Chopra Teachers Directory Listing Manual

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1 Chopra Teachers Directory Listing Manual Table of Contents Introduction... 1 Login... 2 Managing your Directory Listing... 3 Locations... 3 Adding or Editing a Location... 4 Managing Featured Teacher Information... 5 About the Teacher... 6 Certified Teachers... 6 The Class Schedule/Event Calendar... 7 Manage the Photo Gallery... 9 Manage Testimonials...11 Introduction Thank you for being a part of the website. We are very excited to introduce this new version and hope you will find it easy to use and helpful. With any new or improved systems, we need to go through and make sure everything is correct. Please take a few minutes to log into the new system and review your listing. This site will only be as good as the information it contains. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at the Chopra Center and we ll be happy to help.

2 Login To login to the admin section of the site, simply go to (temporarily we will use click on the Teacher Login button in the top navigation and enter the given username and password. Your username and password from the old choprateachers.com website should work for this. In the event it does not work, please contact the Chopra Center staff for assistance. Once you log in you will be taken to your Dashboard page. The links on this page are also available in the left column of most pages when you are logged in and you can always return to this page by clicking the Dashboard link in the top navigation.

3 Managing your Directory Listing When you select the Manage Profile button on the Dashboard you are taken to a tabbed page that allows you to manage all of the information displayed in your directory listing. The first thing to notice is the tab organization of the manger. Locations Tab 1 includes basic contact information, About section and locations section Tab 2 is the Calendar section Tab 3 contains the photo gallery and default teacher picture Tab 4 contains the testimonials section. Possibly the single most important part of any directory is the location. We use locations for two purposes: 1. To identify geographically where you teach 2. Locations are also used in the class schedule/calendar section of the site so that you only need to enter them one time. All locations where you teach are included when we are doing a search by country or in the US by Zip Code, so it is important to enter all of the locations where you teach. To begin, scroll to the bottom of the General Info tab where it says manage locations. From here you can either add a location or edit and existing one. If the row appears blank but there is an edit/delete button next to the row, there is incomplete information in that location. Edit it, and fill in all of the information. In many cases we have only a country and no city or state/province filled in. Also, if you find duplicate entries, delete one of them.

4 Adding or Editing a Location When you add or edit a location all of the fields are required except for the map link. Please fill in the information completely. Name of the location will be the easy way to identify this location when you use it as either a default location or when using it for a class in the calendar section. Each location also includes a field to enter a link to a map such as Google Maps. a. To use this feature simply open a browser and find the location in Google Maps(or other program), b. copy the URL and paste that into the field. c. Your students will now be able to quickly navigate to your event or class location.

5 Managing Featured Teacher Information The basic teacher information that is universal to all teachers includes the name, , phone and default location. Featured Teachers can include much more information creating a virtual website of their own on the website. That includes additional information, a class schedule and special event calendar, photo gallery and testimonials. On the general Info tab you can add an additional mobile phone number, add your website enter your Chopra vanity and create a vanity URL on the ChopraTeachers.com website for your use. There is also a place to change your password and assign your default location. 1. Vanity will be assigned to you by the Chopra Center staff. 2. Vanity URL can be any text you prefer, however it is best if you do not use spaces. This URL will be used to give your students and others quick access to your ChopraTeachers.com listing and will appear as as an example. 3. Password don t forget to confirm your password before you hit the save button. 4. Website enter the website without any so for example if your website is enter exactly that text.

6 About the Teacher The About section is used to enter the description of your classes or other teacher experience that helps promote you. This is a simple html editor that provides for simple editing of Bold, Italic and underline as well as bulleted lists and numbered lists. To use this feature simply click inside the text box and start typing. If you want to apply the simple styles to the text, highlight them and click the button. To start a bulleted or numbered list, hit return to start a new paragraph, click the appropriate button and then each time you hit return a new bullet or number will added. Certified Teachers Those teachers who are certified will be able to manage their basic information including their first name, last name, address and phone number. They will also be able to enter a location where they practice. The location is a critical piece of information that will be discussed in the next section. Certified teachers will also have the opportunity to register to become a Featured Teacher from this screen.

7 The Class Schedule/Event Calendar Entering regular class schedules and special events is fast and easy. There are only 2 simple steps. The first step is to create a Location, which is any venue where you teach a class or will be holding an event. (note that this is managed on the general information tab and described in detail above) Once all of your locations have been entered, they are available to use on as many different classes as you like. Step 2 is to enter the Class/Event 1) Name the event or class or select edit next to the event to edit. 2) Select recurring for a regular class and non-recurring for a special event. 3) For Recurring Events: a) Select recurring from the drop down list for Class/Event Type b) Enter the frequency of the class (daily, weekly or monthly) c) The start date will indicate when the scheduled class will begin. d) The End date will indicate when the scheduled class is over and will no longer appear on the weekly schedule. e) In the Day & Time field enter a text description that you want displayed each time the class occurs. i) For example, if you are teaching a summer class that goes from June 1 August 30 and meets on Tuesdays at 8 a.m., enter 06/01/2011 in the begin date, 08/31/2011 in the end date and then in the Day & Time field type Tuesday 8:00 a.m. or the appropriate text description of when the class is held. The class will automatically be in the schedule each week on Tuesday from June 1 August 31, f) Enter a class price (optional) This field accepts only numbers to allow for future expansion of the search capabilities and reporting on the site. You may enter a dollar sign or leave it out and it would automatically be added on display. g) Enter a class description. h) Select a location from the previously created list of locations i) If you would like to display a class or event logo or other image, browse to find the image on your local computer and it will automatically be uploaded and formatted. j) The teacher s and phone number from the basic contact area will be used as the more information portion. 4) For non-recurring events: a) Select Special from the drop down list for Event Type b) Use the event start date and end date to indicate the event date.

8 i) If the event covers multiple days, enter the start date and end date as appropriate. ii) If it is a one day event enter the same date in both fields. c) Use the Day & Time field to enter the common, text based description you would like displayed for class day and time. d) All other information is the same as a recurring class.

9 Manage the Photo Gallery The photo gallery is a great way for teachers to visually let potential students know more about them and their teaching style. Choose photos that show action and have meaning and try not to use unrelated personal photos. The photo gallery is limited to 8 images. Each image will have a title, description and the photo. We will be using a simple photo upload and crop program to manage this section. Please note that the default selected image will be used as the main image for the directory entry and not be repeated in the slide show. Important: when you are uploading an image, wait until the browse text box turns green before you hit the save button. The title and description are required. Use descriptive words to help complete the picture for potential students. As each photo is added they will display in the preview screen at the bottom of the page. To edit a photo simply click the edit button and it will move back to the section of the page to manage it, upload a new file, re-crop the image, change the description or the title.

10 Image cropping is very simple, after uploading the image, or upon clicking edit in the preview section, the full image will load and you simply click and drag anywhere on the Full Image. The crop is automatically square and will resize to the predetermined sizes set for the site. Once you have uploaded 8 images, you will need to delete an image before you will be able to continue adding. Once deleted the files are no longer available.

11 Manage Testimonials Testimonials involve two simple text fields, the quotation and the name of the person. Enter the name (anonymous, first name only or full name) and the text of the quote and click Add Testimonial button or edit next to an existing testimonial to change it.. Please note that the delete function is permanent and cannot be recovered. Adding or editing the testimonial involves only two fields, the quote and the name. There is also an Active button which needs to be checked to make the testimonial appear in the directory on your page. Note that all of this information applies only to your listing and your Feature Teacher pages.