Although teachers in Grades 7-12 will setup Scheduled Syncing in Schoology to automate the syncing process to PowerTeacher Pro, they will still need to check their Sync Logs regularly to check for errors. Teachers can still manually sync assignments to PowerTeacher Pro through the Sync Log. To do this, please follow these directions:
1. Click on the Sync Log (clipboard icon) in the top right-hand side of the Schoology Gradebook.
2. Click the Grading Period drop-down and select the current grading period and then click the Status drop-down menu to filter by status. Sync Log filtering information can be located at the bottom of this article.
3. Click Sync All Changes at the top of the screen to sync all assignments that have had changes made to them or click the Sync button next to the assignments that need to be synced, to see each assignment manually.
Schoology Sync Log Filtering
To make using the Sync Log easier, Schoology has new filtering options available including filtering by:
- Grading Period
- Status
And sorting by:
- Assignment Title
- Due Date
- Last Successful Sync
Filter by Grading Period
The Sync Log defaults to show all Grading Periods. To change this, click the drop-down menu for Grading Period in the Sync Log and select the Grading Period you wish to view.
Filter by Status
Click the drop-down menu for Status in the Sync Log and select the desired Status option. Look for Failed and Updates Available messages.
Failed: Failed errors are usually due to a missing Category or Due Date. If any errors are displayed, hover over Review Error to see what to correct and then sync that assignment once fixed. If an error appears and is unexplained, such as “Unable to sync all grades. Some grades were successfully synced.” or “Unable to sync, please try resyncing”, delete the assignment from the Assignment List in PowerTeacher Pro and then resync the assignment from the Schoology Sync Log. If the message states that the assignment is locked, this is because it is associated with a past Grading Period that is locked in PowerTeacher Pro. You can use the Bulk Edit screen to quickly correct these errors. For directions on using the Bulk Edit screen, please click this link: SAU19 Knowledge Base - Using the Bulk Edit Screen.
Updates Available: If the Updates Available message is visible, this indicates that the assignment has not yet synced, changes were made to the assignment, or the assignment grades have been updated. These will sync upon the next Scheduled Sync, or you can manually sync them using the Sync All Changes button or clicking Sync next to each assignment with this message.
Opted Out: If you have an assignment in your Schoology Gradebook, but unchecked Sync to SIS then it will not sync the grades to PowerTeacher Pro and it will display as Opted Out in your Sync Log. You will not be able to sync the assignment unless you edit it, recheck Sync to SIS, and then sync it to PowerTeacher Pro.
Sort by Assignment, Due Date, and Last Successful Sync:
Click on the words Assignment, Due Date, and Last Successful Sync to sort the list of assignments in the Sync Log. It is recommended that teachers filter their assignments by Grading Period and Status prior to sorting the assignment list. This sorting can be changed to be ascending or descending alphabetically/chronologically. To change the order, click on the Assignment, Due Date, or Last Successful Sync button a second time.