Setting Up an OnCourse Website

Debbie Hale

Sign on to www.oncoursesystems.com

Click on “My Website”

Click either tab

This screen will appear. Click on Design Assistant.

Choose a Header by clicking “Change Header.”

Select a category. Each category has a selection of headers to choose from. Double click on the header you would like on your

website.

Select Change Theme. Arrow to the right/left will scroll for different themes.

Scroll

Choose a theme. Double click on theme of choice.

You are now ready to enter information on your website. Click on “pencil” in header.

Enter the title or heading text for your website. You may change fonts and font size as well as position of header. Save and close

when you are finished.

Heading text has now been entered. You may repeat steps for enter heading text if you need to reposition text.

Click on pencil on body of website to enter text.

Enter text for body of website. Double click on save and close when completed to save information.

Your message in the body of your website has been saved. You may be change your message by clicking on the “pencil.”

To enter links to other websites, click on “pencil” in sidebar.

Click on “Add New Page.”

Enter name for the link website URL. Be sure to check published. If you do not check “published,” the link will not appear on your

website.

URL

After entering the name of link, the URL of the link, and checking published, you are ready to save page.

You may enter more links by repeating steps for entering links.You may also delete links by clicking on the

Procedure to include pictures on your website

Click on “pencil” on body of text.

Your text will appear.

Put your cursor where you want the image to load.

Right click mouse. The option box below will appear. Double click “Insert/edit image.”

The Insert/edit image box will appear. Click on box to the right to find the image to insert on webpage.

Click on “Add File(s). Image must already be in picture file on PC.

Upload image. Any image on your PC can be uploaded.

Click “Add File(s)” again. You may choose from images already loaded on in your pictures file.

Find image you want to include on website and open.

Double click on “upload file.”

Once image has uploaded, click on image and select “ok.”

Change dimension size to 300 x 400 or smaller. You can change the size of the image once it is added to the webpage. Click

“insert.”

Resize your image if necessary.

Double click on “Save & Close.”

You may add additional image by repeating steps. Your website is now complete.

Parents can access your website by accessing the Rapides Parish School Board site and selecting “Schools.”

www.rapides.k12.la.us

Select W. O. Hall Elementary School by using the dropbox.

Choose “Teacher Websites.”

Select teacher’s name and click.

Teacher’s website will appear. Parents may access “Homework & Events” or any of the links listed.

Homework shows on your website if you enter homework on your lesson plans.

Your homework will appear on your calendar.

Clicking on “Homework” will show the homework for the day selected. Homework will not show in advance of assignment.

Parents can access your calendar and homework assignments by selecting “Homework & Events.”

Now it’s time for you to design your own website!

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