Meet+The+Teacher+&+Weebly+Training

=Meet The Teacher /Weebly Experience= I'm excited that you are interested in this technology opportunity. Our goal is to create a website that we can use on Meet The Teacher Night. Hopefully when parents arrive in our room on meet the teacher night we will have this page pulled up on our screens and we can run through the things we would like to go over during that night. We will then give the parents the web address to the site so they can go back to this page to reference anything they need. The goal is to be able to pass out less pieces of paper on meet the teacher night. Instead, post the things they may want to print on the webpage and let them print them themselves at home. When they arrive on Meet the Teacher Night we will have a small business sized card to pass out to them to remind them of how to get to the webpage. The goal is to have a positive start to the year. This does not have to be a huge page with a lot of information. It needs to be an overview of the things that you usually mention at "Meet the Teacher."

For elementary and early middle school teachers who work in teams and teach similar things, you can make one "Third Grade Page" and each add information to the same page.

To print this page, click the "..." at the top of the screen. Then click print. =What to Put on the WebPage.=
 * A picture of yourself. This could be a picture of you alone, with family, with students or any picture that includes you.
 * A short paragraph about yourself. This could include how long you have taught, how long you have been at Lipscomb, your hobbies, educational background, why you like teaching, why are you at Lipscomb.
 * Some information about your class. Such as... (You don't have to include all of these details, just the ones that make sense for your class. If you have information like this in a handout, you can upload the handout instead of retyping all of this information.)
 * What is this class?
 * What is your daily schedule? (For younger grades - what will my child do during a typical day. When do they go to special areas? What special areas will they have? Will they see other teachers?)
 * What will we cover and why is it important?
 * A key thought, detail, important thing about your class.
 * An overview of what you will cover. (Ex. Units you cover)
 * Your favorite topic that you will teach this year and why it is your favorite.
 * How will you cover the material? (labs, presentations, collaborative work, tests, etc.)
 * How will students be graded?
 * Name of the textbook and link to the online version of the textbook if it is available.
 * Technology. How is technology used in your room? Can students bring their own technology to use in your room?
 * Absences and Late Work.
 * Contact information - how should a parent contact you?
 * What to do if your child is struggling? Where to go for help? Do you offer help before or after school? Do you suggest certain strategies?
 * Student expectations....(Only include these if they can be made very positive. Especially for the younger grades. We want a positive page and do not want a long lists of rules.)
 * Link to a Helpful Website. You could provide a link to sites that you use in your classroom such as AR, AM or WPP. It would also be great to include any subject specific sites that could help students with homework.

=Detailed Instructions....(There will be opportunities for help with this, but here are instructions if you would like to try on your own.) If you find mistakes in these instructions please let me know so I can update them.=
 * 1) Please e-mail me kristi.reynolds@lipscomb.edu so I can add you as an editor of the site. (You will need to wait until I add you as an editor to begin.) You can use this time to start gathering some of the things listed above. If you don't have them right now, you can add them sometime before meet the teacher night.
 * 2) Go to "[|education.weebly.com]" and sign up for a free Weebly account. Under "Get Started Now" type in a username, password and e-mail. I would suggest using your Lipscomb username and e-mail. A screen will pop up asking for more information. If you would like to watch a demo, you can, but you are NOT GOING TO "create a website". Instead you will edit the website I have already created. Once you "X" out of those first popup screens, you will be at a page titled "My Sites" If I have had an opportunity to add you as an editor, you should see "Lipscomb Academy" listed. If I have not added you, you will need to wait.
 * 3) One the "Sites I Contribute to" page in Weebly, you should see LipscombAcademy. Click the blue "Edit" button next to Lipscomb Academy.
 * 4) (If you see 4 tabs across the top of the screen, then go to this page for instructions.) If you see a "Pages List" tab at the top continue with these instructions. A screen may automatically pop up saying "Choose a Page to Edit" Notice that you can only edit your own pages. If you need additional access to pages, please e-mail me and I can give you access. You can watch[| this video] if you are having trouble getting started. If the "Choose a Page to Edit" button does not pop up, click on the Gray "Page List" tab at the top of the screen and it will pop up.
 * 5) Scroll down and find the page with your name, click on that page and it will bring up an empty page. (All pages have the school logo and links to the different schools.) We are now ready to add things to this page.
 * 6) All pages should include a picture of yourself and a paragraph about yourself. Beyond that our pages will include different things depending on what we plan to cover on Meet the Teacher Night. Please make sure to include as many of the things listed above that make sense. Different groups may organize their pages in different ways. For example.... Some grades may put most of the information on the "4th Grade Page" and then just have a link to the biography and picture of each teacher. Or, since 4th grade students have all of the teachers they may just but all of their biographies and class information on one page. Other grades may choose to organize by teacher. For example, Mrs. Reynolds will have a page that is linked to the science page, but her information will appear on her own page. She will have information about all of the different courses that she teaches. Other teachers such as Dr. Hagewood have already created a page that they use at meet the teacher. He will simply post his picture and short Biography and then have a link to his page which he has already created.

