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UserGuideforINSTRUCTORRole

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1.0 IntroductiontoGroupExPRO 5

2.0 UsingFilters 6

3.0 News(HomeTab) 7

4.0 Notices 7

4.1 ViewingNotices 8

5.0 SubBoard 9

5.1 ViewingaSubRequest 9

5.2 RequestingaSub 9

5.2.1 PremiumAccountUsers 9

5.2.2 LITEAccountUsers 9

5.3 OfferingtoSubaClassontheSubBoard 10

5.4 RemovingaRequesttoSubaClass 11

5.5 EditingorDeletingaSubRequest 11

5.5.1 DeletingaSubRequest 11

5.5.2 EditingaSubRequest 11

6.0 DiscussionForum 12

6.1 ViewingaDiscussionForumPost 12

6.2 CreatingaDiscussionForumPost 12

6.3 EditingorDeletingaDiscussionForumPost 13

6.3.1 DeletingaDiscussionForumPost 13

6.3.2 EditingaDiscussionForumPost 13

7.0 ClassPlans 13

7.1 ViewingaClassPlan 13

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7.2 CreatingaClassPlan 14

7.3 EditingorDeletingaClassPlan 14

7.3.1 DeletingaClassPlan 15

7.3.2 EditingaClassPlan 15

8.0 ReferenceMaterials 15

8.1 DownloadingaReferenceMaterialItem 15

9.0 Calendar 16

9.1 TypesofCalendarEvents 16

9.2 ViewingEventorSubDetails 17

9.3 ViewingSpecificMonths 17

9.4 CalendarReminders 17

10.0 ContactList 17

10.1 FindinganInstructorbyLastName 18

10.2 ViewinganInstructor’sProfile 18

10.3 ViewingContactsbyListView 18

10.3.1 EmailingaContactfromtheListView 18

10.4 PrintingaContactList 19

11.0 MyProfile/InstructorNotificationPreferences 19

11.1 EditingYourProfile 19

11.1.1 UploadingaProfilePicture 20

11.1.2 ViewingYourInstructorDashboard 20

11.2 EmailNotifications 21

11.2.1 LocationNotificationOptions 21

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11.2.2 CategoryNotificationOptions 22

12.0 ClassAttendance 22

13.0 CategoriesandLocations 22

14.0 InstructorApp 23

14.1 ScheduleTab 23

14.2 SubBoard 26

14.3 Feed 27

14.4 Contacts 27

14.5 PushNotifications 28

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1.0 IntroductiontoGroupExPRO.com

GroupExPRO.comisanonlinetoolformanagingcommunicationandschedulingforyourGroupFitnessprogram.

Thewebsitecontains11keysections:NewsFeed(HomeTab)AlivefeedofallrecentactivityinyourGroupExPROaccount.(e.g.subrequests,notices,etc.)

NoticesGroupFitnessManagerscanprovideinformationtoalluserssimultaneously.Thissectionisidealfordepartmentorclub-specificnoticesandcommunications.SubBoardTheSubBoardprovidesa locationfor instructorstopostsubrequestswhentheywillbeunabletoteachaclass.Instructors can request to teach a class that is posted on the sub board and, once approved, the class will bedisplayedonthecalendarandscheduleasanapprovedsub.ForumAlocationforallinstructorstointeractanddiscusstopicsoftheirchoosing.ClassPlansRecentclassplanscanbepostedanddisplayedforotherinstructorstobrowseandusetohelpthemindevelopingideasforfutureclasses.ReferenceMaterialsAlocationformanagerstopostdocumentsrelatedtotheirgroupfitnessprograms,employmentspecificdocuments,etc.CalendarEventsandapprovedsubsaredisplayedonamonthlycalendar.

