SchoolWires - Night 1
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Transcript of SchoolWires - Night 1
SchoolWires for theSchoolWires for theAdvanced UserAdvanced User
October 20, 2009October 20, 2009
Shaun CreightonShaun Creighton
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Night 1: Intro. to SchoolWires & Web Night 1: Intro. to SchoolWires & Web DesignDesignAccessing SchoolWiresAccessing SchoolWiresWebsite professionalismWebsite professionalismSchoolWires terminologySchoolWires terminologyTypes of SchoolWires pagesTypes of SchoolWires pagesWeb design guidelinesWeb design guidelinesOrganizing your siteOrganizing your site
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Night 2: MultimediaNight 2: Multimedia
Uploading and using imagesUploading and using images
Creating photo galleriesCreating photo galleries
Creating and embedding videosCreating and embedding videos
Creating podcastsCreating podcasts
Ethics and copyright concernsEthics and copyright concerns
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Night 3: Creating the Online ClassroomNight 3: Creating the Online Classroom
Online documents/handoutsOnline documents/handouts
Online assignments/activitiesOnline assignments/activities
Online presentationsOnline presentations
Online assessments/surveysOnline assessments/surveys
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Night 4: Advanced SchoolWires Night 4: Advanced SchoolWires TechniquesTechniques
TablesTables
BlocksBlocks
ToolboxToolbox
PositioningPositioning
Minibase (Directories & Lists)Minibase (Directories & Lists)
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Night 5: Putting it All TogetherNight 5: Putting it All Together
Evaluating websitesEvaluating websites
Validating websitesValidating websites
Finishing touchesFinishing touches
Share your workShare your work
Course evaluationCourse evaluation
District home page button
School menuSearch
Edit your site
A Tour of our SchoolWires Website
Channels
Sections
Pages
A Tour of our SchoolWires Website
If a SchoolWires website were a file cabinet …
A drawer would be a channel.
A folder would be a section.
The papers would be pages.
Roles in SchoolWiresRoles in SchoolWires
Site DirectorSite Director– in charge of the entire district websitein charge of the entire district website– example: Jeff LaBenzexample: Jeff LaBenz
Subsite DirectorSubsite Director– in charge of a school/department websitein charge of a school/department website– example: Me (and other school webmasters)example: Me (and other school webmasters)
Section EditorSection Editor– can edit particular sections within a subsitecan edit particular sections within a subsite– Example: You!Example: You!
Roles in SchoolWiresRoles in SchoolWires
Students/ParentsStudents/Parents– can sign up to customize their can sign up to customize their
SchoolWires experience (but can’t edit SchoolWires experience (but can’t edit anything)anything)
– Example: your students and their Example: your students and their parentsparents
General PublicGeneral Public– can see the website as it is with no can see the website as it is with no
changeschanges– Example: everyoneExample: everyone
Remember …Remember …
When you save a page on SchoolWires, it When you save a page on SchoolWires, it is usually is usually instantlyinstantly available online for available online for the world to see.the world to see.
Double-check your content to make sure itDouble-check your content to make sure it– is accurateis accurate– uses proper spelling and grammaruses proper spelling and grammar– is appropriate for is appropriate for allall audiences audiences– maintains the highest level of professionalismmaintains the highest level of professionalism– follows the law (copyright, FERPA, etc.)follows the law (copyright, FERPA, etc.)
Time to Organize Your Site!Time to Organize Your Site!
Types of SchoolWires PagesTypes of SchoolWires Pages
Flex pageFlex page– basic page, multiple usesbasic page, multiple uses
Article libraryArticle library– good for news items or announcementsgood for news items or announcements
AssignmentsAssignments– can include due dates and other infocan include due dates and other info
Link libraryLink library– good for lists of websitesgood for lists of websites
Logging In to SchoolWiresLogging In to SchoolWires
www.mychandlerschools.orgwww.mychandlerschools.org
Click Click Sign InSign In button in upper right button in upper right corner.corner.
Username: same as GroupWiseUsername: same as GroupWise
Password: apple (unless you have Password: apple (unless you have changed it)changed it)
Web Design GuidelinesWeb Design Guidelines
usability.gov