Most times, you will create a Lesson Plan first, and then submit those items to one or more Students using the Scheduler tool. However, there are times when you may be testing a new curriculum or just don't have time to create the Lesson Plan in advance. The 'Copy into a Lesson Plan' feature allows you to copy Assignments from the Agenda - List View into a new or existing Lesson Plan so that those items can be assigned again to the same or a different Student at another time.

You can select one Assignment, or multiple Assignments to copy into a Lesson Plan. You will choose the starting Day number for the copied items so you can easily add items to an existing plan. HSTOnline will place items with the same Assignment Date on the same Day number in the Lesson Plan, keeping the items in order by the original Assignment Date. Day numbers will be sequential with no gaps, despite gaps that may exist between the Assignment Dates of the selected items.

1. On the HSTOnline menu, click or touch 'Agenda - List View' under the 'Schedules and Planning' section.
2. Set the Date Range, Students, Types Completion Status, and Subject/Course filters to display the Assignments you want to work with.
3. Select one or more Assignments that you want to copy into a Lesson Plan.
   • Click the checkbox for each entry you want to copy.
   • You can use your mouse to click and drag over contiguous Assignments to select those items.
   • On a touch device, you can touch and drag your finger over contiguous Assignments to select those items.
   • Click or touch the 'Select All' badge to select all the items in the list.
4. Click or touch the Action button and choose 'Copy into Lesson Plan'.
   • If your selection includes Assignments and other item types (Appointments, Attendance, Chores and/or Day Off) the 'Copy into Lesson Plan' option will be disabled. Reselect items to include only Assignments.

   

5. The Lesson Plan Name field is a Smart-Entry Field. To make an entry, you can press the space bar to see all available options, or you can begin typing to limit the options available. Smart-Entry fields allow you to create new entries for each of these fields 'on-the-fly'. Simply type in the new entry you need and HSTOnline will automatically add it to your Lesson Plan Name list.

   

6. Enter the Starting Day Number you want to assign to the Assignments on the first date in your selection.
   • Sequential Day numbers will be assigned to the Assignments in your selection.
   • Assignments that are on the same date will be given the same Day number in the Lesson Plan.
   • You can enter any number you like up to 999. You might want to select a higher number if these items are being copied into a Lesson Plan with existing items. You can then reset the Day numbers as needed to fit them in and around the existing Lesson Plan items.
   • If you leave this field blank, HSTOnline will begin numbering your items with Day 0.
7. Click or touch:
   • Cancel to abandon the process.
   • Copy to add the selected Assignments to the Lesson Plan you have indicated. HSTOnline will show you the selected Lesson Plan with the new and existing items so that you can make any changes needed. The original Assignments will not be changed in any way.

Example:

• The 12 Assignments in Fig. 1 each fall on different dates. When copied into a Lesson Plan, they will each be placed on a different Day numbers.
• In the Copy into Lesson Plan window, the Apologetics Lesson Plan has been selected with a starting Day number of 15. (Fig. 2)
• The Apologetics Lesson Plan shows the 12 items, each on a different date, beginning on Day 15. (Fig. 3)

  

  

  

This option allows you to quickly create a series of Assignments for one or more students using a selected Assignment as a starting point. These copies can be created with:

• the Same Page/Lesson/Chapter information in each item, or a blank PLC field
• a 1-level Increment in the PLC field such as Lesson 1, Lesson 2, Lesson 3, etc.
• a 2-level increment in the PLC field such as Lesson 1-A, Lesson 1-B, Lesson 1-C, Lesson 2-A, etc.
• a 3-level increment in the PLC field such as Lesson 1.1 Part A, Lesson 1.1 Part B, Lesson 1.2 Part A, etc.

1. On the HSTOnline menu, click or touch 'Agenda - List View' under the 'Schedules and Planning' section.
2. On the Agenda - List View page, set the Date Range, Students, Types, Completion Status and Subject/Course filters to display the Assignment you want to use as the basis of the copy operation.
3. Click or touch the Assignment you want to copy and then click the Action button and choose 'Copy over Date Range' to open the Copy Assignment window.

