Editing Your Faculty Homepage This tutorial will go through the steps for editing your Faculty homepage. Thank you to Ryan Vyborny for letting me use

Editing Your Faculty HomepageEditing Your Faculty Homepage

This tutorial will go through the steps for editing your This tutorial will go through the steps for editing your Faculty homepage.Faculty homepage.

Thank you to Ryan Vyborny for letting me use his Thank you to Ryan Vyborny for letting me use his faculty webpage as an example.faculty webpage as an example.


Go to the GCHS website Go to the GCHS website (www.central.greeleyschools.org).(www.central.greeleyschools.org).

At the top right of the webpage, click “Sign In”.At the top right of the webpage, click “Sign In”.



Type in your User Name & Password and click Type in your User Name & Password and click the “Sign In” button underneath your password.the “Sign In” button underneath your password.



This now takes you back to the GCHS website.This now takes you back to the GCHS website. You will now see “Site Manager” & “My Account” You will now see “Site Manager” & “My Account”

at the top right of the webpage.at the top right of the webpage. Click “Site Manager”.Click “Site Manager”.


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This takes you to a new window for the editing This takes you to a new window for the editing portion of the website.portion of the website.

You will see the Channels of the website that You will see the Channels of the website that you have access. Depending on your privileges, you have access. Depending on your privileges, you will be able to click on the Channel(s) you will be able to click on the Channel(s) associated with your Department, Club, and/or associated with your Department, Club, and/or Faculty position.Faculty position.


If you have access to more than one Channel, If you have access to more than one Channel, you will see all of those channels available in the you will see all of those channels available in the left column. For editing your Faculty homepage, left column. For editing your Faculty homepage, you will want to be in the “Faculty” Channel, you will want to be in the “Faculty” Channel, which is the default screen as you log in. If you which is the default screen as you log in. If you are somehow in one of the other Channels, click are somehow in one of the other Channels, click on your name in the left column to get to your on your name in the left column to get to your “Faculty” pages.“Faculty” pages.

If you do not have access to more than one If you do not have access to more than one Channel, your default screen is your “Faculty” Channel, your default screen is your “Faculty” channel and you will see your “Faculty” pages.channel and you will see your “Faculty” pages.

Editing Your Faculty HomepageEditing Your Faculty Homepage You should now be at your “Faculty” page. You You should now be at your “Faculty” page. You

should see the two or three default pages should see the two or three default pages (depending on your faculty position):(depending on your faculty position): ““Welcome”Welcome” ““Homework Assignments” (this is optional)Homework Assignments” (this is optional) ““Class Calendar”Class Calendar”

Within the “Welcome” page there are actually Within the “Welcome” page there are actually three applications set up as the default:three applications set up as the default: ““Announcements App” (Announcements App)Announcements App” (Announcements App) ““Flex App” (Flex Editor App)Flex App” (Flex Editor App) ““Biography” (Flex Editor App)Biography” (Flex Editor App)


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Hover mouse over “Welcome”


After hovering your mouse over the top of the After hovering your mouse over the top of the Page title “Welcome” a window will pop up that Page title “Welcome” a window will pop up that shows you all of the applications within that shows you all of the applications within that page.page.

Once this pop-up window shows up, move your Once this pop-up window shows up, move your mouse over the top of the grey “Flex Editor App” mouse over the top of the grey “Flex Editor App” box. Click the “Flex Editor App” box. This is box. Click the “Flex Editor App” box. This is where your contact information is located along where your contact information is located along with your picture & class schedule.with your picture & class schedule.

If your room # or phone # is incorrect, go ahead If your room # or phone # is incorrect, go ahead and change them as needed.and change them as needed.


Applications available within the “Welcome” page

Click the “Flex Editor App” box

This box pops up after hovering over the “Welcome” page


Change your room # or phone # if needed.


To change your picture, hover your mouse over To change your picture, hover your mouse over your existing picture and left-click the picture your existing picture and left-click the picture one time. This will select the picture and you will one time. This will select the picture and you will see a box with dots around the picture.see a box with dots around the picture.

