Here is a brief overview for using the Infinite Campus Grade Book for CCS Teachers. For helpful videos and documentation that is more in depth, please visit Campus Community. Instructions on how to access Campus Community and other helpful tools can be found on the Campus Support page.
Log in:
Go to www.ccsoh.us and select Staff then the Infinite Campus link. Use the same username and password as your email. Every time you change your login it will change for Infinite Campus as well.
- Click on the App Switcher (looks like 9 little boxes) and select Campus Instruction. If there is not a Grade Book link on the left side of your screen you are in Campus Tools, and not Campus Instruction. You can change this in settings so that you are automatically directed to Campus Instruction when you log in.
- You will also see an option here that says Campus Community; if you select this you have access to news, forums where you can search or post a specific question, and also the knowledge base, which includes videos, tutorials and virtual labs.
In the top right verify the current year and school. The log off button is also in the top right of the screen.
Set Preferences
Before proceeding, it is a good practice to create your account preferences. This only has to be done once. However, these options can be changed at any time throughout the school year.
Grade Book Settings and Preferences
- Options:
- +Add – adds assignments
- Sort
- Filter
- Grade Book Setup: Categories and Grade Calc Options are referred to above.
- Curriculum List: View a list of all assignments in the class selected in the Grade Book.
- Section Groups: Section Groups allow a teacher to group similar sections together in a single grade book view. Groups make scoring assignments easier by combining matching assignments into shared columns in the grade book. Selected groups apply to the grade book view only. However, all calculations and graphs (for Traditional Grading and Standards-Based) presented in the grade book view do cover all students in a section group
- Curriculum Copier: Copy assignments created in one class to other classes.
- Other:
- Help: More information about Box and Whisker diagrams, etc.
- Web Site Address: Communicate a web site for your course through the Portal.
- Preferences
Rosters
- Shows each student with grade level, flags (These can include custody information, LEP information, and IEP information.), and medical alerts.
- Can click on a student name and it takes you to an overview for that student. While you are looking at a student you can click “to student information” in blue at the top of the student information, and it will take you to a much more detailed screen, including the student’s schedule, transcript, and test scores.
- The Roster can be viewed by All (the default), Active, Incoming or Dropped.
- Report Options: The Roster can be printed with or without student addresses.
To get back to Campus Instruction you need to select the box in the upper right corner and then select Campus Instruction.
Seating Charts
- Click new (Upper left side.)
- Pick the course
- Name the chart
- Set the number of columns and rows you want, as well as if you want space between the seats.
- You have the choice for it to autofill, but once you are on the seating chart you also have the ability to drag and drop students. (It automatically will switch the two students with each other if you place a student on top of another student.)
- Select Save
- Click new again and go directly to another class if you want.
- Once you have created seating charts you will be able to use them for attendance.
Student Groups
You would use this in order to assign some students within a course an assignment, without having to assign it to everyone, and then exempt the students who would not be doing the assignment. (This becomes confusing to students to see assignments which they are not to complete.) The most common uses of this include: IEP students with reduced assignments or extended time, students with extended absences, or students with transfer grades from a different teacher or period.
- New
- Name the group (This can be seen by students.)
- Add students to the group.
- Save
Reports (Grade Book)
- Grade Book export: exports assignments to excel
- Student Summary
- Select one or multiple students per page.
- Show assignment detail, and select the information you wish to see on the printed report.
- You can select information regarding the grade summary and extra items selected.
- You can sort by student name or id number
- Select students and assignments
- Generate report.
- Section Summary: This is similar to a paper copy of your Grade Book.
Reports (Planner)
- Blank Spreadsheet: This can be used to take attendance on paper, record assignments, for a substitute to record information on, etc.
Reports (Roster)
- Blank Spreadsheet can be found here as well.
- Portal Usage: Gives weekly login information for the student and parent portal for a one month time period.
Attendance Roster aka Register Report
This report is in Campus Tools. Click the App Switcher > Campus Tools.
- On the Index tab, click Attendance.
- Click Reports.
- Click Register.
- What Report Type would you like? Select Course Section Attendance Register.
- Select other options as appropriate.
- What options would you like to use for printing? Select Include only Instructional Days and Use District Attendance Codes.
- Generate Report.
Helpful Tips
Never log into Infinite Campus more than once IN THE SAME BROWSER!
If you cannot see all of your classes, or students in your class, try the following:
- Check the year at the top of the Infinite Campus page
- Check the school at the top of the Infinite Campus page
- Log out of Infinite Campus, then back in
- Try using a different internet browser
- If you are using a tablet or other mobile device, log into Infinite Campus using a computer
- Try clearing the browser cache
If all students are not on your roster in Infinite Campus, or students display who are not in your class, notify your school scheduler as soon as possible.
Do not wait until the last day or two of the open grading window to enter grades. Allow time to resolve any issues that may occur.