MySchoolDesk Sites VS Teacher Sites
Step 1:
Create your MySchoolDesk Teacher Sites – Refer to Document Creating a New Teacher Site.pdf
Step 2:
Login to your New Site
What’s New?
Managing your site has moved to the top right corner of the page.
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New terminolgy – Pages = Class Sections - Modules = Add Page
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Teacher Sites |
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Modules = Pages
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Announcements
Assignments
Calendar
FAQ’s
LINKS
Supplies
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Calendar
FAQ’s
Links
Supplies
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How to Copy Content from your existing Teacher Site to New MySchoolDesk Sites
OPEN BOTH SITES
Open 2 instances of your INTERNET BROWSER
- Navigate to your EXISTING site in one WINDOW (Window 1) then minimize the window.
- Navigate to your New MySchoolDesk Site in the other (Window 2)then minimize the window.
MAP IT OUT
Make a list of the Class Sections going across the top in WINDOW 1
In Window 2 click the Add Page (top right) and add each name that is in the list you created from WINDOW 1.
Go back to Window 1 and click on the first Class Section – make a list of all PAGES that have been created.
In Window 2 click the Add Module – select the module that the Class Section was.
- Repeat until all Class Sections have been created as Pages in the new My SchoolDesk Site.
How to COPY
Custom Page = Text Module
Open Window 1 click on First Class Section and then the Page. Place your Cursor at the end of the text.
Click HOLD & DRAG to highlight the text
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Using the keyboard hit the CTRL key + c (keyboard shortcut to copy)
Announcements, Assignments, Links
Go into EDIT mode in Window 1 copy info paste (ctrl+v) into Window 2
CLIPART / PICTURES
Open Window 1 Right Click on Image/Clipart and select SAVE AS
Save to your PC
Window 2 go into EDIT MODE – Click IMAGE MGR and upload the image to the new MySchoolDesk site
MySchoolDesk TeacherSites are the latest-generation of website building technology where we create individual websites that are inteneded for any teacher or department of any teaching institution, whether public school, private school or university.
These TeacherSites can provide many methods of communication between teachers and students, teachers and parents, teachers and other teachers, or teachers and the general public. These sites can be used to share information about activities going on within the classroom, to notify parents and students of homework assignments as well as collect homework and assignments, display class photos and videos, store documents and files, perform simple surveys and polls, classroom news and announcement and much more.
Creating a My SchoolDesk Teacher Site
Launch the internet and go to the following web address http://myschooldesk.net/INSERT SYSTEM NAME HERE
Click Register - located at the bottom of the Page
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Fill in information requested, scroll down, and click Register.
Click Login – located at the bottom of page.
Using the User Name & Password you just created login to your Class Website!!!
Click Login and you will be directed to your new teacher website.
Pages VS Modules
The website has 2 main levels: "Pages" level and the "Module" level.
Pages will go across the top of your webpage making it similar to chapters in a book.
Modules will go down the left hand side of the webpage and are used to give extra information or topics to the Pages.
NOTE:
Each Page can have many MODULES
Maximum Pages are 8 with the titles being no longer than 10 characters (including spaces)
Create unlimited, Real-Time announcements to keep all of your students and their parents up to date on what's going on in your classes.
Loathed by students and loved by parents & teachers, this module provides a public and easily accessible place for teachers to post assignments and even attach files, links, videos and more to those assignments. Parents & students can "subscribe" to the assignments to be immediately notified anytime new work is posted. It will send a text notice to their cell phone or email them the complete details of the assignments.
Our extensive multi-level calendar tools allow teachers to create new events quickly and easily.
"Frequently Asked Questions” section of your new site, you can proactively answer all the common questions you get from parents and students
Quickly & easily create links to other websites, or custom links to files and images you have uploaded to your new site.
With the supplies module included with your new teacher site, you can keep all of your parents and students informed about all the supplies they will need for your classes, pictures of those items, and even links and directions to where they can purchase those items!
UNLIMITED Audio and Video files can be uploaded to your new TeacherSite to be shared with all of your parents & students. Image creating video interviews of yourself or scenes of your class in action and posting it on your site, or even making videos of school events or audio blogs of guest speakers. With the audio and video capabilities of your new TeacherSite, anything is possible.
