Created by Natalie Minichino

September 2019

Welcome to Ranney School! We are very happy to have you join us! Here at Ranney, teachers post homework and all other assignments on our online portal. This system puts all your assignments and other resources at your fingertips, but it might take some helpful tips and practice to make navigation easier. This booklet was designed to assist you in your transition to Ranney and to our portal. Let’s get started!

Logging In

To get started, please visit www.ranneyschool.org. From there, click on the LOG IN button on the top right of your screen.

Signing in to the System

After clicking the “Log In” button, you’ll be prompted to enter your email address. All Ranney students have unique email addresses with the same formula: Graduation year, last name, and first initial.

If my name is Jane Smith, and I’m in 7th grade, my email would be:

2025smithj

Your default password is: Ranney235

If the default password doesn’t work, please try Ranney OR ranney. You will be prompted to change this after your first log in. Please make your new password something you’ll be able to remember!

Home Page Screen

Once you successfully log in, you’ll land on our home screen. From this home page, you’ll be able to access all the resources you need for a successful school year. From this page, you can access:

• Your schedule and grades • Your homework/assignments • The lunch menu, calendars, important forms, the library

Navigating from the Homepage

From My Day (in green circle on left) you can access your grades (PROGRESS), your schedule (SCHEDULE), and your homework (ASSIGNMENT CENTER). You can also access these things in the individual task bar (circled in red).

Progress Page

The Progress page will show a list of your classes and your averages in each class. This sample student only has grades in one class right now because it’s only the start of the year.

This page lists your class name, teacher, assignments, and average. You can actually click through to your assignment center by clicking ASSIGNMENTS. You can also see all of your assignment grades by clicking SEE GRADE DETAIL.

Schedule Page

You can view your schedule on the Schedule page. Your classes are listed with times, teachers, and locations. To see a future or past schedule, just use the little arrow buttons to the left of the date (circled in green) and move through the dates.

Assignment Center

The assignment center is where you will find your homework, documents, links to assignments, information about tests, and a host of other information. You can access this page from MY DAY or from the Assignment Center link.

Teachers post homework for the week by Monday at 8:00 a.m. Please be sure to check the Assignment Center daily for any updates or changes.

In the Assignment Center, you’ll be able to see your classes (circled in red), the type of homework assignment (test, quiz, class preparation, homework) circled in green, the assignment details link (you can click on the details that are in BLUE text as they are hyperlinks that will take you to more information. You can find the due dates (and assigned dates) in purple. Lastly, you can keep track of the work you’ve done by clicking on CHANGE STATUS.

Changing Work Status

A helpful feature of the Assignment Center is being able to check off your completed work. This will help you keep track of the work you’ve already done. To change the status of an assignment, click on CHANGE STATUS (in red circle) and select whether the assignment is In Progress or Completed. It will then change the STATUS of the assignment in the STATUS column. Notice how the green Completed bubble is filled in next to the Selfie assignment due 9/5/19. That means this sample student completed the work.

Assignment Detail

Teachers provide more details on their homework assignments, but you need to CLICK the blue hyperlinks in the DETAILS portion (circled in ORANGE) of the Assignment Center to get to this information.

When you click the DETAILS link, you will get detailed information on the assignment. Please note, sometimes teachers also include handouts or worksheets in the DOWNLOAD section (circled in green). If the text is blue, it means it is a LINK. Click on it and then open the download.

Resources

Once you click Resources, you’re brought to this page (below). From here you can access the lunch menu, the library, news about Ranney, and the Middle School Backpack. The Middle School backpack has important forms and information.

Middle School Virtual Backpack

Notice there are some ‘Good to Know’ links in blue, some Middle School details, and the Ranney Roundup.

I hope this handout was helpful for you. If you have any questions about your password or email, please see Mr. Moller in tech. If you have questions about anything in this packet, please see your advisor or Mrs. Minichino.