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Zipgrade Instructions

1. The document provides directions for using the ZipGrade classroom assessment tool, including creating an account, setting up classes and rosters, administering assessments using scan forms, and analyzing student response data. 2. Teachers are instructed to create classes and import student rosters from their gradebook as a CSV file. They can then print customized scan forms and create answer keys on the ZipGrade app. 3. To generate data, teachers scan student response forms with their phone camera and can then view analysis of individual scores and item responses on their phone or exported from their online account.

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Zipgrade Instructions

1. The document provides directions for using the ZipGrade classroom assessment tool, including creating an account, setting up classes and rosters, administering assessments using scan forms, and analyzing student response data. 2. Teachers are instructed to create classes and import student rosters from their gradebook as a CSV file. They can then print customized scan forms and create answer keys on the ZipGrade app. 3. To generate data, teachers scan student response forms with their phone camera and can then view analysis of individual scores and item responses on their phone or exported from their online account.

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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

Getting Started: Creating a Roster


Continued...
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"

Getting Started: Add Your Students


Continued...
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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Putting ZipGrade Into Action:


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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