A hypothetical example of how an HTML layout could be used to organize student scores and display other information in Post'Em is shown below, between the red triangles. See the notes (below) for more explanation.

Introduction to Psychology

Score Report

General Information

Course:	P101: Introduction to Psychology
Section:	1234
Instructor:	Dr. Sarah Bellum
Lab Section:	5678
Lab Instructor:	Warren Piece
Semester:	Spring 2000

Your Scores

Name:	$1
Username:	$0
ID Number:	$2

Test Scores
Test 1	$3
Test 2	$4
Final Exam	$5

Totals
Total Points	$6
Percent	$7%
Final Grade	$8

Comments:	$9

Comparison with Class Scores

Scores	Your Scores	Maximum Possible	Class Average	Standard Deviation	Lowest in Class	Highest in Class
Test Scores
Test 1	$3	150	122	15	27	147
Test 2	$4	150	118	13	53	143
Final Exam	$5	200	163	24	98	197
Totals
Total Points	$6	500	403	52	361	487
Percent	$7%	100%	80%	10%	63%	97%
Final Grade	$8	A+	B-		D	A+

How Scores Are Totaled

Deliverable	Points	Multiply By	Percentage of Grade
Test 1	150	0.2	30%
Test 2	150	0.2	30%
Final Exam	200	0.2	40%
Total	500	0.2	100%

How Final Grades Are Assigned

Points	Percent	Grade
485 - 500	97 - 100 %	A+
470 - 484	94 - 96.9 %	A
450 - 469	90 - 93.9 %	A-
435 - 449	87 - 89.9 %	B+
420 - 434	84 - 86.9 %	B
400 - 419	80 - 83.9 %	B-
385 - 399	77 - 79.9 %	C+
370 - 384	74 - 76.9 %	C
350 - 369	70 - 73.9 %	C-
300 - 349	60 - 69.9 %	D
0 - 299	0 - 59.9 %	F

Notes

Overall, the scores were very good.
You can pick up your final exam in room PY123.
If you have any questions or see any errors, please contact the instructor.
For more information, see the course home page.
Don't forget to complete your instructor/course evaluation by May 1.
Have a great summer!

Notes About the Example Layout (Above)

Some of the features to note:
- Information is organized into sections by using tables and headers. Decide which sections you want in your layout and how to separate them.
  Some instructors create separate sections for each type of deliverable, e.g. tests, quizzes, homework assignments, projects, labs, attendance.
- Color is used to distinguish between table headings (blue), individual student information (yellow), and information for all students (white). Color could also be used to highlight alternate columns for readability.
- You would provide the student information and scores (in yellow) when you uploaded your scores file.
  The student username (usually the same as the student e-mail address) is always $0. The other fields ($1 through $9 in this case) are the other columns in the scores file.
  Using a layout, these fields can appear in any order, and the same field can appear more than once.
  It is a good idea to include the student's real name and maybe ID number as a check that the student is seeing the correct scores.
- Class score statistics such as average and standard deviation would need to be computed by a spreadsheet, statistics, or gradebook program. For example, to use Excel formulas to calculate grades and statistics, see pages 14-19 and 27-29 of Excel for Post'Em.
- There is a (hypothetical) mailto: link to the instructor or grader in case students detect errors.
- There is a (hypothetical) link to the course home page. You could also include the course logo and link it to the course home page.
- There is a link to QuizSite for instructor/course evaluations.
To see the HTML code for this sample layout, view the page source in your web browser.
To adapt this layout to your needs,
1. edit this page with an HTML editor such as Netscape Composer e.g. by choosing File, Edit Page (Netscape) or Edit, Page (Internet Explorer).
  or:
  save the file as an HTML file and open it with a text editor such as Windows Notepad
2. remove everything above and below the red triangles,
3. adjust it for your class,
4. save,
5. and upload it to Post'Em.