user manual for teachers - Ellington Public Schools
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1. O W m for easy scheduling of tests projects and quizzes around ff Academic Classes other class events F Algebra II ALG2 1 Academics pl To view other class assignments for scheduling purposes E Chemistry CHEM 1 Beich p2 E English I ENG 1 Turner p4 Click on the blue pencil to the right of the F English 111 ENG3 1 T nas i i Jad i Urner Po module F Environmental Science ENVSCI 1 Beich p7 s Click to Select Click on the Click to E Physical Education PE 1 Wynn p3 Groups Select Groups link in the G History ST 1 Wuzwur t a PO lower left corner of the Calendar Manager Z US History USHIST 1 Wuzwunce p6 Select the Categories and Groups you would like to view m Click Submit NOTE You will be able to see other class events in your Calendar Manager however you will only be able to add events to your class calendar Dropboxes Dropboxes can be scheduled to open and close for specific assignments This allows the members to submit their work to the Dropboxes respective assignments and allows the group administrator to download the assignments into a zip file The group administrator can also make comments and resubmit the assignment back to the student Open Cosed PTS TEGIAN Take Home Quiz 0 TZS 10 00AM Take Home Quiz 0 Peo 1 00PM Fing Progett Dye iti AS 455PM Mig tern Papers 0 jew fl Open tab Dropboxes found in the Open t2. To add a folder Home Channel Drama Club f Folder Title Fall Musical m manage Click manage in the top right corner of the module a es r Allow Sharing Howe Click the Add Folder button or select Allow Dowmload sllowec the Add New Folder link in the Allow Embed Upper right corner of the Channel eaa aegis Manager E Protect access to this Folder Create Folder Give the folder a name Choose if this folder will display in the end user s gallery view Select whether or not the folder will allow sharing downloads or embedding Click Create Folder To edit a folder manade Click manage in the top right corner of the module Click on the folder s title under the Channel Manager section on the left side of the Multimedia Manager or select the blue pencil icon for the folder in the Channel Click Edit Folder Properties in the top right corner of the Manager window Make the desired changes to the channel s properties Click Update Folder Settings To delete a folder NOTE All the contents of the folder must be deleted first manate Click manage in the top right corner of the module Click on the folder to be deleted Click Delete Folder in the top right corner of the Manager Another option would be to click the red X when viewing the list of folders in the channel view To add a slideshow manate Click manage in the top right corner of the module Click Create
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4. assignment back to the student Members IN Student Roster section of the classroom view teachers can add and delete students from having access their online classroom Also the two links to the right of the student s name allows the teacher to email the student if an email address has been given by the student and view the student s profile information Course Information Group Space Overview Title Period Teacher Place a brief paragraph about the course here rF Environmental Science i View another groupiciass w Period 7 Rhoda Beich GQ profl hide overview Resources Bulletin Board Post quick announcements Keep documents to students about Environmental Science wil include units such as toxicology global warming and oceans links and other deadlines Bulletin Board new pos Resources resources for the new resource 39 new folder class in one assignments and tests Toxicology Research Report is Due September 1 d There wil be no exceptions to this due date CI Environmental Science Sites g central location Ci PowerPoints Calendar att Media Calendar August 2010 G Size of Planets 1 Media Add homework 02 10 ASSIGNED Take Home Quiz 14 55 DH Members Create and tests projects J and class events ani rane i Quiz Geral Adams 2010 profile upload photo ses Kimberly Dunbar 2007 profile slideshows audio Discussions new discussion board Richard Fernandez 2002 profis podcasts or Mic
5. Gale i0 a4 TPL dkhebra Liga 0 m Click Save and Publish a G25 2 00PM Algebra I Book Report 1 Managing dropbox submissions F i Dunbar Kimberty M citari bt GENARO 08 50 4M Adams Geral F HORHE m Click on dropbox title to open the Femandez Richard 6 NONE Is Dropbox Manager Heaton Michael W one Hemadez Vincent 4 MHE o To review submitter s ie comments Click to ee eo comment bubble to the sag haces ita MORE right of the student s Norris Joseph J MONE submission to review the Paul Nick P MONE comments that were Simpaon Ruth M UONE entered with the Grunt John A REENE mission submissio Student Student A NONE ATZE TEOTAN Akh ba l Take Home Out 0 o To provide feedback to the submitter Click on the TS IQODAM Algebra i Take Home Quiz 1 comment bubble with the Ti2 TO00AM Algebra E Take Home Quiz 0 yellow pencil to provide feedback to the student You may hide your feedback from the student submitter by choosing the Hide feedback from Group Member checkbox o To download a single submission Click on the title of the file that was submitted o To download all submissions for a single dropbox Click on the green down arrow to the right of the dropbox name To edit a dropbox Click on the blue pencil to the right of the dropbox name Make the desired changes Contirm ACEON A Dering the assignment wil remove the assignment from ihe candar and delete submasions including fies Thi
