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 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 selected panel
04:15 – Saving records and confirmation of creation
04:31 – Session wrap-up and helpful resources

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