Teacher Web Site Tutorial Guide and Manual
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1. Theme Settings User Settings Theme Choose the theme you wish to use on your site Theme Elements Specify values here to override specific theme elements Theme Header Background Color x Q Header Background Image Repeat No Repeat Content Background Color x 2 Content Background Image Repeat No Repeat Footer Background Color x A Footer Background Image Repeat No Repeat I Fas 4 x Al Apply cancel v The setting option brings some new options for being creative with the theme background options on your website e By clicking on Theme you can choose from designs for your website that have been available on Edpoint before The choice affects every page in your website e By clicking on Header Background Color you can change the area just below the banner as in X sh Fa P PP j FA 47 T oC E ig Sy E 74 a re 4 Sf aA ee L a oe te tO CL ICEL I N AAEE i E A et a a L Georgia Cloer Early Explorers e By Clicking on Header Background I mage you can add an image to your header in the banner gt i ly ED GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLSyp Whanp O N LINE Welcame ta Claer s Classy Clauns MW In this example the image of United We Stand was imported from Shared Documents The option to Repeat Across was chosen so that it would go across the entire top If No Repeat had2. been chosen the design would have been directly behind the school district logo Repeat Down would have created two images coming down behind the GS logo and not been very visible Tile would have repeated the pattern all over the banner You will need to try each option to determine which will be the most effective for your website You can use any image that you have uploaded into your Shared Documents which takes the place of Image Manager e By clicking on Content Background Color you can change the background of the content area only As an example Greenville County School District Georgia Cloer Welcome Georgia Cloer gt Ke GREENVILLE COUNTY fou SCHOOLS O N LINE Wetcame ta Claets Classy Cta L Site Navigation o Home a How I Did It o Classy Quotes o The Flag Man Theme Header Background Color x Q Header Background Image TT a Repeat No Repeat v Content Background Color ffd700 lt e By clicking on Content Background I mage you can insert a photo or clipart into the content section of your webpage An example 10 Bol Me le d Live well Love much Laugh often Version 2 0 Created 7 15 2008 4 14 51 PM by Georgia Cloer Modified 7 15 2008 4 14 50 PM by Georgia Cloer e By clicking on Footer Background Color you can change the color of the footer at the bottom Sree to share any tips that
3. will help us please feel lt Laugh often J Content Management free to email them to me I will post them A here and give you credit AA o Lists and Libraries Hopefully you will find ways to jazz up your gcloer greenville k12 sc us a website within these pages Best wishes Instructional Technology Facilitator AIN Greenvile County Schools free hit counter View my Guestbook Free Guestbooks by Bravenet com Blog http gbcloer wordpress com gcloer greenville k12 sc us Version 2 0 Created 7 15 2008 4 14 51 PM by Georgia Cloer Modified 7 15 2008 4 14 50 PM by Georgia Cloer ight Greenville County School District All Rights Reserved B4 e By clicking on Footer Background I mage you can add an image to the footer Free Guestbooks by Bravenet com Blog http gbcloer wordpress com gcloer greenville k12 sc us Version 2 0 Created 7 15 2008 4 14 51 PM by Georgia Cloer Modified 7 15 2008 4 14 50 PM by Georgia Cloer You will need to refer to the Repeat options under Header Background Images above 11 Important to consider With these new options available to you the web designers you will have an opportunity to be more creative and individualized It is your responsibility to ensure that the design is easily readable as well as viewable Not all browsers show a website the way we have designed it Sometimes too much can interfere with the content for the viewer For instance in t
4. Editor mode In this mode any content on the page may be modified or changed TO save editing changes remember to click the Update button on the radEditor page and then select the Publish option on the edit page The radEditor Content Manager provides a wide variety of options to meet the needs of a range of users from the beginning user to the proficient user The options available with the radEditor are discussed in the Using the Editor section e E Lists and Libraries e F Content Management In the upper right hand corner of the home page is the name of the owner of the website When you click on the name the following screen appears Sign in as Differs ee eT eee 1 Login with a ditterer Sign Out Logout of this site To sign out just click on Sign Out and then click Close Window If you desire to sign in as a different user click that and a new log in screen will appear Content Management formerly part of ADMIN Content Management is available to teachers logged into their own site The features available on this menu include Content Management o Pages o Subsites o Lists and Libraries o Settings Pages The Pages options provide tools to Manage Edpoint Pages Use this page to create modify reorder and delete your pages Georgia Cloer gt Pages Manage EdPoint Pages Use this page to create modify reorder and delete your pages New Actions Banner Approv
