MBUSD PowerTeacher Gradebook Mac Solution

MBUSD PowerTeacher: https://mbusd.powerschool.com/teachers
 
PowerTeacher Gradebook: Getting Started
https://powersource.pearsonschoolsystems.com/demos/lms/powerteacher-gradebook-getting-started/index_lms.html

PowerTeacher Gradebook has a way of opening Mac that bypass Java which may cause following error: 'Gradebook is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the trash.'

Solution

1. Click on  (upper left) | System Preferences… | Security & Privacy ➟ Click on the ☞Lock (picture icon lower left) and enter your password (usually district email password) click on ☞Unlock
2. General ➟ 'Allow applications downloaded from:' click on ☞๏Anywhere
3. Click on Allow From Anywhere and launch PowerTeacher Gradebook

Optional: change back 'Allow applications downloaded from:' to ๏Mac App Store
*More information on Mac 101: http://goo.gl/FSnI1