Teacher Pages Manual
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1. Teacher Toolbox The Teacher Toolbox is only visible to you when you are signed into your site This page allows you to set many of the preferences of your site Change My Password To change your password enter your current password in the first field Enter your new password in the next two fields and click the publish button at the bottom of the page to save your new password If you have forgotten your password you can have a new password emailed to you by clicking the LOGIN button and then clicking the Forgot Password link on this page A new password will be emailed to the email address associated with your account You can then use this password to login and change your password to whatever you wish Change Protected Screens Password NOTE your DEFAULT password is password no quotes There are several sections of your site that can be password protected These include your photo galleries calendar assignments and Blogs You can also password protect your entire site To change your password enter your current password in the first field NOTE the default password is set to oassword Enter your new password in the next two fields and click the publish button at the bottom of the page to save your new password Password Protect To enable password protection simply check the box next to the site section you wish to password protect Users will be prompted to enter the password when accessing these a2. Photo Gallery While most of the features for the Photo Gallery are set within the Photo Gallery section you may choose to disable the commenting feature for the entire gallery by selecting the radio button Click the oublish button at the bottom of the page to save your changes Change Templates Changing templates allows you to select new color themes for your site You may change templates as often as you like Simply select the color theme you would like and click the publish button at the bottom of the page to save your changes Access Personal File Library The Personal File Library is a space on the server for you to keep documents that you would like to access from home You can organize these files by creating categories and then adding files to the selected category These files are not available to site users and can only be accessed by the teacher when logged into the site ADD NEW CATEGORY To add a new category of files click the Add EditCategory link A window will pop up to Add Edit Categories NOTE you may need to disable your browser s pop up blocker to enable this and many other features of your site Type a title for your category in the title field Click the Save My Changes button to save your new category EDIT AND DELETE CATEGORIES To edit or delete categories click the Add Edit Category link In the pop up window you will see a list of the categories you have created T
3. a category from the drop down menu for your document If you have not yet added the category for your document leave the drop down menu on select and type the name of the category in the add new category box Add a title for the document in the title box Click on the browse button and navigate to the location of the document on your computer then click open You can also add a description of the document in the description box below When you are finished click on the save button Your document should now appear on the main resources page under the category that you selected ADDING LINKS To add a link click on the Add New Link button at the top of the Resources page Select or add a new category for your link Add the name of the link to the title box Type or copy amp paste the address of the link in the URL box You can add a description of the link to the large textbox and use the buttons above to change the font color or style When you have finished click on the save button to save your link Your link should now appear on the resources page Editing or Deleting Resources To edit a document you have already added click on the edit button next to the name of the document This will take you to the add edit documents window where you can make changes to your document s description title and category When you have finished making changes click save Editing a link is very similar to editin
4. photos to your album click the add photos link Click on the browse button to navigate to the location of your picture on your computer then click open Add a title or caption to the box on the right You can upload up to five photos at one time When you have finished adding photos click save PHOTO CAPTIONS To add or change captions for your photos click on the add photo title caption link in the box on the right Each of your photos in that album should appear with a textbox to its right Type a new description of caption of your photos in the corresponding boxes or edit existing descriptions Click on save when you have finished REARRANGE PHOTOS You can also change the order in which the photos appear in your album Click the rearrange photos button in the box to the right Number the boxes above each photo in the order that you would like them to appear When you have finished click the save button then click on close window in the top right corner DELETE PHOTOS If you would like to delete photos that you have in your album click on delete photos in the box on the right To delete all photos in your album check the select all box To delete specific photos check the boxes underneath the photos that you would like to delete Click on the delete button DELETE AN ALBUM To delete the entire album click on the delete this album button in the box on the