5. T PARAGRAPHS and LINES Paragraph Style Dropdown button Applies standard P h Styl None Availabl Z O a ETIT EEEE e to selected text a 0O Out dent button Indents Out dent button Indents paragraphs to the left to the left None None Available Ee Indent button Indents paragraphs to the right Align Left button Aligns the selected paragraph to the Nee Available left Center button Aligns the selected paragraph to the center Align Right button Aligns the selected paragraph to Neneaaiable E hn ST eee ee a amp ustiy button Justify button Justifies the selected paragraph the selected paragraph None None Available Bulleted List button Creates a bulleted list from the None Available selection Numbered List button Creates a numbered list from None Available the selection CREATE FORMAT AND EDIT TEXT FONT and LI STS 8 ioe bunton Aol voia formatting to selected tort ose i JE E lg ae i in 14 Italic button Applies italic formatting to selected text Ctrl l Underline button Applies underline formatting to Ctrl U selected text Font Select button Sets the font typeface Font Size button Sets the font size A Text Color foreground button Changes the N one Available foreground color of the selected text Text Color background button Changes the background color of the selected text Highlights text _ None Available only OTHER KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Sele
6. THE BEHE STR Er SELLE COPATE Instructional Technology Updated EdPoint The Latest in Teacher Website Development Software Updated August 2008 User Manual Version 3 Published in August 2008 by ETS Instructional Technology All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced by any means without written permission of ETS Instructional Technology for any purpose not directly related to authorized Greenville County School District activities Printed in the United States of America Table of Contents Introduction to EdPoint Grounded in Microsoft Corporation s SharePoint Technologies EdPoint utilizes the robust functionality inherent in SharePoint and SharePoint Portal Services to support a teacher friendly rapid web site creation and management tool Feature List E Automated creation of default web sites based on Active Directory with the default template containing E WYSIWIG editor MS Word like editor minimizes training time to produce top quality sites and supports E Content Management and List and Libraries provide easy access to page management document management and sub site management Getting Started In August 2008 the Edpoint Website Software was updated Those changes are explained in this manual When a teacher joins the Greenville County School District a default web site is created automatically This site consists of a single page containing basic information most of which can
7. a Webpage There are five icons on the toolbar that pertain to tables XX X XK XK e Insert Table following are the four screens within this option Table Wizard 5 _ EA Tabie Design E Table Properties E Cell Properties _ Accessibility y Columns Columnspan oK Lana GEDCOL OLELE 4 svo ngom e LO y d r Table Wizard x EA Table Design _ Table Properties EF Cell Properties Accessibilty Table CSS css cuss J A Table Design _ Gi Tabie Properties V EF Cell Properties amp Accessibility Content Alignment Background Dimensions F Additional _ Height eL sd wan C No Wrapping a le Cell CSS rr ess Class Clear Style 26 ba Table Design Fa Table Properties Eal Cell Properties an Accessibility Headingrows 5 Max 2 on Heading columns 0 Max 2 Cancel Caption alignment Caption Summary O Associate cells with headers Set Table properties Show Hide Border Insert Table Elements from this option you can insert and delete rows and columns Merge Cells Horizontally 27