Required things to include on your page.

 * 1) Go to the top of the page. Click the "Paragraph with Picture" button and drag it down to the page.
 * 2) On the title portion of this box put your name.
 * 3) On the text portion, type a little information about yourself, your family, your passions, why you love teaching, how long you have been at Lipscomb. Make sure to tell the parents that you are excited about the new year and about having the opportunity to spend time with their children. etc.
 * 4) Add a picture by clicking on the box for the picture. Click "Upload a photo from your computer" Browse and double click the file you would like to upload.
 * 5) You need to have more than just a picture and short biography on your page, but what you choose to add is up to you and your principal. I would suggest adding at least 5 more things.

Instructions for adding other things to your page. Let's try to add at least 5 more things. (Remember to look at the top of this page for a list.)

 * How to add more factual information such as the daily schedule, information about special areas, important things you will cover in this class, etc. (see above list)
 * Go to the top of the screen. Click on "Paragraph with Title". Drag this down to the part of the screen where you would like to add information. Let go of your mouse button and it will stay on the screen. You can now add information where it says "Click Here to Edit"
 * How to add another picture. (Pictures are great).
 * Go to the top of the screen. Click on "Picture". Drag this down to the part of the screen where you would like a picture. Let go of the mouse button and it will stay on the screen. Click on the "Click Here to Edit" part of the box. You can upload a picture from your computer by clicking "Upload a Photo from your computer" or even an image from the internet. If you want to use an image that is not your own, make sure it is not copyrighted. Save the image to your computer and then upload the picture. After you click to "Open" the picture you wish to add it will take a couple of minutes to upload the file.
 * Once you have added the picture, you have some options. Move your mouse over the picture and an edit box will appear. Click the "Edit" button. You can now resize the image or crop or rotate or change some of the effects on your picture. When you are done, click "Save"
 * Hover over the picture again and you can add a caption by clicking the caption box in the edit toolbar.
 * Hover over the picture and drag it to the left or right to change where the picture is on the screen.
 * How to add a link/button (Use this to provide easy access for parents to get to sites they will use throughout the year such as textbook sites, your blog, AR, RenWeb etc. of course you could provide a link to the school's webpage.)
 * Go to the top of the screen and click on the "Button" and drag it to where you would like a link.
 * Click in the box that says "Button Text" and change that to whatever you want it to say.
 * Then hover over the button and click "Link". You probably want to link to an outside page so leave the "Website URL" box selected. Copy and paste the url into that box. I would suggest selecting the "Open link in new Window" button.
 * How to upload a file. (Use this to put copies of things that parents may want to print.) Make sure you are uploading pdf files. How to convert a word document to a pdf.
 * At the top left part of the screen there are 4 tabs saying "Basic, Multimedia, Revenue and More" So far we have been using the Basic tab. To add a document we will click on the "Multimedia" tab.
 * Click on the "File" icon and drag it down to where you would like to put the file.
 * Click on the "Click here to upload file" a screen opens, but it may be higher on the screen.
 * Click "Upload New File" and find the file. Double click on the file and it will be added to your page. Parents can download this and then print it themselves.
 * How to embed things such as a prezi. (Many of you asked for this)
 * I decided to make a video to show you how to do this. Instructions here
 * There are a lot of other things you can embed. I believe you can use anything labeled as "Pro" as well. If you need specific help figuring out how to do something, just send me an e-mail. (kristi.reynolds@lipscomb.edu)

I think I am done with my page, what do I do now? Link it to another page.

 * We want to link our individual pages onto department pages so that parents can easily navigate through our site.
 * Here is a video showing you how to do this......... or written instructions follow.
 * At the top of your screen, click on the "Page List" button and then scroll down to the page where you would like to add the link to your page on. For example I would go to the "Science" page and select that page.
 * Once you get to that page, then click and drag a button down to the page.
 * Change the "Button text" to your name.
 * Select the link button then click on the "Page on your Website" button and look for your name then hit the orange Save button.
 * For now we will just trust that it works. We will test the links before Meet the Teacher night.