Schedule(NotAvailableonLITEAccounts)Alistofyourcurrentschedule.(e.gclasstimes,dates,titles,etc.)Alsoprovidesalocationforinstructorstopostsubrequestswhentheywillbeunabletoteachaclass.ContactListContactinformationforgroupfitnessinstructorsisdisplayedonanalphabetizedcontactlist.Thecontactlistcanbeprintedandbrowsed.Instructorsandmanagerscanalsosendemailfromthecontactlist.

MyProfile/InstructorNotificationPreferencesServes as the instructor dashboardwhere instructors are able to change their password, edit their profile, reviewupcomingclassesthey’verequestedtosubandclassestheyneedsubbed.Also,instructorscanselectwhattypesofnotificationsthey’dliketoreceiveviathesystem’sdailydigestemailsummaries.

ClassAttendance

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Aplacewhereinstructorsreporthowmanyparticipantsattendedtheirclass.

2.0 UsingFiltersBeforedivingintoeachspecificsectionofGroupExPRO,it’simportanttounderstandhowinformationisfilteredforeaseofviewing.Userswhoseclubaccountshavemorethanonelocationwillbeassignedtoaprimarylocationwithintheuser’sindividualProfile(section11.0).WheneveryoulogintoGroupExPRO,eachpageyouclickonwilldefaulttoyourlocation’sfilteredview.Toviewinformationpertainingtoadifferentclub/locationonyouraccount,usethedropdownfiltertoselectadifferentlocationandthenclickonthe“Filter”button.

IMPORTANTNOTE:Selecting“All”doesNOTmean“showmeallposts”butrather“showmeanythingthatwaspostedtoALLlocationsforALLuserstoseeuponlog-in”.Toview“allpostsregardlessoflocation”,CLEARthelocationfilterbyselecting[location]andthenclickingthe“Filter”button.

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3.0 NewsFeed(HomeTab)Toviewthelatestactivityclickonthe“Home”icononthemainnavigationbarlocatedatthetopoftheGroupExPROwebsite.Thenewsfeedprovidesafullviewofallrecentsubrequests,notices,andanyotheractivity,displayedinreversechronologicalorder.Usethecolor-codedboxestotherightofeachpostforaquickreferenceonthetypeofnotice.

4.0 NoticesClicktheNoticestabonthemainnavigationbarlocatedatthetopoftheGroupExPROwebsite.TheNoticescreendisplaysalistofallrecentnotices,sortedinreversechronologicalorder,withexceptiontothose“pinned”tothetopoftheboard.Thesenoticeswillremainatthetopofthepageuntilamanagerremovesthegreenpin.

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4.1 ViewingNoticesToviewanoticeclickthenoticetitleor“readmore”,andthenoticewilldisplayonscreen.

Besuretoalwaysclickthe‘IREADIT!’buttontoverifyyou’vereceivedtheinformation.Managerscanseewhohasclicked‘IREADIT’.

Acommentboxisavailableforyoutoaddcomments/replytoanyquestionsposedtoyouviathenotice.

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5.0 SubBoardClickonthe“SubBoard”tablocatedatthemainnavigationbaronthetopoftheGroupExPROwebsite.ThemainSubBoardpagedisplaysalistofallavailablesubrequestssortedbyclassdate.Theclassesthatareclosesttothecurrentdatewillbedisplayedfirst.

5.1 ViewingaSubRequestClick“ViewSubRequest”.

Detailsaboutthesubrequestaredisplayed.See5.3on“OfferingtoSubaClass”formoredetails.

5.2 RequestingaSub 5.2.1 PremiumAccountUsers(UsetheScheduleTab)

Clickonthe“Schedule”tabandlocatetheclassforwhichyouneedasub.Clickonthered“RequestaSub”linknexttoyourclass.

Yourclassinformationwillpre-populateintoasubrequest.Enteranyadditionalcommentstohelppotentialsubslearnmoreaboutthesubbingneedandthen“submit”therequest.