8. add custom BEER EES HEEB EEE Ss Define Custom Colors gt gt color select the Add Custom Color option Press the Define Custom Colors gt gt button Basic colors i Ge See en FTE LE E E E DE ER EE eee E EE Eee ee LE E E Gee iE Custom colors E g w 4 Hue 160 Red 0 EEEN w Sat 0 Green 0 ColoriSolid mn fo Blue fo Add to Custom Colors Use the pointer to select the desired color by placing the cursor at the desired location and clicking the left mouse button Use the arrow to select the desired hue and press the Add to Custom Colors button The color will display in the Custom Colors panel Press OK to save the color or Cancel to abort the change 17 To add hex color a color for which you know the hex number like FF6633 select the desired text Select the Add Hex Color option Explorer User Prompt Script Prompt OK Please provide the custom color HEX value a Enter the HEX value for instance FF6633 for the desired color and press OK In order to use the any one of numerous color shades type the Hex Code value in the HEX CODE field in the foreground and background Add Hex Code e Options or enter the Hex Code directly into HTML code For instance lt font color FFCCFF gt e To find these colors on the web for idea of color saturation check out http www greenville k12 sc us district web picker palette htm To modify the FOREGROUND color or actua
9. be changed to any content that the teacher would like District School Banner dynamically updated based on teacher s location Welcome Banner editable to any content District Mission Statement editable to any content Class Schedule editable to any content Email link Site Navigation Bar Log out link at the top Sreenville County School District Georgia Cloer SCHOOLS lt O N LINE ee eee E en m n pp r ee Welcome ta Claer s Classy Clawns Site Navigation Z Edit Banner 7 Edit Page o Home G a How I Did It T atM Over the past year I have worked with many a teachers around the district to help them o The Flag Man a Happy Thanksgiving learn the new Edpoint software Now I am oi a halloween 3 ae ONERA ee pees ee going to experiment with some options p a N Lists and Libraries may help us jazz up our websites If you want Live well aimee EREA to share any tips that will help us please feel lt piren X a School Year free to email them to me I will post them y nE Pe here and give you credit x a Subsites Hopefully you will find ways to jazz up your gcloer greenville k12 sc us A enone Es website within these pages Best wishes o Settings Instructional Technology Facilitator Greenvile County Schools Supported Browsers The following internet browsers are supported by EdPoint e MS Internet Explorer 6 0 w latest SP Patches Windows e Netscape Navigator 6 2 and up Windows MAC Unix e MS In
10. cts all text images and tables in the editor Ctri A Finds a string of text or numbers in the page Ctri F_ Closes the active window w Closes the active application Ctri F4 Managing Text The radEditor provides a variety of options for managing text on a page Adding Text Adding text is easy using the radEditor content management tool To do so simply place the cursor in the content window and type the desired information or cut paste from another application using one of radEditor Content Manager s pasting features To save the new text click the Update button Then click the save page button To learn more about cut and paste refer to the Cut and Paste section Deleting Text To delete text from a page simply select the information by placing the cursor at the beginning of the section to be deleted press and hold the left mouse button and scroll over the material until all the required text is highlighted Press lt Delete gt to remove the data To save the deletion click the Update button Then click the save page button Copy Text To copy text from within the existing page select the text and press the option on the toolbar Use one of the paste options to place the copied text in the new location To save the copied text click the Update button Then click the save page button Cut and Paste The cut and paste features of the radEditor Content Manager provide a variety o
11. d with the left indent or left margin To CENTER text select the text and press on the toolbar Visually the selected text is centered between the right and left indents or margins To RIGHT ALIGN text select the text and press on the toolbar Visually the selected text is aligned with the right indent or right margin To JUSTIFY text select the text and press onthe toolbar Visually the selected text is aligned between the right and left indents or margins To INDENT text select the text or position the cursor where the indentation Should begin and press 3 on the toolbar To OUTDENT text select the text or position the cursor where the out dent Should begin and press on the toolbar Bullets and Numbering To create a NUMBERED LIST move the cursor to the desired location 1 i or select the text to be included and press on the toolbar To create a BULLETED LIST move the cursor to the desired location or select the text to be included and press on the toolbar 16 Applying Color To modify the BACKGROUND color of text select the text and press the drop down arrow on the icon on the toolbar to display the available colors Be advised that this only changes the color directly behind the text as if it is highlighted diy Verdana OORU EE BD U E Og B Tpm f g gm EHEHEHEH Add Custom Color Add Hex Color To use one of the default colors click on the desired graphic To
