iStudiez ProSophisticated student's planner for your Mac, iPhone, iPad

Maitha Juma

COL 270 -340

• Introduction

• Why so many students worldwide use iStudiez Pro !

• how to install it

• how to use it

o Planner view

o Today view

o Calendar view

o Assignments view

o Info page

o Grades

o Cloud Sync

o Copy and Paste

• list of other resources that can help you learn more

• survey to check your understanding

• bibliography

The purpose of the presentation is to introduce iStudiez Pro; it is an

application that can be installed in Mac, iPhon or iPad.

This application can help the student to plan and manage his courses and

classes details, locations, instructors’ info, holidays and grades. It is

important for the students to know because it helps them stay on track with

schedules and assignments. Also, This app is very flexible and can be used

for Elementary all the way up through college. To illustrate, iStudiez Pro

keeps the student very busy day and every changing in schedule straight.

How to install it • Click the app you want to install and select "Install" and "Download" to install the

app on ...

Type in "Assignments" and click on "iStudiez Pro" or "iStudiez Lite

• Also, you can try the lite version by install it from the bellow hyper link:

http://itunes.apple.com/app/istudiez-lite/id322439186?mt=8

How to use it

Planner view is your main tool to add and manage your schedule.

Planner hosts Semesters, Holidays and Instructors major sections.

1. Semesters section

Use Semesters section to add/edit your semesters (terms) > courses > classes and exams (finals) and all related details such as class types, dates & times, locations, periodicity etc.

2. Holidays section

Holidays button in the main Planner view leads you to the section where all holidays/vacations/days off you input will be listed. You can mark either one day or a range of days as your days off.

Once you mark any day as a holiday/day off it will appear in Calendar view with the 'HOLIDAY' notice and no classes will be shown at this day.

3. Instructors section

Instructors button in the main Planner view leads you to the section where you can store all the information related to your instructors (names, titles, affiliations, e-mails, web pages, phone numbers and office hours). You can also see the courses given by this particular Instructor.

Once you've added your instructors, they will appear as a list in the main view of Instructors section. Now you can attach your instructors to the classes they give (Planner > Your Semester > Your Course > Your Class > Instructor).

Today view automatically shows you the summary of today's classes and assignments for these classes due once they are input in the Planner.Details shown for classes include class type, location, time left before the end of the current class and the start of the next one, instructor assigned, number of tasks pending

and what's next on schedule. To edit any class and assignments details from Today view tap this class once. You will be taken to Details view where you can Edit Details of your class or Cancel This Class if there's a need.

Add Assignment option is also available in Details view for your convenience. See more on how to add/edit your assignments in the Assignments chapter.

Calendar lets you track your schedule from month and week perspectives.

Here you can easily monitor the number of classes, exams and assignments you have per day.

Tapping Calendar tab automatically leads you to your today's schedule shown in month view mode. Classes are marked as black dots by default. The number of dots represents how many classes you have that particular day. If you're using color coding for your courses, you can switch to colored dots mode (Today view > Info button > Calendar > Colored dots ON).

Rotating your device horizontally when in Calendar view shows you the Week view. Week view is available to track classes only, no assignments are shown here. You can also switch on the week numbers for your convenience (Today view > Info > Calendar > Week Number)

Touching any date on the calendar grid will let you see the expanded list of classes and exams with all related details below. Just tap any class or exam to see more details, edit or cancel it.

Exams appear as red flags on the calendar. You can also switch exams icons off (Today view > Info button > Calendar > Exams Icons)

To view your assignments in Calendar tap Assignments button on top of Calendar view. Assignments appear as paper clips on the calendar. You can also switch assignments icons off (Today view > Info > Calendar > Assignments Icons)

Assignments view lets you add, edit and remove assignments, as well as sort them

into Current and Completed and according to the Due Date, Course and Priority.Press [ + ] button in the upper right corner of Assignments view to start adding

assignments. When adding an assignment you can attach it to the Course it is related to, set Due Date and Priority as well as Add Partner.

Once added your assignments sit in Current section where you can sort them by Due Date, Course and Priority.