5.2.2 LITEAccountUsers(UsetheSubBoardTab) Clickthegreen“RequestaSub”buttonlocatedonthetoprightofthescreen.

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Completeallofthefieldspertainingtotheclassforwhichyouneedcoverage: ClassDate&Time ClassTitle ClassCategory ClassLocation(formultiplelocationaccounts) Addanyadditionalcommentsthatmightbehelpfultoapotentialsub. Submityoursubrequest.

5.3 OfferingtoSubaClassontheSubBoard Click“ViewSubRequest”nexttotheclasstitleontheSubBoard.Thiswilldisplaydetailsabouttheclass.

Clickthe“ICANSUBIT!”buttontorequesttoteachtheclass.Thissendsanemailtothemanagerindicatingyouravailabilitytosub.

IMPORTANTNOTE:Multipleusersmayrequesttoteachthesameclass.Themanagerwillselecttheinstructorthatisbeingapprovedtoteachtheclass.Theapprovedinstructorwillreceiveanemailstatinghe/sheisconfirmedtoteachtheclass.Instructorsthathaverequestedtoteachtheclass,butwerenotapproved,willbenotifiedbyemailthattheclasswasfilledbyanotherinstructor.ApprovedSubRequestswillbedisplayedontheCalendar.

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5.4 RemovingaRequesttoSubaClassAtanypointbeforebeingapprovedtosubaclass,youmayremoveyourrequesttoteachtheclass.Click“ViewSubRequest”fromthemainSubBoardpage.Belowtheclassdetailsyouwillseeaboxdisplayingyourcurrentclassrequeststatus.Toremoveyourrequest,click“Clickheretoremovethisrequest.”

Confirmyourrequestbyclicking“REMOVEREQUEST”ontheconfirmationscreen.

5.5 EditingorDeletingaSubRequest Youmayeditordeleteanysubrequestthatyouhaveposted. 5.5.1 DeletingaSubRequest

Ifyounolongerneedasub,openyoursubrequestviathe“ViewSubRequest”link.Click“delete”totherightoftheclasstitle.Thiswillbringupaconfirmationscreen.Confirmthedeletionbyselecting“DELETE”.

5.5.2 EditingaSubRequestOpenyoursubrequestviathe“ViewSubRequest”link.Clickthe“edit”linktotherightoftheclasstitle.Onceyoureditsarecomplete,click“SubmitEdits”atthebottomofthepage.

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6.0 DiscussionForumClickonthe“Forum”tabonthemainnavigationbarlocatedatthetopoftheGroupExPROwebsite.

6.1 ViewingaDiscussionForumPostTheForumscreendisplaysalistofallrecentdiscussionpostsinreversechronologicalorder,withexceptiontoanyitempinnedtothetopoftheboard.Pinneditemsappearwithagreenpush-pinicon.Click“ReadMore”nexttoanyposttoreadand/orcommentonanydiscussionitem.

6.2 CreatingaDiscussionForumPostClick“PosttoForum”andenteraposttitle.

YoumaycategorizeapostbyCategoryorLocation.Ifyourfacilityonlyhasonelocation,the“Location”selectionwillnotappear.SeeSection14.0formoreinformationonhowCategoriesandLocationsworktofiltermessagesforinstructors.

Enterthebodyofyourmessage.Theeditingtoolsatthetopofthetextboxmaybeusedforformattingthepost.Attachmentscanbeaddedtopostsbyclickingthe“Browse”buttontotherightoftheAttachmentfield.Thiswillallowyoutochooseafilefromyourcomputer.

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Youcanalsochooseto“MakeStickyattopoflist”.Checkingthisboxwilldisplayyourpostatthetopofthepage(withallotherpostsappearingbelow,inreversechronologicalorder).Onceyouhavecompletedcreatingthepost,click“SubmitForumPost”atthebottomofthepage.6.3 EditingorDeletingaDiscussionForumPost

6.3.1 DeletingaForumPost

IfyounolongerwantyourdiscussionpostvisibleontheGroupExPROaccount,openthepostingandclick“delete”totherightoftheposttitle.Thiswillbringupaconfirmationscreen.Confirmthedeletionbyselecting“DELETE”.Youcanonlydeleteyourownposts,notothers.6.3.2 EditingaForumPostOpenyourpostbyclickingonthetitleofthepost.Clickthe“edit”linktotherightofthepost’stitle.Onceyoureditsarecomplete,click“SubmitEdits”atthebottomofthepage.Youcanonlyedityourownposts,notothers.

