Entering Student Attendance Records for a Group of Students Video

This video explains how to enter attendance records for a group of students in bulk using TASS.web. It demonstrates navigating to the Bulk Absentee Entry program, entering absence details such as date, type, reason, and optional comments, and then selecting students through various search options like class, activity, or tour. The example scenario involves marking students absent for a rock climbing excursion. The video also covers filtering students based on attendance confirmation, importing them into the selection panel, and saving the records so they appear in each student's attendance profile.

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00:05 – Introduction to bulk absentee entry

00:22 – Navigating to Bulk Absentee Entry program

00:31 – Purpose: creating multiple records for the same reason

00:40 – Scenario: rock climbing excursion

00:53 – Entering absence details and date

01:04 – Selecting absence type

01:27 – Required fields based on absence type

01:44 – Selecting reason for absence

02:04 – Adding additional details in message panel

02:12 – Recurrence option explained

02:34 – Moving to student selection step

02:46 – Search options: class, activity, tours

03:12 – Selecting relevant tour and filtering students

03:45 – Importing students and moving to the selected panel

04:15 – Saving records and confirmation of creation

04:31 – Session wrap-up and helpful resources

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