SIMS - Setting Up Specific Automated Emails

[Rhodge227]

Hi all,

 

I want to set up a very specific automated email on SIMS to help cut down on the admin associated with chasing up missed homework.

 

Is there a way of SIMS emailing me when I have set a number of specific behaviour points for homework? I Think it is possible to send automatic emails when a set number of points are set across the school, but I am looking for it to focus just on points I have personally set.

 

The idea is this:

 

1. Homework is out on the desk. I walk around the class, and set a homework behaviour point on my iPad for each student without a homework.

 

2. If any student in the class reaches a set number of behaviour points from me persoanally for homework, SIMs emails me letting me know.

 

3. I follow up and sanction accordingly.

 

It feels like a slicker and less time consuming way of being on top of persistent homework offenders without time consuming data entry into a spreadsheet or mark book. Emails in my inbox form something of a to do list for me.

 

Anyway, if anyone knows how to make this happen I would be delighted to hear from you!

 

Thank you for reading, and hopefully I will hear from you soon!

Edited September 15, 2018 by Rhodge227

[ITGuyWestMidlands]

This is possible, but not within SIMs. You would need a program to run a report, parse it, analyse the data based on your requirements and send out an email. All quite easily done if you can code?

[Rhodge227]

Unfortunately not. As a complete novice, would it be easy to learn how to do said coding to a standard that would allow me to design this program?

 

Thankyou for the advice.

 

Robin