Introduction to the Online Classroom

Introduction to the Online Classroom

Sign Up

Accessing Your Classroom

• District Website
• Click on School
• Click Online Classrooms
• Click on your name

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Logging In

• Click on Sign In (upper right hand corner of page)
• Username will be your first(.)last name.
• Password will be your laptop login.

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Site Manager

• Click on Site Manager (upper right hand corner of page)
• Used to add and edit pages on your online classroom.

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Creating Pages

• Go in Site Manager
• Click on New Page (green button on the top, left of screen)
• Select page type

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Basic Page Types

• Flex Editor
• File Library
• Article Library
• Link Library

Flex Editor

• Basic page
• Like a blank Word document
• Can do everything

File Library

• Useful for putting up several documents or files.
• The link is embedded and will open the file using other programs.

Article Library

• Also useful for putting up several documents.
• The links do not redirect to an outside program because the files and documents must be copied and pasted into each article.

Link Library

• Useful for displaying websites.
• Displays the URL and a brief description of the website.

Organizing Pages

• Click on Organize Pages (next to New Page button on the top, left of screen)
• Drag pages up or down as needed to place pages in order

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Display Pages

• You can choose which pages are visible by clicking the green Active button next to each page.

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Page Ideas

• Welcome display
• All about the teacher
• Agendas
• Frequently used websites
• Assignments
• Spelling Lists

Editing Pages

• Select New Page
• Select the page type
• Can insert pictures and text depending on the page selection

Publisher

• Can use to create a display for any page.
• Easy to add pictures and text.
• Save as a JPEG by clicking Save As and changing the file type.
• Insert in page by selecting the picture in the top left corner of the edit view.