Once the student has had their request approved and have begun the opportunity, they can use Xello to track their details. They can add hours they've completed, and any necessary files related to the opportunity.
Access an active opportunity
If students have an active opportunity they're in the process of completing, they can access its profile by the banner at the top of the Explore opportunities page.
Track their hours for an opportunity
Students can track the hours they've completed as they participate in an opportunity. They'll complete the dates they participated, and how many hours and minutes they completed. They can also add the name and email of their supervisor at the opportunity, plus any supporting files, such a timesheet.
To track their hours for an opportunity:
- From the Explore opportunities page, they click My opportunities.
- They click on the opportunity where they'd like to add their time and files.
- Alternatively, they can click the three-dot menu and select Add hours.
- They click Add hours.
- They fill out the required dates and time. They have the chance to also add their supervisor contact details, and any supporting files.
- When they're done, they click Add hours to save their work. When they return to the opportunity, they'll see their hours and any files that have been added.
Add files to their opportunity
Students can add any relevant files to their active opportunity. Depending on the opportunity, this might include a welcome letter or agreement, work they completed, or timesheets.
To add files to an opportunity:
- From the Explore opportunities page, they click My opportunities.
- They click on the opportunity where they'd like to add their files.
- They scroll down the opportunity, past any hours they might have submitted and click Add file.
- They enter a title for the file and, if they want, a description. They attach a local file, or one from a cloud service such as Google Drive.
- When they're done, they click Add file. The file will be available to view.