12. e If a check mark displays in the box the page is visible and accessible from the site navigation pane To hide one or more pages simple click on the check box to deselect the page s Deselecting a page hides that page and any subordinate pages Reasons for not making a page available include 1 the page is under construction and not ready to be viewed and 2 it is not the appropriate time for the information on the page to be displayed for instance you have a page dedicated to a class project with pertinent information about the project but you have not assigned the project yet Approval Status is designated for each page To approve a page you the administrator must take action to approve it Please refer to B Actions F Indent allows you to put one or more of your pages in indentation on the site navigation column G The Level feature is used to place one or more pages up to three levels deep under one heading according to your needs H The Delete option deletes a page from the website Deleted pages cannot be restored Be very conscious of what you are doing when you click Delete Saving and Publishing a page When you have completed creating or modifying a page click the save draft button near the lower right side of the radEditor This will return you to the page you were working on Welcame ta Claer s Classy Clauns Site Navigation JE Edit Banner Fal Edit Page P
13. e 2 Px Close Ext Name Size Hawaii Pages Q Shared Documents bsi Themes Insert efi c US reb acilitato ols i Ehared Documents E Blue hills jpg a Sunset jpg 255 COM 20 ldd When trying to upload photos to your site through the radEditor the upload image tab is grayed out and seems to be inactive When you open a folder this tab becomes active Photos clipart must be uploaded to a folder In the image below one of the folders under name was double clicked When it opened the contents were displayed At the same time the upload image file tab was activated It is shown below in black white and can be used H Image Manager K mm Drowse Files fer Upload Image afao 4 ea a OA 0SC01653aa 1PG I ary Si Hawaii 010 IPG hy M Hawaii 013 JPG OPTI fs Hawaii025 IPG 755 29 KB ebsi B Hawai031 3PG 322 55 KB yj Hawaii2023 IPG 696 16 KB i Hawaii2029 JPG 751 32 KB MTC E Hawaii2038 JPG 722 46 KB 2 B Hawaii2043 JPG 740 96 KB i Sunsetwl jpg 45 36 KB a sunsets Jpg 25 79 KB ic ypef web ra i yO The browse files tab provides a means of managing uploaded images Clicking on the sign in front of the folder displays the images stored in that location Pressing the blue arrow at the top of the file window will restore the summary view Components of I mage Manager 1 Upload image tab See note above to ensure that image is uploaded into an existing file 2 Doub
14. ed Home Approved How I Did It Approved gt 4 x About Me Approved gt F x Classy Quotes Approved gt x The Flag Man Approved gt F x Happy Thanksgiving Approved gt x halloween 3 Approved oe x PowerPoint Page Approved r x A B C D E F G H hia Cioer Pages lan ge Gaon Pages Line tao to ie modify reorder and delete your pages et bob bas Banner Approved Home ADO ved Howe I Did tt a Approved x About Me F Approved gt E Fa Happy Thanksgiving E Approved X halpween 3 ra Approved g x Pomerfont Page a Approved x The New option provides an easy tool to create additional pages for the web site Selecting the New page option displays the actual Create Page screen This screen allows the creation of a new page by entering the page name as it should display in the site navigation pane and pressing Create This method creates a page without content which can be added later using the Manage Pages options h Create Page Use this page to create a new basic page on your site You can add any content you want to the new page after you create it Name Name Type a file name for your basic page The file name appears in headings and links throughout the site Actions allow you to view pages pending approval As administrator of the webpage you are in position to approve the potential pages on your site that are created by others This is especially important when students or others are creating
15. ed to indicate whether the image being uploaded should replace an existing image with the same name or not The Upload Image screen also provides information on the maximum image file size allowed as well as the file extensions supported by the application Note that Lpg files are the preferred format for web pages Document Manager The radEditor Content Manager provides an option for managing documents This option is located on the toolbar and is used to access the document manager This option works like Image Manager does PowerPoints and streaming videos can be uploaded to your website using this function X x Exit Edit Mode k Zj E Normal Verdana Sz B Z U A YY To access the Document Manager screen select the E button on the toolbar The document management screen displays Manager x Document File Insert e Ciose t Name Size Toottip ce Target Target 23 The browse files tab provides a means of managing uploaded documents Note that unless the path is changed images and documents share the same directory Clicking on the folder displays the documents stored in that location Pressing the blue arrow at the top of the opened file will close the file To upload a new document you must double click on to open the file in which you want to save the document It is like the requirements in image manager Use the cursor to select the Upload Attachment tab The upload attachment
