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Schoolwires - Centricity 2
Welcome to our website implementation page. Here, you will find information about the district's website management software so you can create your very own teacher page. All of the pages in this section of the web site were created using the tools and resources that are included in the Schoolwires Academic Portal. These pages and content present examples of the page types available in Schoolwires as well as some ideas on the types of information that can easily be included in your web pages.You should have received a login name and password in your email. If you need help getting logged in for the first time or need to create a page check with Jenny Alexander. You will not see the 'Site Manager' button on the menu bar until you sign in and navigate to your Section of the web site, which is where you have editorial privileges.Signing In
When you look at any page on the district website, you are viewing it in "read-only" mode. Once you are ready to create or edit your pages, you must launch the editing portion of the software, which is called the Site Manager. To do this, you must sign in to the district website using your district username and password. You may also want to verify and/or change your account settings by viewing your account profile.
Open your preferred web browser.
Enter the school district URL into the address bar:
Click Sign In at the top right corner of the screen:
Site Manager
Now that you are logged in, you are ready to create or edit your webpage. Launch Site Manager by clicking the button in the top right corner of the window.
Apps
One of the biggest changes to the Schoolwires update comes in the form of Apps, which are the content building blocks of your pages. Pages are laid out in columns in which you place one or multiple apps. Adding more than one app per page allows you to place different types of information on the same page in an organized manner. For teachers and staff that are just starting out with a Schoolwires website, a one column page layout with one app per page may be advised. Once you are more familiar with using the Schoolwires editor, changing the layout and adding additional apps to a page may be more appealing.
Apps
You have access to introductory apps in Centricity2. These apps are…- Announcements App (Basic App)
- Article Library App (Basic App)
- Assignments App (Premium App)
- Discussion App (Beta Basic App)Idea Board App (Beta Basic App
Pages
You also have access to the following Page Types (one app per page) and the ability to create your own Page Types.
- Article Library
- Assignments Blog
- Calendar File
- Library Editor (Flex Page)
- Headlines & Features Link
- Library Maps & Directions
- Photo Gallery
- Podcast
- Wikis
In addition, if your district has access to the Sample Apps Collection, you can use these additional page types…
- Alumni Directory
- Book List
- Discussion
- Idea Board
You will also have access to other default Page Types, which contain multiple apps.
• When you hover over a page in Site Manager, a hover card displays. From that hover card, you can access all the apps on the page for editing. You can also view how the page displays on the end-user website without leaving Site Manager
• If you map a page to another web address, an indicator displays for that page on the Summary tab. In addition, the hover card and the Design button do not display for that page.
• If you hide a page from navigation, an indicator displays for that page on the Summary tab.
• When you add items to your library apps (e.g., add articles to an Article Library App; add files to a File Library App) they are active immediately. If the app is on an active page, the items display on the end-user website.
• You can enable page caching for any page. This allows visitors to view your page faster by accessing a saved version of the page. You do this in Page Options.
Schoolwires Editor
Once you have decided how you would like your page laid out and you have added apps into the columns, you will use the Schoolwires Editor to enter in content, such as text, images, links and media. The WYSIWYG editor, pictured below, contains familiar buttons, such as that of word processing editors. Also, by hovering the cursor over any button, a text description of that button will display.
Photo GalleriesA great way to drive visitors to your webpage is to add a photo gallery. Please be mindful not to add a student's name with their picture for security reasons. View the Photo Gallery help card for more information on adding photo galleries to your section.Forms and Surveys The Forms and Surveys tool allows you to gather survey information, such as course evaluations, community, student or parent surveys, order forms, opinion polls and even online quizzes and exams. View the short Forms manual for instructions on creating forms.
"How To ..." Resources
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Blogs - Creating a Blog Page
This handout shows you how to create, post to and moderate a Blog Page. -
Calendar - How "Collections" Work
Users are able to post events to multiple calendars. A Site Director with extended privileges or an Administrator sets up Calendar Collections. -
Calendar - Importing Events
This handout helps administrative assistants to enter numerous calendar events. The events must be entered in a spreadsheet and converted to a .csv file before following the steps in the handout. -
Calendar App Help Card
This help card shows the section Site Manager how to create regular and registered calendar events, import events, manage event categories, share events with other calendars and post assignments to the calendar. -
Centricity2™ App & Page Types Help Card
Explanation of All Apps and Pages -
E-Alerts for Parents
These instructions show parents how to create a guest account and sign up to receive up-to-date E-Alerts from the school webpage -
Forms & Surveys This document explains how to work with forms & surveys in Centricity2.
This document explains how to work with forms & surveys in Centricity2. -
Forms & Surveys - Creating a Self-Scoring Quiz
These directions provide steps for teachers to create a self-coring, multiple-choice quiz to be administered to students online. Results export quickly to Excel. -
Hierarchy Help Card
This help card shows a section Site Manager how to set up and edit a Hierarchy. -
Images
Note: Background images are currently not available. Schoolwires removed this option. -
MiniBase Workbook
Schoolwires document that describes how to create a MiniBase, including adding records manually or importing them into your MiniBase. Also covers deploying your MiniBase and provides you with some exercises you can use for hands-on experience. -
MiniBase: Schoolwires Custom Hints & Tips
Explains how to create an email field, an HTML linking field and a file linking field using a Custom View in MiniBase. Also covers how to insert images into a MiniBase field. -
Page Types Descriptions of the different Page Types
Descriptions of the different Page Types. -
Pages & Apps Help Card
This help card shows section Site Managers how to create a new page, change page layout and manage apps on a page. -
Photo Gallery Help Card
This help card shows section Site Managers how to use the Photo Gallery App and how to create a new Photo Gallery page, how to add, edit and sort images in the Photo Gallery, how to edit Photo Gallery options and how to share a Photo Gallery. -
Planning Sheet This worksheet will help you plan for your webpages.
This worksheet will help you plan for your webpages. -
Quick Tips Basic instructions for accessing and editing your Section in Centricity2.
Basic instructions for accessing and editing your Section in Centricity2. -
Rubric - School Homepage
This rubric gives guidelines for a good school webpage. -
Section Editor Help Card
This help card reviews the basics of editing a webpage. -
Standards - Do's & Don'ts for Teacher Sections
This help card defines "Best Practice" for teacher websites. -
Standards - Teacher Web Page
This handout provides clear standards for teacher websites.