Transcript Schoolwires Teacher Web Pages

Schoolwires
Teacher Web Pages
Quick Tutorial
You already know how to teach. The ability to create
your own web pages is just another tool in your tool kit.
Hopefully you will find it to be a very useful tool.
1) It can help cut down on paperwork.
• Think about all the times you give out handout
sheets only to have students tell you that they lost
them. Now you will be able to post the information
so that it can’t get lost!
2) It can help you help your students to stay organized.
• You can post due date calendars.
• Links to key information can be posted and
accessed from one location.
Let’s get started.
Open your browser. Go to www.middletownk12.org .
At the top of the window toward the right you will
see a box that says “Select a school.” Click on the
box and scroll down to “High School North.”
Click on “Our School” on the orange navigation bar
Scroll down and select “Faculty Directory.”
When you click on your name you should see the
pre-formatted teacher web pages that have been
set up for you using the district template.
In order to place information (text, images, etc.)
onto your pages you will need to sign in.
Use the log-in name and password that you
use for your school email account.
New boxes will appear at the top of your screen:
Site Manager, My Account and My PassKeys.
Click on Site Manager.
(You will use the
“My Account”
button later
when you want
to sign out of
schoolwires.)
(You will
probably not
need the
“My Passkeys”
button.)
A new window will open. This is your personal site editor.
The template is
pre-set with six
pages. You can
add or delete
pages. You can
make the pages
“inactive” while
you are working on
them by clicking
the green active /
inactive toggle
button next to the
page name.
The “Actions”
allow you to work
on your pages in
different ways.
The easiest way to
begin is to click
directly on the
name of a page.
A GREAT tool in Schoolwires is the “How do I ?” tab.
Click on it to find help with any questions you may have as you are working on your
pages.
When you click on the name of any page, the edit page
opens. This page may look intimidating at first, but it
works much like typical word processing programs.
Hover your
mouse over
an icon
button to
reveal the
options.
To add text,
simply click in
the white
content area
space and
begin typing.
Insert an Image…
1. Place your cursor in the Content Area where you
would like the image to be inserted.
2. Click the Insert Image icon.
3. Locate where the image is stored on your computer
or choose a different image source. Follow the
wizard prompts to bring the image into the wizard
and view the Image Attributes.
4. Enter a description of the image into the Alt. Text
field.
5. If desired, adjust the values for “height” or “width.”
6. You may also choose to adjust “alignment” and
“border” options. (This can also be done later.)
7. Click on the Insert Image button.
Another very useful tool is the “insert file” tool.
The icon for this tool looks like a paper clip.
The screen opens on the default setting – upload a file. When you
click on the “Browse” button you can scroll through the files on your
computer to find the file you would like to upload to you website.
When you have selected a file its name will appear
in the box. Click the green “Continue” button.
In the “Link Text” box type the name of the link
as you would like it to appear on your web page.
Use the arrow on the right side of
the “Target” box to scroll down to
“Open link in a new window.”
Click the green “Insert File. Button.
Schoolwires will
automatically upload
your document to the
correct folder and create
a link on your web page.
(You may have to format
the text to make it stay
blue.)
To insert a link to a web page…
You can create a link to another page on your site, another
website, an email address, or a bookmark using either text
that you type onto your page or an image that you place on
your page.
1. Insert the image or type the text onto your web page.
2. Hold your mouse button down and drag over to highlight
the text or image.
3. Click the Insert Link icon (the one that looks like a chain
link / infinity / sideways eight).
4. When the “Insert Link” Wizard opens, select the type of
link you would like to create.
5. Enter or select the desired link information.
6. If you are creating a link to another website, choose “Open
in New Window.” from the “Target” dropdown box choices.
7. Click Insert Link.
There are many things you can do with your
teacher web pages.
• You can use them for flipped instruction.
• You can use the calendar to set up assignment
due dates or as a syllabus to inform students and
parents about things you will be covering in class
on specific dates.
• You can set up a library of information and/or
resource links (links to documents you have
uploaded and/or links to other web sites).
• You can set up teacher monitored (safe) blog
pages.
• You can post photo galleries highlighting class
activities.
• (and much more!!!)
In addition to the basic pages that have already been set up for you,
You have the ability to add other types of pages.
Click on the green
“New Page” tab in
your work space to
see some options.
(Remember, you can make
the pages “inactive” while
you are working on them by
clicking the green active /
inactive toggle button next
to the page name. )
One popular choice for facilitating on-line class discussions is a Blog page. Once you have
created the page and opened it, click on “new posting.” You will need to adjust some
settings.
One popular choice for facilitating on-line class discussions is a Blog page.
Once you have created the page and opened it, click on the black options banner.
Next, click on “social settings.”
Click on “commenting.”
If you click on “Require approval” you will be able to review / approve comments
before they actually appear on your web site.
You will also need to click on the options button and then go to social settings to …
Next, click on the “Commenting Rights” tab to choose who has permission to post
comments on your page.
If you choose “Assign Group” you will be given the option to choose the whole school
district, all of the elementary schools, all of the middle schools or all of the high
schools. You can choose multiple groups; for example, you could choose “all students”
and “all teachers.” If you type “North” in the blank box and click “search” you can
assign just the HS North community.
To Post a Blog...
Begin by clicking on the green “New Posting” box.
Under “General,” fill in the post title and the post date.
Click on the “Posting” tab and you will open an editable space that is similar to other flex
page work spaces where you can add text, images, etc.
For more about blog pages, click on the “How do I?” tab in your teacher work space.
With all these powerful and helpful tools please
remember these two very important things:
• You have a responsibility to obey copyright laws.
• The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use - A five-part series
• http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr280.shtml
• Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers
• http://www.halldavidson.net/chartshort.html
• You have a responsibility to obey laws that protect
student privacy.
•
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html
Less critical but also useful to know – some of
your students and/or parents may access your
web pages on hand-held devices.
It would be a good thing to
check and see how your pages
are displayed on such devices.
For more help…
• On the school website home page – under
“Quick Links” select Schoolwires help.
• contact me – email:
[email protected]