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Scott Cox [email protected]
Dave Montalvo [email protected]
Jean [email protected]
Kristin [email protected]
Pete [email protected]
To communicate expectations and information to both parents and students.
To build trust among teachers, students, families.
To streamline your professional responsibilities
District Goals
Background
Today we will work on developing your new site at umasd.schoolwires.com
www.umasd.org will still display all of the information on your old site until 9/5/2006
On that day, www.umasd.org will begin hosting the new pages we are developing today.
Web Page Overview
New Web Page System--Schoolwires
See http://www.schoolwires.com
/inspiration for examples District Expectations Brainstorming Potential
What is a WebSite?
It can be a Bulletin Board. It can be a Newsletter. It can be a Chalkboard. It can be an Assignment Book. It can be a Library. It can be a Digital Tool. What can it replace/supplement?
BRAINSTORM
District Expectations
Teacher Introduction
Picture Teacher Contact
Information Teacher
Schedule
Policies and Procedures
Assignments** Important Dates Links to
Resources “Hits” Counter
NOTE: PLEASE GIVE FEEDBACK TO PRINCIPALS!
Types of Pages
District has created a template for your use.
If you choose to modify or supplement this basic design, other formats are available. Today you will take THIS, and turn it into something like
THIS.
Important Reminders
You bear SOLE responsibility for your site. Check your links Check your spelling Update frequently
Parts of your PageMyStart BarChannel Bar Title Bar
Page ContentLinks to Your Pages
Breadcrumbs
Available Pages
Flex Page• Blank• Type in info just like in Word• You can paste in documents you already have in Word
Article Library• Assignments List page• Type in titles, descriptions, and text of assigments.
File Library• List of links to documents from Word, Power Point, etc.• You type in title and description•You must upload the documents• Documents to download (and save you copying)
Link Library• List of Links
Sign In
Go to umasd.schoolwires.com
Sign infirst initial – last name
“changeme”
Then click on your name in the directory
Change your password
Access my infoScroll down to change
password
OPEN UP SITE MANAGER
Open up site manager
OPEN UP SITE MANAGER
Open up site manager
By the time we leave for lunch, you should be able to:
Sign in at umasd.schoolwires.com
Change your password
Edit the template pages
Update your calendar
Make new pages Activate/
deactivate pages Create an email
alert Schedule the
pages to appear/ disappear
Common Problems
You make a page but forget to save it. Solution: Save it!
You make a page and think you saved it, but it doesn’t save. Solution: Disable your pop-up blocker!
You make a page and save it, but it doesn’t appear on your site. Solution: Mark it active!
Other Important Reminders
You bear sole responsibility for your site content. Check your links, check your spelling, keep it updated, etc.
There are three “paste” commands. Some carry-over bothersome formatting from your other application. Try all three!
Upload your files, pictures into folders. This keeps your work speedier and easier to find.
Competencies: Can you…
sign in at umasd. schoolwires.com?
change your password?
edit the template pages?
update your calendar
make new pages? activate/inactivate
pages? create an e-mail
alert? schedule the
appearance/disappearance of pages?
Afternoon Agenda
Site Development! You will be free to work on
assembling your site and learning any tools you will need.
Focus Groups, Collaboration, and Peer Coaching Customizing Page Hierarchies Creating Surveys, & Quizzes Podcasting & Blogging