16. f coux wi dweg dxf 2vf The Directory field displays the location the image should be uploaded or copied to for access by the web site The File field specifies the full path to the image desired The S used to search for a file using the familiar Microsoft tree structure button is Select the desired file from the Choose File screen by double clicking on the file name The selected name displays in the File Name field on the Choose file screen Press the button to post the desired file name in the File field on the Upload Image screen To UPLOAD the image to the location specified press the p Yelead button The image manager screen displays with the new image listed and displayed To INSERT the image press the button on the next screen To edit the image place the cursor on the image and right click An option to set image properties displays Click on the option to display the set image properties screen 22 This screen is used to set up borders insert descriptions align the image and set size and positioning Once these values are set press the Sen button to activate the new settings Don t forget to SAVE and PUBLISH to save the page The final option on the upload image screen is to overwrite an existing image Directory sites ecdunn Shared Documents Fie Browse The Overwrite if file with such name exists checkbox is us
17. f options for bringing in existing content from other applications as well as moving sections within a web page To save the cut and pasted text click the Update button Then click the save page button To CUT a section of text select the desired section and press the da option on the toolbar This places the selected text on the clipboard for pasting To save the text without the cut text click the Update button Then click the save page button 15 To PASTE text cut from the existing page or another source place the cursor in the desired location and select the paste options To save the pasted text within the new page click the Update button Then click the save page button The PASTE option is accessed with the Fa button on the toolbar This option pastes text from the clipboard with its original formatting Note that formatting in some applications may not be compatible with the web Applying Formatting Add interest to the page by using the various formatting options available in the radEditor Content Manager Bold italicize Underline E To BOLD text select the text and press on the formatting toolbar To ITALICIZE text select the text and press f on the formatting toolbar To UNDERLINE text select the text and press U on the formatting toolbar Aligning Text To LEFT ALIGN text select the text and press on the toolbar Visually the selected text is aligne
18. he Content Background I mage example above the font colors are not readable against every element of the background image Animated background images would be very distracting to the viewer It is important that you consider these things when you design a webpage Settings User By clicking user settings you can add additional names of people who can work on your website This was formerly designated Manage Users It is to be used If you are allowing students to set up subsites or if you are giving some other GSD employee permission to work on your website You must approve any work that is done by others before it will show on the web Georgia Cloer gt Settings Manage Site Users Use this page to add or delete users or click on a link below to modify other settings Theme Settings User Settings lt q New 7 GCSD aheather N Heatherly Ann x By clicking on New you can add additional names Add User User Choose the user you wish to add to the group N gy Wi When you insert a new name you will need to add the GSD email address of that person whether it is a student or a teacher To verify the email address you can click on the icon below the white box Then click Add Edit Page icon on the top of each content page On the page you want to edit is a button entitled edit page By clicking on it the radEditor Content Manager appears and provides a tool that looks and feels like Mic
