Class Manager Part 4: Sections*

The Class Manager is used to create and manage the school’s infrastructure of courses, sections, and meeting times. This infrastructure will be the foundation for generating student schedules, teacher Grade Books, attendance-eligible classes, and more.

Once courses have been established, then “sections” of each course must be created. A course “section” is the most important object in the Class Manager. It identifies an actual class that is being taught, and links a course to a meeting time, teacher, students, etc. OnCourse uses the section to create a Grade Book page, attendance roster (if necessary), report card, and many other important system functions.

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1. 'Sections' Tab

The Sections tab is separated into a tool bar (1), three filter windows (2), and the sections window (3). To begin working in this area, use the drop-down menus at the top of the screen to choose the correct school and school year.

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2. Section Filters

The three filters (Departments/Courses/ Teachers) at the top of the screen control which sections display in the window below. When arriving in the Sections tab, all three filters will be set to All. Because the school may potentially have dozens of sections, using the filters will save time when locating particular sections.

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3. Show/Hide Filters

To remove a filter that you’ve added, simply select the All button at the top of the list (see green arrow, right).

To remove the filter windows from the screen at any time, click the Show/Hide Filters button on the toolbar (see highlight box, right).