P.L.A.T.O. Seating Charts: Tracking Participation

Overview

Instructors can track student participation in the seating chart by clicking on the plus sign each time a student voluntarily participates or answers when called upon (cold call). 

Instructions

  1. Open "today's" class on the course calendar and select "More" to view the seating chart.
  2. Select a student from the  seating chart and then click the plus/minus sign to change that student's participation or cold call response.
  3. Note in Figure 1 below, that the student in Row 3, Seat 1 now has a green background because he/she has participated today.  The number 2 at the top right of the square indicates he/she has volunteered to participate twice. He/she also now has a yellow star because he/she correctly answered a question when the instructor called on him/her directly (cold call).  
  4. "Set the Session Complete" once class has ended for the day. 

Figure 1

Instructor has set participation for student in row 3 seat 1

Resources

PCT Classroom details and photos (Information about the instructor workstation, Room controls, and photos of the front and back of the room).

Define locations in your organization and assign seats to learners (Brightspace Help)

Create a Seating Chart (Brightspace Help)

Assign a seat to a learner (Brightspace Help)

What is a seating chart session? (Brightspace Help)

Create a session in seating chart (Brightspace Help)Taking Attendance with Seating Charts (ITS Knowledge Base article)

Create the Recurring Calendar Event for a P.L.A.T.O. Seating Chart (ITS Knowledge Base article)

What is a seating chart cold call? (Brightspace Help) 

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