5. Accessing Your Site To Login and Manage Your Site You can access your site either by your unique web address URL or via the login page Your URL will follow this format http www classroomwebsites com username Simply click the LOGIN link at the upper right corner of your page This will take you to the login page Enter your USERNAME and PASSWORD and click the LOGIN button You are now at your site and are in EDIT mode How Visitors Access Your Site Give visitors your unique URL which will follow the format http www classroomwebsites com username If you have password protected your entire site visitors will be prompted for a password They must enter the password and click LOGIN to view your site The password feature can be enabled or disabled in your Teacher Toolbox More information about this feature is below Forgotten Password If you have forgotten your password you can click the FORGOT PASSWORD link on the LOGIN page You will be prompted for your username Enter your username and click the EMAIL PASSWORD button A new password will be generated for you and will be sent to the email address associated with your account To change this password login and go to your TEACHER TOOLBOX Instructions for changing your password can be found in the TEACHER TOOLBOX section of this manual NOTE Many spam filters will block system generated emails If you do not receive your password via email within a few minutes check to see if i
6. Arial Size Links Code Snippet Images Zoom Menu Button Function Description E Print print the current page Preview preview the current page aa Find and replace Full Screen F Code Cleaner ra Spell do Cut 2 Copy Paste Paste Plain Text Ez Paste from word Delete Undo find and replace the text in the editor s content area edit in full screen mode maximizing your available space clean up all garbage HTML tags launch the spell checker perform normal function of cutting copy the current selection and store it in the clipboard insert content from the clipboard into the editor at the selected position paste the plain text no formatting into the editor paste the content copied form the microsoft word and remove the web unfriendly tags delete the current selection undo the last operation in the editor Paragraph Insert Page Break iz Insert the current date Insert the current time ul Visible Borders T Special Chars 3 Insert Emotion A Text Frame Universal Keyboard mii GroupBox E Insert Image EEE Insert Table Insert Rows Insert Row Below Delete Rows redo the last operation in the editor insert the line break Insert a paragraph Insert the print page break Insert the current date The date format used is the date format configured on the clients machine Insert the current time The time format used is the ti
7. clicking edit or you can remove your assignment from the archives by clicking the active button and then clicking save Once an assignment is active it will appear on your assignments page Learning Units Adding Editing Subjects The learning units section allows teachers to set up their own mini websites within their classroom website about any subject Some uses for these mini sites are Lesson Plans WebQuests and Thematic Units You can organize your learning units into different subjects to make them easy to find for your students To add a new subject click on Add Edit Subject in the box on the right of the Learning Units page Add a subject name in the box ex science math etc and click save Once the subject is saved you should notice it on the list under edit subjects on the same page From this list you can change or delete any of your subjects by changing the name or checking the delete box then clicking on save Adding New Learning Units 1 To add anew learning unit click on Add New Learning Unit in the box on the right of the Learning Units page Select the subject that your learning unit will apply to from the drop down menu If you have not yet added the subject for your new learning unit leave the drop down menu on select and fill in the name of your new subject in the box labeled Add New Subject This subject will be saved when you save your learning unit 2 Ad
8. d the title of your learning unit to the title box 3 Adda description for your learning unit to the large text box You can use the buttons above the text box to change the font style and color of your text 4 You can add documents to your leaning unit To add a document click on the add view documents link at the bottom of the page The document window appears as a pop up so you may need to change your browser s settings or hold down the ctrl key while you click When the add view documents window pops up click the browse button to browse to the location of the document on your computer Enter a title for your document and then click upload document Once saved your document should appear below the word Documents on the pop up window You can view or delete your documents from this list at any time Once you are finished uploading documents click on close window in the top right corner 5 You can also add links to your document To add a link click on add view links at the bottom of the page This window also appears as a pop up Type or copy and paste the address of the link into the URL box Enter the name of the page you are linking to in the title box Click on add link Your added links will appear in a list on the pop up window You can delete links from this list at any time When you are finished click close window in the top right corner 6 When you are finis
