Teacher Public Site
As educators, we understand that communication with parents is an important part of making our jobs go smoothly. Keeping parents informed about what is happening with their child in class, when assignments are due, and indicating any upcoming events, helps to maintain a positive relationship with the parents in your classroom. While you certainly had other means of doing this in the past (emails, blogs etc.), the division is asking all new Connected Educators to utilize the Teacher Public Website in Scholantis. Not only is this tool beneficial for open communication with parents, but it is also a valuable tool that students can access at home as well. Below you will find the information you need in order to get started with your very own teacher website!
Creating your public site
Step Four: Upload a personal picture that you would like by clicking the "edit" button in circle above your name.
Step Five: Update the information below your name to include your teaching assignment, your RCSD email, and the number of the school you currently work at.
Step Six: In the space below the header, include a mini teacher bio and potentially your schools Vision Statement regarding learning.
Step Five: Update the information below your name to include your teaching assignment, your RCSD email, and the number of the school you currently work at.
Step Six: In the space below the header, include a mini teacher bio and potentially your schools Vision Statement regarding learning.
Step Seven: If you would like to create additional pages to your teacher website, you can do so by hovering your mouse beside the "Home" button at the top of your website and the "Add Page" tab will appear. By clicking on this, you will be able to create additional pages and name them appropriately. Some page suggestions could be: Homework, Important Documents, Weekly Updates, Picture Galleries etc.
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Step Eight: To edit the contents of your new page, click on the "Edit Content" button. On the initial page, you will be be able to add any text you would like to the page. In the event that you would like to add images or files, select the "Insert" button and click on appropriate files you would like to upload.
Step Ten: After clicking the "Settings" button, select "Features" option, which will direct you to a new page where you can select the features you would like on your home page.
Site Features
Once you've been directed to the "Site Features" page, you will have a few options on what types of things you would like to include on your homepage. Here's a list of a few of the helpful ones you may want to add:
Calendar: This feature allows you to create a calendar on your website where you can add all important dates and information for your classroom. You are also able to expand to full calendar view when you click on the title, or click "edit item"
Gallery: This function can be used to upload images from your classroom for parents to view.
Twitter: If you would like to add your Twitter feed to your website you are able to do this, but using a different method than the other features. In order to add Twitter you will need to use the following steps:
Step Five: Once the Twitter app has been added to your page, enter your Twitter Handle and your tweets will begin appearing on your website.