   

   • The 'Copy Assignment' form is a tabbed area: Students and Details, Day and Date, and Page/Lesson/Chapter. The active tab area will have a thick, blue underline. Click on any tab name to move to that area. You can move back and forth as many times as you need as you adjust your option settings.
   • The only required fields are: Student and Subject/Course in the Students and Details tab; Date in the Day and Date area, and the number of copies of the Assignment you want to create in the Page/Lesson/Chapter area.

   

4. Students and Details:

   Student: The first time you enter this area, no Students will be selected. Exception: If you have only one active Student, that Student will be selected by default. Put a check next to each Student for whom you want to create these Assignments. Each time you return to this area, HSTOnline will remember your selections unless and until you change them.

   Assignment Details: These fields will show the entries from your selected Assignment. You can change any of these fields if you like. The copies will show the new information you have entered. The original Assignment will remain unchanged. Fields and features which have been disabled in Program Options will be hidden from view in the Assignment Details area. The only required field in this area is the Subject or Subject/Course field. When creating multiple Assignments, the Page/Lesson/Chapter field is completed in the last tab area so that field does not appear here.

5. Click or touch:
   • Return to Agenda to cancel this process and return to the Agenda - List View.
   • Continue to Day and Date or the Day and Date tab to move to the next set of options.

   

6. Day and Date:

   Day Options: Set the pattern of days you want HSTOnline to follow when creating the copies. Check the boxes to Skip Days off and/or Skip Non-School Days. Both boxes are checked by default. HSTOnline will remember your settings when you return to this area. Skip Days off will cause HSTOnline to skip over any days that have already been noted as a Day Off within your school year. Non-School Days are those days of the week that are unchecked in your School Profile. Click or touch the radio button for Preset, Daily, Weekly, Monthly or Spread Evenly. See the Day Options Help Page for step-by-step instructions on completing this section. Below is a brief description of each option: Preset: HSTOnline will follow the days and times for the designated Subject or Subject/Course that you have set in the Lesson Plans and Presets area for the Student. This option allows you to create the same type of Assignment for multiple Students at the same time, but set personalized days and times based on their Preset entries. Daily: HSTOnline will gather a list of all dates that fall within your selected date range, remove the dates that violate your 'Skip' settings, and then place an Assignment on each date int he date range according to your 'Every_Day' entry. Weekly: HSTOnline will gather a list of all dates that fall within your selected date range, cull the list to only those dates which match the days of the week you have selected for your Weekly options, and then remove from the remaining dates any that violate your 'Skip' settings. Finally, HSTOnline will place an Assignment on each remaining date in the range according to your 'Every _ Weeks' entry. Monthly: HSTOnline will gather a list of all dates that fall within your selected date range, cull the list to only those dates which match the date of the month or # day of the month you have selected (First Tuesday, Third Monday, etc.) and then remove from the remaining dates any that violate your 'Skip' settings. Finally, HSTOnline will place an Assignment on each remaining date in the date range. Spread Evenly: Choose this option when you want to force all the created items to fit between a start/end date that you specify. If you have more items than there are valid dates in your range, you will get multiple items on some or all dates; if you have fewer items than there are valid dates in your range, you will have one or more days between Assignments.

   Date Options: Set your Start Date and choose a 'Continue' option. Enter a Start Date. Type in a date using the mm/dd/yyyy format or click or touch the Calendar icon to select a date. Choose a 'Continue' option: 'Continue creating items until PLC pattern is exhausted': HSTOnline will use your Start Date and project Assignments as far into the future as necessary to create all the items dictated by the PLC options you set. 'Continue creating items until [Date]': HSTOnline will create your items but stop when it reaches the date you enter here, no matter how many items are left in the PLC pattern you set. When you choose the 'Spread Evenly' option, 'Continue until End Date is reached' is the only option available because the definition of Spread Evenly requires a defined date range. Type in a date using the mm/dd/yyyy format or click or touch the Calendar icon to select a date.

7. Click or touch:
   • Return to Agenda to cancel this process and return to the Agenda - List View.
   • Continue to PLC or the Page/Lesson/Chapter tab to move to the next set of options.

   

8. Page/Lesson/Chapter: There are four options for creating Page/Lesson/Chapter text for multiple assignments: the first, is to have the same text appear in the PLC field for each Assignment created; the other three options allow you to create an auto-increment pattern for the PLC information. See the PLC Copy Options Help Page for step-by-step instructions on completing this section. Below is a brief description of each option:

   If you have disabled the Page/Lesson/Chapter field, the only option here will be to set the number of copies that you want to create. Enter the number of copies you want and click or touch 'Continue to Preview'.