This is a blank canvas for you to create your own look
Blogging has quickly become the communication method of choice for those who want to keep a large number of people informed and up to date with events as well as to discuss various topics. Those who read the blogs can also be given the right to respond or comment on blog topics. Utilizing the latest blogging technology can help keep everyone informed and provide another great way to communicate.
How to Manage Your Password
Forgot Password
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Go to the following address
http://myteachersites.net/school system name
Click FORGOT YOUR PASSWORD Link
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Type in your User name
Click Send Password
Check your email for your new password
Go back to website address
http://myteachersites.net/school system name
Type in User Name & NEW password
Click Log In |
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CHANGE Password
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Go to the following address
http://myteachersites.net/school system name
Type in your User Name & Password
Click Log In
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Scroll down to the bottom of page and click on your User Name located at the bottom center
Click Manage Password option
Type in Current Password
Retype New Password
Confirm Password
Click Change Password |
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You will receive the following message
MANAGE User Credentials
Scroll down to the bottom of page and click on your User Name located at the bottom center
Click on Manage User Credentials
Here you can change the SPELLING of
- First & Last Name, Display Name and Email Address
Click UPDATE to Save Changes
MANAGE PROFILE (BIO)
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Click Manage Profile
Make Changes
Click UPDATE to SAVE CHANGES
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There are several ways to link your school websites and your district websites directly to the location of your teaacher wesbites so that your visitors can quickly and easily find the teacher website that they want.
One method is to create a new page at your school or district site, and link that page directly to http://myschooldesk/ as shown below:
Before you click Update at the bottom of your new page, scroll down to the bottom and expand the area labled "Advanced Settings", and then scroll to the bottom of that section:
Once at the bottom of the "Advanced Settings" area you can forward your new page to any URL that you want by clicking on the "URL " button as shown above, and then entering the actual URL of the website that you want this page to be forwarded to.
NOTE : with the MySchoolDesk websites, there is NOT a WWW in front of http://myschooldesk.net/districtname
Another way to link your school or district website to your teacher websites at MySchoolDesk.net is to add a text link or an image link from your website to the http://myschooldesk.net/yourdistrict URL as shown below.
We have even created 20 icons for your use, or feel free to create your own and use them to link from your school or district website to the MySchoolDesk website.
It's just a simple 3-step Process:
1. Select an image below that you would like to link from your website to the teacher websites, and save that image to your local computer by right-clicking on the image, then click on "Save Image As...", and save that image to a place where you can find it on your computer.
2. On any existing page within your site, simply add a text box that page, and then upload the image that you just saved on your computer to the website.
3. Link the image that you just added to your website to http://myschooldesk.net/yourdistrict by clicking on your image, and then clicking on the "Hyperlink" button, then add the URL to the teachersites, select "Target" of 'New Window', then click "OK", and finally at the bottom of the page, click on "Update".
1. GETTING TO YOUR DISTRICT SETTINGS
Log into your new teacher sites at http://myschooldesk.net/<your district> with your username and password, and click on the “District Settings” button.
NOTE: There is NO WWW in the URL to the myschooldesk website, AND if you do not put your district name after the / , then you will not be able to log in.
2. GETTING TO SCHOOL, GRADE AND CURRICULUM SETTINGS
Mouse over the “My District” link to see some new pages added to the drop-down…Schools, Grades, Curriculum. You will come back to this step 3 times to complete the information for the 3 sections
3. ADDING SCHOOLS TO YOUR DISTRICT
Starting with Schools, click the “AddNewSchool
” button and enter the name of a school in your district. The sort order (from low to high) is the order that the schools will be listed for your teachers and for the public, but can always be changed, edited or deleted by clicking the “Edit” or “Delete” button.
Repeat this step for EACH school in your district.
When finished, mouse-over the “My District” link at the top of your page and then click on “Grades”
4. ADDING GRADES TO YOUR DISTRICT
The next section is the “Grades” section, where you will add an entry for each grade taught at your school.
Simply click on the “Add New Grade” button and then enter the grade name, description (optional), and the sort order.
Again, sort order (from low to high) will be the order of grades shown for your teachers and the public.
Perform this step for all grades taught at your school. When finished, go back to the top and mouse-over “My District” and click on the “Curriculum” link.
5. ADDING CURRICULUM AND CLASSES TO YOUR DISTRICT
Curriculum works the same as the previous 2 sections. Here you will click on the “Add New Subject” button, then enter the subject name/class name, and a description (optional), then click add toward the bottom.
