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myMCPS Classroom/Parent Portal

The Basics

bit.ly/mymcpsclassroom-basics

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Portal/Gradebook/myMCPS Classroom

  • The Parent/Student Portal, Gradebook, and myMCPS Classroom are separate platforms
  • Teachers have direct access to Gradebook and myMCPS Classroom
  • Parents can only “observe” their child’s gradebook and myMCPS Classroom

Pinnacle

Gradebook

Parent Portal

Teacher

Course Rosters

Graded Work

myMCPS

Classroom

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Which system does what?

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myMCPS Classroom & Course Navigation

Login to myMCPS Classroom at https://mcpsmd.instructure.com

myMCPS Classroom navigation

Course navigation

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Community Outreach Features & Tools

  • Create Announcements

  • Manage course Calendar with scheduled assignments and events

  • Upload resources to the course Files��
  • Email parents and/or students

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Announcements

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Course Calendar (Events)

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Select the course

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Files

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Choose file from myDocuments, USB drive or wherever files are stored. This is not the best way to bring in Google Drive Files.

Publish the file when you want others to see it

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Inbox

Use the Inbox to communicate with individual/groups of Students, Parents (Observers) or Sections of students

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Teaching & Learning Features & Tools

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Add a Co-teacher to a Course

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Enter teachers’ Google Apps email (@mcpsmd.net)

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Assignments

Submission type determines how you want students to turn in the work. Drop-down menu choices are:

  • External Tool
  • No Submission
  • Online
  • On Paper

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Assignments--External Tool

This feature is like the Google Classroom “Make a Copy” for each student. Selecting External Tool allows each student to get their own copy of the assignment.

Brings you to your drive to select the document you want to use

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Assignments--Online Submission

This submission type allows students to submit a document online in various formats.

Type right on the assignment

Links to videos and recordings

Students use the shareable link URL to submit

Attach files from other applications

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Resources

Challenges

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Self-Paced Learning

From myMCPS Classroom

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Resources