TEACHER WORKSTATION

Teacher Workstation (TWS) is a program with many functions. It runs online and will allow you to take attendance, submit quarter and final grades, and locate student information. Because TWS works online, you are able to use it on any computer at school.

A. Logging onto Teacher Workstation

1. To get to TWS you must use Internet Explorer. There are two ways to connect to internet explorer:

q Click on the Internet Explorer icon located at the lower left-hand of the screen.

q Click on the Start button, Programs and then select Internet Explorer.

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Once you have opened Internet Explorer, South’s homepage should appear. There are three ways you can connect to TWS:

q Click once on the TWS button. The button is located above the URL (address) box on the right-hand side of the screen.

q Open South’s homepage at south.hinsdale86.org or the district’s homepage at www.hinsdale86.org and click once on the Online Resources link located on the left hand side of the either screen.

This will take you to the resource link page. Click on the TWS link.

3. The Enter Network Password dialog box will appear.

4. You will need to enter the same User Name and

5. Password that you use to login to the school computers.

6. Click OK.

For safety purposes, do not check the box next to "Save this password in your password list". If you check it, then anytime you are logged into a computer, anyone can access your workstation.

· If you click on the button or link to open TWS and you are not taken to the Enter Password Dialog box, select Live Database from the down arrow and then click on OK.

B. Selecting a Class

Once you enter your password, you will be connected to Pentamation's Teacher Workstation. To see a list of your classes

1. Click on Teacher Workstation.

2. The attendance Classes tab will open.

3. You will see the teacher's name above the class list.

4. The current date and

5. a list of the classes will be shown. The classes are not listed in order of periods, but rather in the order of the course and section numbers.

6. Click on the name of the class you would like to select. The class you select will have a dark blue background, while the other unselected classes will have a turquoise or gray background.

7. Click on the Attendance tab above the class list.

· Any Questions? For any technical assistance with Teacher Workstation, call the computer helpline at x6180.

· District Web Site Address. If you do not see the TWS button to click on to connect you, type in the URL: www.hinsdale86.org and click on the online resources link on the left side of the page and then the TWS link at the bottom of the page.

· List of Attendance Classes. The classes are not listed in order of periods, but rather in the order of the course and section numbers.

C. Taking Attendance

Once you have selected the class to record attendance, you need to check off the students that are absent.

1. Click in the box under the A column next to the student’s names that are absent.

2. If you mark a student that wasn’t absent, to deselect the student, click on the box again.

3. Once you have checked off the absences, click on the Save button at the top of the screen. You will return to the previous page with the class list.

4. Even if you do not have any students absent for a period, you must still open the attendance page for the class and hit the Save button.

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You may reselect a class list to update any absence changes at any time. Click on the Save button to post the corrections.

6. Attendance is due by 3:15 P.M.

· TWS indicates when you have recorded attendance for a class. After you record attendance for a class, a check mark will appear in the entered column. You can update your attendance at any time.

· Turn your attendance in by 3:15 P.M. If you weren't able to enter your attendance during class time, you can do it at any time during the day.

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Check the status of previous absences. The TWS attendance page will not only allow you to take attendance for that day, but will also indicate the status of former and current absences entered by the office.

D. Logging Off

After you have recorded and saved your attendances, you need to close Internet Explorer. For security purposes, TWS should not be opened and left unattended. To close Internet Explorer you have two options:

1. Click on the File menu.

2. Select Close.

3. Click on the X in the upper right-hand side of the window.

4. You will be logged off of TWS. In order to open it again, you will need to open Internet Explorer and login into TWS.

Written by Tamra Carl of Hinsdale Central High School in Hinsdale, Illinois. Edited for Hinsdale South High School Darien, Illinois by Matthew Gawlik.

No portion of this booklet should be used or reproduced without receiving prior permission from the author.

Contact Information:

Hinsdale South High School

7401 Clarendon Hills Road

Darien, Illinois 60561