7.0 ClassPlansClickthe“ClassPlans”tabonthemainnavigationbarlocatedatthetopoftheGroupExPROwebsite.ThemainClassPlansscreendisplaysalistofallrecentClassPlans,sortedbymostrecentfirst.ClassPlansareprimarilymeantforchoreography/lessonplansharing,buttheycanalsobeusedforwhatever“outofthebox”purposeyou’dlike.Example,aspicturedbelow,wouldbeformanagerstopostweeklyclassannouncementsforinstructorstoreadtoparticipants.

7.1 ViewingaClassPlanClickthe“ClassPlans”tabonthemainnavigationbarlocatedatthetopoftheGroupExPROwebsite.ThemainClassPlansscreendisplaysalistofallrecentClassPlans,sortedbymostrecentfirst.ClassPlansthathaveattachmentsarenotedwithapaperclipicon.

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7.2 CreatingaClassPlanClickthe“PostaClassPlan”button.Entertheclassdateandtimethatyoutaughtthisplan,aswellasaclasstitle.YoumaycategorizeapostbyCategoryorLocation.Ifyourfacilityonlyhasonelocation,the“Location”selectionwillnotappear.SeeSection14.0formoreinformationonhowCategoriesandLocationsworktofiltermessagesforinstructors.

Enterthebodyofyourpost.Thisistypicallyusedfortheclassplanitself.Theeditingtoolsatthetopofthebodyfieldareusedforformattingthepost.Attachmentscanbeaddedtopostsbyclickingthe“Browse”buttontotherightoftheAttachmentfield.Thiswillallowyoutochooseafilefromyourcomputer.Youcanalsochooseto“MakeStickyattopoflist”.Checkingthisboxwilldisplayyourpostatthetopofthepage(withallotherpostsappearingbelow,inreversechronologicalorder).Onceyouhavecompletedcreatingthepost,click“SubmitClassPlan”atthebottomofthepage.7.3 EditingorDeletingaClassPlanIfyouneedtoEditorDeleteaClassPlan,firstclickon“ViewClassPlan”.

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7.3.1 DeletingaClassPlanIfyounolongerwantyourclassplanpostvisibleontheGroupExPROaccount,openthepostingandclick“delete”totherightoftheposttitle.Thiswillbringupaconfirmationscreen.Confirmthedeletionbyselecting“DELETE”.Youcanonlydeleteyourownclassplans,notothers.7.3.2 EditingaClassPlanOpenyourpostbyclickingonthetitleofthepost.Clickthe“edit”linktotherightofthepost’stitle.Onceyoureditsarecomplete,click“SubmitEdits”atthebottomofthepage.Youcanonlyedityourownclassplans,notothers.

8.0 ReferenceMaterialsClickthe“ReferenceMaterials”tabonthemainnavigationbarlocatedatthetopoftheGroupExPROwebsite.ThemainReferenceMaterialsscreendisplaysalistofallpostingsinreversechronologicalorder,withexceptiontoanyitempinnedtothetopoftheboard.Thesepinneditemsaredenotedwithagreenpush-pinicon.

8.1 DownloadingaReferenceMaterialItemClickthetitleofthereferenceitem.Clickonthetitleoftheattachment.Thiswilldownloadtheitemtoyourcomputerand/ordisplayitonscreen.

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9.0 CalendarClickthe“Calendar”tabonthemainnavigationbarlocatedatthetopoftheGroupExPROwebsite.