6. Photo Slideshow Give the slideshow a title Choose if the show will play automatically If set to no the viewer would need fo start the slideshow by clicking on the Play button Determine the time that each slide will display before cycling to the next slide Use the Player settings to enable or disable a viewer s ability fo share download or embed the media content in this group Click Create Slideshow To upload images After creating a new slideshow click Browse Select the file or files fo be uploaded o Permissible formats for upload include jpg Jpeg and ong Click the red Upload button Preview selected images A photo title photo description and tags can be added at this time or can be updated on individual images later owe ed Rg pa i 17 Click the Update button To add an MP3 playlist Click Create MP3 Playlist Give the playlist a title Add album artwork if desired o A jpg file can be selected from the admins local computer o Only one piece of artwork can be selected per playlist Enter a brief description of the MP3 playlist Determine if the playlist is a podcast Use the Player settings to enable or disable a viewer s ability to share download or embed the media content in this group Click Create Audio Playlist To add MP3s to playlist 4 h D After creating a new playlist click Browse Tadi gal moj ee en i
7. Select the file or files to be Uploaded Click the red Upload button An MP3 title description and tags can be added at this time or can be updated on individual MP3s later Click the Update button To add a video playlist m Click Create Video Playlist Wideo List Title Cabaret Night Performances Is Podcast No r Give the playlist a title Player Settings Enable or disable a viewer s ability to share dowmload or embed the media content in this aa EAE Determine if the playlist is a podcast 2 Allow Sharing Allow Download Use the Player settings to enable or disable 2 Allow Embed a viewer s ability to share download or embed the media content in this group Create Video Playlist Click Create Video Playlist To add videos to playlist After creating a new playlist click Browse Select the file or files to be uploaded Click the red Upload button A video title thumbnail description and tags can be added at this time or can be updated on individual videos later Click the Update button A playlist or slideshow can be shared between two or more channels An example of this use might be a teacher who instructs three different sections of one subject In this case the content should be placed under all three sections To share a playlist slideshow Click on the blue pencil to the right of the folder title Click the checkbox to the right of
8. Shared o The playlist slideshow will now appear in the shared list Update the folder o Anicon will disolay between the magnifying glass and the pencil to inform you that the group is being shared To add a shared playlist slideshow to another group Go to the folder that wills tore the shared object Click Add a Shared Playlist Slideshow m Click on the channel and folder that houses the shared media to be added E Select the media title to be added To delete a shared media item Click the red X to the right of the shared media o Deleting shared media in a folder to which it has been shared will affect only that folder o Deleting the original media will also delete it from any other location it is being shared with Discussions Each class can have a Discussion Board The teacher can create a new topic for the students to post comments and discussions This is a great place to continue a discussion from Rony vape class Forming a Study Group x Discussions new discussion board Topic Submissions for Next Quarter Th x To add a discussion board new discussion board Click the new discussion board link to the right of the module Complete the Discussion Board Settings box Oe ee ee ee Click Create Discussion Board To edit a discussion board title i Click on the blue pencil to the right of the module Make desired changes s Click Update Settings To delete a di
9. a title l gt LI Syllabus Reel Click Create Folder Helpful Links 0 tAE To add a resource Click the to the right of the folder the resource needs to be placed underneath Give the resource a title Choose one of the following as a resource O Link Type the URL website address into the box provided NSE Click Browse to find the file in the My Personal Files folder e If the file has not already uploaded the file click the Upload files link in the top right corner Click Browse to search your computer for the file Select the file s to upload Click Open Click Upload Now Select the file title to insert as a resource o Content gal Click on the finalsite Editor icon to bring up the full popup editor Type the desired content or copy paste from a word processing program i e Microsoft Word 7 xy Save the newly entered text Post Resource Click Post Resource To edit a resource folder a Click blue pencil on the right side of the post Make desired changes m Click Update Folder or Update Resource Manage events for the class with the Calendar Place homework assignments tests projects deadlines and class events i e field trios and the calendar Calendar August 2070 To add an event 02 10 ASSIGNED Take Home Quiz 11 55 Ph Click on the blue pencil to the right of the module 02 13 Take Home Quiz 11 55 PM m Select the