When you've completed an assignment, tap the circle to the left of the assignment once. Doing so will automatically move this assignments to Completed section where it will be stored until you decide to manually delete it.

When in Today view tap the gear button to access Info page where you can

modify the app settings, request technical support and manage your iStudiez

Pro data.

1. iStudiez Pro Settings

Settings are divided into several sections:

1. Today section helps you set up your preference for the Today Icon. You can choose Today Icon to reflect either current day of the week or current month along with the date.

Also, you can change default phrases to be shown in Today view when you don't have classes.

2. Calendar section includes options to manage Calendar view appearance such as turn on/off colored dots, assignments and exams icons as well as week number in Week View.

3. Planner section makes it easier for you to set up your classes schedule. You can choose 1 minute step if your classes start at weird times, say, 12:37 pm. Or, you can choose 5 minutes step if you have usual schedule and don't want to bother scrolling through the time wheel with 1 minute intervals.

4. You can set your preferences for App Icon Badge so that it shows you how many assignments you have overdue or per period from one day to one month.

1. iStudiez Pro Settings cont..

This badge settings will also reflect on Assignments tab.

5. Grades section. Here you can customize your grading scale and set up your preferences with regards to everything related to grading in the app.

6. To get notified of your classes and exams turn on Classes and Exams Notifications. This will let you immediately set up your general preferred alarm time for all classes/exams on your schedule. Assignments Notifications can also be turned on/off here, but you set the alarm time for each assignment individually every time when you create one. Default notification time for assignments is 12pm.

1. iStudiez Pro Settings cont..

2. Data Managing

Here you can create your iStudiez Pro data backup which will store all your schedule and assignments. Tapping Send Data Backup button will send an e-mail with all your iStudiez Pro data saved as a link in the email. Tapping this link from your Mail app on your device will launch iStudiez Pro and restore your data.

3. Technical Support and Tell a Friend

You are welcome to inform us of any malfunction in a Bug Report. You can also Open Web Page of iStudiez Pro to stay updated of all news from the development team. Tell a friend your opinion of iStudiez Pro features and functions ;)

Grades option helps you keep track of your homework progress, courses

grades and overall GPA.

To access Grades settings go to Today > Info page > Settings > Grades.

1. Grading Scale

Having turned Grades option on, you are offered expanded settings menu to choose and customize your Grading Scale. Options for Grading Scale include scales based on Percents, Letters or Points.

Default grading scale is set to percents but you are highly recommended BEFORE inputting any assignment scores to choose scale that is most suitable for you. Only one type of grading scale can be used at a time but in case of Letters grading scale you may tune it later for any course in the Planner.

1. Grading Scale cont..

Percents. If you choose Percents grading scale, your GPA will be calculated based on and reflected as percents.

Letters. This grading scale allows converting percents into letters based on the customizable matching scale. Once you set up Letters as your grading scale you are offered to choose one of four default grading scales which you can further customize according to the grading scale used in your school, college or university.

Points. With Points grading option you can set up points range according to your education system.

2. Customizing Letter Scale in Settings

Simply choose the preset most suitable for you, tap the button and on the next screen tap Edit button to customize both letters and percents. When you customized your grading scale it is saved as Custom scale.

3. Smart keypad and Weights for assignments

Now, once you are finished with customizing the grading scale you are going to use, you need to enter weights for assignments in case your education system uses weights to calculate your grade.

To set up weights for your assignments go to Planner > Your Semester > Course and tap Grades tab button in the bottom right corner. Here you can add weights that you will later allocate to your assignments, and credits for your course.

3. Smart keypad and Weights for assignments cont..

So, you have entered all weights and credits for your course. Now switch from Grades tab to Assignments tab button and tap any assignment that you have for this course. In the details view you will see that Weight is Not Assigned. Tap Weight and allocate any weight for your assignment.

Once you've completed this algorithm for an assignment its weight will be automatically calculated when you mark this assignment as completed.

Default settings for grades option allow using Smart Keypad to enter earned and total possible/required points for any assignment (even if there is no weight assigned to it). Smart keypad appears when you tap the gray circle to the left of your assignment anywhere in the app. When you input your earned points the assignment is marked as completed and its result is calculated into your course grade.

