Assignments in SmartMusic 2011 – Part 1 - Set Up

With SmartMusic 2011 we’ve revised the assignment process in lots of small ways that add up to big improvements. This week we’ll look at how to set up your account to use the Gradebook feature.

Step 1
You need to launch SmartMusic 2011 to begin. When you do, you’ll be greeted by the friendly Home screen, and prompted to log in:

Step 2
Next you’ll see a screen similar to the one below. Get rolling by clicking Add School. If your school isn’t immediately listed, you can expand your search geographically or type in a different ZIP code.

Step 3
Check off what classes you teach and type in your name as you want it to appear to students.

Step 4
Create a Security Key and type it a second time. This additional password helps to keep your grades more secure. It can be the same as your previous Impact Security Key if you like, but please make sure it’s not the same as your account password!

Step 5
Now to get your school year up and running! Click Add where you see your Classes in the upper-left:

Here you can select at which school the class is offered, the name of the class, the grading scale (which is editable, like in previous years), and you can define your school year all at once. It’s a lot of options … but it definitely doesn’t look overwhelming:

For each additional class you want to offer, repeat Step 5. You can edit them later if you need to make changes. Once you’ve created the classes you need, it’s time to open up music inside SmartMusic and start creating assignments – and we’ll do just that next time! Feel free to work ahead – there’s a great video to help you get up and running.

Let us know how it’s working for you by clicking on “Comments” below.