10. ab will disolay the next five upcoming dropboxes by default To view more than five click on the View All link in the bottom left corner of this module Closed Tab This tab will disolay any dropbox that has past and the dropbox is now closed Dropboxes By choosing the View All link a new window will Open Closed appear allowing you to manage all dropboxes in ney ere 7 19 10 00AM Take Home Quiz 0 7 26 10 00AM Take Home Quiz 0 To add a dropbox 7 29 1 00PM Final Project Due 0 6 13 4 55Ph Mid term Papers 0 E Click on New Dropbox in the top right View All corner of the module o NOTE You can also create dropbox from the Calendar section by creating a new event with the Assignment Event Type Create a new calendar event with the Event Type set to Assignment Select or enter the date assigned title date due and time assignment is due Assign the new Assignment Event to the corresponding class calendars o NOTE Submissions will be separated by class if the dropbox is added to multiple classes o NOTE If due date or assignment is different the teacher will want to use the Clone to other Classes link instead of adding the one dropbox to multiple calendars Set the Dropbox Settings Dropbox Manager Groups Algebra li p 1 2fewdropbox Add any notes or description for the Assignment event Open Closed Due Date Time Dropbox Name submissions Bid TOO Apena i Exma Credi
11. classroom calendar E ADD NEW EVENT Click the add new event link o NOTE The Add New Event link must be selected for each new event If this step is skipped the next event will only over right the previous event Populate the Event Categorization and Event Properties boxes as desired Click Save This Event s Your event has been successfully added to this calendar A confirmation will appear that you have added the event successfully NOTE The page may need to be refreshed to see the changes To edit an event i Click on the blue pencil to the right of the module Select the classroom calendar m Click on the blue pencil to the left of the event that needs to be edited Make desired changes Click Save This Event e The event has been successfully updated A confirmation will appear that you have updated the event successfully To delete an event z Ta Click on the blue pencil to the right of the module Select the classroom calendar EJ Click the red X on the left of the event Confirm that you want to delete the post Select the Categories and Groups you would like to view Any events displayed from this selection will be restricted to wiew only access Teachers can view events on other class calendars once in the Calendar Manager of the site This feature will allow E Homework E Class Event f Quiz
12. d X in the Element Library when you have finished adding all the desired elements To edit an existing element Hover over the element you wish to edit NOTE Some elements may not be editable due to the parameters set by the website administrator F3 m Click the yellow pencil to edit the settings for the element Make the desired changes Save m Click Save 2007 finalsite To add a tab m Click the green plus sign to the right of the existing tabs Give the new tab a title and determine the settings and layout Save m Click Save My Groups Under the My Groups element in the Faculty amp Staff portal or MY CLASSES the Groups button in the bottom account bor a list of classes will appear that have been assigned to the teacher NOTE If you do not see the My Groups portal element or the Groups button please contact your website administrator Also if the teacher is missing classes please contact the school s website administrator Chemistry p 2 Zahner Institute Beich Environmental Science p T Potsakis Center Beich By clicking on the class title the teacher has the ability to edit and maintain his her class Each classroom view has several preset areas to help the teacher organize their online classroom Group Information The Group Information area is populated by the website administrator In this section you will see the course title period and teacher A link to the teacher s email addr
