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NetClassroom Log-in    NOTE:  NetClassroom does not support Safari or Opera (Apple) browers.  Please use Firefox instead.

NetClassroom Instructions

Welcome to Des Moines Christian School NetClassroom.  We are excited to offer you online access to academic information, including grades, attendance, conduct, report cards, and transcripts.

NetClassroom is Easy to Use

• You can use the navigation bar at the top of the page to open new pages.  For example, from the Students menu on the navigation bar, you can access the Assignments page.

• You can select the information to appear on your Home page and calendar by clicking Customize on the navigation bar.

• Use the task bar at the left of the screen to control what information appears and in what format, and to view announcements. For example, on the Schedule page, you can select to display schedules in a list, grid, or calendar.

• On any page in NetClassroom, you can click links to open related pages. For example, if you click the course name Algebra I on the Grades page, the Course Catalog page for Algebra I appears.

NetClassroom Ensures Each Family’s Privacy

Parents
With your unique NetClassroom user ID and password, you can view academic records for your child or children. Other users cannot access your family’s information.

Students
With your unique NetClassroom user ID and password, you can view your own academic records. Other students cannot access your information.

Logging Into NetClassroom

Using Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or 7 on a PC or Mozilla Firefox on a Mac, enter http://66.185.12.91:8080/NetClassroom7 or from DMCS.org click on NetClassroom on the homepage.  On the NetClassroom login screen, enter the online user ID and password attached to this letter.  For security reasons, do not share this information with anyone.

• To edit your online password, select Change Password from the Administrative menu.  Your password can be a maximum of 20 characters and is not case-sensitive. Select a password that others cannot easily guess. 

NetClassroom Helps Keep You Informed 

NetClassroom gives you easy access to schedules, course requests, the course catalog, the school/class calendar, assignments, grades, report cards, transcripts, attendance, conduct, billing statements, and graduation status.

• Find out when classes meet.  

  To open the Schedule page, select Schedule from the Classes menu. On the Schedule page, you can view a student’s schedule for a specific academic year, session, and term.

• See what we offer.  
  To open the Course Catalog page, select Course Catalog from the Classes menu.

• View the school/class calendar.  

  To open the School Calendar page, select School Calendar from the Classes menu.  For each month, you can view items such as school holidays, field trips, and exams.  For other school events, please refer to your hardcopy DMC calendar.

• View class announcements and documents.
  To view announcements teachers have posted for classes and documents they have uploaded, select Class Information from the Classes menu.

• Verify the dates and details of homework assignments, quizzes, and tests.  
  To open the Assignments page, select Assignments from the Students menu. On this page, you can view assignment information by day, week, or month. To open the Daily Grades page for a class, click the check mark picture beside the class name. To view any documents associated with assignments, view assignments by day.

• Review grades for the current academic year.
  To open the Grades page, select Grades from the Students menu.  If a marking column displays a grade, you can click the grade to view assignment grades on the Daily Grades page. On the Grades page, you can also click a teacher’s name to view contact information for the teacher on the Faculty Information page. On this page, you can click the listed e-mail address to contact the teacher by e mail. 

• Keep track of progress between report cards. On the Daily Grades page, you can view a running marking column average and running category averages for a marking column and class. The Percent of Grade column displays the percentage of the grade each category is worth (such as 20% for the Homework category, 20% for the Quizzes category, and 60% for the Tests category). On this page, you can also view assignment grades. You can use the Category field to determine the assignments to appear.  For example, select Tests in the Category field to display only assignments in the Tests category.  To list each assignment grade as a percentage (score divided by maximum achievable score), you can select Percentage in the Grade to Display field.  For example, if a student scores 20 out of a possible 25 points, the assignment grade displays as 80%. To list both the actual numeric score and the maximum achievable score for each assignment grade, you can select Actual Points in the Grade to Display field. You can access the Daily Grades page by either clicking a marking column grade on the Grades page or clicking the check mark picture beside a class name on the Assignments page.

• Review report cards.  
  To view the most recent report card, select Report Card from the Students menu. 

• Review transcripts.  
  To view the most recent transcript, select Transcript from the Students menu.

• Keep track of absences and tardies.  
  To open the Attendance page, select Attendance from the Students menu.  On this page, you can list attendance by day or class.

• View conduct records.
  To open the Conduct page, select Conduct from the Students menu.  On this page, you can view the date, infraction, consequence, the faculty/staff member who reported the infraction, the faculty/staff member assigned to the consequence, and the status of the consequence.

• View billing statements.  
  To view the most recent billing statement, select Statement from the Students menu.  We expect billing statements to be available by October 2008.

When Can I Use NetClassroom?

You can log into NetClassroom between 5am and midnight every day, including Saturday and Sunday.

NetClassroom FAQs

For answers to common questions, select FAQs from the Administrative menu.

Troubleshooting Access Issues

If you have trouble accessing NetClassroom, try the following:

• Add NetClassroom as a secure website to your Internet browser.

• Use these browsers for NetClassroom: Internet Explorer for PCs or Firefox for Macs.

• Check your firewall or antivirus programs to ensure content filtering or parental settings are not blocking the NetClassroom website.

• If you are using Internet Explorer 7, turn off the Phishing Filter settings (Tools, Phishing Filter, Turn Off Automatic Website Checking).