Perform this step for all of the possible topics and types of classes that are taught at your school system, including for such things as Counselor, Principal, Band Director, or any other category you want to add.
These can all be edited or deleted at any time by clicking on the “Edit” or “Delete” buttons.
When this final step is completed, then WE will take the next step of notifying the teachers of how they can update their individual profiles by selecting what schools they teach at, what grades they teach, and what topics they teach, all based on the information that YOU have entered.
If you do not enter anything in these 3 sections, your teachers will not be able to select anything, and the public will not be able to sort or search for teachers using the new search function (below).
6. THE FINAL PRODUCT
After you have done your part, and the teachers have done their part, the final result will look like the screenshot below:
You will see that people can still search for teachers by entering their first name or last name in the search box (assuming that the teacher’s website HAS BEEN PUBLISHED)
or, once you are ready and the teachers are finished updating their profile, people can select from the new drop down search boxes (currently hidden) and will be able to search or sort all of the teacher websites in your district based on school, grade or subject taught. It will generate a list of all the people with PUBLISHED websites who meet any of the criteria that is selected.
1. GETTING TO YOUR DISTRICT SETTINGS
Log into your new teacher sites at http://myschooldesk.net/<your district> with your username and password, and click on the “District Settings” button.
NOTE: There is NO WWW in the URL to the myschooldesk website, AND if you do not put your district name after the / , then you will not be able to log in.
2. GETTING TO SCHOOL, GRADE AND CURRICULUM SETTINGS
Mouse over the “My District” link to see some new pages added to the drop-down…Schools, Grades, Curriculum. You will come back to this step 3 times to complete the information for the 3 sections
3. ADDING SCHOOLS TO YOUR DISTRICT
Starting with Schools, click the “AddNewSchool
” button and enter the name of a school in your district. The sort order (from low to high) is the order that the schools will be listed for your teachers and for the public, but can always be changed, edited or deleted by clicking the “Edit” or “Delete” button.
Repeat this step for EACH school in your district.
When finished, mouse-over the “My District” link at the top of your page and then click on “Grades”
4. ADDING GRADES TO YOUR DISTRICT
The next section is the “Grades” section, where you will add an entry for each grade taught at your school.
Simply click on the “Add New Grade” button and then enter the grade name, description (optional), and the sort order.
Again, sort order (from low to high) will be the order of grades shown for your teachers and the public.
Perform this step for all grades taught at your school. When finished, go back to the top and mouse-over “My District” and click on the “Curriculum” link.
5. ADDING CURRICULUM AND CLASSES TO YOUR DISTRICT
Curriculum works the same as the previous 2 sections. Here you will click on the “Add New Subject” button, then enter the subject name/class name, and a description (optional), then click add toward the bottom.
Perform this step for all of the possible topics and types of classes that are taught at your school system, including for such things as Counselor, Principal, Band Director, or any other category you want to add.
These can all be edited or deleted at any time by clicking on the “Edit” or “Delete” buttons.
When this final step is completed, then WE will take the next step of notifying the teachers of how they can update their individual profiles by selecting what schools they teach at, what grades they teach, and what topics they teach, all based on the information that YOU have entered.
If you do not enter anything in these 3 sections, your teachers will not be able to select anything, and the public will not be able to sort or search for teachers using the new search function (below).
6. THE FINAL PRODUCT
After you have done your part, and the teachers have done their part, the final result will look like the screenshot below:
You will see that people can still search for teachers by entering their first name or last name in the search box (assuming that the teacher’s website HAS BEEN PUBLISHED)
or, once you are ready and the teachers are finished updating their profile, people can select from the new drop down search boxes (currently hidden) and will be able to search or sort all of the teacher websites in your district based on school, grade or subject taught. It will generate a list of all the people with PUBLISHED websites who meet any of the criteria that is selected.
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This support area was created to help teachers with "second-generation" My SchoolDesk TeacherSites from SchoolDesk.
Here you will find just about anything you might ever want to know about creating and managing your own SchoolDesk TeacherSite, including managing pages, what all the modules do, text editor functions and more.
As always, if you still need assitance, don't hesitate to make full use of our "Live Help" service by clicking the HelpDesk button below to speak with any of our support representatives. (8:00am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday)
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