
11. Select your course short name.
    
12. Select Grades in the Administration menu.
    
13. Select the Set Categories tab.
    
14. Check the Extra Credit box for your new assignment, then select Save Changes. This prevents the points of the new assignment from appearing in the students current progress average.
    
15. Now only grade those students who earned extra credit. The entered points will be counted in the students earned points calculation. The total value of the Extra Credit will not be added in the total possible points calculation.