Faculty Webpage Design

Minimum Requirements

Go to: http://gcsc.groupfusion.net/then High School

Getting into Classroom Pages

Select:

Academics

Classroom Pages

Departments

Find your area.

Classroom Pages

Find your name with the subjects you teach.

Open one.

If you are not listed contact C.Campbell.

Your Classroom Page

This is what you will start with.

Log In

Move down to the left. Left click username Type your username Left click password Type your password Hit LoginHere

Add Class Description

You will select

Add Class Description

Adding Class Description

Type the description of your class.

Hit Add Description

Add Picture

You need a saved digital picture on your computer.

See C. Campbell if you would like a new picture.

He has a few saved from Whitson’s Video.

Select Add Class Picture

Adding Picture

Select Browse Go to the directory where

your picture is saved. Double click the picture file

that you want in add. Hit Add Picture.

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Adding Picture

Did the picture show up? If not check the size of

the picture. You can’t use any

picture file over 10 MB. Try a different picture or

see Mr. C if the picture still won’t load.

Making Class Announcements

You may add any information that your students need to know in this location.

Click Add Announcement.

Adding Class Announcements

1st Give a Title to your announcement.

2nd Type your announcement.

3rd Add a picture.

(This step is not required, but you may add another picture.)

4th Hit Add Announcement.

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Adding Class Announcements

The announcement should have been added.

The additional picture should be there too.

This is a good place to keep your students & parents informed as to what you are doing in class.

Creating Links

Select Create Link.

Creating Links

You will get a screen that looks like this.

In the URL box type or paste the complete web address.

Be sure to include http:// then www.

See example under the URL box.

Then hit Create Link.

Creating Links

Test your link. Did it take you to the

website that you wanted?

If not check to make sure you typed in the exact characters & case of the web address.

Try again.

Contact Information

To add contact information you will have to

Update Class Configuration Select this phrase.

Adding Contact Information

You can make many changes to the appearance of your pages here.

At this time we are only going to turn On the Contacts.

Adding Contact Information

Click the little pencil to edit contacts.

A new screen will appear.

Adding Contact Information

Change the option from No contacts to

Only teachers can create contacts.

You do this by clicking the middle box.

Now hit box below. Click here to edit the contacts setting

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Adding Contact Information

Now go

Back to class home

by selecting this phrase.

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Adding Contact Information

Now you can add your personal contact information.

Click Add Contact.

Adding Contact Information

You only need to give First Name, Last Name, Business Phone (school), and school Email.

Adding Contact Information

Like this example Then hit

Click here to add contact

Adding Contact Information

Now your contact information should appear.

Test it by sending yourself an email message.

Creating Homework

Posting homework on your webpage is not a minimum requirement at this time.

If you want to skip ahead, move to Class Files.

If you would like to try to add an assignment, look for Class Homework.

Creating Homework

Under Class Homework select Add Assignment.

Creating Homework

Add the Assignment Name

in the top box. Type the description in the

larger box. Adjust the due date by

clicking on the date box. Hit Add Assignment located

at the bottom.

Creating Homework

If you need to change the assignment, select Edit.

Due dates are a common change that you may need to make.

Creating Homework

Make your changes. Hit Edit Assignment.

Creating Homework

Once the due date has passed you will automatically have a new folder created called:

Previous Class Homework

To access this section click on View Previous “Class Homework”

Deleting Old Homework

To delete old homework… Click on View Previous “Section Homework”

Deleting Old Homework

Select Delete Assignment. Be sure that you are deleting

assignments from

Previous Class Homework.

Adding Class Files

Class Files can be used as a storage area for any kind of document useful for you and your students.

Suggestions:

– Class Rules– Syllabus or Outline– Grading Scale

You can keep files from Word, Excel, PowerPoint,

Publisher, PDF files & Pictures. Click Add File

Adding Class Files

Select the Browse box.

Adding Class Files

Now find the file that you want to display on your page.

Select it. Hit Open.

Adding Class Files

Give a description of what the file contains.

Hit Add File.

Adding Class Files

You should now see the new file added.

If you want to delete any of the files, select Delete File next to the one you want to delete.

Adding Class Files

If you make changes to any of these files and you want the new changes to appear, use the Overwrite option.

You are the only one who can modify the original version of these files.

Adding Class Files

If you have paper documents that you want to publish on your webpage you will need to create a PDF document.

High School Teachers can do this with the copier in the lounge.

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Classroom Rules

1. No Gum

2. No Running

3. No Dancing

4. No Fun

Adding Class Files

Mr. Perry has created instructions for using the copy machine to create a PDF document from our copier.

Follow the steps on the next slide.

Adding Class Files

From that Email, save the attached PDF file where you normally save files on your computer.

Follow the steps for adding Class Files (slide 36).

Conclusion

Look at other teacher’s WebPages.

Try doing something new whenever you have free time.

Go to the Middle School site.

Tami Vest has created several additional PowerPoint Presentations to help you.

Conclusion

Go to

Help In Using School Fusion.

Conclusion

Here is where you can find additional help.

Conclusion

If you use it …

So will our community.