On the upper right side of your school web site is a section entitled Upcoming Events. It uses a portlet named Upcoming Events (no surprise there) that has been configured to look at your school calendar and pulls events from … Read the rest
Are You Social?
One of the features that school sites have that district departments do not have (at least officially) is social media sites. SchoolMessenger provides the ability to easily add icons for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube in the bottom right of … Read the rest
Where are the Parent Guide and Code of Conduct Documents?
I recently got this question from a school who had old links. While i did find the links directly to the English version of these files in PDF format on the district’s site. I also found a better option. I … Read the rest
Open Labs: What Are They?
Open labs occur once a month, usually the second Monday of the month on the 5th floor of the RBELC (Ronald Blocker Education Learning Center). An open lab is:
- someplace you can come to just quietly work on your web
Principal’s Message: Getting the Word Out
The purpose of putting the principal’s message on the home page of every school website is to give the principal an opportunity to promote their school, whether it is about upcoming events, awards or achievements or even, ‘Did you know … Read the rest
Link to Your School Collaboration Site? Of Course You Can, With Care
Do you want to have a link on your public school site that lets your staff directly access your school collaboration information, your internal school calendar, internal documents, or other information? The recommended district solution to this request is to … Read the rest
Extracurricular Activities Page
The Extracurricular Activities pages is another page that is generated from information your school provides to the district about extracurricular activities at your school. Extracurricular activities include athletics, clubs, and organizations. It is a legal requirement that all district schools … Read the rest
Interpretting the Portal Page View Report
I’ve been looking at a way to take information from Google Analytics and make it available to everyone, not just those who have access to Google Analytics. I’ve downloaded a sample data set for October 28, 2017 through November 26, … Read the rest
Three Ideas for Improving Your Website in 2018
The following information is being republished from a SchoolMessenger email received November 29, 2017
Earlier this year, our national survey of K-12 districts found that 49% planned on investing in their websites over the next 1-3 years. If you know … Read the rest
Your School’s School Information Page
Under the new portal, the School Information Page is a report that is generated from data that is gathered from student and/or staff data sources along with data that is entered by the schools directly. This is an ideal place … Read the rest