Scoutbook changes to Camping, Service and Hiking Logs

Post date: May 08, 2020 10:29:15 AM

Scoutbook has changed how we enter information about Camping, Hiking and Service Hours. Please read below and please know there may be flaws in the system as Scoutbook makes these changes. They will be fixed.

Recording Activities in Internet Advancement (IA)

Overview

Tracking the progress of unit members in the following activities is made fun and simple with the Activities module in Internet Advancement. Best of all – Any service hours recorded in Internet Advancement feed directly into Journey To Excellence (JTE).

    • Campouts – Days, Nights, Frost Points

    • Hikes – Miles, Elevation Change

    • Long Cruises (Sea Scouts) – Days, Miles

    • Service Projects – Hours

Do I still need to record hours in the Good Turn For America platform (servicehours.scouting.org )?

NOPE! All your unit service hours will be recorded in Internet Advancement. Furthermore, all Good Turn for America service hours entries, except Eagle Service Projects, are now available in Internet Advancement. NOTE: Councils should still enter Eagle, projects using their current tools. Eagle Service Project hours remain in Good Turn for America. For Exploring Service Hours continue to use Good Turn for America.

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How does this affect Scoutbook?

You now record activities in Internet Advancement. All Scoutbook camping, hiking, and camping logs have been moved to the new system. In Scoutbook, if you click on a Scout then their activity log, you will be directed to Internet Advancement to enter the activities. Or you can just go to Internet Advancement directly to enter activities. Scoutbook users will record all future activities in the new system. Scoutbook users should continue to record Advancement in Scoutbook though, not Internet Advancement.

Can Councils View the Data?

Yes! See our new council activity reports here.

More on JTE

    1. Legacy SB activities that were ported into Internet Advancement on May 6, 2020 do not feed into JTE

    2. Any service activities that were imported from GTFA show in IA and continue to feed into JTE

    3. Any service activities approved in Internet Advancement will feed into JTE

Who Can Record Activities?

Unit Leadership – Unit Activities (Many Participants)

Unit Leaders, Unit Key 3, Unit Advancement Chairs and Key 3 Delegates are each invited to create and approve unit activities, each containing many participants. Reports are available for providing quick summaries of unit and individual progress over time. Learn More

Parents / Youth – (Single Participant)

Parents and youth are invited to join existing unit activities or record personal activities. Reports are available to parents and youth to track their progress over time. Learn More

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