SECTION 1: LOGGING IN AND SITE SETUP. Teacher Website Manual Page 3

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1 SECTION 1: LOGGING IN AND SITE SETUP Teacher Website Manual Page 3

2 FIRST STEPS TO CREATING YOUR NEW TEACHER WEBSITE: This is a multi-section document. The first section is designed to help you set up your website for the first time. I will send you more as we go along. Please know that you can learn quicker, if you use the Video Training Library that is available at the top of your website after you login. 1. Go to LOGGING IN TO YOUR SCHOOL S NEW HOMPAGE: 2.Hover over the OUR SCHOOLS link on the top navigation bar and choose your school. Teacher Website Manual Page 4

3 3. Click the Staff Login or Staff Only button at the top or the left-hand side of the website. 5. In the Administration Portal, use your ENTIRE ADDRESS in the first line and your LAST NAME as the password. Wi Enter your ENTIRE ADDRESS For first time setup, refer to the Teacher Website Help document you were sent on the pony OR Tina Streeter at SETTING UP YOUR WEBSITE WITH PAGE SETTINGS: You must first setup your website for first-time use by using the Page Settings section on the left-hand side. This allows you to customize your modules and look of your website. Teacher Website Manual Page 5

4 6. Click the Choose an Area drop down at the top left-hand corner of the page: 7. Choose the Teachers Section option. 8. Click the Page Settings option first to start setting up your site. Teacher Website Manual Page 6

5 9. Within your page settings box, you will see many different options for your website. You do not have to activate ALL of the pages, however, the following section will explain the pages and functionality. *ABOUT THE TEACHER: Every teacher needs to introduce themselves with a biography page. *CUSTOM PAGE: The Custom Page is your HOME PAGE. You can rename this page as Home Page instead of Custom Page if you wish to make it easier for your students and parents to understand. Most teachers will use this page as their Start Page. *LINKS: The Links page is used for any websites you would like your students to visit. *PRESENTATIONS: The Presentations page will allow you to update PowerPoint Notes and/or Presentations to your website. You may also rename this page if you wish. *CALENDAR: Every teacher now has his/her own calendar. *FORMS: The Forms section is an area specially designed for uploading PDF, Word, and other file formats. These forms would be available from the public website from the Forms Link. Forms may also be associated with events posted on the calendar. *ASSIGNMENTS: Assignments is an area for you to add your homework and/or classroom assignments for display on the MAIN website s Classroom Assignments section. Parents may go to this section of the website first, so it will be one of the most important things you need to do weekly. The Assignments can also be automatically added to your Calendar so that you don t need to do more work. *PROJECTS: Like the Assignments section, the Projects can be added and displayed on the main website s Classroom Assignments section. *PHOTO ALBUM: Each teacher now has his/her own photo album. Acceptable format for photos is either.jpg or.gif file. The program will resize large photos to a web-ready size. There is no limit to the number of photos/graphics you can add to the album. Ensure that graphics or photos uploaded are not copyrighted and that you have the appropriate permissions to publish the photos. *FILE MANAGER: The File Manager (Documents) section is a File Cabinet intended to upload a multitude of file types. Use the File Manager for categorizing and storing commonly used files, forms, podcasts, videos, presentations, pdfs, and more. You may also rename this section to something like Important Classroom Notes and Documents or whatever you wish to make it easier for your students and parents to find. *ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Announcements section is used for important Announcements. *CLASS ACTIVITIES: The Class Activities can be used for any extra classroom activities you wish to add. *OTHER CLASS INFO: The Other Class Info section can be renamed and used for adding another page to your website or simply for adding a syllabus, classroom rules, etc. *CLASS SCHEDULE: The Class Schedule section can also be renamed and used for adding another page to your website or simply for adding your bell schedule or activity schedule. *SUMMER READING LIST: The Summer Reading List section can also be renamed and used for adding another page to your website or simply for adding a summer reading list. *SUPPLY LIST: The Supply List section can also be renamed and used for adding another page to your website or simply for adding your classroom supply list. Teacher Website Manual Page 7

6 10. Begin by checking the STATUS BOX beside the Custom Page and making it your START PAGE by clicking the radio button beside the status box. 11. Rename the words Custom Page to Home Page. 12. Activate your About the Teacher page by checking the STATUS BOX. 13. Finish checking the Status Boxes beside anything you would like to Activate at this time. For the purpose of this demo, we will check everything. 14. Click the SAVE BUTTON at the bottom when you are done. (See example below) Teacher Website Manual Page 8 SAVE BUTTON

7 THE GENERAL INFO SECTION The General Info Section gives you the ability to modify your personal information: Name Dept/Position Phone Subjects Taught Photo 15. Click the General Info section and make sure all your information is correct. Don t forget to add your school phone number and your extension if you have one. We also encourage you to put a professional picture on your general info section so that the parents will know who you are. 16. To add a picture, simply click the Add Picture button and Browse for the file on your computer. Click Add when you are done. Wait for the picture to show up and click the UPDATE button. Teacher Website Manual Page 9

8 ABOUT THE TEACHER SECTION The About the Teacher Section is made up of the following three (3) areas: About: Education About: Experience About: Bio A text editor is provided to the teacher within the three separate areas. Type content to the editor and click update. Information is posted to the About the Teacher page. Information will be presented on the page in the order displayed. 17. Click on the About: Education section and add your educational information. Teacher Website Manual Page 10

9 18. Click the UPDATE button when you are done. 19. Click the About: Experience section and add your educational experience. Click UPDATE when you are done. 20. Click the About Bio section and add your biography. Click UPDATE when you are done. PREVIEWING YOUR PAGE ON THE INTERNET You must open another browser window and browse to the school website and click on School Staff in order to preview your live website. 21. At the top of the browser window, click the open window that shows your school website. 22. This will bring up your school website. Scroll down the options on the left and choose the School Staff or Meet Our Staff section. Teacher Website Manual Page 11

10 23. Find your name in the teacher list and select it to view your webpage. 24. Your Home Page is your start page and will be the first thing you see. At the present moment, it is blank. Click the About the Teacher link to view your information you just added. ABOUT THE TEACHER LINK Teacher Website Manual Page 12

11 PLEASE NOTE: EVERY TIME YOU VIEW YOUR WEBSITE LIVE, YOU MUST REFRESH THE SCREEN IN ORDER TO SEE THE NEW CHANGES. To refresh, simply click the Refresh button at the top of the browser window. 25. Click on the other browser window to get back to your administration area so that you can edit your Home Page now. 26. Click the Custom Page or Home Page section. This is your HOME PAGE or your Start Page. Enter your information about your class and your welcome to them. This section can be customized via the text editor toolbars at the top. (See example below) Click Update when you are done. Teacher Website Manual Page 13