13. ess and profile is also attached here Group Space Overview The Group Space Overview section is designed for teachers to place a brief paragraph about the course i e the Course description This section can be hidden by clicking the hide classroom overview link in the right corner of the screen Bulletin Board The Bulletin Board is a great place to post quick messages to your students about upcoming tests deadlines assignments etc Each post will display the time and date that it was originally posted Resources The Resources area of the classroom is where teachers can place links to other websites documents and additional content that is needed for the course Calendar Manage events for the class with the Calendar Place homework assignments tests projects deadlines and class events i e field trios and the calendar Discussions Each class can have a Discussion Board The teacher can create a new topic for the students to post comments and discussions This is a great place to continue a discussion from class Media The Media section when activated allows the group member to view the media selection of the group administrator Dropboxes Dropboxes can be scheduled to open and close for specific assignments This allows the members to submit their work to the respective assignments and allows the group administrator to download the assignments into a zip file The group administrator can also make comments and resubmit the
14. faculty portal amp academics manager USEF MANUAL iacr as fi nalsite web software amp services for schools Introduction The Faculty Portal page is equipped with elements such as calendars videos or social media links and can deliver content specific to your roles or groups at the school With the ability to control how and where this information is disolayed a teacher can make the Faculty Portal his ner own The Academics Manager allows a teacher to post information for each class he she teaches behind a password protected portal Each class is managed individually Teachers have the ability to post assignments start discussions email students in the class post quick announcements and more from one page by going through a few simple steps Faculty Portal When a teacher logs into the Faculty Portal the account information can be seen in the lower left corner of the screen Clicking on the account name will open a menu from which the profile can be viewed or edited site subscriptions can be managed areas of the File Manager can be viewed the account password can be changed and the user can log off of the site Account Rhoda Beich Portals i Groups Bookmarks i AddElements Logoff Links at the bottom of the screen will also give the Faculty member access to any additional Portals he she has access to view any group spaces available and any pages that the faculty member has bookmarked If the website administrator ha
15. hael Heaton 2009 profi videos XB Vincent Hemadez 2007 Discussions Topic Submissions for Next Quarter oO Lauren Knight 7008 Start a topic Alex Moreau irg seph Norris 2008 where students Dropboxes ew dro Joseph Norris 2008 Nick Paul 2007 can continue their ee cine Open Closed Ruth Simpson 2008 discussion from ha P j 7 8 13 11 55PM Take Home Quiz 0 John Strunk 2009 class View All Student Student 2010 Dropboxes Members Create assignments that can be turned in online See a list of students in your class and their contact information Use the envelope icon to email individual students or the entire class Group Space Overview The Group Space Overview section is designed for teachers to place a brief paragraph about the course i e the Course description This section can be hidden by clicking the hide classroom overview link in the right corner of the screen To add edit the Overview a edit Click the blue pencil or the edit link fo the right of the screen m gal Click on the finalsite Editor icon to bring up the full popup editor Type the desired content or copy paste from a word processing program i e Microsoft Word al Save the newly entered text m Click Update the Overview The page will refresh and then the updated Overview will appear Bulletin Board The Bulletin Board is a great place to post quick messages to your students about upcoming tests Bulletin Boa
16. nt EJ Click the red X on the left of the event i Confirm that you want to delete the post In Members section of the classroom view teachers can add and delete students from having access their online classroom Also the two links to the right of the student s name allows the teacher to email the student if an email address has been given by the student and view the student s profile information To edit the Members i Click on the blue pencil to the right of the module o ADD A STUDENT Click the add another student link to choose a student from the Student Constituent Group NOTE This does not drop the student for another section or class It only adds the student to the class o DELETE A STUDENT Click the red X to the left of the student s name and confirm the deletion To email a student n J Click on the envelope to the right of the students name The computer s local email client i e Microsoft Outlook will open for the teacher to be able to email the student NOTE If fhe computer does not have an email client loaded to the computer not a web based program i e Gmail then this feature may not work properly Ms Gerald P Adams Studeni To view a student s profile Student information profile Click on the profile link to the right of the Gende PERDIE Date of Sith 0417 1954 student s name Date Enrolled OS 052006 Current Grade 40 Clase OF 20410 F eH A gvisor m This link will