9. enter the selected content align the selected content to the right Justify Full Justify None EF Remove Format a Font Color Highlight gt Ordered List Unordered List Indent a Outdent Subscript Superscript abe Strike Through Upper Case po p Lower Case Insert Rule Insert Link A Remove Link L Insert Anchor k Select All Justify None remove format of the selected text change color of the selected text highlight the selected text insert an ordered list Insert an unordered list indent the selected content outdent the selected content change the selected text to subscript change the selected text to superscript strike through the selected text convert the selected text to upper case convert the selected text to lower case insert a horizontal rule at the selected position in the editor add a link to the text on your page remove the hyperlink from the selected content add an anchor to the text on your page select all content selectnone h Select None ial Toggle Border toggle the visibility of borders Returns a help Toolbar Button The help page URL is set by the HelpUrl W mele Property paragraph drop down changes the paragraph style of the selected text Normal Heading 1 Heading 2 Heading 3 Heading 4 Heading 5 Heading 6 Address Menu List font drop down set the font face If a selection is active the font will be applied Aria
10. ery Adding Albums The Photo Gallery is where you can share photos with your students You can sort your photos into albums based on their content To add an album click on the add new album link at the top of the photo gallery page Add a title for the album in the title box If you would like the album to appear on your home page check the box next to show on home page When you have finished click the save button Adding Photos After you have saved your album you should be taken to the add photos page You can also get to this page by clicking on the add photos link at the top of the photo gallery page then selecting the album you would like to add photos to from the dropdown menu To add pictures click on the browse button next to photo 1 and navigate to the location of the picture on your computer Click open when you have selected the picture Add a title or caption in the text box to the right You can repeat these steps for photos two through five if you would like to add more pictures When you have finished click on the save button Editing Photo Albums To edit a photo album click on the title of the photo album under the displayed photo If you would like to edit the title of the album or add remove the item from the home page click on update album details in the box on the right This will take you back to the add edit album page ADD MORE PHOTOS To add more
11. g a document Click on the edit button next to the title of the link From the add edit links page you can change the description title and category of the link Click save when you are finished To delete a link or document simply click the delete button next to the resource you would like to delete When your browser asks if you would like to delete your resource click ok News Adding News The News page of your site is where you can post news updates for your students To add news click on the add new news link at the top of the main news page Once you are on the add edit news page add a title for your news item in the title box Enter your news content in the large text box The buttons above the text box will allow you to change the font style and color of your text If you would like to see what your news item will look like once it is published click on the preview button at the bottom of the text box When you have finished editing click on the save button You can edit your news item at any time by clicking on the edit button next to the title of your news item on the main news page This will return you to the add edit news page Deleting News To delete a news item that you have published click on the delete button next to the news title on the main news page When your browser asks if you would like to delete your news click ok The Photo Gall
12. he assignments section you can make learning units inactive This is helpful if you would like to continue to work on your learning unit before making it visible to your students or if you would like to archive learning units that are no longer in use instead of deleting them permanently To make a learning unit inactive and add it to the archive click edit next to the name of the learning unit Check the box that says inactive then click save You can work on your archived learning units by clicking the learning unit archive button in the box on the right of the main learning units page Click on edit next to the archived unit you would like to work on You can make changes to the page and leave it inactive or check the active box to bring it back to the main Learning Units page Click on save when you have finished making changes Resources Adding Resources The Resources page is where students can easily access links and documents that you feel may be useful You can sort these resources into categories to make them easier to find for your students ADD RESOURCE CATEGORIES To add a new category for your resources click on Add New Category from the Resources page Type the name of your category in the text box ex science and click save Your category should now appear on the resource page ADDING DOCUMENTS To add documents click on the Add New Document link on the Resources page Select
13. hed editing your learning unit click preview to see what it will look like once posted then save Adding and Managing Pages 1 Your learning unit can have as many pages as you like To add edit the pages of your learning unit click on the title of the learning unit you would like to edit from the learning units page You will notice default pages already added in the box on the far left The default pages are those that follow the classic Lesson Plan You can edit delete and rename these pages or create your own new pages 2 To edit an existing page click on edit next to the name of the page You can change the title of the page in the title box add a description and add links or documents to the page When you are finished click save 3 To delete or add more pages to your learning unit click on the learning unit you would like to edit and then click on add manage pages in the box on the right From here you can change the names of your pages add new pages by using the text box at the top or delete pages by clicking the checkboxes next to the pages you wish to delete When you have finished making changes click save 4 Youcan change the order of the pages in your learning unit Click on the learning unit you would like to work on and simply use the up and down arrows next to the names of the pages in the box on the right to move them into the order you want Archiving Learning Units Much like in t
