Teachers in SAU #19 can set up Scheduled Sync within their Schoology Gradebook to automatically sync grades on a daily basis to PowerTeacher Pro. Although the scheduled syncs will automatically sync any changes made during the schedule you set, you will still need to monitor for syncing errors, updates, or issues that may have occurred. To configure your scheduled syncs, please follow these directions:
1. Click on the PowerSchool button on the left side bar of your Schoology Course.
2. When the PowerSchool screen appear, click the Configuration tab.
3. Check the Schedule Sync box.
4. Select Daily from the drop-down menu. The Day will stay set as Sunday, but it will sync each day, so you can ignore the Day option.
5. Select a time frame for your sync by clicking on the drop-down menu for Time and selecting a desired time frame.
Please Note: Do not select the 12:00am - 3:00 am or 3:00am - 6:00am time frame as this is when all of our backend systems complete their nightly syncs, to avoid any syncing complications that may occur as a result of this.
6. Click Save Changes at the bottom of that screen.
Please Note: If you are using linked sections, click the section drop-down menu at the top left of the PowerSchool screen, and select the next section. Repeat these steps for all sections and remember to save after you set up EACH section.
7. Complete these steps for all Schoology Courses you teach. If you are a GHS Teacher with semester long classes, you will need to complete the set up for all S2 classes.
Your Schoology Gradebook will now automatically sync any changes to your PowerTeacher Pro Gradebook according to your configured settings. You will still need to check the Sync Log (clipboard icon) to check for Failed and Updates Available alerts. If errors are listed, click on the alert to see specific details and make any corrections needed. Then you can manually sync that assignment from the Sync Log. If there are any Updates Available alerts in the Sync Log even after the scheduled sync has occurred, then manually sync those assignments. At any point, you can manually sync assignments that you want to send to PowerTeacher Pro.