1. iRecordbook

2. Logging in Go to https://calaged.csuchico.edu/recordbook/ Click Login
Type your student ID on the list
Password: Password on list

3. Change Password
Setup
Click change password
Select new password

4. Setup Book Set up Year : 2014 Description: Year 1 or Year 2 or Year 3
Instructors: Mrs. Cox and Mr. Larson
Leave the rest
Then set up another book for 2015, and other years as necessary

5. Setup Enterprise
Description: Project title (ex. Market Swine, Landscaping, Horticulture)
Type: Select either Ownership or Placement
Group: Only used if you have more than one project. Use A for one project, B for another project, so on
Check the box next to the word ACTIVE.

6. Calendar of Events and Operations
Select the dates from the chapter default that you have done.
Other dates you need to enter must be entered mm/dd/yy, so September 4th, 2014 would be entered 09/04/14
You should record all major events in your Operation (Project) Such as; Received animal, weighed animal, bred animal, planted plants, etc.
Descriptions must be complete so that someone unfamiliar with your book will understand.
Provide a location if possible.

7. FFA Activities
This is where you will keep track of your degrees held, offices held, committee served on and speeches given.

8. Remember: If you don’t enter it in your Recordbook. You don’t
FFA Activity Log
This is where you will record the FFA meetings and activities that you do through out the year.
Must have an entry for Activity (what it is), Placing or Responsibility (what you did there)
For level you need to select the appropriate level
Chapter= Only Calexico FFA Members are there
Section= Only people from the Imperial Valley are there.
Region= Only people from Southern California are there.
State= The whole state is there
National= You leave the state to do something
Remember: If you don’t
enter it in your
Recordbook. You don’t
get credit!!!

9. Community Service/ School Activities
All community Service done should be entered and have hours served.
School activities can be anything done with the school other than FFA. Such as sport teams, class office, attending a pep rally or football game.

10. Business Agreements Business Agreements are found under the Setup Tab
Must be completed before the beginning of your project
Ownership Agreement: Used for SAEs that you own such as animal, plant and mechanics projects.
Placement Agreement: Used for SAEs where you work for somebody else, such as volunteering, working with the chapter breeding projects, working at a feed store, and most landscaping projects.

11. Transactions
This is the part that has to do with keeping track of your project.
Budget
Journal
Loans
And some other ones that may apply to you

12. Budget Completed BEFORE Starting project Leave the Date
Select the appropriate enterprise
Category: is what the item(s) would be considered.
Description: what are you actually buying
No. Units: How many are you buying
Unit description: what is it, head, bag, bale, each
Price/Unit: How much does each item cost

13. Budget (Cont) Amount: LEAVE BLANK! It will calculate it for you!
Type: Select either Expense or Income.
Expense: Something you are buying.
Income: Something you are selling.
Save it

14. Journal It is entered pretty much the same as the budget.
You will also include hours
You can also include a check#, invoice#, or other reference information, but it is not required.

15. Inventories Should be completed at the end of the year.
Does not apply to everyone.

16. Other Transactions
Educational Expenses: Used only if you spend your money on stuff for school. ( Conferences, test fees, college applications…
Support Family: Used only if you spend your money on things for your family (Gas, utilities, food, clothes)
Loans: Used if you borrow money from someone. (bank, cousin, tio, your mom)
Personal Finances: rarely apply
Cash on hand: only used at end of the year

17. HELP
If you get lost there is a student Recordbook manual under the help tab

18. Home The home screen will have very important reminders for you
Announcements
Calendar
Tasks