{"id":1730,"date":"2019-02-20T15:33:25","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T15:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/?p=1730"},"modified":"2019-02-20T15:33:25","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T15:33:25","slug":"reading-log-extra-curricular-enhancements-release-02-20-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myschoolyear.com\/blog\/reading-log-extra-curricular-enhancements-release-02-20-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Log & Extra Curricular Enhancements (Release 02\/20\/2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learn more about the My School Year Homeschool Record Keeping release that occurred on February 20, 2019.<\/p>\n

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Readings: New\u00a0Read By\u00a0Date<\/em> Field<\/h2>\n

What is it?<\/strong>\u00a0The Reading List now has a new field called Read By Date<\/strong>. This date represents the day the student should finish reading the material.<\/p>\n

How it works. <\/strong>Enter in the due date for the book. Once entered, that entry will appear on the Calendar as well as on the weekly\/daily email reminder. The field can also be displayed on the PDF reports.<\/p>\n

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Reading Log Read By Date<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What is this for?<\/strong>\u00a0The Read By Date\u00a0<\/strong>helps plan and organize your student’s reading list for the school term.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Readings: Filtering<\/h2>\n

What is it?<\/strong>\u00a0The Reading Log\/List view now has a filter to hide\/show the reading entries: all, log, and list.<\/p>\n

How it works.\u00a0<\/strong>Click on one of filter selections and the reading log\/list records will hide\/show based upon the filter selected.<\/p>\n

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Reading Log Filter Options<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What is this for?<\/strong>\u00a0To quickly assess what the student has done and still needs to do.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Readings: Sort<\/h2>\n

What is it?<\/strong>\u00a0The entire Reading Log\/List can now be sorted based on material name, read by date, or completion date.<\/p>\n

How it works.\u00a0<\/strong>Select a Sort option and the reading log\/list records will update and display in the appropriate order.<\/p>\n

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Reading Log Sort Options<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What is this for?<\/strong>\u00a0For multiple reasons, it is necessary see the reading log\/list ordered differently than by just “name”. Also, additional fields and labels are displayed as part of the list.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Readings: Report Sort Order<\/h2>\n

What is it?<\/strong>\u00a0The Reading Log\/List report now has a “sort by” option when creating the PDF.<\/p>\n

How it works.<\/strong> Select a Sort option and the reading records will update and display in the appropriate order.<\/p>\n

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Reading Log Report Sort Order Options<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What is this for?<\/strong>\u00a0Based on reporting needs and requirements, the reading log\/list display order can be changed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Readings Copy Wizard: Select\/Un-Select All<\/h2>\n

What is it?<\/strong>\u00a0Two new new “helper” buttons appear in the Copy Readings wizard: “select all” and “un-select all”.<\/p>\n

How it works.<\/strong> On the last step of the Copy Reading Log\/List wizard, you can toggle each book to copy. The two buttons can now make the selections across all materials displayed with a single click.<\/p>\n

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Select All\/Un-Select All Readings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What is this for?<\/strong>\u00a0While the Copy Reading Log\/List automatically selects all materials for copying, some members only want\/need to copy a one or few books. If that student has A LOT of books, then it is time consuming to un-select all the books if only copying one (or a couple). These new buttons speed up the selection process.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Extra Curricular: Filter & Sort<\/h2>\n

What is it?<\/strong>\u00a0The entire Extra Curricular List can now be filtered and sorted. Filtering can show\/hide records based on: all, current, and past.<\/p>\n

Sorting can order records by: name, volunteer type, and start date.<\/p>\n

How it works.\u00a0<\/strong>Select a Filter and\/or Sort option and the extra curricular records will update and display appropriately. Additional record information is also now displayed (e.g. start\/end dates) as well as field labels.<\/p>\n

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Extra Curricular Activities: Sort and Filter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What is this for?<\/strong>\u00a0For multiple reasons, it is necessary to interact with the extra curricular list to review records.<\/span><\/p>\n

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System Adjustments<\/h2>\n

In every software system in the world, the need to make tweaks\u00a0will always exist. Since some of you may have encountered these \u201cun-documented features\u201d (e.g. bugs), here is a list of items corrected.<\/p>\n