Now Available - Comment Bank Video Series!

It’s that time of year again. Reports to write and comments to compose. Lots and lots of comments ... don’t despair! Check out our latest teacher videos, where we introduce you to comment banks and show you how to use them.

The introduction of the Comment Bank video series means that you now have access to up to 10 different training videos to help with your reporting needs. Remember you can access the videos whenever you like, as you may need to refresh your skills and knowledge once the new school year starts. Click here to access the video tutorials now, otherwise here's a summary of what's available on our site:

Getting Started Series:

1. Introduction to Accelerus
2. Entering Results in the Results Grid
3. Customising the Results Grid
4. How To Collect and Synchronise an Offline File

Comment Bank Series:

1. Introduction To Comment Banks
2. How to Use Comment Banks
3. How to Create a Teacher Comment Bank
4. How To Export a Comment Bank
5. How To Import a Comment Bank CSV file
6. How To Import a MarkBook Comment Bank

Written guides are also available on the site, just click here.


Handy Tips On Working With Offline Files...

Where are the backups of my offline file?

Whenever you save changes to your offline file, Accelerus creates a backup copy of the file in the folder where your offline file is stored. Your offline file has a windows file extension of .aof and the backup file has an extension of .bak. This backup is the most recent backup of your offline file.

In addition, we also store up to ten backups in your windows Temp folder. This folder can be accessed from the windows Start button by typing %temp% into the search cell and clicking on the Temp folder shown in the list returned. From the Temp folder, open the Accelerus folder and from this folder open the AOF Backups folder. Here you will see up to ten backups, with the highest backup number being the second most recent backup. Each time you save your offline file, the most recent backup file is moved to the %temp% folder and a new backup is created in the folder containing your offline file.

Did You Know?

How to locate an offline file
If you have your computer re-imaged or re-loaded and the Accelerus login window doesn’t show your most recently used offline file, you will need to select it from the ‘Available Options’. Click ‘I want to open an offline file’ then select one of the options below:

• I know where my file is and wish to browse for it
• Scan my USB drive for offline files, or
• Scan my computer for offline files

Locate your offline file (which will usually contain your teacher code within the name), select the offline file with the latest date and login.


Tips & Tricks...

Comment Banks

1. It is often easier to start writing a student’s comment and then add that comment to a comment bank, rather than typing the comment directly into a comment bank.
2. Try to have a large number of comments, so that comments for students are varied.
3. After you select a comment from a comment bank for use in a student’s comment, you can further edit and personalise it for the student.

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