If you do not currently have a picture on your If you do not currently have a picture on your page, move your mouse over to the cell where page, move your mouse over to the cell where the words “insert photo” are located and left-click the words “insert photo” are located and left-click in that cell.in that cell.

Click the “Insert Image” icon on the left of the Click the “Insert Image” icon on the left of the editor screen right above the word “Welcome”.editor screen right above the word “Welcome”.

Follow the instructions on the next slides.Follow the instructions on the next slides.

Editing Your Faculty HomepageEditing Your Faculty HomepageClick your picture or click in the cell next to the text “insert photo”.

Click the “Insert Image” icon above the word “Welcome”.


You then come to the “Insert Image” screen.

Click the “Browse” button to find the picture you want to upload.

Check the “Medium Size” option after you finish browsing.

Click the “Continue” button when finished.


Now you must enter “Alternative Text” for the picture.

The default pixel size will be 400 in height or 300 in width.


“Picture Name” is what I’ve chosen as the “Alternative Text”.

Make sure the pixel numbers are either 313 in height or 250 in width.

Click the “Insert Image” button to insert the image and exit back to the “Flex Editor”.


Back at the “Flex Editor” page showing the new inserted photo.


If you wish to use an existing image for your If you wish to use an existing image for your profile picture, enter the “Insert Image” page the profile picture, enter the “Insert Image” page the same way as mentioned before.same way as mentioned before.

If you can’t remember the steps to get you to the If you can’t remember the steps to get you to the “Insert Image” page follow the next few slides as “Insert Image” page follow the next few slides as shown.shown.

Editing Your Faculty HomepageEditing Your Faculty HomepageClick your picture or click in the cell next to the text “insert photo”.

Click the “Insert Image” icon above the word “Welcome”.


Back at the “Insert Image” page.

Click “Existing Image” to choose from an existing image already uploaded.


Any existing images will show up here.

Select the image you wish to use.

Click the “Continue” button when finished choosing your photo.


Now you must enter “Alternative Text” for the picture.

The default pixel size will be 400 in height or 300 in width.


“Ryan Vyborny” is what I’ve chosen as the “Alternative Text”.

Make sure the pixel numbers are either 313 in height or 250 in width.

Click the “Insert Image” button to insert the image and exit back to the “Flex Editor”.


Back at the “Flex Editor” page showing the new inserted photo.


To insert a link from any of your pages to a To insert a link from any of your pages to a website location, follow the steps given in the website location, follow the steps given in the next few slides.next few slides.

For our example, let’s add a link to a GCHS For our example, let’s add a link to a GCHS webpage for our AP Psychology class. webpage for our AP Psychology class.


Highlight the text where the link will be.

Click the “Insert Link” icon.


You are now at the “Insert Link” page.


Click on “Choose A Site” and select “Greeley Central High School” from the drop-down menu.


Click on “Choose A Channel” and select “Departments” from the drop-down menu.


Click on “Choose A Section” and select “Social Sciences/History” from the drop-down menu.


Click on “Choose A Page” and select “AP U.S. Government” from the drop-down menu.

I realize that AP U.S. Government is NOT AP Psychology but at the time I was creating this there were no AP Psych pages……


Back at the “Flex Editor” page showing the new inserted link.


Scroll down to the Class Schedule table and Scroll down to the Class Schedule table and enter your 1enter your 1stst Semester classes & room #’s. Semester classes & room #’s.

When finished modifying your “Flex Page”, click When finished modifying your “Flex Page”, click “Save” at the top left of the page.“Save” at the top left of the page.

The “Save” button will change to say “Working” The “Save” button will change to say “Working” and will change back to “Save” when it is and will change back to “Save” when it is finished.finished.

Click the “X” at the top right of the window or hit Click the “X” at the top right of the window or hit “Cancel” at the top left of the window to return “Cancel” at the top left of the window to return back to your Faculty Section pages.back to your Faculty Section pages.


