1. SC Master Gardener Reporting system

2. Benefits Helps your MG Coordinator Provides accurate program data
An effective and convenient way to report
Helps us promote the impacts of the SC Master Gardener Program
For Students and Interns: This is where you document your 40 hours of educational service to become a certified Master Gardener.
Benefits

3. Where is it? https://www.clemson.edu/extension/mg/
Online Reporting in the menu on the left
Reporting System Login OR
NOTE: “grdner” not “gardener” in this URL
Where is it?

4. To get into the reporting system
Did you receive an with your username and a link to set your password?
Username: You can use your address or you can use lastname_firstname
Create your password when prompted
Log in on smartphone, tablet, computer
To get into the reporting system

5. Before you log in your hours
There are FOUR categories that we use to record our volunteer activities. For students and interns, the most important category is
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE
To become a certified MG, you need to complete 40 hours within a year after you successfully pass your final exam*
Must have at least 20 hours working in the Extension Office and/or at an Ask a Master Gardener booth. These are called OFFICE HOURS**
The remaining 20 hours (NON-OFFICE HOURS) can be a combination of other types of educational service and/or OFFICE HOURS.
CHECK WITH YOUR MG ASSOCIATION REGARDING HOW TO DOCUMENT YOUR HOURS TOWARD CERTIFICATION
*Exemptions may be given. **RCMGA
Before you log in your hours

6. Before you log in your hours
The other three categories that we use to record our volunteer activities
ADMINISTRATION: Volunteer service that benefits the county Extension Office; duties as a MG association officer or director, support activities for MG classes, social activities, helping to coordinate a class or talk, website maintenance or development or clerical work
CONTINUING EDUCATION: Advanced training provided by Clemson Extension, MG associations, and other entities.
COMMUNITY SERVICE; City/neighborhood beautification projects; planting and maintaining a school or community vegetable garden
Before you log in your hours

7. Before you log in your hours
Include travel time, NOT TO EXCEED 1 HOUR per volunteer activity for community service, educational service, and administration.
DO NOT include travel time for continuing education
Include round trip mileage for educational service, community service, and administration.*
DO NOT include mileage for continuing education
*Clemson does not need the mileage information; this is a help for you if you itemize taxes.
Before you log in your hours

8. Next Log in and go to the My Profile tab
Confirm information is correct
Cannot change information in grayed-out areas; if this is incorrect, contact the person in your association with admin access
Add Gender, Race, Ethnicity information
Indicate which association(s) you belong to
SUBMIT changes
Next

9. Add activity Go to the Add Activity tab Click Submit to save.
Select Category
Choose county in which the activity took place (defaults to your county of residence)
Enter hours. Can use quarterly segments:
.25 = 15 minutes
.50 = 30 minutes
.75 = 45 minutes
Add # Adult and #Youth contacts. This is the number of people with whom you spoke, NOT the total number of people who asked questions that day.
Select date of activity from calendar
DESCRIBE the activity. Especially important while you are a student or intern.
Click Submit to save.
Add activity

10. Search Description: search for a keyword. Example: garden club
Category: filter by category. Example: Educational Service
Filter by date range: filter for a specific time frame
Export to .CSV file
Data opens in Microsoft Excel; lists all categories, then each category
User L-Name
User F-Name
Date Completed
County
Category
Hours
Miles
Adult Contacts
Youth Contacts
Description
Beattie
Cathy
3/11/2019
Richland
educational_service 7 8 10
Covered the Extension Office in the absence of the agent.
3/8/2019
ask_mg_not_farmers_market 4 6
Ask a master gardener table at the home and Garden show
3/5/2019
continuing_education 1
Jim Gandy, changing climate and our gardens
3/4/2019
7.5
Covered the Extension Office in the absence of the agent
Search features

11. Edit/Delete At the end of documentation for each activity
Update to save changes
Edit/Delete

12. Bookmark it! Chrome on Macintosh
Navigate to the website you want to add to your Bookmarks Bar
Click on the Bookmarks menu and choose Bookmark this Page…
Bookmark it! Chrome on Macintosh

13. Bookmark it! Chrome on Windows
Navigate to the website you want to add to your Bookmarks Bar
Click on the star to the right of the address
In the window that appears, next to Folder: select Bookmarks Bar
If the name is too long, edit it in that same window
Click Done
Bookmark it! Chrome on Windows

14. Bookmark it: Apple safari (mac)
Navigate to the website you want to add to your Bookmarks Bar
Click on the Bookmarks menu and choose Add Bookmark…
In the window that appears right below Add this page to: select Bookmarks Bar
Click Add
Bookmark it: Apple safari (mac)

15. Add to home screen! Android
Launch Chrome for Android  and go to the page that you want to bookmark.
Tap "Menu" and wait for the menu to appear from the bottom of the screen.
Select "Add to Homescreen."
Enter a name for the shortcut and Chrome will add it to your home screen.
Add to home screen! Android

16. Add to home screen! iphone, ipad
Navigate to the website you want to add to your home screen.
Tap the share button in the toolbar – the rectangle with an arrow pointing upward.
Tap the Add to Home Screen icon in the Share menu.
Add to home screen! iphone, ipad

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