19. l text color select the text and press the drop down arrow on the icon on the toolbar to display the available colors Pe a 55 Class OL E Bae Add Custom Color dd Hex Color To use one of the default colors click on the desired graphic To add custom color select the Add Custom Color option 18 Basic colors Custom colors ieee te oe 8 4 Hue 160 Red 0 Tre we Gon ColoriSolid im lo Blue lo Add to Custom Colors Use the pointer to select the desired color by placing the cursor at the desired location and clicking the left mouse button Use the arrow to select the desired hue and press the Add to Custom Colors button The color will display in the Custom Colors panel Press OK to save the color or Cancel to abort the change To add hex color select the desired text Select the Add Hex Color option Explorer User Prompt Script Prompt Please provide the custom color HEX value Enter the HEX value of the desired color and press OK For a list of HEX codes and corresponding colors see Appendix D Fonts and Sizes EdPoint comes with a default set of FONTS Press the drop down arrow next to the Fo option and choose the desired option To apply a different font to pre existing text select the text before selecting the font 19 To apply a particular SIZE or pitch to text press the drop down arrow next to the 7
20. lbars to their Hone Availabe respective docking areas Ctrl X M t 4 e Ke 4 2 5 None Available Cut button Cuts the selected content and copies it to the clipboard Copy button Copies the selected content to the clipboard A Paste button Pastes the copied content from the i Ctrl V clipboard into the editor Spell button Launches the spellchecker 13 Flash Manager button Inserts a Flash animation and F None Available lets you set its properties A Paste as HTML button Pastes HTML code in the None Aaiaoe content area and an a all the HTML tags Undo button Undoes the last action button Undoes the last action Ctr z rm Redo button Redoes Repeats the last action which Ctrl y has been undone Format Stripper button Removes custom or all N one Available formatting from selected text NSERT AND MANAGE LINKS TABLES SPECIAL CHARACTERS I MAGES and MEDI A Image Manager button Inserts an image from a Ctrl G predefined image folder s a Insert Table button Inserts a table in the r a d editor Toggle Table Borders Toggles borders of all tables Hone usable within the editor Document Manager Inserts a link to a document on done availabe the server PDF DOC etc Hyperlink Manager button Makes the selected text or Ctrl K image a hyperlink a Remove Hyperlink button Removes the hyperlink from Ctrl Shift K the selected text or image CREATE FORMAT AND EDI
21. le click to create a new file Then name it in the box provided ___ 3 To delete an image from the list highlight the image file name press the U option 4 Insert the image as best fit 5 Insert the image as actual size of image 6 Zoom in to image 7 Zoom out from image 8 Create a thumbnail of the image 9 The refresh option is used to up date the list of images on demand To refresh press the option 21 10 Displays the names of the files in an outline form 11 Displays the names of the files in list form To insert an existing Image one that you have already uploaded on a page either double click on the name of the desired image or click on the image and press the button To upload an image The same option is used to upload images for use on web pages To access the upload screen select the ail button on the toolbar The image management screen displays Use the cursor to highlight the file name that you wish to place the image Use the cursor to select the Upload Image tab The upload image screen displays Image Manager E Browse Files SF Upload Image iaar Vsites gdoer Shared Documents Upload File Browse will Overwrite if file with such name exists Max file size allowed 200KB File extensions allowed gif xbm xpm png 1ef jpg jpe jpeg tiff tif rgb g3f xwd _pict ppm pgm pbm pnm bmp ras pcd com mil cal fif ds
22. n displays with the new image listed and displayed To INSERT the document press the het i button To edit the image place the cursor on the image and right click An option to set image properties displays Click on the option to display the set image properties screen 24 Adding a Hyperlink X x Exit Edit Mode be E EI T r Ee Eo B Normal Verdana Size B Z U a n 4 7 OF 14 eT Z EEA O YH To add a hyperlink to a site on the Internet click on the globe with the closed link below it fel Bl E We Hyperlink Manager x oh ee Anchor g E mail URL http Www janbrett com Existing Anchor None Cancel j Type http w CS5 Class No Class kd e When this screen appears type the URL in the appropriate box See http www janbrett com e Inthe Link Text box type in the text you desire to appear on the webpage See Jan Brett s Site Click OK If you wish to include a link to your e mail address click on the E Mail tab at the top Hyperlink M Anchor ih E mail Address gcloer qreenville k12 sc us Link Text mail Mre Cloed Subject i ny CSS Class No Class e Complete the Address box with the e mail address See gcloer greenville k12 Sc us e Complete the Link box with the text that you want to appear on the webpage See Email Mrs Cloer Click OK 25 Inserting a Table on
