SchoolWires - Night 1

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SchoolWires for the SchoolWires for the Advanced User Advanced User October 20, 2009 October 20, 2009 Shaun Creighton Shaun Creighton

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presentation for Night 1 of CUSD SchoolWires class

Transcript of SchoolWires - Night 1

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SchoolWires for theSchoolWires for theAdvanced UserAdvanced User

October 20, 2009October 20, 2009

Shaun CreightonShaun Creighton

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Course OutlineCourse Outline

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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Course OutlineCourse Outline

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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Course OutlineCourse Outline

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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Course OutlineCourse Outline

Night 4: Advanced SchoolWires Night 4: Advanced SchoolWires TechniquesTechniques

TablesTables

BlocksBlocks

ToolboxToolbox

PositioningPositioning

Minibase (Directories & Lists)Minibase (Directories & Lists)

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Course OutlineCourse Outline

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

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District home page button

School menuSearch

Edit your site

A Tour of our SchoolWires Website

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Channels

Sections

Pages

A Tour of our SchoolWires Website

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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.

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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!

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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

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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.)

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Time to Organize Your Site!Time to Organize Your Site!

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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

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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)

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Web Design GuidelinesWeb Design Guidelines

usability.gov