An Activity is a brief description of the type of work to be done in an assignment such as: class discussion, field trip, lesson, quiz, test, etc. You may create as many Activities as you like. The HSTOnline database starts with three Activities which you can use, edit or delete as needed: Lesson, Quiz and Test.

To access the Activities list, click or touch Activities under the 'Manage Lists' section of the HSTOnline menu.

The Activity field is:

• optional in HSTOnline. You can disable this field under the Program Options menu.
• required if you want to utilize Weighted Grading.
• a Smart-Entry field in the Assignment and Lesson Plan add, edit, and multi-edit windows.

The Activities list is sorted alphabetically by the Name field. You can group or sort by either the Name or Active columns. The Active column shows a 'Y' if the Activity is active and an 'N' if the Activity is archived.

The Activity field is optional and can be enabled and disabled via Program Options in the HSTOnline menu. By default, the Activity field is enabled.

Disabling this field will:

• Remove the Activity field from the Assignment and Lesson Plan add/edit windows
• Remove the Activity column from the Agenda - List View and Lesson Plan grids
• Disable Weighted Grading in Courses

1. On the HSTOnline menu, click or touch Program Options.
2. On the Program Options page, click or touch Optional Fields.
3. Click or touch the box next to Activity to add a checkmark to enable the field; or to remove a checkmark to disable the field.
4. Click or touch Save to keep your changes.
5. Click or touch 'Ok' on the 'Changes Saved' window.

You can have as many or as few Activities as you like.

1. On the HSTOnline menu, click or touch Activities under the 'Manage Lists' section.
2. On the Activities page, click or touch the Action button and choose Add.
3. Name: Enter a name for the new Activity, up to 150 characters.
4. Active: All new Activities start as Active. Click or touch the No radio button if you want to archive this Activity. You may change the status at any time in the future by editing the Activity.
5. Click or touch:
   • Cancel to abandon the new item without adding to your list.
   • Save to add this item to your list of Activities.
   • The 'Add Another' hyperlink in the top right corner to save this item and add another. You can click 'Add Another' each time until you have entered the last new Activity and then click the Save button to end the Add process.
6. Click or touch the green Added Items notification or refresh the page to see your updated Activities list.

   

You can edit any Activity to change its Name or Active status, or edit any group of selected Activities to change their Archive status. When you edit the name of an Activity, the name will be changed in all Assignments and Lesson Plan items where the original Activity name was used.

Editing a Single Activity

1. On the HSTOnline menu, click or touch Activities under the 'Manage Lists' section.
2. On the Activities page, double-click on the item you want to change to open the Edit Activity window.
   • Alternatively, you can click once on the item you want to change and then click the Action button and choose Edit to open the Edit Activity window.
   • On a touch device, touch the item you wish to edit and then touch the Action button and touch Edit to open the Edit Activity window.
3. At the bottom of the edit view, you will see when and by whom the item was created as well as when and by whom it was last updated.
4. Make whatever changes are needed to the Name of your Activity.
5. To change the Active status this Activity, click or touch the Yes radio button to make the Activity Active; click or touch the No radio button to Archive the Activity.
6. Click or touch:
   • Cancel to abandon the changes and close the Edit Activity window.
   • Save to commit the changes to your Activity and close the Edit Activity window.
   • The Previous or Next hyperlink in the top right corner to save your changes to this Activity and move to the previous or next Activity in the list. You can click or touch Previous or Next until you have made all the changes you want to your Activities and then click the Save button to end the Edit process. If you reach the beginning or end of the list when clicking or touching Previous or Next, the Edit window will close and you will be returned to the list view.

Editing Multiple Activities

The multi-edit feature allows you to make the same change to two or more Activities at the same time. Use this to change the Active status for all selected Activities at one time.

1. On the HSTOnline menu, click or touch Activities under the 'Manage Lists' section.
2. On the Activities page, select the items you want to change. You can use the Grouping and Sorting, Filter and Search features to isolate the items you want to change.
   • Click the checkbox for each Activity you want to change.
   • You can use your mouse to click and drag over contiguous Activities in the list to select those items.
   • On a touch device, you can touch and drag your finger over contiguous Activities in the list to select those items.
   • Click or touch the 'Select All' badge to select all the Activities in the list.
3. Click or touch the Action button and click or touch Multi-Edit to open the Multi-Edit Activities window.
   • HSTOnline will show you how many items have been selected for editing.
   • When multi-editing Activities, only the Archive field can be changed.
4. To change the Active status of the selected items, click or touch the box to the left of Active.
   • To make all the selected items Active, click or touch the ‘Yes’ radio button.
   • To Archive all the selected items, click or touch the ‘No’ radio button.
5. Click or touch:
   • Cancel to abandon the changes and close the Multi-Edit Activities window.
   • Save to commit the changes and close the Multi-Edit Activities window.

You can delete any Activity or any group of selected Activities which have not been attached to any Assignment, Course, or Lesson Plan item. Activities which have been attached to any of these items can be removed from the active list using the Archive feature. Deleted items cannot be retrieved.

Deleting a Single Activity

Deleting Multiple Activities

Archive Activities that you won't be using in the current School Year. When you archive an Activity it will still be attached to any Assignments, Courses or Lesson Plans where it was selected previously, however it will no longer be available for selection for new items unless and until you choose to reactivate it. Use the Edit or Multi-Edit directions above to change the Active status of your Activities.