Enter your classes & room #’s

Click “Save”Click “Cancel” or the “X” to Exit the Flex App


Now let’s add an announcement using the Now let’s add an announcement using the “Announcements App” under the “Welcome” “Announcements App” under the “Welcome” page.page.

Hover your mouse over the “Welcome” page and Hover your mouse over the “Welcome” page and select the grey “Announcements App” select the grey “Announcements App” application box.application box.





Click the “Announcements App” box.


Editing Your Faculty HomepageEditing Your Faculty HomepageAt the “Announcements App”, click the “New Announcement” button at the top left.


First enter the “Name” of the announcement. In this example, we’ll use “AP Psychology Starts TODAY!”.

Next, we need to enter the actual announcement.


The announcement page after entering the required input.

Click the “Display Duration” tab.


Enter the “Start Date” and the “End Date” for the announcement.

When finished, click the “Save” button at the bottom left.


FYI:

Clicking the boxes for the dates will bring up a calendar for you to choose the dates you wish to use, or you can just type in the date.


Click the “X” in the top right corner to exit back to the “Faculty” pages.


Now let’s edit your “Biography” page.Now let’s edit your “Biography” page. Hover your mouse over the “Welcome” page and Hover your mouse over the “Welcome” page and

select the grey “Biography” Flex Editor select the grey “Biography” Flex Editor application box.application box.





Click the “Biography” Flex Editor App box.



Move your mouse to the end of the “More to come!” underneath “Biography” and left-click in the cell. Start typing your biography.

Do the same for “Personal Message”


A finished biography page. Click “Save” in the top left when finished.


Now let’s add a homework assignment to your Now let’s add a homework assignment to your “Faculty” page.“Faculty” page.

Hover your mouse over the “Homework Hover your mouse over the “Homework Assignments” page and select the grey Assignments” page and select the grey “Assignments App” application box.“Assignments App” application box.

We’ll add homework for AP Psychology - We’ll add homework for AP Psychology - homework #1.homework #1.



Hover mouse over “Homework Assignments”


Click the “Assignments App” box.

This box pops up after hovering over the “Homework Assignments” page


At the “Homework Assignments” application, click the “New Assignment” button at the top left.


First enter the “Title” of the assignment. In this example, we’ll use “AP Psychology - homework #1”.

Next, we need to enter the “Date Assigned” (defaults to today’s date) and the “Due Date”.

Next, we need to choose our “Assignment Category”. Click the drop-down menu & select “Homework1”.


The “General” tab of the assignment page after entering the required input.

Click the “Directions” tab.


Type in the assignment directions. You may also enter links to websites or links to files using the icons circled in yellow.


The “Directions” tab of the assignment page after entering the required input.

Click the “Post To Calendar” tab.


Looks like I get the Extra Credit!!!!!!


To add the assignment to your Class Calendar (or other calendars), check the box next to “Add to Calendar”.


Click the drop-down box for the “Calendar” to post to and also the “Category” of the calendar event (homework, quiz, staff meeting, etc.)

When finished, click the “Save” button at the bottom left.


Click the “X” in the top right corner to exit back to the “Faculty” pages.


Here is the website page after creating the homework assignment.

Click the assignment on the website to see what the details are.


Here are the details for the homework assignment created.Click the “Class Calendar” link to see the assignment on the calendar.


Here is the calendar entry after creating the homework assignment. This is shown on the “Class Calendar” on your homepage and clicking on the assignment on the appropriate date.

In this example, I clicked on “AP Psychology” on August 19.


This concludes this portion of the tutorial for This concludes this portion of the tutorial for editing your faculty homepage.editing your faculty homepage.

If you need further assistance, please don’t If you need further assistance, please don’t hesitate to call or email me.hesitate to call or email me.

Phillip UlricksonPhillip [email protected] 970-348-5191 (Library)970-348-5191 (Library)

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Editing Your Faculty Homepage This tutorial will go through the steps for editing your Faculty homepage. Thank you to Ryan Vyborny for letting me use