How to add an observation

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If you are a parent, relative or carer on Tapestry then whether you have permission to add observations or not is up to the setting (school, nursery, childminder etc.) that set you up with an account. 

If you have been given permission then it's really simple to add an observation, you just need to select 'Observations' at the top of the page (1) and then click on the 'Add Observation' button (2).

 

 

The first thing you will need to add when adding an observation is to attach your child/children. If you just have one child on the Tapestry account, they will be automatically selected and you do not need to do anything else.

 

 

If you have more than one of your children on the account, you will be able to select which child/children you wish to write the observation for and press 'Select Children' (1) to choose which of your children you wish to select.

 

Once you have pressed on this button you will be presented with a pop-up showing you all the children you are linked to. You just need to select the box of the children or children you want to include (1) and press 'Done' (2).

 

 

After you've attached a child or children, you will see their names appear at the top (1). If you want to remove any, just click on the 'X' button (2). 

Next, you will need to add a title (3). Again, it's not possible to save an observation without a title. 

In the 'Notes' section (4) is where you can add your actual observation, so what you saw your child/children do etc. 

By default the time and date of the observation will be the current time/date you are making the observation but if you want to change this, you just need to click into the 'Created/Scheduled' box (5). 

 

 

If you want to add any supporting photos, videos, audio files or documents, click on the 'Add Files' button (1). Once you've added any files you want, you just need to click 'Start Upload' (2). Once you've the upload has finished, you can edit it (3) or if you've added any media by accident, you can delete it either individually or in bulk (4). 

You can reorder media within an observation using the up and down arrows next to each item of media (5). Videos, audio clips, and pictures will still sit separately to documents when the page is saved, but you can change the order of them in each of their groups. 

 

 

You can also link your child's observation to other observations related to your child that you have the permissions to view (1). If your child's setting uses the Activities feature, and your child has been set an activity to do (2), or perhaps you have chosen an activity to do with your child from the Activities Collection (3), you can link the observation to these as well.

When you're happy with your observation, just remember to press 'Save' at the bottom of the page (4).

 

 

Once saved, your observation should look a little something like this:

 

 

 

 

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