Logging on as a Tutor

Once you have typed in your site access code and entered the lobby area, you must select the Staff/Tutor entrance. If you have not yet been registered on the system, you will have to ask your Site Supervisor to set your account up. If you already have your user name and password then:

Enter your user name and password into the logon box   Click the OK button. Unless you can be sure that you are the only person who will be using this computer, you should not choose the 'Remember my password' option.

The Main Menu Page and the Toolbar

The first page to appear is the Main Menu page. From here you can access many of the functions needed for the day-to-day operation of your site. Before examining some of these options, take a quick look at the toolbar at the top of the page. 

This toolbar will be present whenever you are logged on - it is key to the operation of many of the functions on your site. Its exact appearance will depend on whether you already have classes and students setup - don't worry if you don't as we will cover this a little later.

Clicking the 'Home' button will always return you to the Main Menu page. Next come two drop-down lists - these contain the currently selected class and the currently selected student from that class. When carrying out operations on classes and students, it is the selections in these drop-down lists which will be used. For example, in the toolbar above, choosing to add a new student will add it to the 'Period 4' class. Choosing the 'Delete Student' command would delete 'Scott Richards'. To work on a different class or student, simply select a new item from the the drop down list. Further options are available by clicking the menu links to the left of the drop-down lists.

Other items available from the toolbar include access to the Admin Menu - more on this later, and the Chat and Email utilities.

The exact appearance of the Main Menu page will depend on a number of site options including whether you have any classes and students set up. Two of the key items you will use from this menu will be:

	Quick Report - One of the key functions of this report is to give you a summary of all your students who are currently logged on.
	Reports - Use this button to call up more detailed class and student reports.

Use the on-line help for further information on these and the other items on the Main Menu page. This will be available to you once logged on.
 

Creating a New Class

One of the first things you will want to do is add your own classes and students (if this has not already been done for you).

Click the 'Admin' Menu in the toolbar.   Select the 'Add New Class' option.   Enter a unique name for the new Class.   Now choose the Schedule of work for this class.  The schedule determines the lessons of work that will be available to your students and the order in which they will appear. The options available are: a) Create a schedule containing all lessons available to your site. b) Create an empty schedule. c) Copy an existing schedule from another Class. Whichever option you choose you can edit the schedule later.   Click the 'Create' option to create the new class

Now that your class has been created, you will see it listed in the drop-down box in the toolbar.

Adding Students

Having created your class, you can now add students to it.

Logging Off

You can log off at any time by clicking the 'Log Off' link on the right of the toolbar. Logging off will not stop your students from working.

After logging off you should always close your browser by clicking the in the top right corner.