Select comments from a comment bank

Select comments from a comment bank to quickly enter canned text that you can add to or edit.

When you are using a field or column that is attached to a comment bank, an arrow appears in the field.

Note: Teachers click the Comments icon on the Scores page in the gradebook to open the comment bank window.

Click the arrow to open the comment bank.

The system displays a drop-down menu. Use this menu to filter the entries you want to use. Your district creates these filters when they create comment banks and comments.

Note: School administrators might assign specific comment banks to specific courses to make selecting comments easier for teachers.

After you select a filter, the next level filter appears, if it exists. For example, you might select District Supported from the Transportation Mode filter your district created. Then, the Type filter appears, and you select Car. Finally, the Driver filter appears, and you select Student. A specific list of comments created for students who drive themselves to school appears.

Also, you can type a keyword into the blank line below the filter drop-down menus to locate a specific comment:

Click the comment you want to insert into the field.

Note: If the comment is created with variables (text surrounded by double-curly braces {{xx}}), the system inserts specific information from the student/record you are working with:

You can click the arrow again to add more comments, or edit the comment you inserted. You can also type any additional text.

Click Save to save the information in this field and any other field you entered information in on the current page.