9.1 TypesofCalendarEventsTherearevarioustypesofeventsyoucanviewonthecalendar:1. SingleDayEvents–Notedbyalightgraybackgroundwithalightgrayborder.Example-“Staff

Meeting”inthebelowscreenshot.

2. MultipleDayEvents–Coloredbackgroundwithcoloredborder.Example-“RoshHashanah-ReducedClassSchedule”inthebelowscreenshot.

3. RecurringEvents–Theseeventsmaytakeplaceonaweekly,monthlyoryearlybasis.Theyarenotedwithalightgraybackgroundandadarkgrayborder.Recurringeventsalsohaveasmallrecurringiconinthetoprightofthebox.Example–“PaycheckDate”inthebelowscreenshot.

4. SubRequest–ApprovedSubRequestsarenotedwithalightgreenbackgroundandagreenborder.Note:SubRequeststhatarenotyetapproved/confirmedarenotshownonthecalendar.

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9.2 ViewingEventorSubDetailsToviewaneventorsubdetailbox,clickthetitleoftheevent/subrequestontheCalendar.

9.3 ViewingSpecificMonthsTonavigatetoanothermonthusethe“Previous”and“Next”linksbelowtheMonthandYearonthetopoftheCalendar.

9.4 CalendarRemindersApprovedsubswillreceiveanemailfromGroupExPROthedaybeforetheirscheduledclasstoremindthemtheyareonthecalendartosub.

10.0 ContactListClickthe“ContactList”tabonthemainnavigationbarlocatedatthetopoftheGroupExPROwebsite.ThemainContactListpagedisplaysalistofallinstructorsthatareapartofyourGroupExPRO.comaccount.Instructorsarelistedalphabeticallybylastname.

NOTE:Ifyourfacilityhasmorethanonelocationyoumayfiltertheinstructorsdisplayedbyusingthe“Locations”

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dropdownbox.See“CategoriesandLocations”formoreinformation. 10.1 FindinganInstructorbyLastName

Tofilterinstructorsbylastname,clickonthefirstletteroftheinstructor’slastnameinthesectiontitled“Showinstructorswhoselastnamebeginswith:”

10.2 ViewinganInstructor’sProfileToviewaninstructor’sprofile,clickthenameoftheinstructoryouwishtoview.Theinstructor’sprofilepagewillbedisplayed:

10.3 ViewingContactsbyListView Thelistviewallowsyoutoemailinstructorsandsortcontactsbasedonlocationandcategory.

10.3.1 EmailingaContactfromtheListView

Inthelistview,youcanselectmultipleinstructorsandclickonthe“Actions”buttontomasse-mailselectedcontacts.FromthisviewyoucanalsofiltercontactsbyCategoryand/orLocation.

IMPORTANTNOTE:Ifyouuseaweb-basedemail,suchasGmail,youmightneedtoenableyourcomputertoopenyouremailinordertosendemailsfromGroupExPRO.Whilewecouldlistsomeinstructionshere,inordertogetthemostup-to-date,accurate,instructionsbasedonyouremailsystem,conductaninternetsearchsuchas“HowtosetGmailasmybrowser’sdefaultemailclient”,replacingtheword“Gmail”withyouremailtype(e.g.Hotmail,Yahoo,AOL,etc).

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10.4 PrintingaContactListAprintableversionoftheContactListisavailablebyclickingthe“Printableversion”iconabovethefirstinstructor’scontactinformationonthemainpageoftheContactList.NOTE:ThePrintableVersionisonlyavailableontheStandardViewoftheContactList,i.e.,thelistthatlookslikecontactcards.

11.0 MyProfile/InstructorNotificationPreferences Click“MyProfile”onthetoprightofthewebsite.Yourprofilepagewillbedisplayed.