14. l a Verdana Comic Sans MS Courier Georgia Impact Lucida Console Tahoma Times Hew Roman ed Berth BISE Not Set size drop down set the font size If a selection is active the font will be applied 1 Spt 2 Opt 3 1 2pt 4 apt to it 5 opt 6 24pt Epi Zoom Zoom dropdown
15. labeled title 3 Select the due date for the assignment If you would like the due date for your assignment to appear on the calendar you can select yes next to SHOW ON CALENDAR The assignment will appear on your calendar in red 4 Type a description of the assignment in the large text box You can use the buttons above the text box to change the font style and color of the text Click preview to see what your assignment will look like once it is posted 5 Youcan attach documents from your computer to your assignment To add a document click on add view document under the text box If you have not saved your assignment yet your browser will ask you to do so The add edit documents window appears as a pop up so you may have to temporarily change your computer s pop up settings or hold down the ctrl key on your keyboard while you click on add edit documents Once the window pops up click on the browse button to browse to the location of the document on your computer Enter a title in the title box and then click upload document Once your document is saved you will notice it on the list underneath Documents You can view or delete all of your attached documents from that list Once finished you can click on close window in the upper right hand corner 6 Once you are satisfied with your assignment click save Changing the Order of Assignments The assignments on you
16. me format configured on the clients machine make table borders visible which can make editing easier insert a special character from a predefined list insert an emotion image at the selected position in the editor allows you to insert edit or reposition text regions Universal Online Keyboard allows you to a group box FieldSet at the selected position in the editor insert an image at the selected position in the editor and let you set its properties insert a table into your web page insert a row above the selected row insert a row below the selected row delete the selected row Lui E 4 Insert Column to the Left a Insert Column to the Right Delete columns A Insert cells J Delete cells HH Row properties ma Cell properties io Merge right id Mergebelow Horizontal split 3 Vertical split B Bold italicize u Underline Left Justify Center Right Justify Justify None insert a column to the left of the selected cell insert a column to the right of the selected cell delete the selected column insert cells into the selected row delete the selected cell edit row properties edit cell properties merge the current cell with the one to its right merge the current cell with the one below it split a cell into columns Split a cell intorows bold the selected text italicize the selected text underline the selected text align the selected content to the left c
17. ned activity followed by the start time end time and day of the week that the activity will take place If the scheduled activity takes place at the same time on more than one day you can check each day that applies When you are finished click on the save button Your item will now appear on the schedule Editing and Deleting Scheduled Items To edit an item that has already been scheduled click on the edit button that appears to the right of the item on the schedule This will return you to the Add Edit Schedule page Make the necessary changes to your item then click on the save button To delete a scheduled item click on the delete button that appears to the right on the item on the schedule Your internet browser will ask you if you would like to delete this item Click on OK Your item should no longer appear on the schedule Assignments Adding New Assignments Your students can view due dates and details about their upcoming assignments from the assignments page To add an assignment click on the Add New Assignment button on the top of the assignments page This will take you to the Add Edit Assignments page 1 Select the class for the assignment from the drop down menu If you have not added the class or it doesn t appear in the menu leave the menu on select and type the name of the class in the ADD NEW CLASS box to the right 2 Add a title for your assignment to the text box
18. o edit an existing category click the Edit link next to the category name Make your changes and click Save My Changes To delete a category check the delete box next to the category name and click Save My Changes ADD A NEW FILE To add a new file click the Add Edit File link A window will pop up to Add Edit Categories NOTE you may need to disable your browser s pop up blocker to enable this and many other features of your site Select the category that you would like to file to reside in from the drop down menu Browse to find your file Enter a title for your file Click the Save My Changes button to upload your file EDIT FILES To change properties of a file you have previously uploaded click the Add Edit Files link You will see a list of your files in the pop up window Click Edit next to the file you would like to change Make your changes and click the Save My Changes button DELETE FILES To delete a file click the Add Edit Files link You will see a list of your files in the pop up window Check the delete box next to the file you would like to remove Click the Save My Changes button to delete your file NOTE Be aware of file sizes when uploading files Large files can quickly use up your disk space allotments Hit Counter The Hit Counter is a simple tool that will display the number of visitors to your home page The counter will appear a
