12.2.3 Use Case 1 - Taking Attendance (For Single Session Only)
Note
For creating repeated sessions, please refer to 12.4 Attendance Module
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Go to Editing Mode, on the Course Page, click the "Actions Icon" on the top right corner and select "Turn editing on" to manage the course content.
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Go the Week / Topic, click "Add an activity or resource".
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Select "Choice" and click "Add" button.
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Choice Name : Indicating the class schedule.
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Description : Adding instruction of how to take attendance.
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Options : e.g. "Present".
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Availability : Set the answering period. From: class start time. Until: class end time.
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Actibity completion :
- Completion tracking : Show activity as complete when conditions are met.
- Require view : Student must view this activity to complete it.
- Require view : Show as complete when user makes a choice.
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Click "Save and display".
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[Display] Choice Name.
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[Display] Choice Description.
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[Display] Options.
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Edit Choice settings.
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View Students' Responses.
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Students' Responses
Note
To have the column "Not answered yet", set "Show column for unanswered" to "Yes" under Results section.
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Download the completed students' responses into excel format.
Summary Excel File : Student Fullname, Student Number, Group, Choice (Attendance).
Note
The attendance activity can be duplicated for the next week class. With "Editing On", click "Edit" for the attendance activity, choose "Duplicate". The same attendance activity has been created and placed below the original one. The name, availability date and time to be revised for the next week class. For the details of Re-using course materials, please refer to [15 Re-use Teaching Materials].
Note
For creating repeated sessions, please refer to 12.4 Attendance Module
Student's View : Before available period
Student's View : During available period
Student's View : After available period
12.2.3 Use Case 2 - Forming Groups
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Go to Editing Mode, on the Course Page, click the "Actions Icon" on the top right corner and select "Turn editing on" to manage the course content.
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Go the Week / Topic, click "Add an activity or resource".
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Select "Choice" and click "Add" button.
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Choice Name : Indicating the class schedule.
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Description : Adding instruction of how to form groups.
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Display options vertically.
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Actibity completion :
- Allow choice to be updated : Yes. [Students can update their choices within the available period.]
- Allow more than one choice to be selected : No. [Students can only choose one group.]
- Limit the number of responses allowed : Yes. [Set the max. group members for each group.]
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Option : e.g. "Group A/B/C/D" / "Group 1/2/3/4".
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Limit : number of max. group members.
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Availability : Set the answering period.
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Results :
- Publish results : Always show results to students. [Before making a group choice, students can know who are in the groups.]
- Privacy of results : Publish full results, showing names and their choices. [Before making a group choice, students can know who are in the groups.]
- Show column for unanswered : Yes. [Teachers can assign unanswered students to groups later.]
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Actibity completion :
- Completion tracking : Show activity as complete when conditions are met.
- Require view : Student must view this activity to complete it.
- Require view : Show as complete when user makes a choice.
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Click "Save and display".
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[Display] Choice Name.
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[Display] Choice Description.
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[Display] Options.
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Edit Choice settings.
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View Students' Responses.
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Students' Responses
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Download the completed students' responses into excel format.
Summary Excel File : Student Fullname, Student Number, Group, Choice.
Student's View
Before making a group choice, students can know who are in the groups.
Assigning Groups to Nonanswered Students by Teacher
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On the Choice Summary Page, click "View n responses" to view students' responses.
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Refer to the "Not answered yet" column, select the nonanswered student(s) by clicking the corresponding checkbox(es).
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Click "With selected" menu.
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Choose "Choose: XXX" for assigning the student(s) to a group.
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Teacher has selected a choice on behalf of the student (i.e. assigned to a group).