SOS Reports and Application Functions

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Switched-On Schoolhouse® 2016
Reports & Application Functions
Switched-On Schoolhouse® 2016 -Reports & Application Functions
Released04/2016
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Contents
Welcome 3
AboutThisGuide 3
ViewandPrintStudentReports 5
AvailableReports 6
PreviewandPrintOptionsforReports 6
AttendanceReport 7
DailyHomeworkReport 9
DailyWorkReport 11
GradeReport 12
ReportbyDateRanges 13
PastDueReport 14
ProgressReport 16
CreateandPrintReportCards 18
SubjectReport 23
CreateandPrintTranscripts 25
HowtoUsetheTranscriptTemplate 28
ViewandprinttheUnitDetailsreport 29
ViewandprinttheAssignmentDetailsreport 30
ManageYourApplication 33
BackUpandRestoreYourSOSFiles 34
BackupyourSOSfiles 34
RestoreyourSOSbackupfiles 36
ChangeYourHomePageTheme 37
CheckforSOSCurriculumRevisions 38
CheckforSOSSystemUpdates 39
ExportandImportStudentSchoolworkforUseonOtherComputers 40
Exportschoolworktocreateafileforuseonanothercomputer 41
Importschoolworkfiletoanothercomputer 43
ConfigureSecuritySettings 44
Changeyourteacherpassword 44
SetupapasswordandenableProblemHelps 45
Enablestudentpasswords 46
UsetheSOSSetupWizard 46
SelectaSchoolTerm 47
CreateYourSchoolCalendar 48
SetUpStudents 51
InstallCurriculum 53
AssignSubjectstoStudents 56
UsetheSOSTeacherHelpandAccessOtherAssistance 59
SearchtheHelpfile 59
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Index 61
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Welcome
WelcometoSwitched-OnSchoolhouse®(SOS)HomeEdition!
SOScombinesatraditionalmastery-basedlearningwithmultimediaandacurriculumbuiltonaBiblicalworldviewtohelp
yourstudentsbuildasolideducationalfoundation.Foryouasateacher,SOSlaysoutyourlessonplans,doesover90%of
allgrading,retainsallstudentrecords,freeingyouupfrommuchoftheadministrativeworkload,soyoucanfocusonyour
students.SOSalsooffersyoutheabilityofcustomizingcurriculum,andsettingstobestmeettheneedsofeachofyour
students.
SOSisafeature-richapplication,givingyou lotsofflexibilitytomeetyourneedsaswellasthoseofeachstudent.Wewant
usingittobeagreatexperienceforyouandyourstudent,sowealsoprovidelotsofhints,tipsandhelpalongtheway!
Ifyouareafirst-timeSOSuser,wesuggestyoustartwiththedefaultsettingsforyourschoolandyourstudent.Theseare
settingsusedbythemajorityofteachersandstudentswhohavebeenusingSOSforthepastyearsaswellasoptionsused
bymanyschoolsovertheyears.Youcanthenchangethemasyoufindtheneed.Changestosettingsareappliedtoany
workthestudenthasalreadycompletedaswellasworkyettodo.
AboutThis Guide
ThisguideexplainshowtocreateandprintallavailableSOSTeacherreportsaswellashowtoperformadministrative
functionsforyourSOSapplication,suchasconfiguringsecuritysettings,backingupandrestoringyourSOSfiles,importing
andexportingstudentschoolworkbetweencomputers,andmore.
Anotheravailableteacherguide,"LessonBookFunctions",explainsthebasicfeaturesandfunctionsoftheLessonBook,
suchashowtoview,manage,andgradeassignmentsforyourstudents,aswellashowtousetheLessonPlanto
rescheduleschoolwork,trackstudentattendance,andmore.Italsoexplainshowtocustomizelearninginspecificsubjects
forindividualstudents.
Need some additionalassistance?
Onmanyofthescreens(windows)inSOSTeacher,youwillseea buttonoricon.ClickittoopentheSOSTeacherHelp
filetoseeinformationand/orinstructionsforthetaskyouaretryingtodoorexplanationsofthewindowyouareviewing.Or,
justpresstheF1keyonyourkeyboardtoopentheSOSTeacherHelpfile.Formoreinformation,see"UsetheSOSTeacher
HelpandAccessOtherAssistance"onpage59.
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View and Print Student Reports
Switched-OnSchoolhouse®(SOS)automaticallyrecordsstudentscoresandkeepsup-to-daterecordsofgradesand
activities.Asstudentsanswerproblems,theirworkisgradedandtheirscoresarerecorded.Whentheyfinishassignments,
theirassignment,unit,andsubjectscoresarecomputedanddisplayedonboththeSchoolworkscreensinSOSStudentand
theLessonBookscreensinSOSTeacher.Thisisdesignedsothatyouandyourstudentscaneasilyseehowwellthey’re
doingintheirstudiesatanygiventime.SOSalsotrackstheamountoftimeeachstudentspendsineverysubject,asthey
readthepresentationmaterial,playthegames,andworktheproblems,soyouarebetterabletoassesshoweffectivelyyour
studentsareusingtheirtime.
OnyourTeacherHomepage,theReportswidgetprovideslinkssothatyoucaneasilyaccessmostoftheSOSreports
whichconsolidateallthisinformation,allowingyoutoviewandprintstudentgrades,aswellasevaluatethewayyour
studentsarespendingtheirtimewhileinSOS.
