1. Spicing Up Your Website Fran Mauney

2. Best of the Web http://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/gcsd/t eachers/bow07.asp http://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/gcsd/t eachers/bow07.asp http://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/gcsd/t eachers/bow07.asp http://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/gcsd/t eachers/bow07.asp

3. How Do I Get to My Website? Go to the Internet and type the URL in the address line: Go to the Internet and type the URL in the address line: http://staff.greenville.k12.sc.us/sites/xxx (Don’t really type xxx, type your teacher’s email username) (Don’t really type xxx, type your teacher’s email username) Mine is htt://staff.greenville.k12.sc.us/sites/fmauney Mine is htt://staff.greenville.k12.sc.us/sites/fmauney

4. Communication http://teachers.greenville.k12.sc.us/sites/xxx http://teachers.greenville.k12.sc.us/sites/xxx http://teachers.greenville.k12.sc.us/sites/xxx Again, xxx is the teacher’s username for email. Again, xxx is the teacher’s username for email. This is the address that is the public view of your site. This is the address that is the public view of your site. I printed my weekly parent letter from here and my homework page, so the URL address was on the page. I printed my weekly parent letter from here and my homework page, so the URL address was on the page. It will be linked to your school web page when you are ready to publish. Parents and students can access it there. Tell about the importance of your web page on Orientation Day, First Day of School, and Parent Teacher Conferences. Use it for your benefit! It will be linked to your school web page when you are ready to publish. Parents and students can access it there. Tell about the importance of your web page on Orientation Day, First Day of School, and Parent Teacher Conferences. Use it for your benefit!

5. Editing the Home Web Page Welcome Banner: Name your Web Page by clicking Edit Banner. Welcome Banner: Name your Web Page by clicking Edit Banner. Edit Page: Click Edit Page and type an introduction to your website. Edit Page: Click Edit Page and type an introduction to your website. Content Management: Go to Pages Content Management: Go to Pages Create pages: See example of Melissa’s. Create pages: See example of Melissa’s. Click to Show on Navigation. Click to Show on Navigation. *It will time out after 45 minutes*. *It will time out after 45 minutes*. Click shared computer, even at home. Click shared computer, even at home.

6. Don’t Delete Pages Deleted pages cannot be restored. Be very conscious of what you are doing when you click “Delete.” Deleted pages cannot be restored. Be very conscious of what you are doing when you click “Delete.” Saving and Publishing a page: Saving and Publishing a page: Click Click Save Draft. Click Publish Page.

7. Lists and Libraries Create a calendar Create a calendar Create a photo gallery Create a photo gallery Share documents, you create folders. Share documents, you create folders. Those folders are contained in this section. Those folders are contained in this section. Put study guides there, anything you have saved on your computer will upload here. Put study guides there, anything you have saved on your computer will upload here. Spelling Activities, vocabulary words, essential questions, standards, etc…. Can go here, also. Spelling Activities, vocabulary words, essential questions, standards, etc…. Can go here, also.

8. Themes The fun part is choosing your theme. Let’s do that now, if you haven’t done it yet. The fun part is choosing your theme. Let’s do that now, if you haven’t done it yet. You can work and I’ll walk around and help! You can work and I’ll walk around and help!