11.1 EditingYourProfile Clickthe“edit”linktotherightofyourname.Theprofileeditingscreenwillbedisplayed.

Theeditingscreenallowsyoutoenterinformationaboutyourself.Whenyouhavecompletededitingyourinformation,clickthe“SubmitEdits”buttonatthebottomofthepage.NOTE:Emailnotificationsarealsoconfiguredonthispage.See“EmailNotifications”formoreinformation.

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11.1.1UploadingaProfilePicture ClicktheBrowsebuttonbelow“UploadPicture”onthetoprightoftheeditingscreen. Chooseanimagefromyourcomputer. Clickthe“SubmitEdits”buttonatthebottomofthepage.

11.1.2 ViewingYourInstructorDashboard

Ifyouscrollbelowyourpicture,youwillfindyourinstructordashboard.Thisiswhereyoucanfindanyclassesyou’verequestedtosub,classesyouneedsubbed,pendingrequests,andapprovedrequests.Thisisalsotheplacetofindtheembeddableschedulehtmlcodeforyourpersonalwebsite.(Instructorschedulesareanoptionalsettingthatmaynotbeavailabletoyourclub.)

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11.2 EmailNotificationsEmailnotificationscanbeconfiguredattheverybottomofyour“MyProfileàEdit”page.See“MyProfile”formoreinformationonyourprofileingeneral.

Notificationsaresenttwicedailyinasingleemailandcontaintheposttitleandashortsummaryofallposts,subrequestsandcommentsmadewithinthepast12hours.TheseDailyDigestemailsaresentfromGroupExPRO,[email protected](orsafelist).Thiswayyou’llbypassanypotentialspamissues.AtthebottomofyourProfileeditingpageyouwillseetheseEmailNotificationsettings:

11.2.1 LocationNotificationOptions Optionsfornotificationsinclude:

1. DoNotSendNotifications–Nonotificationswillbeemailedtoyou.YouwillberesponsibleforloggingintoGroupExPROonaregularbasistoviewnoticespostedbyyourmanager,aswellassubrequests.Thisoptionisnotrecommended.

2. SendNotificationsofAllNewPosts–Allpostsmade,regardlessoflocation,willbeemailedtoyoutwiceperday.Thisisoptimalifyouliketobefullyinformedanddon’tmindscrollingthroughwhatcouldbelotsofinformation(dependingonyouremployer’sGXPaccountsize).

3. OnlyNotifyMeofPostsPertainingToMyLocation–Onlypoststaggedtoyourassignedlocation(asdesignatedinyourprofile),aswellasthosepoststaggedto“All”locationswillbeemailedtoyou.

a. Ifyouselectthisoption,anotherboxwillappearthatallowsyouto“AlsoSubscribeMeTotheFollowingLocations”.Thisallowsyoutoopt-intomorethanonespecificlocation,withouthavingtooptintoALLlocations(asin#2).

b. Ifyouareoptingintoadditionallocations,selectyourlocation,plusanyothers,fromtheboxthatappears.PCuserswillholddownCTRLandleftclickondesiredlocations.MacuserswillholddownCOMMANDandclickondesiredlocation.

NOTE:Ifyourfacilityonlyhasonelocation,the“Onlynotifymeofpostspertainingtomylocation”selectionwillnotbevisible.

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11.2.2 CategoryNotificationOptionsYoumayselectspecificcategoriestoincludeinEmailNotifications.1. Selectthecategorieswithinthecategoryselectorthatappearsas“Notifymeofpostsonly

fromthefollowingcategories”:

PCuserswillholddownCTRLandleftclickondesiredlocations.MacuserswillholddownCOMMANDandclickondesiredlocation.

2. Whenyouhavefinishedselectingcategoriesclickthe“SubmitEdits”buttonatthebottomofthepage.

12.0 ReportingClassAttendanceTorecordclassattendance,clickthe“ReportClassAttendance”linkatthetopofyourGXPpage.Thiswilltakeyoutothereportspagewhereyoucanenteryourclassattendance.(ThisisanoptionalfeatureenabledbyAccountAdministrators.Itmaynotbeavailabletoyouatyourlocation.)

