Now that we're comfortable with creating the various user profiles, let's start scheduling in some Lessons. To do this, let's open the Activity section of the accordion menu.
The 'Activity' section of the accordion menu.
You're probably asking - "Where is the 'Lessons' section!?" - there isn't one! Within TutorCruncher, Lessons are scheduled via the Jobs system. With this in mind, we're going to click 'Jobs' from the 'Activity' section of the accordion menu.
Jobs list view.
This will open your Jobs list, where you can find a list of your ongoing, and finished Jobs.
To create our first Lesson, we'll first need to create a Job to store it in. To do this, select the Create New Job button.
Creating our first Job.
Here you will need to give the Job a name and a description. You will also need to specify a default charge rate (how much we're charging the Client) and a default Tutor rate (how much we're paying the Tutor). You can also define a 'Charge Type', which defines whether the rates are given on a per-Lesson, or per-hour basis.
Note: The rates applied here are just defaults; custom rates that only apply to a single Lesson on the Job can be applied directly to the Lessons.
Click Save to create the Job.
Our new Job.
Now that you have created the Job, you will want to add in your users. Students can be added by selecting the Add button within the 'Students' panel and selecting the Student from the dropdown menu that appears before clicking Save. Similarly, Tutors can be added in by selecting the Add button within the 'Tutors' panel and selecting the Tutor from the dropdown menu that appears before clicking Save.
Adding a Student to the Job.
The Job, now with the users added.
Now it's time to schedule our first Lesson. To do this, select the Add New Lesson button within the 'Lessons' panel.
Scheduling a Lesson.
Give the Lesson a start/end time and a topic title. If you're doing in-person tutoring, you can also specify a Location at this stage. If the Lesson is scheduled for a time in the past, then you can click Record Lesson to create a Lesson marked as 'Complete'; if the Lesson is scheduled for a time in the future, click Schedule Future Lesson to create a Lesson marked as 'Planned'. You can read more about Lesson statuses here.
Our newly-created Lesson.
Now you have scheduled in your first Lesson! If you want to repeat this Lesson over a certain amount of time, head here.