ZipGrade

Directions for
classroom use

Table of Contents
1. Getting Started
a.CreateanAccount
b.SetUpYourClasses
c.CreatingaRoster
d.AddYourStudents

2. Putting ZipGrade into Action

3. Data Generation
a.CollectStudentResponses
b.AnalyzeStudentResponses

Getting Started: Create an Account

1.Firstthingyou'llneedtodoiscreatea
ZipGradeaccount.Youcancreatean
accountonyourphone(throughthe
ZipGradeapp)oryourdesktopcomputer.
2.Youcancreateafreeaccounttoscan
upto100testsor
3.Createapaidaccount($1.99for2
monthunlimitedtestscans,or$6.99for
yearlongunlimitedtestscans)
4.Ifyoucreatedtheaccountona
computer,makesureyoualsodownload
theZipGradeapptoyoursmartphone.

Getting Started: Set Up Your Classes

1.Tosetupyouraccount,youshouldfirst
createclasses.
2.Tocreatetheclasses,goto"Classes"tab
onthetopnavigationbar.

3.Click"AddNewClass"tocreateclasses.

4.Createaclassnamethatidentifiesone
classperiodfromanother(e.g.SmithCore1,
SmithCore2,etc.).

5.Savetheclassandcreateanother.

Getting Started: Creating a Roster

1.Toquicklyandeasilyimportyourstudents
intoZipGrade,youwillwanttocreateaCSV
(excelformat)roster

2.Tobegin,opentheGradeBookon
yourcomputer.

3.WithinGradeBookopen"Reports"

4.Selectthe"StudentRoster"reportforyour
firstclassperiod.
5.Adjustthesettingswithinthereport:
OutputType:Export(CSV)
Sections:Selectedclass
Students:Allenrolled
StudentInfo:Students'name,Students'number
ParentInfo:None
Sort:Students'lastname

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6.Onceyouhaveadjustedthesettingsonthe
GradeBookreport,youcanrunthereport.
7.Thereportwillopeninanexceldocument.
Youwillneedtoeditandadjustthedocumentto
createaCSVformZipGradecanread.
8.CreateanewcolumntotheleftofthestudentID
column.
9.Deletetheexistingheadingsonthedocument
andcreatethefollowingheadings...

10.Studentsshouldbesortedbytheirlastname.
Removestudents'firstnamesfromthefirstcolumn
andentertheminthe"FirstNameColumn".
11.ThestudentIDnumbersappearinthe"Zip
GradeID"column.Alsocopy&pastethese
numbersintothe"ExternalID"column.
12.Inthe"ClassName"column,eachstudent
shouldbemarkedwiththeZipGradeclassname
forthatperiod(e.g.SmithCore1,SmithCore2,
etc.).

13.Makesureyousavethefinaldocumenton
yourcomputerasaCSVdocument.
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Getting Started: Add Your Students

1.Toaddstudents,gotothe"Students"tab
onthetopnavigationbar.

2.Goto"ImportStudentsfromCSV"

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3."ChooseFile"toupload
yourexceldocument.Check
theboxnextto"HasaHeader
Row".

4.Choosethefollowing
optionstotranslatethe
CSVdocumentinto
ZipGrade.
ZipGradeID:ZipGradeID
FirstName:FirstName
LastName:LastName
Class:ClassName
ExternalID:ExternalID

Then,finishimportand
repeatforallclasses

Putting ZipGrade Into Action:

1.Onceyouhaveimportedallofyour
students,eachofyourstudentsshouldshow
upunderthe"Students"tab.

2.Underthe"Classes"taballofyourclasses
shouldhaveafullrosterwiththenumberof
studentsineachclass.

3.TobeginusingZipGradeyoucanprintout
prepopulatedscantronsheetsforeachclass
withstudents'namesandIDnumbersalready
filledin.Todothis,downloadthe100question
answersheetfromthe"Classes"tab.
4.Toprintblankanswersheets,gotothe
"answersheets"tabonthetopnavigationbar
andprintthe100questionPDF(Note:you
mustprintthe100questionversionforthe
scannertorecognizestudents'6digitID
code.Youcancreateasfewquestionsasyou
wouldlikeonthe100questionsheet.)
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Putting ZipGrade Into Action:

1.TostartusingZipGradeasanassessment
toolyouwillneedtocreateanassessment.
Createatest,quiz,ticketout,etc.thesame
wayyounormallywould.
2.Next,youmustcreateaZipGradeanswer
keywithintheZipGradesmartphone
application.
3.Openthe
applicationonyour
phone.The"Quizzes"
sectionmayalready
beopen.Ifnot,click
theburgermenuicon
()andselect
"Quizzes".

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Putting ZipGrade Into Action:

1.Onyoursmart
phone,select"New"to
createanewquiz

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Putting ZipGrade Into Action:

2.Nameyournewquiz.
3.Choose"100Question"
answersheetform.
4.Selecttheclassesyou
wanttoassignthe
assessmentto.
Select"CreateQuiz"

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Putting ZipGrade Into Action:

5.Select"EditKey"

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6.Createyouranswerkey
byselectingthecorrect
answeroptionforeach
question.

Youmaysetmorethanone
correctanswer(upto3)

7.Usethebackarrow
toreturntothequiz
pagewhenfinished.

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Putting ZipGrade Into Action:

Now,administeryourassessmentusingthe
ZipGradescantronforms

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Data Generation:
Collect Student Responses

1.Afteryourstudentshavecompletedthe
assessmentyouwillneedtocollectandscan
eachscantronusingtheZipGradeappon
yoursmartphone.
2.Toscantheresponseforms,openthe
applicationonyoursmartphoneandopento
"Quizzes"fromtheburgermenu.
3.Selectthequizyougave
asanassessment.
4.Choose"scanpapers"from
thequizmenu.

5.Allowtheapplicationtoaccessyour
camera.Then,holdyourphonecamera
aboveoneresponseformatatime,making
suretheapplicationcanseeallfourcorners
ofthedocumenttoproperlyscanthe
responses.
Agreensquareineach
cornershowthatyouare
properlyscanningtheentire
form.
Individualdatawillshow
immediatelyforeachstudent.
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Data Generation:
Analyze Student Responses
1.Afteryouhavescannedeachresponse
formyoucananalyzeyourstudents'dataon
yoursmartphoneordesktopcomputer.

2.Onyoursmartphone:Openthe
"Quizmenu"byselecting
"Quizzes"fromtheburgermenu,
andthenselectingthespecific
quizyouwouldliketoanalyze.
a.Goto"ReviewPapers"inthequiz
menutoseealistofeachstudents'
scores.
b.Goto"ItemAnalysis"toviewan
itembreakdownforeachquestiononthe
assessment.

3.Onyourcomputer:gotothe"Quizzes"tab
inthetopnavigationbar.Selectthequiz
youwouldliketoanalyze.Fromhereyou
canseeanumberofdataanalysis
breakdownswhichyoucanexportasaPDF
orCSVdocument.
GroupData(WebPage"Quiz"View)

IndividualData(DataExport)

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