Teachers can carry out almost every task from the teacher app of Illumine. From recording attendance, sharing lessons, grading assignments, applying for leaves, to sending timely updates to parents.
Home tab
How to record student attendance
Go to student attendance on the home tab
Select the students you want to mark present. You can filter the students by classrooms or groups.
Click on mark present, enter a temperature if you want, and click on done.
If you want to mark a student late, click on the late check-in checkbox.
How to record staff attendance (For super admins only)
Go to staff attendance on the home tab
Select the staff you want to mark present. You can filter the students by classrooms or roles.
Click on mark present, enter a temperature if you want, and click on done.
If you want to mark a staff late, click on the late check-in checkbox.
How to post activity updates
Go to the activity section on the home tab
Select the activity you want to post about. Select the students you want to update the activity for, enter the necessary information, and click on submit.
The activity will be updated for the selected students and parents will immediately get notified.
Upcoming classes
Shows the meetings that are scheduled for later
Click on the calendar icon, choose the dates you want to see the scheduled classes for, and press ok
You will be able to see the scheduled meetings for the given dates
The recurring meetings options lets you see scheduled repetitive classes
Today’s activities
Today’s activities dashboard lets you see the number of activities posted today.
It also shows you the number of posts that need approval.
You can click on either of them to access the posts
Lessons tab
How to create and share lessons
Go to lessons under lessons tab
Click on the new lesson option on the top right, give a lesson name, description, choose a category, milestone, and classrooms. You can also add attachments or a youtube link to the lesson
Click on save lesson. Your lesson will be created.
To view lessons, you can filter lessons by class
To share the lesson, simply click on the share icon under a particular lesson, choose the kids you want to share it with, and click on submit.
Assignments
This section lets you view all the assignments given to the students
You can filter assignments by classrooms using the class filter
Weekly lesson plan
Choose a date range
Add lessons for corresponding dates
The lessons for the given dates will be shared with parents
Submissions
This section lets you view submissions made by students
You can filter students by classrooms or date
Click on the arrow next to a student, and click on view to see a submission made by them
Calendar tab
How to create events
The events section lets you view all the upcoming events at the center
You can create a new event by clicking on the new event button on the top right, filling in the event details, and clicking on the submit button
How to create holidays
Under the holiday section, you’ll be able to see the list of the upcoming holidays
To create a holiday, click on the create holiday button on the top right corner
Add the details and click on submit
The holiday will be created
Connect tab
Messages
To send a message to a parent, type in the name of the student in the search bar, choose the parent you want to message
Type in your message and click on send
You also have the option of attaching images to the chat
Once you send the message, parents immediately get notified on the parent app
The broadcast button on the top right, lets you send a message to multiple parents at once
Notes
In this section, you will be able to see the notes created by parents
Once you click on resolve, parents get notified that their note has been acknowledged by the school
The pending section shows the notes that are yet to get approval, and the completed section shows the notes that have been approved
Leaves
The leaves tab lets you apply for leaves, and approve them if you have the permission to
In order to approve leave, just go to the pending section, and click on approve.
The leaves that are approved will appear in the approved section
Concerns
In this section, you will be able to see the concerns raised by parents
Once you click on mark done, parents get notified that their concern has been acknowledged by the school
The pending section shows the concerns that are yet to get approval, and the completed section shows the concerns that have been acknowledged
Staff leaves
In order to apply for a new leave, click on the new leave button in the top right corner. Choose the dates, give a reason, and click on apply.
Your leave request will be updated
Messages
This section lets you communicate with the other staff at the center
Type in the name of the staff you want to message in the search bar
Type your message and press enter
Your message will be successfully sent to the staff
More tab
Personal profile
The personal profile option lets you update your personal information such as phone number, email address, address, etc.
The attendance tab lets you see your attendance percentage for the selected date range
The personal document tab lets you see any documents uploaded by you to the school
The leave tab lets you view your approved and pending leave requests