You had a choice of two types of new reports on the previous page:
Assignment Reports - These reports focus primarily on classes reports and student progress. They are listed in the left text box.
Administrative Reports - They provide lists of A+LS system elements, ranging from lists of grade types and curriculum components to active users. These reports are displayed in the right text box.
The type of report determines what you will be asked to do on this page.
Assignment Reports always require you to select:
Class - Typically the name of one of the classes assigned to you.
School - Your school's name. Since most A+LS systems serve a single school the default value that appears in the drop box probably won't need to be changed.
Assignment Reports may also require you to select:
Assignment List - A collection of individual assignments, often named for a time period such as "Week One" or the subject covered by the lessons, for example "The Age of Exploration".
Date Range - You are asked to define the period of time that the report covers. You'll set beginning and end dates. For step-by-step information see Selecting a Date Range below.
Objective Set - Normally state standards such as the New Jersey Content Standards, but the list may also include specialty sets like the SAT-9 Instructional Objectives.
Student - The name of the student you want the report to focus on, typically displayed as "last name, first name".
Many of the Administrative Reports require no additional information and immediately display the report. But some Administrative Reports may ask you to select one or more of the following:
Class - Typically the name of one of the classes assigned to you.
Curriculum Area - The broad subject category, such as Mathematics or Language Arts.
Curriculum Subject - A+LS subject modules, for example, Algebra I Part 1 or Building Vocabulary III.
Grade - Kindergarten through Twelfth, though the list may also include custom grade levels added by your school or district.
Objective Set - Typically state standards such as the Arizona Academic Standards, though the list may also include specialty sets like the SAT-9 Instructional Objectives.
School - Most A+LS systems only serve a single school. So if the default value that appears in the drop box matches your school you don't need to make any changes.
Strand - A set of lessons grouped by concept, such as Root Words or Human Body.
User - A User is anyone with a record in the A+LS system, typically displayed as "last name, first name". A User can be a Student, Teacher, or Administrator.
Making Your Selections
Some Assignment Reports just need you to set the School or Class drop boxes to generate your report. Some Administrative Reports require no additional information and will jump straight to Step 3 - Reviewing the Report. The rest of the reports require a bit more information.
• At anytime you can click on the View and Print Reports button on the toolbar to select a different report.
1. Using the mouse, click on the Select a school drop box (top of the page), opening it.
2. Using the mouse, click on the appropriate school.
• If a scroll bar appears in any drop box then it means there are more options than can be shown in the box. Use the scroll bar to browse down the list until you find the correct selection and click on it.
3. Click on the Select a class drop box, use the scroll bar if necessary to find the user's class, then click on it.
4. If there are additional drop boxes then set them just as you did for school and class.
• Click on the hotlink if you would like assistance Selecting a Date Range.
5. Click on the Continue button to proceed to Step 3 - Reviewing the Report, where the report will be generated.
OR
Click on the Cancel button to return to the previous page where you can select a different report.
Selecting a Date Range
While most selections such as School or Class use a single drop box Select a Date Range requires you to set up to 12 drop boxes. This is much easier than it first appears because you don't normally need to set the time related drop boxes, which reduces the number to a more manageable six settings.
• At anytime you can click on the View and Print Reports button on the toolbar to select a different report.
• First you'll set the Begin date.
1. Click on the beginning Month drop box, then click on the desired month.
2. Select the beginning Day using its drop box.
3. Finish selecting the beginning date by setting the Year.
• Notice that Hour and Minute aren't drop boxes. They are text boxes, where you will type in the beginning time.
4. Click in the Hour text box, then type in the desired hour (must be a number between 1 and 12).
5. Click in the Minute text box, and type in the desired minutes (must be a number between 00 and 59).
6. Use the final Begin date drop box to set AM or PM.
7. Repeat steps 1 through 6 to set the End date.
8. Click on the Continue button to proceed to Step 3 - Reviewing the Report, where the report will be generated.
OR
Click on the Cancel button to return to the previous page where you can select a different report.