CAMPUS MOBILE PORTAL APP AVAILABLE FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS
November 23, 2011
Parents, guardians, and students can access grades, attendance information, and more through the Campus Mobile Portal app, the first in a series of fully-integrated, easy-to-use mobile learning tools. The new Campus Mobile Portal is available for free from the App StoreSM. Once the app has been installed on an Apple® iOS device (iPod Touch®, iPhone®, iPad®), parents and students can access grades, attendance, and schedule information virtually anywhere.
The Mobile Portal offers several functions:
- Daily Planner lets students to know exactly when and where they need to be and to see the assignments coming up in each of their classes.
- Assignments provides detailed information about what students are (present), were (past) or will be (future) expected to do in each class.
- Attendance provides both summary and detail information about absences and tardies.
- Grades provides immediate access to the important metrics of success and allows parents and students to “drill down” to the assignments that make up a particular grade.
- Notifications, once enabled by the district, allows parent and student subscribers to receive notifications regarding changes to assignments, grades and attendance according to their individual notification preferences.
How do I start using the app?
NOTE: You need to get your six character access code from the Campus Portal. To do so, login to the Campus Portal through a browser and click on the App Store image. You will be brought to a new page with three steps outlining how to get your app connected to your Campus Portal. Your code will be listed as part of Step #2.
- Select "Settings"
- Type in your six character access code. Press "Go".
- Enter your Campus Portal username and password and press "Sign In".
- After a successful login, the app will download your data. Enjoy!
NOTE: If you have more than one student, simply select your student's name in the upper right corner to view the other student's information.
When is the data updated?
The initial data is downloaded after your first login. Updates occur when you open the app if it has been more than 15 minutes since the last update. You can also use the manual refresh button in the upper left corner to obtain the latest information.
What are notifications?
Notifications are alerts sent to your iOS device as changes occur within Campus. If you choose to subscribe to notifications, your device will receive and display a short message about changes to data related to you.
How do notifications work?
If your school has turned on the Notification option, you can choose to allow notifications be sent to your iOS device. Currently you can select from three different types of messages.
- Attendance
- Assignments
- Grades
For the selected notification types, your device will receive alerts as changes occur. For example, if your student is marked absent by their teacher and you have selected to receive attendance notifications, your device will get a notification alerting you to this attendance event.
So is data stored on my device?
Yes. The data you see in the app is stored locally for offline use. If you log out of the app, your data is removed from the app. (Settings > Log Out)
For the best protection of your data, we recommend you use a Passcode for your lock screen as outlined by Apple: iOS Understanding Passcodes.