23. option and choose the desired size To apply a different size to pre existing text select the text before selecting the size Provided the fonts are web compliant text can be cut from other documents or web pages and pasted into the radEditor Content Manager with the existing fonts intact Creating New Paragraphs To create a new paragraph press the option on the toolbar and begin entering text A paragraph style can be applied by selecting the text after it is typed and adding the desired style or select the style after creating a new paragraph Predefined Styles A PARAGRAPH STYLE is a set of formatting characteristics that govern the appearance of all aspects of a paragraph including text alignment tab stops line spacing and borders In some cases they can also include character formatting To apply a paragraph style with the radEditor press the drop down arrow next to the Paragraph Style field Image Management The radEditor Content Manager provides two special options for managing images This option is located on the toolbar and is used to access the image manager X x Exit Edit Mode RAO C A amp eee l gS 0 on Normal Times New Roma 3 BE Z U p ili Pd l Ww Hi Ws A Q This option provides access to the image manager screen To access this option select the al button on the toolbar The image manager screen displays ED A r Browse Files Image URL EE B
24. page are available for edit References to the default webpage are meant to refer to the site as it automatically comes up the first time you access it and before you begin editing it to make it your own e Welcome Banner e Class Schedule e Site Navigation Column To edit the banner click on Edit Banner To edit the page click on Edit Page The radEditor Content Manager screen will come up You can begin editing either area at this point Greenville County School District Georgia Cloer Welcome Georgia Cloer 7 fei SCHOOLS AlO NLINE Site Navigation ummm a ZA Edit Page D pana amp Over the past year I have worked with many Sandivi teachers around the district to help them a Happy Thanksgiving learn the new Edpoint software Now I am j ER Page going to experiment with some options that lt Lists and Libraries may help us jazz up our websites If you want Live well F ae AE to share any tips that will help us please feel Lavi e i ea free to email them to me I will post them eens p i here and give you credit Viv o Subsites F Hopefully you will find ways to jazz up your gcloer greenville k12 sc us a Lists and Libraries i website within these pages Best wishes o Settings Instructional Technology Facilitator 9G Greenvile County Schools The parts of the home page are e A Banner B Site navigation C Edit Banner D Edit Page The Edit option brings up the page content in rad
25. rosoft Word The radEditor feature is designed for the novice user to HTML experts It is very user friendly 12 Erit Pct Mode gt is B r po Am Er oa ee r E no Over the past year I have worked with many teachers around the district to help them learn the new Edpoint software Now I am going to experiment with some options that may help us jazz up our websites IF you want to share any tips that will help us please feel free to email them to me I will post them here and give you credit Hopefully you will find ways to jazz up your griner m greenville bel Ise website within these pages Best wishes Instructional Technology Pacurtator D i me eos aaa ct 008 4 14 51 PM by Georgia Goer ad Movin dT a 2008 4 id 0 PH by a LE Cor Basic features of radEditor include Multi level undo redo with action trails Hyperlinker break hyperlink Dockable and floating toolbars Table management Adaptive buttons Real time HTML View with code indentation option Spell checker Flash Manager Toolbar Options The following table provides a guide to each toolbar option and its function x Exit Edit Mode bie C Q SAPONE Normal Verdana Sz B Z U GENERAL BUTTONS e 2 Design button Switches r a d editor into Design Mode HTML button Switches r a d editor into HTML Mode Show Hide Border Shows or hides borders around tables in the content area Toggle Docking Docks all floating too
26. screen displays It is the same as before It operates the same as the upload image function in image manager The refresh option is used to up date the list of documents on demand To refresh press the option To delete an item from the list highlight the document file name and press the U option To insert an existing document on a page either double click on the name of the desired image or click on the document and press the hst button The same option is used to upload documents for use on web pages To q access the upload screen select the button on the toolbar The attachment management screen displays This is how you can upload a PowerPoint or streaming video to your website It will show as a link to the PowerPoint or video After one clicks on the link the presentation begins The Directory field displays the location the image should be uploaded or copied to for access by the web site The File field specifies the full path to the image desired The classi button is used to search for a file using the familiar Microsoft tree structure Select the desired file from the Choose File screen by double clicking on the file name The selected name displays in the File Name field on the Choose file screen Press the button to post the desired file name in the File field on the Upload Image screen To UPLOAD the document to the location specified press the 48289 button The document manager scree