17. rd e Dew Bost deadlines assignments etc Each post will display siosimpic n Post Title the time and date that it was originally posted Homework Announcement t Only read chapter 3 tonight Chapter 4 amp 5 wiihRewTep To post a new bulletin Monday Posted Tuesday 11 20 07 2 11 PM m DEW POST Click the new post link on the ba right side of the module Message Content Time of original post Type aq Title into the Title box m gal Click on the finalsite Editor icon to bring up the full popup editor Type the desired content or copy paste from a word processing program i e Microsoft Word m al Save the newly entered text m Click Post Bulletin To edit a bulletin a Ss Click blue pencil on the right side of the post Make desired changes Click Update Bulletin To delete a bulletin E Click the red X on the right of the bulletin i Confirm that you want to delete the post Resources The Resources area of the classroom is where teachers can place links to other websites documents and additional content that is needed for the course NOTE A resource document link etc can not be added to this area without being placed within a folder You must create a folder first and then the resource can be added Resources To add a folder fl Documents 2 m Click the folder icon on the right of the module ia The Hobbit 1 ad Chapter i Give the folder
18. s data will be unrecoverable To delete a dropbox ou can delete only the dropt and leave the assagnme ni on ihe calendar by eding the Click on the Closed tab n Click the red X to the right of the 7 dropbox name Cance cde Aaaonment Click Yes Delete Assignment o NOTE This will remove the event from the calendar the assignment from the dropbox and all associated data files with the dropbox The Media section when activated allows the group member to view the media selection of the group administrator Each class will have its own media channel Within each channel teachers can organize their media into folders Each folder may have different media objects video audio or images Basic Media Manager Settings Allow Sharing Allows users to share media content to outside social media sources YouTube or Facebook for example to copy a link for use elsewhere or to send a direct link to the content via email When creating new folders these rights are turned off by default mE Allow Download Allows users to download the content directly to their local computer mE Allow Embed Allows users to copy a snippet of HTML code thereby letting them embed the content in any web page they can edit Enable Podcast This functionality will make the playlist available through an RSS feed allowing viewers to subscribe to automatically receive future audio files added to the playlist
19. s granted permissions to add elements to the Faculty Portal the Add Element button will appear in the lower right corner of the screen If permissions to delete an element have been enabled by the website administrator the teacher will see a red X in the upper right corner of the element when hovering over that element If permissions to edit an element have been enabled the teacher will see a pencil icon in the upper right corner of the element when hovering over that element NOTE Certain elements will not be editable by the teacher even if editing capabilities are enabled These elements are typically narrowly defined elements whose properties have been set by the website administrator Settings For New Tab Display Layout Link If permissions to add tabs have been enabled the teacher will l i i see a green plus sign to the right of the available tabs Click this ee Default Customized icon will open the Settings for New Tab pop up The teacher will have options to name the new tab to set its appearance to set the layout of the elements on the tab and to copy a website address i e a URL allowing for direct linking to this tab Cancel To add an element Click the Add Elements button in the lower right corner Click and drag the new element from the Element Library onto the Portal page NOTE You may also click once on the element and then click Add to add the element to the page 7 hs Click the re
20. scussion board EW Click the red X on the left of the event Confirm that you want to delete the post To add a new topic Click on the title of the discussion board for the new topic to be placed underneath t new TOPIC Click the post new topic link in the right corner Give the topic and Title m g amp l Click on the finalsite Editor icon to bring up the full popup editor Type the desired content or copy paste from a word processing program i e Microsoft Word m al Save the newly entered text eRe el Click Submit Topic To edit a discussion board topic i Click on the blue pencil to the right of the module Make desired changes Update Post Click Update Post To delete a topic i Click the delete topic link in the right corner of the Topic screen Confirm that you want to delete the post To place a comment on the post Click the reply link to the right of the topic a oA Click on the finalsite Editor icon to bring up the full popup editor Type the desired content or copy paste from a word processing program i e Microsoft Word m al Save the newly entered text m Submit Click Submit Comment Comment To edit a discussion board topic comment i Click on the blue pencil to the right of the module oA Click on the finalsite Editor icon to bring up the full popup editor Make desired changes Update a Comment Click Update Post To delete a comme
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