Cloud Sync option allows you sharing iStudiez Pro data on all your iOS devices

automatically, without using data backup or entering same data several times on your

iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad.

Using Cloud Sync option saves all your data on a Cloud Sync Server of iStudiez Pro. To

put it simple, imagine that you are in school and need to add some homework or

schedule details to iStudiez Pro on your iPhone. Once you entered necessary

information, you sync to the Cloud Sync Server to save your records. Later at home

when you need to have same data reflected in iStudiez Pro on your iPad you simply

tap Sync button and all the new data entered previously on iPhone will be loaded from

Cloud Sync Server to your iPad.

Here we explain how to set up and start using Cloud Sync option.

1. Switch on Cloud Sync option in iStudiez Pro

settings

Cloud Sync option is switched off by default, so you will need to go to Info Page > Settings > Sync and switch Cloud Sync ON.

2. Create your Cloud Sync Account

When you switched on Cloud Sync option you will need to Sign In. To Sign In you need to

have Cloud Sync Account. Right there in Settings tap Sign In > Create Cloud Sync Account and then enter your email as a login and password that you would like to use to sync data to the Cloud Sync Server. After you submit your email and password, a confirmation letter will be sent to you. Follow the instructions in the email to activate your Cloud Sync Account. After your account is activated you can Sign In.

3. Login to your Cloud Sync Account

During your first cloud sync session you will be asked which data you would like to use.

Sync From This Device - your data will be loaded TO the Cloud Sync Server.

Sync From Server - you will need to choose this opt if you previously synced any data to Cloud Sync Server from any other of your devices, and if you wish the data from Cloud Sync Server to be loaded to this device.

4. General Issues

To sync manually on iPhone/iPod Touch simply shake your device. To sync manually on iPad

tap Sync button in Overview.

Once you set up and confirm your Cloud Sync Account, you can see your last sync session date and time in iStudiez Pro Sync settings.

If for any reason you doubt whether Cloud Sync is active and working, go to Info Page > Settingsand check the color of Sync icon: green icon means Cloud Sync is working normally.

Copy/Paste feature allows copying your Semesters, Courses, Classes, Exams and Assignments in the app.

1. Copying Courses, Classes and Exams

To copy a course, go to Planner > Semester, choose a course you wish to copy and hold

until Copy menu appears. Tap Copy and then tap the course again to see Copy/Paste menu. Tap Paste and the course will be pasted along with all its classes and exams. Take similar steps to copy and paste your classes and exams.

2. Moving Classes

You can move classes from one course to another in All Courses view. Simply go to Planner >

Semester > All Courses, tap Edit button and drag the class from one course to another. Copy/Paste option works here as well.

3. Copying Assignments

You can copy and paste assignments virtually in every view where you can see them. When copied

and pasted from one course to another, an assignment will be automatically attached to the course where it is pasted. When copied in Calendar view and pasted to another date, the due date for this assignment will automatically be re-scheduled for that particular date..

3. Copying Assignments Cont ..

In Assignments view there is an option to batch copy/paste assignments. Tap Action bottom to select several assignments at a time, then copy, paste or delete them. Depending on the section where you paste assignments (Due Date, Course or Priority sections) they will inherit respective settings (e.g. when pasted to a certain due date field, an assignment will inherit that particular due date attribute).

4. Copying Semesters

Copying semesters will automatically copy all of its courses, classes and exams, but NOT

assignments. When copying, initial dates will remain unchanged. To copy a semester, go to Planner, tap a semester you wish to copy and hold until Copy menu appears. Tap Copy to copy a semester and then tap and hold Semester cell until Paste menu appears. Tap Paste to paste the semester.

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Other resources that can help you learn more

Survey ..

http://istudentpro.com/

http://www.apple.com/education/apps/ipodtouch-iphone.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_7741798_use-iphone-taking-tests.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PVHeJvMqpU

http://uploading.com/files/655aef21/iStudiez%2BPro.zip/

http://itunes.apple.com/app/istudiez-lite/id322439186?mt=8

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YNYV6J2

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