19. og From the add edit entry page add your title and entry text Click on save when you have finished Deleting Blogs and Blog Entries DELETE ENTIRE BLOG To delete an entire blog click on the delete link next to the title of the blog from the main blog page Click ok when your browser asks if you would like to delete your blog DELETE BLOG ENTRY To delete a blog entry click on the title of the blog you would like to work on from the main blog page Click the check box next to the name of the blog entry you would like to delete and then click the delete button When your browser asks if you would like to delete the entry click ok Contact Adding Contact Information The contact page is where you can post the information that you would like your students to use to contact you Click on the edit button on the contact page You can also use this edit button to work on your information once it had already been posted If you would like a picture to show up next to your contact information click on the browse button and navigate to the location of the image on your computer If you do not want an image on your contact page check the box next to show no picture In the large text box enter your contact information You can use the buttons above the text box to change the font style and color of your text When you have finished entering your contact information click on the save button
20. or more information MAKING YORU BLOG PRIVATE If you would like to make the blog private you can add a password to the password box The blog can only be viewed by entering the password you assigned so if you would like your students to see your blog you must provide them with the password If you want your blog to be public leave the password box blank You can also assign a password for all of your blogs by using the Teacher Toolbox see the teacher toolbox section of this manual for more information To add the first blog entry to your new blog add a title for your entry in the title box Type your entry in the large text box You can use the buttons above the text box to change the color and style of the text When you have finished you can click on the preview button at the bottom of the large text box to see what your blog will look like once it is published When you are finished click on save You can edit the settings of your blog at any time by clicking the edit button next to the name of your blog on the blog page 9 Youcan also edit your entry at any time by clicking on the blog s title from the main blog page then by clicking on edit next to the entry s title Adding New Blog Entries To add a new blog entry click on the title of the blog you would like to work on from the main blog page Once you have been taken to the edit page click on add new entry next to the title of the bl
21. r page will automatically appear in the order that you added them To change the order click on the arrows next to the name of the assignment to move it up or down Editing and Deleting Assignments You can edit an assignment after it has been posted to the assignments page Clicking on the edit button that appears next to the name of the assignment will take you back to the Add Edit Assignments page Make the necessary changes and click on the save button at the bottom of the page To delete an assignment click on the delete button that appears next to the title of the assignment on the assignments page Your internet browser will ask if you would like to delete the assignment Click the ok button The assignment should no longer appear on the assignments page Archived Assignments Archived assignments aren t visible to your students on the assignments page You can choose to archive an assignment if you are not ready to post it to the assignments page You may also want to archive assignments that are past their due dates instead of deleting them To archive an existing assignment click on the edit button Select the button that says Inactive then save your assignment The assignment is now archived You can view your archived assignments at any time by clicking on the view archived assignments button on the assignments page From there you can edit your archived assignments by
22. reas You may also choose to password protect your entire site by click the Entire Site check box Click the publish button at the bottom of the page to save your changes Homepage The Homepage section of the Teacher Toolbox allows you to change or view information about your home page DISPLAY MY NAME ON SITE Enter the name that you would like to appear at the top of your site Click the publish button at the bottom of the page to save your changes MY WEBSITE ADDRESS This is the web address that you use to access your website SHOW OR HIDE SECTIONS Uncheck the box next to Show Calendar or Show Schedule if you would like to remove these items from your home page They will still appear on your navigation menu unless you have chosen to hide them by using the Navigation Buttons section below You may choose up to two additional sections to feature on your home page from the following sections e Blogs e News e Photo Gallery e More Select up to two items to feature on your home page Click the publish button at the bottom of the page to save your changes NOTE You may hide these sections all together by using the Navigation Buttons menu below Navigation Buttons The navigation menu is on the left side of your web page You can choose to hide or show any of the buttons by selecting them on this list Click the publish button at the bottom of the page to save your changes