   Same Page/Lesson/Chapter: When the PLC field is enabled this is the default selection. When you choose this option, the same text - or no text - will appear in the Page/Lesson/Chapter field of each Assignment. Enter text in the Page/Lesson/Chapter field, or leave it blank Enter the number of copies you want to create.

   1-Part Auto-Increment: Set a pattern for HSTOnline to follow where the Page/Lesson/Chapter text is incremented for each item created. In a 1-Part increment you can create entries such as: Lesson 1, Lesson 2, Lesson 3, etc. Pages 1-4, Pages 5-8,, Pages 9-12, etc.

   2-Part Auto-Increment: Set a pattern for HSTOnline to follow where the Page/Lesson/Chapter text is incremented for each item created. In a 2-Part increment you can create entries such as: Lesson 1.1, Lesson 1.2, Lesson 1.3, etc. Chapter 16 - Part A, Chapter 16 - Part B, Chapter 17 - Part A, etc.

   3-Part Auto-Increment: Set a pattern for HSTOnline to follow where the Page/Lesson/Chapter text is incremented for each item created. In a 3-Part increment you can create entries such as: Chapter 1: Lesson 1: Part A, Chapter 1: Lesson 1: Part B, Chapter 1: Lesson 2: Part A, etc.

9. Click or touch:
   • Return to Agenda to cancel this process and return to the Agenda - List View.
   • Continue to Preview to see the list of Assignments that will be created based on the options you have set.
10. If you choose 'Continue to Preview', HSTOnline will show you the Assignments that will be created based upon your option settings. Use this opportunity to review the items before accepting them to be added to your database.
    • The Preview will show you all items, sorted by date and then by Student. You can group or sort the Preview list in any way you like and HSTOnline will remember those settings each time you return to the Preview list.
    • If the results are not what you expected, you can click or touch the Students and Details, Day and Date, or Page/Lesson/Chapter tab to reset your options and then click or touch the Return to Preview button to see the new results.

    
    

11. Once you are satisfied with the items displayed in the Preview, you can select the items you want to add to your Agenda. Click or touch the 'Select All' badge to select all the Assignments in the list. Alternatively,
    • you can click or touch the checkbox for each Assignment you want to accept.
    • you can use your mouse to click and drag over contiguous entries in the list to select those items.
    • on a touch device, you can touch and drag your finger over contiguous entries in the list to select those items.

    

12. Click or touch:
    • Return to Agenda to abandon this process and return to the Agenda - List View.
    • Accept Selected Items to add the highlighted Assignments to your Agenda.

You can select one or more Assignments and make exact duplicates of the selected items for one or more Students.

1. On the HSTOnline menu, click or touch 'Agenda - List View' under the 'Schedules and Planning' section.
2. Set the Date Range, Students, Types Completion Status, and Subject/Course filters to display the Assignments you want to copy.
3. Select one or more Assignments that you want to duplicate.
   • Click the checkbox for each entry you want to duplicate.
   • You can use your mouse to click and drag over contiguous Assignments to select those items.
   • On a touch device, you can touch and drag your finger over contiguous Assignments to select those items.
   • Click or touch the 'Select All' badge to select all the items in the list. Note: You can duplicate Appointments, Assignments, Chores and Day Off entries at the same time. Just include all the items you want to duplicate in your selection.
4. Click or touch the Action button and choose 'Duplicate' to open the Duplicate window.

   

   

   • HSTOnline will show you the number of Assignments selected for duplication. (Fig. 1)
   • If you your selection includes other types of items, those types and the number of each will be listed in the Duplicate window. (Fig. 2)
   • If your selection includes Attendance items, they will be ignored as Attendance entries cannot be duplicated in this manner.

   

5. Choose the Students to whom you want to copy the selected items. If you select the original Student, that Student will have the original items and the duplicates created.
6. Click or touch:
   • Cancel to abandon this process.
   • Save to create the duplicates for the selected items and Students. There is no preview for the duplicate process. Created items will be added directly to the Agenda.