WELCOME PARENTS!
BUZZ DEMONSTRATION
AND INFORMATION
Parent Buzz
Demonstration
After tonight you should:
● Know how to access RDS/Buzz
● Understand the key features of the observer
account
● Understand the relationship between the RDS
views and the Buzz views
● Realize the power that Buzz holds for all
stakeholders
Parent Buzz
Demonstration
Go to www.cps.k12.in.us.
Click on RDS Parent /Student Access
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You should now be at this screen and ready to
enter your username and password.
After entering your username and password,
you can click Login or press the Enter key on
your keyboard.
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You can have the system automatically reset
your RDS password or unlock your account.
Click on the Forgot your password? link and
enter your username and answer to your secret
question. A new password will be emailed to
the address listed in your account.
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You can update
your email address
or change your
password via
account settings.
RDS Gradebook is
no longer available.
Grades only
available through
Buzz.
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A quick
grade
overview is
on the
schedule
tab
GP1-red frame
GP 2-green frame
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Observing: Shows you which student you are
viewing. All of the students you can observe are
listed in the drop down menu.
Parent name: Your name always appears here in the
corner.
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Items
appear in
the To-do
panel if
the
teacher
sets a due
date (not
required).
Overdue items say Past Due. Note that it’s possible that
the item has been turned in but not graded yet.
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The To-do panel is
searchable for
specific
assignments or by
course.
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Announcements are the way that most teachers
will communicate their weekly activities and due
dates. They show up on the home screen until
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After the initial reading, announcements can be
accessed via clicking on the three horizontal bars
and then on Communication.
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Quarterly grade--green frame
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The notifications
appear on the
course home
screen, below the
upcoming/most
recent section.
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Click on the three horizontal bars
and then Performance to start
looking more deeply at grades.
Click on Grades in the new
screen.
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Categories in ELA (red frame):
● Reading and Responding--Non
Fiction
● Reading and Responding-Literature
● Narrative Writing
● Informative Writing
● Argumentative Writing
● Use of Language
Passing scores show in
green; scores below 70%
will show in red.
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Paper icons usually mean that something has been submitted in the
system. It could also mean that an item has been started, but not
finished. Until the student finishes it and submits it, the teacher can’t
really grade it. Circular arrows mean that a student can resubmit the
work for a higher grade, allowing students to learn & master objectives.
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Grades: Shows the full semester’s worth of
assignments unless they are hidden from student
view.
Activity: Shows the time spent on activities done in
the Buzz LMS.
Objective Mastery: Shows mastery of the
standards in a course.
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For Me: Allows students to self-assign activities or
teacher to add for specific students
What if: Predicting grade if scores were different (may be
unavailable soon)
Analytics: Gives info on how class did (no names; may be
unavailable soon)
Badges: Can be assigned by teachers for specific
accomplishments, citizenship, and more
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Category grade
Assignment grade
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Clicking here will keep you
in the same relative view
(Activities, for example), but
will switch you to whatever
class you select.
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Clicking on Home will take
you back to the Home
screen.
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Clicking on the “image”
under your name will get
you to a Help link.
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Some trouble-shooting tips:
● We recommend using Chrome for the best user
experience.
● Be sure to always log off of Buzz when you are
done using it, especially if other family
members log into Buzz on that same device.
● If Buzz seems to take a long time to load,
consider clearing your browsing history, closing
the browser, restarting the browser, logging
into RDS, and clicking Buzz once again.
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You should now:
● Know how to access RDS/Buzz
● Understand the key features of the observer
account
● Understand the relationship between the
RDS views and the Buzz views
● Realize the power that Buzz holds for all
stakeholders
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Parent Help:
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Susan Bateman-Boswell
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