TA for the Palm Handheld ******* VIP Tone Pty Ltd (Aust)

Introduction TA is an application designed to: Integrate with the host SIS (EDSAS) Provide a mobile solution to tracking and following up of: Roll Class Absences and Lesson Absences Behaviour Management Anecdotal Comments RC (Roll Class) Teacher Comments and at the same time provide Parent / Guardian Contact Information to assist in this process. Data is then updated to the host SIS enabling a full range of reports to be generated to track student movements.

Modes within TA Manager Single User Mode My Roll Class My Subject Class TA is designed to operate in one of two modes: Multi-User Mode Multiple Roll Classes enabling sharing of the PDA between teachers.

Security Security is an integral part of the TA application. There are four levels of security in the PDA application. Password Access A password is required to access the application Data Encryption Critical Database files cannot be viewed except with the host application Data Erase If after a set number of days the PDA is not synchronised, key databases are removed automatically from the PDA. Auto Close After an Auto Shut down the PDA is returned to the main menu when powering back on

Logging On When the user access the TA Icon for the first time, they will be required to enter a password. This password is DEFAULT. All users are strongly advised to change this password immediately to something unique.

TA – Main Menu Roll Class Absences Class List Roll Class Absences for selected student Confirmation of number of marked absences Roll Class Absences Changing Absence Reason Available Student Information

TA – Main Menu Roll Class Unexplained Absences Unexplained R/C Absences Unfiltered List Roll Class Absences Changing Absence Reason

Student Information Selecting Student Information will display all Active Students in the school grouped by Roll Class Now find the Roll Class of the Student Now find the student and tap on the i to the left of the student’s name. You can now choose any of the options listed and view or add data as appropriate General Information Displays general details about the student which may be useful in day to day Student Management.

Student Information You can now choose any of the options listed and view or add data as appropriate Contact Details Provides the address and contact numbers of those identified as Parent Guardians in the Host SIS. Clicking on Other P/G will rotate between the 2 PG Details

Student Information You can now choose any of the options listed and view or add data as appropriate Emergency Contacts Taken directly from the Host, the screen will display all Emergency Contacts listed in the host SIS, their relationship to the student as well as emergency contact numbers.

Student Information You can now choose any of the options listed and view or add data as appropriate Doctors Information Assuming this is recorded in the host SIS, this data will be displayed

Student Information You can now choose any of the options listed and view or add data as appropriate Medical Conditions All medical conditions identified by the host will be displayed on the PDA. Two medical conditions will be displayed per page. The scroll bar enables the management plan to be viewed as required.

Student Information You can now choose any of the options listed and view or add data as appropriate Student Timetable Selecting this option displays the Student Timetable for the selected student. This information displays the lessons the student has on the current day.

Student Information You can now choose any of the options listed and view or add data as appropriate Behaviour Management The user chooses the appropriate responses from each of the lookups against the heading and adds a comment as required. Upon Synchronisation, the data will be transferred off the PDA into the appropriate application on the network (Dux Assistants) where additional editing can be done. This is designed as a quick entry tool only.

Student Information You can now choose any of the options listed and view or add data as appropriate Anecdotal Comments The user fills in the screen as required. Upon synchronisation, the data will be updated to the Host SIS and removed off the PDA. Additional editing will need to be carried out via the host application. This is designed as a quick entry tool only.

Student Information You can now choose any of the options listed and view or add data as appropriate RC Teacher Comments This component is designed to enable the user to make a comment about a student and have it recorded in the host SIS where it can be edited. This is designed as a quick entry tool only.

Student Information You can now choose any of the options listed and view or add data as appropriate Standard Test List & Data Entry Selecting this option enables the user to enter a Standard Test for the selected student). This information upon synchronisation will be entered directly into the SIS and will be removed from the PDA. To add a record tap on New and complete the relevant information Tapping on Done will return the user to the Student Information Screen

TA – Main menu Lesson Absences Available Lessons for the current day List of students in selected Lesson / Subject Class Lesson Absences Changing Absence Reason Lesson Absences for selected student Available Student Information Confirmation of number of marked absences

TA – Main Menu Lesson Unexplained Absences All Subjects / Classes taught by teacher Unexplained Lesson Absences Unfiltered List Lesson Absences Changing Absence Reason

Daily Notices TA – Main Menu Detail of selected Student NoticeAvailable Staff Notices Tap on Student to change to Student Notices Available Student Notices

Change Password TA – Main MenuChange Password Screen *******