Website Help

Parent / Student Website Help for Common Questions

We have received many website questions from our parents and students.  Most recent questions are about how to find class information, how to contact teachers, and how to find assignments and grades online.  This article will address these questions along with detailed step by step instructions on how to answer each question.  We want this transition to be as easy as possible, so please let us know if you are still having issues.  Thank you again for your patience as we all move into our new Course Management System.

How to find your student classes on the website?

1. Open your computer Browser (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari, Foxfire, etc. basically, the program you use on your computer to access the internet)
2. Type www.brightonacademy.net into the address bar.
3. Log into the website using either your parent or student user name and password (what you used to register)
4. Click on the "Courses" tab in the upper middle menu bar.
5. You will now be shown a window that has "Overview for my courses".  Each course you or your student is enrolled in is now shown on the main screen.
6. Click on any of your courses to be taken directly to that course front page. 
7. To review another course, click on the "back arrow" button within your browser (usually on the top left of your screen) OR click on the "Brighton" link under the Brighton Logo on the upper left of the window (or screen) 
8. If your browser (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Foxfire etc.  whichever program you use on your computer) asks you if you wish to resend / reload the page request - select yes or OK (depending on browser).
9. Select another course and repeat. 

Where do I find the class room assignment?

1. Go to Fall 2010 Menu tab.
2. Select / download Fall 2010 Class Schedule. 
3. Room assignments are located on the schedule after each class name.

How to check for my student's assignments on the website?

1. There are different ways teachers can give assignments.  Manual or Automated. 
2. Manual Assignments can be entered into the text / summary for each week.  Go to the course front page per instructions above and read the information given by the teacher for the period you would like to review.  The teacher can simply write your assignments as part of the class summary or within an attached document. 
3. Automated Assignments will also show up on the course calendar.  If a teacher adds an assignment as an activity block within the weekly outline, the course calendar will be updated to show when that assignment is due.  As we are just starting out with this system, please do not expect all assignments to be loaded this way.  Always check your class notes and look for Manual Assignments within the weekly outline that the teacher has posted on the website.
4. If you are not sure if you have an assignment due, please refer to your class notes or contact your teacher. 

How to contact your teacher (or other Brighton members) with the website?

1. Please ask your teacher for their preferred method of being contacted.  Most will prefer to be contacted by email, personal message (PM), etc.
2. To send a message to your teacher, the website uses a personal messaging (PM) system with email notification.  When you send a personal message, the recipient will also receive an email telling them that you have sent them a message. 
3. To send a teacher a PM / email - you must first log into the site.
4. Open your computer Browser (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Foxfire, etc.)
5. Type www.brightonacademy.net into the address bar.
6. Log into the website using either your parent or student user name and password.
7. Click on the "Community" tab in the upper middle menu bar.  
8. In the Community page, select the Friends -> Advanced Search.
9. Under criteria, select "Name" ; "contains"; and fill in for example, the first or last name of the teacher you are looking for.  For example, if you are looking for Daniel Schwabauer, you could enter "Dan". 
10. All people with the name Dan appears in the search result.  You can then page down to find the right person - in this example, Daniel Schwabauer.
11. Within the person's box is a link called "Write message".  Click on this link and a message box will open. 
12. Write your Subject and Message and click on the "send" button.  The teacher / person has now been sent a Personal Message.  Within 5 minutes, they will also receive an email containing a link to this message as well - letting them know you have sent them this message. 
13. When they reply, you will also receive an email and PM.

How to check my student(s) grades?

1. We first want to stress that this is a new system so please be flexible with your teachers as they move into the system over the next few months.  At Brighton Academy, we have required that the online Grade Book system be used with our Jr. and Sr. High classes.  For elementary classes, the grade book system is optional for the teachers to use.  Please discuss grading issues with the teacher directly.  If you do have any specific class grade questions, you can send your teacher a PM per instructions above. 
2. Student Grade Summary Report - To review the student grade summary, log in as the student.  Select the "Home" tab at the upper left of the window.  You will see a "User Menu" on the middle to lower right hand side of the website.  In the User Menu - you will find a link called "My Grades".  Selecting this will show the summary grades for each class the student is enrolled in. 
3. Student Detailed Grade Report - To review the detailed student grades for a particular class, log in as the student, then select the "Courses" menu item in the upper middle of the website.  Click on the course name you would like to review.  Once in the course front page, select "Grades" within the "Administration" block on the middle left of the window.  Only your Student's grades will then be displayed.  Please note that you will only be able to see your own student's grades.  You do not have access to other student's grades. 
4. Student Grade Summary Report via Parent Log-In - The last way to review grades is to log in as the Parent.  Click on the "Courses" menu tab.  Click on the name of your student in the "Your Student and Progress Reports" block.  Your student's profile page will appear.  Click on a course then select the tab called "Activity Reports" and then select "Grade".  Your Students grades are then displayed for that class.  
5. Note that there is more information available under the "Activity Reports" including summary and detailed log files showing where your student visited while working in the Course section of the website, how long they spent in each area, what items they worked on, etc.  This log information is only available via the Parent or Teacher log in.  Note you can only see log files for your student's only.