23. right When prompted click ok Sorting Your Albums You can select the way that you would like your photo albums to be sorted from the main photo gallery page Your albums can be sorted by date from new to old old to new in alphabetical order by title or in reverse alphabetical order To change the order simply click on the dropdown menu under sort by and make your selection Blogs Adding a New Blog Your website s blog is where you can write about anything that may be helpful or interesting to your students You can blog about specific events ongoing projects that you have with your students or anything you feel it may be helpful to have an ongoing diary about Blogs can encourage interaction and discussion by utilizing the commenting feature which allows users to respond to blog posts 1 To start a new blog click on the blog section of your teacher page Click on the add new blog link at the top of the page Add a title for you blog in a title box If you would like to allow your students to leave comments on your blog check the yes bullet next to allow commenting If not check no Select whether or not you would like notifications sent to your email address when your students leave comments by checking yes or no The notifications will be sent to the address that you assigned in the Teacher Toolbox see the teacher toolbox section of this manual f
24. s due dates or any event to the calendar 1 Click on the calendar section on the left To add an event click the Add New Event button Once you are on the Add Edit Event page you can select the month day and year of your event by selecting them from the dropdown menus at the top Give your event a title by adding one to the title box You may choose an icon to show up next to your event on the calendar To add an icon click on the choose button Click on the icon that you want Note that your icon will not show up on your calendar until you save your event 4 Type a description of your event in the text box You can use the buttons at the top of the text box to change the font style and color of the text You can click the preview button to see what your event will look like on the calendar Click on the save button when you are satisfied with your event or click normal to continue editing You can now access your event by clicking the date on the calendar 5 You can also add assignments to the calendar For more information see the section on assignments Schedule Adding New Items to your Schedule The schedule allows parents and students to view your classroom schedule or teaching plan for the week To add a new item to the schedule click on Add New Schedule Item at the top of the schedule page One you are on the Add Edit Schedule page you may fill in the title of your plan
25. t has gotten blocked You may want to add the email address info OS4E com to your list of trusted senders The Home Page Changing the Welcome Message The welcome message is the first thing that students and parents see when they visit your page You can change the welcome message by clicking on the edit button located underneath the welcome banner Once you are on the edit page you may add a picture to your page Click on the browse button to navigate to the location of the image on your computer If you do not want an image on your home page you can click the checkbox next to show no picture You can type your welcome message into the text box on the edit page The buttons and dropdown menus above the text box allow you to change the font style and color of the text To see what your message will look like on your home page click on the preview button located at the bottom of the text box If you are satisfied with your message you may click the publish button If you would like to continue to edit your message click on the normal button to return to normal mode Customizing the Home Page By default your daily schedule calendar blogs and photo gallery all appear on your home page You can decide to show or hide many of the items on the home page To learn more refer to the TEACHER TOOLBOX section of this manual Calendar Adding Events to your Calendar You can add field trip
26. t the bottom of your home page You can turn this counter off by selecting the Turn Off box You can also reset the number to zero by selecting the Reset box Click the publish button at the bottom of the page to save your changes Disk Usage This area of the Teacher Toolbox displays your current hard disk space usage Using the Text Editor Most of the pages within your web site utilize a rich text editor This editor gives you the flexibility to format your text the way you wish Use caution when formatting text to be certain that it displays within the space of your web page in a way that makes it easy for site visitors to read You can get a full help menu by clicking the u button in the text editor toolbar NOTE Not all buttons shown in the online help may be active in your site The chart below contains those features available in your site The following are short descriptions of some of the buttons you will find in your text editor toolbar INSERTING IMAGES USING YOUR TEXT EDITOR button to access your image library A pop up window will open that will display previously uploaded images as You can upload and store images in an image library using your text editor Click the well as sections to Insert images and modify the layout Menus and Toolbars H4GRaASa97F7 4a Bee xKi9 EEEIEE pr S EE DeeRS PRET RRB 2 OB ee ee wo a eo ln 2 BUSS SSR AVI xi hae SoRSir hy aS se Css Class Inline style Paragraph
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