CORSICANA ISD TEACHER WEBPAGE REQUIREMENTS

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1 PURPOSE: Please design your teacher website with the parent in mind. If I was a parent whose child had been out sick could I find how to call or you? Could I learn what my child had missed in your class? Could I see what my child s schedule is, etc.? REQUIRED apple 1 Welcome Page apple 1 Calendar Page apple Welcome Message apple Teacher Bio (Suggestions: education, degrees, classes taught, etc.) apple Photograph apple Campus Phone Number or Direct Extension apple CISD Address apple Class Schedule with Conference Time apple Classroom Rules and Procedures apple Syllabus/Objectives What are you working on? apple Must be updated at least every 2 weeks RECOMMENDED apple Assignments App apple Elementary Grade Level Pages apple Handouts in PDF format apple Link to Adobe Acrobat Reader REMINDERS Must be updated every 2 weeks. Use only approved Corsicana C logos. Keep consistent (2-3 colors, white or solid backgrounds, and common fonts). Don t underline words. Check student photo releases with front office.

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3 Frequently Asked Questions I don't know my login or password? Your login is tied to your district and district computer login. We cannot see your password, but we can reset it if you have forgotten it. Please note, it will reset your password for all three systems ( , computer and website). Please webmaster@cisd.org so that we can assist you. I don't have a Teacher Section set up. Please webmaster@cisd.org your preferred first and last name, campus, and the grade or subject you teach. Once I log in, how do I get to the screen to edit? After you've logged in, a "Site Manager" button will appear where the "Login" button once was. Click that button to access your teacher section. If you do not have a Site Manager button, please contact webmaster@cisd.org, so that we may set up your section. Some of the buttons in my Flex Editor aren't working (font size, table, etc.). Please make sure you are using Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or Safari to edit your webpage. Some version of Internet Explorer are not compatible with the Flex Editor App. What are "apps?" Apps are building blocks on your page. Each app is designed to diplay in a way that works well with the type of content selected. For a listing of apps and their uses click here: How do I access my teacher page from a mobile device? Click here to download the graphic explaining how to view/access your teacher page on a mobile device. There are 5-6 pages in my teacher section. Which ones do I need? The system automatically generates the pages when a section is created. A CISD teacher needs a minimum of the Welcome page and Calendar page. The others are optional. To delete a page, you'll click the "Actions" button to the right of the page name.

4 I have blank pages in my teacher section. How do I get rid of them? There are two ways to make pages disappear. First, when in your green teacher section, you can click on the green "active" button next to a page name, and it will make it "inactive." It doesn't delete the page, so you can reactivate if you ever need it in the future. Or you can click the "options" button to the right of the page name and select "delete." How do I insert a picture? Please download instructions on how to insert a picture by clicking here. Where is the staff photo I took on my campus? The Communications Department sent these to the CTA, Technology teacher, or contact person at your campus. Please contact them, as most staff photos were placed on the shared drive for you to have access to add it to your page. I have an event I want to add to my campus and/or the district website calendars. All of the calenders "talk" to each other. It is important you place events on your teacher section calendar. District events have been "pushed" down to appear on your teacher calendar as well. Click here to download a step-by-step of how to "share" events with other calendars. We would rather you overuse the sharing feature than to not use it. When you "share" an event, it sends an notice to the campus webmasters and/or district webmaster, who must approve the event to add it to campus and district calendars. While we don't need every homework assignment, we do like to share any fun things going on in your classroom with the community. Feel free to us information about upcoming events at kzastoupil@cisd.org, but we'd also prefer you share it from your calendar. How do I change the page layout? Click the page name to edit the page. If taken into the Flex Editor inside the page, click the page name to view the layout of the page. Next, click the Manage Apps & Layout button to the right of the screen. The "Change Layout" button will then appear. Click the button to display layout options. For screen shots of the above instructions, please click here. How do I make my "live" (clickable)? Type in your address. Using your mouse/cursor, highlight your address. Click the chain link (hyperlink) button, and select the " " tab. Re-enter you address and click "Insert Link." This will make the link "live," so when someone clicks on it, it will open a new to you.

5 How do I make my phone number a live link on my page? To make your phone number a live link for smartphones, you'll need to insert the following HTML code on your page where you'd like your phone number to appear. <a href=tel: >(903) </a> What do we do if we'd like a grade-level page at our elementary campus? Elementary teachers may wish to have a grade-level page (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.). First, each individual teacher will need to finalize their own personal Welcome page and Calendar. Then, kzastoupil@cisd.org that a grade level page is needed. The needs to include the campus, grade level, and all teachers at that grade level. (All teachers at that grade level will be given access to the grade level page.) Our district webmaster will you once it is created. Also, the district webmaster will cross-link the grade level page to your Welcome page, and vice versa, so that parents may find you by name or grade.