1. Using School fusion A great interactive tool to aid in communication for students, parents and YOU!!! Property of TSVest 2006

2. To Get Started… The first time…. Log in: 1 st initial, last name (i.e. tvest) Password: password1 Later, I suggest you NOT log in until you get to the page you wish to edit. It just works better that way…if not, you may have to log in multiple times.

3. Change that password.. Click on “My Personal Settings” (on the left side) Change your password from password1 to whatever you want (I suggest the one you use to get in to Integrade…just remember, only you know it) and then repeat to confirm Click “change password”

4. What’s Available …. Find Help here!!!! Ask us to create a classroom for you, and you will find it in “Academics” Clubs: in “Clubs/organizations ” Athletic Teams: in “Athletics”..They work pretty much the same.

5. Your teacher page: Go to “Academics”, then “Classroom pages”. Choose your subject, and then class. Once you are open, log in.

6. Features of the Classroom page: General Description/picture Announcements: Information Classwork/Homework: will automatically show up on calendar once assigned here Calendar: You can add assignments, quizzes, tests, or any important information here, and any student who is a fusion member in your class will have them added to their personal calendar, and will receive notices about them. Class files: Downloadable Word/Excel/PDF of any info, directions rubrics, etc. you want available. Class Links: websites that might help a student in your class

7. In “Update Class Configuration” Clicking here will take you to “your class central”. You can make changes to your class name, set up, and etc. You can choose backgrounds, sounds (please don’t) etc. You can also delete your class (but not the actual students) if you are tired of it

8. CC: Make class changes: You can change all the things left by filling in the blank, and clicking “update General Information” Go to “background of class pages” to find backgrounds to use…or get your own and insert them.

9. Pencil=Edit Wherever you see a pencil, after a statement (Or wherever) You can click that pencil to change What the item says….or edit it. i.e. classroom announcements can Be made to say: Music news… Class announcements…. Team announcements… Team news…. You get the idea. As long as you keep The use the same (like links must be Web addresses, and assignments are Something to be “due”) you can change What is says.

10. In Class Configuration, you can also set up the Items you want to use from The variety of choices listed. You can turn them on or off As you wish, and by clicking The pencil, even change What they say. (For example, Since I don’t give much Homework, I changed the Homework section to Classwork) Notice that you Can do online quizzes, and Add extra webpages as you Like. The “I” by them tells What the item does.

11. If you are brave, and want to make your multiple classes into sections Go to “create sections for this class, (in “update class configurations”), and click “create sections”. Type in the name of each section, and click “create section” Do this for each section. Warning: Doing this may make you have to start over in the main class.

12. The last thing on Configuration is the membership information… You can view all the people who are in your class. You can even give permission to a person to help you update…but be prudent. If a student is having trouble joining, you can “invite”, or create an account for them. You can also email all your students by writing one email.

13. On your page: Your Class description… Make sure you are logged in. If you are, you should see the red editing instructions. Click “add class description” or “edit class description”, and type in what you would like. To cement it in, click “Add description”.

14. To add a picture: For Class Pictures, there are several options. You can use a picture you may have already saved. I suggest you create a folder called “fusion” on your computer and then a folder called “fusion pics” within that folder. Then you can save any class pictures you take or find in there, and will also know where they are. a) Click on “Browse”. b) Go to where it is saved and then click “Open”. c) Then click on “Add Picture”. d) Remember, it should be a small picture. It will resize it to 50 kbs or less.

15. For Internet pictures: Go to “google.com” or see the list under “faculty and staff”>”Fusion Help” for sites to find free clipart, backgrounds, and icons. Click right on the picture you want. (Make sure you have the “full size image”, not the thumbnail), and “save image as”… Save it to your fusion pics folder. Then on your class page, click “Add picture”, then click “browse”, find the file in your fusion folder, and then click “add picture”.

16. Add Class Announcements: After you click “Add Announcement”, this box will come up. Add a title: Ex: Note from Mr. Williams Then write your blurb in the box. You can use the tool bar to change colors or bold, make bulleted lists, etc. You can add a small picture also, just like you did in the class description. When you are finished, click “Add announcement”. Make sure you double check for errors…it won’t fix them automatically…yet.

17. The cool thing about this section is that anything you assign with a due date shows up automatically on your little calendar. Once there, the assignment also shows up on each class member’s agenda that comes to them by email. It also shows on the Master calendar in “Overlay my Personal calendar” mode. Add class assignments or homework Fill out the assignment name and enter the correct due date. Fill in the description box. Then, “click here to add assignment”.

18. The Calendar To add directly to the calendar, just go to “add event”, and click there….Another fill in will come up. (See next slide)

20. Adding Class Files…. In the class files section, you can upload Word, PPT, Excel, and PDF files for others to download. I use this mainly for directions, items to be filled out (like field trip permissions), or rubrics for projects You must first have these files somewhere on you computer. I suggest you go to your “fusion” folder, and make a “class files” folder (you already have a “fusion pics” folder in here, remember?), and put a copy of any files you upload here…just so you know where they are. Remember that to download files, the student has to have those same programs (or converter)….i.e. if a student doesn’t have PPT on their computer, your PPT won’t open at his home.

21. Find the file (in your fusion files folder?) and click “Open” to make it show up here. In the description box, put in any title and information you want, related to this file. Then just click “Add file”. If you have many papers on one subject, you can “add folder” instead, and add the files under that.

22. Now you have your very own class page!!!!

23. Congratulations! You are now well on your way to creating a “live”, interactive website that will help organize your materials, and help students and parents keep current on what is happening in your class. It is just a case of a small tweak or update weekly, monthly, or etc. to keep up your website. Property of TSVest 2006