Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Maywood Drupal Website - Teacher Accounts
The new Maywood website is now operational. The new URL is: http://maywoodcuesd.org/
The new Maywood website uses the Drupal content management system. Drupal is a popular open source (free) content management system.
Our old Maywood website, using HTML code, is still fully operational and has been moved to a new web server. Both the old and the new Maywood websites are now being hosted by BlueHost in Utah, rather than Red Bluff High School (SIRNET). The new URL for the old Maywood website is: http://www.maywoodcuesd.org/old/index.htm.
Mike Garofalo, CUESD Webmaster, will be developing the new Maywood Drupal website during 2010-2011. He will train staff and teachers in the use of this new Drupal software. The first staff training in Drupal is scheduled for November 8th at Maywood; however, Mike is available to help anyone with one on one instruction in using Drupal.
TEACHER ACCOUNTS
Mike will set up a user Teacher Account and Teacher Homepage in Drupal for each teacher at Maywood. Each teacher will be assigned a Teacher Account. You will be given a name and password for your Teacher Account, and this information will be sent to you by email.
You will be able to edit your Teacher Homepage AND you are able to add new content to the website.
To do this:
1. Cut and paste the following URL into your web browser: http://maywoodcuesd.org/user
I would Bookmark this for future use. Go to the staff entry portal to our Drupal website.
2. Type in your Username and Password.
3. To add Content: In the very top left hand corner of the the webpage is a menu tab titled "Content Management", point your cursor to this menu tab. A submenu tab will open titled "Create Content." point your cursor on the submenu Tab, and then another side menu will open called "Teacher Pages." Click on the Teacher Pages summenu tab.
4. A new screen titled "Create Teacher Pages" will open.
5. Give the teacher page a descriptive title.
6. Use the editor to enter information. The Drupal editor is fairly roubust. You can enter text directly into the editor box. You can cut and past information into the editor box. You can create links to other webpages on the Internet. You can add graphics, images, or photographs into the editor. You can add documents created with Microsoft Office products or PDF files. You can attach files. It will take you a little time to get familiar with the editor options.
7. When you are finished, just click on the SAVE button on the bottom of Create Teacher Page.
You can always edit a previous post or your teacher homepage.
A link to the teacher page you just created is not found in the left sidebar.
A good way to practice is to add basic information to your Teacher Homepage via the editor such as classroom, grade, subject, address, email address, voice mail phone number, links to to favorite sites for students, your picture, etc.
You are responsible for the content you post on your Teacher Page. You must, of course, abide by all policies and rules of the CUESD for Internet Technology Usage.
The first Maywood teacher to post academic content to a Teacher Page was Martin Jimenez.
Many high quality Teacher Pages will be indexed at Academics at CUESD.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to talk to Mike Garofalo.
The new Maywood website uses the Drupal content management system. Drupal is a popular open source (free) content management system.
Our old Maywood website, using HTML code, is still fully operational and has been moved to a new web server. Both the old and the new Maywood websites are now being hosted by BlueHost in Utah, rather than Red Bluff High School (SIRNET). The new URL for the old Maywood website is: http://www.maywoodcuesd.org/old/index.htm.
Mike Garofalo, CUESD Webmaster, will be developing the new Maywood Drupal website during 2010-2011. He will train staff and teachers in the use of this new Drupal software. The first staff training in Drupal is scheduled for November 8th at Maywood; however, Mike is available to help anyone with one on one instruction in using Drupal.
TEACHER ACCOUNTS
Mike will set up a user Teacher Account and Teacher Homepage in Drupal for each teacher at Maywood. Each teacher will be assigned a Teacher Account. You will be given a name and password for your Teacher Account, and this information will be sent to you by email.
You will be able to edit your Teacher Homepage AND you are able to add new content to the website.
To do this:
1. Cut and paste the following URL into your web browser: http://maywoodcuesd.org/user
I would Bookmark this for future use. Go to the staff entry portal to our Drupal website.
2. Type in your Username and Password.
3. To add Content: In the very top left hand corner of the the webpage is a menu tab titled "Content Management", point your cursor to this menu tab. A submenu tab will open titled "Create Content." point your cursor on the submenu Tab, and then another side menu will open called "Teacher Pages." Click on the Teacher Pages summenu tab.
4. A new screen titled "Create Teacher Pages" will open.
5. Give the teacher page a descriptive title.
6. Use the editor to enter information. The Drupal editor is fairly roubust. You can enter text directly into the editor box. You can cut and past information into the editor box. You can create links to other webpages on the Internet. You can add graphics, images, or photographs into the editor. You can add documents created with Microsoft Office products or PDF files. You can attach files. It will take you a little time to get familiar with the editor options.
7. When you are finished, just click on the SAVE button on the bottom of Create Teacher Page.
You can always edit a previous post or your teacher homepage.
A link to the teacher page you just created is not found in the left sidebar.
A good way to practice is to add basic information to your Teacher Homepage via the editor such as classroom, grade, subject, address, email address, voice mail phone number, links to to favorite sites for students, your picture, etc.
You are responsible for the content you post on your Teacher Page. You must, of course, abide by all policies and rules of the CUESD for Internet Technology Usage.
The first Maywood teacher to post academic content to a Teacher Page was Martin Jimenez.
Many high quality Teacher Pages will be indexed at Academics at CUESD.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to talk to Mike Garofalo.
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