Additionally,instructorsmayrecordclassattendanceviatheInstructorToolsApp,whichiscoveredinSection14.0.13.0 CategoriesandLocationsAllpostswithinGroupExPROcanbetaggedtoaspecificCategoryorLocation.CategoriesandLocationsaresetupbyyourAccountAdministrator.UsingCategoriesandLocationshelpsinstructorstobetterlocatepoststhatarerelevanttothem,andallowsformoretargetedemailnotifications.Instructorsareassignedaprimary“Location”withintheirUserProfile.Thislocationdriveswhat’sinyourimmediateviewwhenyouclickoneachtab(e.g.SubBoard,Notices,etc).YoucanchangethefiltersoneachpagetoviewinformationtaggedtootherLocationswithinyouraccount.RevisitSection2.0onFiltersformoreinformationonhowtonavigatethefilteroptions.

NOTE:Ifyourfacilityonlyhasonephysicallocation,youwillnotseeaLocationfilter,onlyaCategoryfilter.

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14.0 InstructorAppTheInstructorToolsAppisaFREEresourceavailableintheAppleandGooglePlaystores.Youusethesamelog-inasyouuseonourwww.groupexpro.comwebsite:

14.1 ScheduleTabOnceloggedin,clickontheSCHEDULEbuttontoviewyourpersonalteachingschedule.Note:TheapponlydisplaysclassesYOUareassignedtoteach,notthefullclubschedule:

Classesinthepasthaveapaper/penciliconnexttothem(Seeabove,Monday,May22Class).Clickthisicontoenterclassattendance:

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Onceattendanceisentered,ifyouneedtoadjustthenumber,clickonthenumbertore-opentheabovedataentrybox:

Classesonyourschedulethatareinthefuturehaveadoublearrowiconinsteadoftheattendanceentryicon.Toinitiateasubrequestforafutureclass,clickonthisdoublearrow(refertoWednesday,May24,Balletone®SoleSnippetsClassbelow):

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Aswiththewebsite,yoursubrequestwillpre-populatewiththebasicsofyourclass.Thereisanadditionalcommentfieldforyoutoaddanynotesthataprospectivesubmightneedtoknowabouttheclass:

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14.2 TheSubBoardTabChecktheSubBoardtabtoseewhatclassesareavailableforcoverage.YouwillalsobenotifiedabouttheseopportunitiesthroughtheDailyDigestemailsand/orthePushNotifications(seeSection14.5).ClickontheSquare/CheckBoxiconnexttotheavailableclasstoindicateyouravailabilitytocovertheclass:

AsyouscrolldowntheSubBoardpage,you’llalsoseeanyclassesyou’rerequestedtoteach,aswellasanyofyourclassesthatareopenforcoverage:

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14.3 FeedTabTheFeedtabshowsallNoticesandForumposts,condensedintoonepage.Clickonthecarattoexpandthepost.Youwillalsobeabletoaddacommenttotheseposts:

14.4 ContactsTabViewcontactinformationforotherinstructorsonyouraccount.Theenvelopeandtelephoneiconswilltriggeranemail/phonecall(respectively):

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14.5 PushNotificationsPushnotificationsare“popup”messagesthatappearonyourphoneviatheapp.Anysubrequestcreatedforaclassthatislessthan48hoursawaywilltriggeraPushNotificationtoyourphone.Youremailnotificationsettingsdrivewhattypesofpushesyoureceive.SeeSection11.0formoreinformationonsettingupnotificationpreferences.NOTE:Youdoneedtohavenotificationsenabledfortheapponyourdevice.Checkyourdevice’ssettingsformoreinformationonhowtoensurepushnotificationsareenabled.

Ifyoureceiveapushnotificationforaclassyoucanhelpwith,clickonthenotification,orlaunchtheGXPApp,andoffertoteachtheclassontheSubBoard.