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Printing Homeroom Lists and Rosters (Elementary and Middle Schools)

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Printing a List of Homerooms

Follett Destiny Library uses homeroom codes to identify the Homeroom. Having a list of homerooms is necessary to identify the teacher assigned to each homeroom.

  • Login to Infinite Campus.
  • On the left, select Scheduling, Reports, Master Schedule.
  • For Course Name, type: HOMEROOM
  • Ensure the correct Term is selected.
  • Click Generate Report.
  • Print the list of homerooms.

The Course number shown matches the Homeroom field in Follett Destiny Library. This information can be used to identify the teacher of the section and, if desired, used to add teacher names to patron records.

Printing Section Rosters

In Infinite Campus, the Section Rosters report can provide a list of students enrolled in a homeroom. The Section Roster for homerooms can be used to verify the accuracy of patron records in Follett Destiny Library. Follow these steps to print Section Rosters reports in Infinite Campus:

  • Login to Infinite Campus.
  • On the left, select Scheduling, Reports, Section Rosters.
  • Ensure the correct Term is selected.
  • Select the Period: HR
  • At the bottom of the window, click Generate Report.
  • Click the print icon at the top of the window to print the report.

Technology Cart Management Procedures

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In order to provide clear procedures for management of technology carts, the template below should be updated to document the technology cart management procedures used at your school.

Technology Cart Management Procedure Template

Follow these steps when updating the example:

  • Use the Technology Cart Management Procedures Template to document the procedures used for one type of cart.
  • Update the template to reflect your school’s information and procedures.
  • Some of your current procedures may not meet best practices. Use this opportunity to revise your procedures to work towards compliance with best practices.
  • Create additional documents for each type of technology cart: laptop, ChromeBook, iPod, etc.
  • The completed documents should be reviewed by your Media Committee (which includes an administrator) to approve the procedures.
  • Store these documents in your Substitute Binder kept at the Circulation Desk.

 

Follett Barcode Fonts

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Before printing barcode labels on a new computer, barcode fonts need to be installed. Follow these steps to install barcode fonts on a new computer:

  1. Open a web browser and go to: http://www.follettsoftware.com/
  2. Click the Login button and either login or click Create New Account.
  3. In the top menu, click Downloads.
  4. Select Circulation/Catalog Plus
  5. In the Utilities section, click Download to the right of: Circulation/Catalog Plus Barcode Fonts (Windows).
  6. At the bottom of the Downloads page, click { DOWNLOAD – Circulation/Catalog Plus Barcode Fonts – NOW }.
  7. Save the file.
  8. Double-click the downloaded file and confirm you would like to Run the file.
  9. Change the Unzip to Folder by clicking Browse and select the Desktop.
  10. Click Unzip to decompress the files.
  11. Open the Barcode Fonts folder on the Desktop and double-click the Setup application file.
  12. Click through the Installation Wizard to install.