
New Website & Portal Top 10 List!
Welcome to the 2013-2014 school year! Where did the summer go?? Oh wait, I know, it was spent working our tail off to get Portal 4.0 and the new chapter website ready for the school year!! We are finally here, and of the 20+ new features, modules, and improvements, I have listed the top 10 […]
Portal 101: Human Resources
THIS E-Manual post is your one stop ship for learning about all HR Functions found on the portal. The portal has lots of resources and capabilities that you will need to understand and be comfortable using to complete your job. Here, you will find a complete list of all Human Resources functions found on the […]
Portal Tools: Assign Course to Volunteer
As the VP of HR, you will need to assign courses to your newly hired and returning tutors. This essentially organizes your team of tutors and prepares for Exam-AID planning. Be sure to include the VP Logistics when assigning tutors to courses. Each course must have a course coordinator attached to it. You will need […]
Intro to Portal
Major tasks managed by the use of the Portal include: Receive and integrate communications from SOS community, and manage profile and tasks Management of course, exam, and Exam-AID information. Course assignments to Tutors and Coordinators Updating and managing course packages Exam-AID Registration Intro to Portal The volunteer portal is your guide to all aspects of […]
Portal Tools: Adding New Volunteers to Portal
Once volunteers are recruited, activate their portal account. First of all, as you are well aware, the portal is a very important component of SOS life! Setting up an account provides new volunteers with an SOS email and gives them the appropriate functionality on the portal based on their position. Add new volunteers to the […]
Digital Exam-AIDs How-To: Creating Announcements
How to create an announcement for your Digital Exam-AID on your SOS website: Exam-AID Coordinator > Digital Exam-AID Manager Select the course you want from under Existing Digital Exam-AIDs Under Modify/Update your Digital Exam-AID copy the red URL and click “go here to create a new announcement” Scroll to bottom of page and click “Insert […]
Digital Exam-AID Printing Codes How-To
These codes work just like the package codes students get when they sign up for a session. The great thing about the Digital Exam-AID codes is that you can sell them any time, even without having uploaded the videos. Go to the Digital Exam-AID Manager, under Exam-AID Coordinator. Find your course under “Existing Digital Exam-AIDs” […]

Digital Exam-AID Video Upload/Embed How-To
Connect the camcorder or plug in the memory card to your computer. Open it and then open the file called “VIDEO”. There should be a file called “100VIDEO” in which you should find your videos. Log into Vidyard (info@studentsofferingsupport.ca / goverholt77). Click “ADD VIDEO”. Select the video file. Click “Start Uploading”. This will take a […]
Digital Exam-AID Camcorder How-To
Follow the instructions in the manual for inserting the battery, charging, inserting the memory card etc. The first time you insert the memory card make sure you format it. The camcorder won’t prompt you to do this but it is important: press “Menu”, scroll left to “Settings”, select “Format”, select “Yes”, “OK” (the centre button). […]
How to Change Positions listed on the “Volunteer Today” by Olesya Komashko
To change the positions listed on the “Volunteer Today” of the external website (ie. www.yorksos.com) please follow these steps: Login to the portal at www.studentsofferingsupport.ca/portal Select your chapter (if applicable) On the left hand-side menu, select “Human Resource” menu Select “Post Volunteer Positions” Proceed activating/deactivating positions listed on your external website To verify the changes, please […]