1. Welcome to the JCISD Teacher Website Training Guide

2. Why are We Changing Website Hosting Again?
Edsite is being phased out due to mergers
Our new hosting provides many benefits
Login is now linked to our local network
You will now login with the same username & password you use to login to computers here at the district
Easier site creation
Modernized website design, including responsive viewing
Notification system included (training on that coming soon)

3. Our Website Roll-Out Plan:
Go Live Date: before school starts
Legacy Site Deactivation Date: after school

4. Quick Note on New Terminology
Navigation at top of sites - now called Channels
Your website areas - now called Sections
Your website has Pages – still called Pages
Within your Pages, you have Apps
Apps are your building blocks for your Pages

5. Let’s look at your Section Workspace Page
Site Manager is where you will edit your pages and apps within your “section”. A section is a collection of pages within a channel.

6. Let’s look at your Section Workspace Page

7. Let’s Get Started https://tx02215591.schoolwires.net/
Log In: Go to our new website:
Click Sign In
Enter Username and password (it will match what you use to login to computers)
Accept Blackboard Schoolwires terms of use (you only have to do this once)
Click “User Options” and then “Site Manager”

8. Let’s look at your Section Workspace Page

9. Your Section Workspace View
Section Tabs
Summary – where you edit your pages & apps
Tools
Editors & Viewers
Membership
Statistics
How do I…? – where you get help

10. Your Section Workspace View
Current Pages
New Page – where you create new pages
Organize Pages – organizes left navigation
Recycle Bin – retrieve deleted items

11. Your Section Workspace View
Current Pages
Status – active/Inactive, seen/not seen
Page – list of pages
Actions – retrieve deleted items
Edit Page
Page Options
Get Link
Copy Page
Move Page
Delete
Set Viewers

12. Your Section Workspace View
Common Tools
Photo Gallery – create photo slideshow
Forms & Surveys
Files and Folders – where you save files and folders

13. Your Section Workspace View
Before you get started let’s look at creating a web page.
You don’t need to create one at this time since we created a template with everything needed to complete your website requirements.
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14. Your Section Workspace View
CLICK the
VIEW WEBSITE button up top
to preview your changes at any time

15. Steps to Setup Your Website
Log In: Go to our new website:
Click Sign In
Enter Username and password (it will match what you use to login to computers)
Accept Blackboard Schoolwires terms of use (you only have to do this once)
Click “User Options” and then “Site Manager”

16. Steps to Setup Your Website
Click the Actions Button next to the name of your first page (HS & MS is “About w Schedule & Class Info” and EL is “Shared Site”)
Choose Page Options.
Rename your site (Mr. Jones’ Math Site, First Grade, John Smith, High School Drama, etc.)
Save
Click the Home button to get back to your section homepage

17. Steps to Setup Your Website
Click the title of you first page listed (the one you just renamed)
Click the first App listed on your page (“About Teacher App”)
Click the Options button and rename the App to your desired title (Mr. Jones’ Math Site, First Grade, John Smith, High School Drama, etc.)
Save
Fill in your info for the About Me tab and the Details tab
Upload your picture and after upload resize if needed (we have most teacher pictures located here: \\krj\teacherpics)
Click the Home button to get back to your section homepage

18. Steps to Setup Your Website
Click the title of you first page again
Click the Schedule App
Choose your table size (8 rows X 3 columns should work. Can change later)
Enter your schedule
Click the Set Table Options down arrow
Choose a table style
Save
Click the Home button to get back to your section homepage

19. Steps to Setup Your Website
Click the title of your Syllabus page IF YOU ONLY HAVE One Syllabus (otherwise, you will do this in the “Course/Subject” page & can delete this page)
Click the browse button to upload your syllabus
Save
Click the Home button to get back to your section homepage

20. Steps to Setup Your Website
Click the title of your Class Resources page
Click the New File button
Fill in the File Title field
Type or paste in the document info OR scroll down and click the Select File button to upload a document
Save
Repeat for all documents you want to add
Click the Home button to get back to your section homepage

21. Steps to Setup Your Website
Click the title of your Useful Links page
Type in the Link Title
Type in the web address to the link
Repeat steps a & b for all links
Click the Sort Links button to sort
Click the Home button to get back to your section homepage

22. Steps to Setup Your Website
Click the title of your Assignments page
Click the Categories tab
Click the New Category button
Enter as many Categories as desired
Click the Assignments tab
Click the New Assignment button
On the General tab, enter the title, category, date assigned, and due date.
On the Directions tab, enter any directions needed
On the Post to Calendar tab
Check off Post to Calendar
Under Calendar, click the down arrow and choose Calendar App
Under Calendar Category, choose a Category (NOTE: if you don’t see a category you want, let tech department know. New categories have to be added at the district level)
Save
Repeat steps for all assignments you want to add
Click the Home button to get back to your section homepage

23. Steps to Setup Your Website
Click the title of your Calendar page
If you want to link your calendar to a google calendar, click the Options button and enter your info
Click the New Event button
On the Event tab, fill in all the info and choose a category
Fill out all other tabs as needed:
Recurrence tab is for events that happen on more than one day
Registration tab is if you want users to register for the event
Location & Contact tabs are self-explanatory
Post to Calendars tab lets you post to calendars at a higher level. These go up the chain for approval.
Viewers tab lets you choose who can view the event
Click the Home button to get back to your section homepage

24. Steps to Setup Your Website
Click the title of your Photo Gallery page
Choose a Gallery Width ( you can change this later if you don’t have any photos uploaded)
Click the Upload Photos button
Click the Browse button to get your photo(s)
Click Upload button
When finished uploading photos, click the Sort button to sort
When all done, you have to click the Publish button for them to be viewable on the website.
If you need to adjust pictures, click on the Adjust Photo button next to the picture.