SCHOOL MESSENGER Basic Users’ Training June 2016

FIRST, SOME DEFINITIONS BROADCAST : ANY MESSAGE THAT NEEDS TO BE SHARED WITH STUDENTS’ CONTACTS ANY STUDENT OR STAFF GROUP FROM EVERYONE TO JUST ONE SENT TO THE CURRENT CONTACT NUMBERS IN POWERSCHOOL CAN BE VOICE, TEXT, OR COMBINATION CAN BE SENT FROM A WEBSITE, A PHONE OR THROUGH POWERSCHOOL CAN BE SENT IMMEDIATELY OR SCHEDULED FOR A LATER TIME TYPE : DETERMINES THE CONTACT NUMBERS TO BE USED GENERAL / ATTENDANCE / SURVEY: JUST CONTACT #1 NON-SCHOOL HOURS EMERGENCY: CONTACT #1 & STUDENT SCHOOL HOUR EMERGENCY: HOME, BOTH CONTACTS, STUDENT RECIPIENT LISTS : PREVIOUSLY SAVED GROUPINGS OF CONTACTS CONTENT : WHAT YOUR BROADCAST CONTAINS FOR INFORMATION

CREATING BROADCASTS WEBSITE TOTAL CONTROL OF ALL ASPECTS OF THE BROADCASTS MONITOR BROADCAST ACTIVITY CREATE, EDIT, UPDATE LISTS USE OF PREVIOUS BROADCASTS OR TEMPLATES POWERSCHOOL LINK USE OF POWERSCHOOL SEARCH AS BROADCAST LIST THEN FOLLOWS WEBSITE PROCESS PHONE CONTACTS LIMITED TO PREVIOUSLY SAVED LISTS QUICK AND EASY TO CREATE BROADCAST

CREATING A BROADCAST - WEBSITE SIGN IN WILL BRING YOU TO…. WEBPAGE URL : ASP.SCHOOLMESSENGER.COM/LAMOILLE BOOKMARK this page

THE DASHBOARD TO START A NEW BROADCAST….. THE DASHBOARD PROVIDES ACCESS TO LISTS, REPORTS, TEMPLATES, AND USERS, DEPENDING ON YOUR LOGIN CREDENTIALS. TRAINING ON THOSE FEATURES WILL BE ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS.

NEW BROADCAST – SUBJECT ENTER A SUBJECT FOR YOUR BROADCAST

NEW BROADCAST - TYPE EMERGENCY SCHOOL HOURS : EVERY CONTACT EMERGENCY NON- SCHOOL HOURS : ALL CONTACT #1 & STUDENT CELL GENERAL / SURVEY / ATTENDANCE : CONTACT #1 HOME ONLY

NEW BROADCAST - RECIPIENTS SAVED RECIPIENT LISTS : STUDENT OR STAFF CUSTOM RULES : SCHOOL-WIDE SEARCH QUICK PICK : SCHOOL-WIDE SEARCH + SELECTION UPLOAD LIST : ADD SPECIAL LIST ALWAYS ‘ADD ME’ TO ANY BROADCAST

USE SAVED RECIPIENTS LISTS TO SELECT SCHOOL LISTS

CURRENT SAVED RECIPIENTS LISTS CHOICES WILL DEPEND UPON YOUR LOGIN ACCESS STAFF: ALL DISTRICT CAMBRIDGE CAMPUS (GMTCC, LUHS, LUMS) EDEN GMTCC HYDE PARK JOHNSON LAMOILLE HIGH SCHOOL LAMOILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL WATERVILLE STUDENTS: ALL DISTRICT CAMBRIDGE CAMPUS (GMTCC, LUHS, LUMS) EDEN GMTCC HYDE PARK JOHNSON LAMOILLE HIGH SCHOOL LAMOILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL WATERVILLE

VIEW OR REMOVE ANY LIST YOU ADDED Remove View

CHECK YOUR TOTAL AND WHEN READY - CONTINUE

CLICK ON PHONE TO CREATE YOUR VOICE MESSAGE TO RECORD YOUR MESSAGE: Type out your message in the scratch pad End the message with ‘Press Star to repeat this message’ Enter a number to call you Click on CALL NOW TO RECORD Text – to – Speech is available in both male & female voices and other languages CLICK ON SAVE YOUR PHONE MESSAGE WHEN DONE

CLICK ON TO ENTER YOUR MESSAGE TO ENTER YOUR MESSAGE: Enter a From Name, From and Subject Enter your message as with any message (font, style, etc.) Attachments can be added CLICK ON SAVE YOUR WHEN DONE

ONCE WE GO LIVE, WE WILL ALSO HAVE SMS TO ENTER YOUR MESSAGE: Type out your message in the same way you would any other text message Like the others, SAVE when done

THERE IS ALSO A SOCIAL MEDIA CONNECTION TO ENTER YOUR MESSAGE: Click on FACEBOOK Enter your text message Click on SAVE TO FACEBOOK Not every user will have access to this feature

WHEN DONE WITH MESSAGE CONTENT Click on CONTINUE

LAST CHANCE TO CHECK EVERYTHING Every time

TWO CHOICES FOR DELIVERY Obvious Just as obvious

TO SCHEDULE A BROADCAST FOR LATER ONCE YOU HAVE SUBMITTED YOUR BROADCAST….. Set the date and time frame for sending your message

IT’S BACK TO THE DASHBOARD…… Where you can monitor the activity of your broadcast

NEED TO DO THIS RIGHT NOW? OR HAVE NO INTERNET CONNECTION?

CREATING A BROADCAST – PHONE ONLY Set your USER ID & PIN by clicking on ACCOUNT in the upper right of the website Your lists will be based on your school

WANT TO SEND A BROADCAST TO A SPECIFIC POWERSCHOOL LIST?

CREATING A BROADCAST - POWERSCHOOL Do your search before selecting either link Our School Messenger connection to our PowerSchool will be installed on July 1st

POWERSCHOOL INITIATED BROADCASTS And the system will carry your search into the web-like interface FROM THAT POINT, IT’S THE SAME AS A WEB-BASED BROADCAST

OTHER FEATURES WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH POWERSCHOOL

MORE INFO IS AVAILABLE ON THE LNSU-SCHOOL MESSENGER WIKI LNSU-SCHOOLMESSENGER.WIKISPACES.COM

SCHOOL MESSENGER Basic Users’ Training June 2016