Anyone who attended the live training webinar on October 8, 2018 should have received a link to the recorded session. Since then, we have downloaded the video and published it on our OCPS servers so that everyone, even those … Read the rest
Elementary School Clubs
As an elementary school, you have options when it comes to posting clubs on your school’s web site. Because you do not currently fall under the same legal requirement that middle and high school must follow, I recommend using one … Read the rest
New YouTube Videos for the 2018-19 school year
New Code of Student Conduct videos highlight important reminders for students in the new school year
Aug. 3, 2018 – As hundreds of thousands of students in Orange County Public Schools head back to class, Monday, Aug. 13, the district … Read the rest
School Safety – (from SchoolMessenger)
Is It Back-to-School Already?
No matter how you package it, back-to-school is a time of transition. Ask most of your students when they want to go back to school and you’ll likely get the same answer, “Not yet.” Ask their … Read the rest
Use External Link Pages Wisely
Using a whole content page to link to another site:
In this first case, another site could be another OCPS site other than your own, or it could be a site outside of OCPS. An example might be a reference … Read the rest
The Countdown to the Start of School Continues
The countdown to the start of school is getting closer. Over the last two weeks, I reviewed all the schools sites from elementary through high school. Overall, I am pleased to tell you that the state of the school web … Read the rest
To Hide Section or to Hide Selection, That is the Question
When you open Page Status (under the Page Options menu), you see all the active child pages beneath the current page. Of course this is only one level down. So see the page under any child page, you have to … Read the rest
Are You New to Web Site Management
It is that time of year that we see many new staff members being assigned the duty of updating/maintaining their district or school websites. For some, this may be their first exposure to managing a site. The district, along with … Read the rest
It’s a New Year – It’s a New Extracurricular Schedule
Attention all middle and high schools. It’s that time of year again when you need to begin submitting information about your athletic, club, and organization extracurricular activities that will be open to your students in the coming school year. All … Read the rest
Links to District Provided Policy Documents
As part of my summer Getting Ready for the New School Year series, this post looks at some common policy documents provided and maintained by the district offices. You should always point to these documents for any policy references.
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