27. sub sites on your site The Submit for Approval is for non admins Publish page would be for it to take effect on the http teachers Greenville side of things Here are the two most common paths oF Teacher edits page a Click Update Save Now there is a draft version that they are editing b When they are satisfied with the page Click Publish Page This will push it so that anyone can view the changes This is similar to the previous version just worded differently Non Admin edits page a This will occur when a teacher adds a user to the site using the Manage Users page That user can now edit but not publish pages You can do this with the home page and the banner in the new version now b Once the student assistant etc edits the page and clicks save A draft version is saved similar to when the teacher edits C The Student is happy with the changes and wants to publish the page They click Submit for Approval d Now the Teacher has to come through and Click Publish page for the public to view it Teachers can see a list of pages awaiting approval from a drop down on the Pages list Page Title When you click on the title of a page you have created you will have two options One is to view the page The other is to edit the name of the page D The Visible in Navigation option provides a means of hiding a page or pages from public view until you are ready to make the page available to visitors to your websit
28. ternet Explorer 5 2 and up MAC OS x To Access Your Site e To access your site open the browser and type the URL in the address line http staff greenville k12 sc us sites XXX XXX is the teacher s e mail username e When you finish your website and you are happy with it send the following link to your webmaster They can then link your name on your school site to your new school website http teachers greenville k12 sc us sites XXX XXX is the teacher s e mail name This is the link that should go on business cards or communication home to parents as it is your direct link to your webpage The above address is the public view of your site If you want a site that more accurately reflects what Is going on in your classroom the Content Management option under the site navigation column provides a variety of options to create and maintain pages create sub sites manage files and more The radEditor content management tool provides a MS Word like interface to make managing text graphics flash files and other options quick and easy By clicking Pages on the left of your site you can manage your website by adding more pages graphics PowerPoints colors and fonts to suit the level of creativity that you desire your site to reflect The radEditor is like an edit box where you can actually create the pages in an environment much like Microsoft Word Editing the Home Web Page Three elements on the Home web
29. ublish Page oy Submit Page for Approval a Home 5 i Gane 7 o How I Did It a Classy Quotes Over the past year I have worked with many a The Flag Man gt teachers around the district to help them a Happy Thanksgiving leann the naw Ednaint anfturanes Niaw afer ES T am From this screen click on the Publish Page button If you are a designated user and need to have the page approved by the administrator click on the submit page for approval button Subsites By clicking on the sub sites options under site navigation you will be able to manage EdPoint subsites Use this page to create reorder and delete your subsites Georgia Cloer gt Subsites Manage EdPoint Subsites Use this page to create reorder and delete your subsites New Early Explorers x Lists and Libraries formerly part of the Admin Menu This option replaces several of the options of the former ADMIN menu When you create a calendar a photo gallery and shared documents you create folders Those folders are contained in this section To add to modify or create you can click on the name of the folder under Lists and Libraries and it will open and show you the tools that you need to use Georgia Cloer gt lists Manage EdPoint Lists and Libraries Use this page to create modify reorder and delete your lists and libraries New Y Hawaii Picture Library Shared Documents Document Library School Year Calendar Settings Theme
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