Note IfyouareusingtheSOS"Classic"themeforSOSTeacher,youseeaReports buttonthatdisplaystheReports
menu.
Youhavenotonlyup-to-the-minutestatusonhowstudentsareprogressingbutalsotheabilitytoprintreportsforyour
students’records.Severalreportsallowyoutocustomizetheinformationincludedinthereports.
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AvailableReports
Available Reports
Chooseoneoftheseavailablereports:
AttendanceReport:Viewandprintadetailedlistofdaysanddatesastudentattendedschool.TheTeachermust
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useattendancetrackingforstudentsfortheinformationtoappearintheAttendanceReport.See"AttendanceReport"
onthefacingpage.
DailyHomeworkReport:Viewandprintalistofallschoolworkassignedtothestudentfortheselecteddate,within
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thestudent’scurrentterm.See"DailyHomeworkReport"onpage9.
DailyWorkReport:Viewandprintalistofassignmentsstudentsworkedonduringaspecifieddaterange.Each
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assignmentdisplaysonthelastdaythestudentworkedonit,withthecurrentgradeandassignmentstatusfora
selectedtimeperiodorasummaryofthenumberofdaysastudentattendedschooleachmonthinthedesignated
period.See"DailyWorkReport"onpage11.
GradeReport:Viewandprintstudent’ssubjectgrades,theindividualunitandassignmentgradeswithinthe
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subjects.See"GradeReport"onpage12.
PastDueReport:Viewandprintalistofoverdueassignmentsforeachselectedstudent.See"PastDueReport"on
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page14.
ProgressReport:Viewandprintthepercentcompleteforeachsubjectassignedtothestudent.See"Progress
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Report"onpage16.
ReportCard:Viewandprintastudent’ssubjectgradesforagiventerm.See"CreateandPrintReportCards"on
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page18.
SubjectReport:Viewandprinttheamountoftimeeachselectedstudenthasspentoneachassignedsubjectaswell
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astheirtotaltimespentinSOS.See"SubjectReport"onpage23.
Transcript:Create,viewandprintalistofcoursestheselectedstudentcompletedbyterm,includinglettergrade,
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creditsearnedandgradepointaverage(GPA).See"CreateandPrintTranscripts"onpage25.
Additionally,SOShastwootherreports,notaccessedfromtheReportswidgetormenu.TheUnitDetailsandAssignment
Detailsreportsgiveyouinformationontheperformanceofaselectedstudentineitherthechosenunitorasingle
assignment.YoucanaccessthesereportsbyclickingtheAssignmentslinkintheLessonBookwidgetonyourHome
Page.
FortheUnitDetailsreport,see"ViewandprinttheUnitDetailsreport"onpage29.
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FortheAssignmentDetailsreport,see"ViewandprinttheAssignmentDetailsreport"onpage30.
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Note IfyouareusingtheSOS"Classic"themeforSOSTeacher,toaccesstheUnitDetailsandAssignmentDetails
reports,clickLessonPlan>Assignmentstabforaselectedstudent.
Previewand PrintOptions forReports
WhenyouinstalledSOS,theinstallationprocessautomaticallyinstalledtheSAP®CrystalReports®runtimeenginesothat
youcouldeasilypreviewandprintreportsfromSOSTeacherandSOSStudent.Whenyouprevieworprintareport,theSAP
CrystalReportsvieweropensandprovidesseveraltoolsidentifiedintheexamplebelow.
Item Tool Description
A Export Allowsyoutoexportthereporttoanotherformat,suchasMicrosoft®WordorExcel®.Youneedtohave
report theapplicationtobeabletoopenthereportintheformatselected.
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AttendanceReport
Item Tool Description
B Print Openstheprintoptionswindow.
report
C Copy Selecttextinthereportandcopyittopasteintoanotherapplication.
D Paging Navigatethroughthepagesofthereport.
controls
E Find Enterakeywordtofindtheiteminthereportpreview.
text
F Zoom Magnifythereportpreview.
Attendance Report
TheinformationintheAttendanceReportcomesfromtheteachertrackingstudentattendance.TheAttendanceReport
hastwooptionswhichletyoudecidethelevelofdetailyouwanttosee:
Detailedreport:Letsyouselectaterm,levelofdetail,andthestudent(s)toincludeinthereport.Detailshowsthe
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studentwitheachdaytheyattendedtoschoolwork.
Summaryreport:Showsthetotalnumberofdaysthestudent(s)attendedschoolforthemonth.
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ToviewandprintanAttendanceReport:
1. OnyourHomepage,intheReportswidget,clickAttendanceReport.
2. FromtheTermslist,selectaschoolterm.
3. UnderLevelofdetailoption,selecteithertheDetailedreportortheSummaryreport.
4. UnderSelectstudent(s),clickthecheckboxbesidethenameofeachstudentwhoseAttendanceReportyouwant
tocreate.ThisactionenablesthePreviewandPrintbuttons.
5. Toviewwhatthereportlookslikewithyourselectedoptions,clickPreview.Ifthestudent(s)doesnothave
attendancerecords,amessageappears.ClickOK.Formoreinformationaboutthepreviewtools,see"Previewand
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AttendanceReport
PrintOptionsforReports"onthepreviouspage.
6. Toprintthereport,clickPrint.Ifthestudent(s)doesnothaveattendancerecords,amessageappears.ClickOK.
Samples
BelowaresamplesoftheAttendanceReports.
Detailedreport
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