Creating Meetings and Appointments with Students using the eDiaries Video

This video demonstrates how to create ad hoc meetings and appointments for students using the eDiaries in Staff Kiosk. It explains how to schedule events such as music lessons or meetings with coordinators, enter details like title, time, location, and description, attach files or links, and assign the event to individual students or groups. The tutorial also covers options for recurring events, viewing appointments in Student Cafe, and how teachers can check student availability during roll call to manage attendance conflicts effectively.

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00:10 – Introduction to creating appointments in eDiaries
00:18 – Purpose of using eDiaries for student whereabouts
00:37 – Accessing My Calendar in Staff Kiosk
01:36 – Creating a new calendar event and entering details
02:04 – Setting time, location, and description
02:42 – Attaching files or URLs to the event
03:01 – Assigning the event to students (individual or dynamic)
03:41 – Using recurrence options for repeated meetings
04:05 – Saving and assigning the appointment
05:02 – Viewing the event in Student Cafe eDiary
06:07 – Teachers checking conflicts via roll call and eDiary access
07:15 – Session conclusion and help references

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